Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-24
TUE AUGUsTA-VICTORIA,

IuDulOuS us are lne journey y-IO-llle-HlOpH- in-a-balloon tales of the actual Jules Verne. Those who live in inland cities and have never seen an ocean steamship an Etrllria or City of Paris, for instance can form no adequate conception of the nobleness of its outward appearance or the magniicence of its interior.
 There is absolutely nothing left unpro- vided for the comfort and enjoyment of the passengers, and no better idea of the greatness of this century can be formed than in the contemplation of the enor- nous difference between the crude and uncomfortable sailing packets of the Eigh teenth century and the splendid steam leviathans of the present day.
 The new twin screw steamship Augus- ta-Victoria (so called after the present empress of Germany ranks in beauty of design, splendor of furnishing and swift ness with the best ocean liners ahoat. She is one of the new vessels of the Ham, burg American line, and recently made her first trip to New York from South ampton in remarkably fast time.
 She is AGO feet long, 58 feet wide and 3S feet deep. Her tonnage is 10000, horse power 12,500, and minimum speed 1t sea 10 knots, or 2lJ miles an hour. She has five dccks--a promenade deck, upper and main decks, and steerage and orlop decks. A new system of bulk heads makes the vessel practically un- sinkable. She has two engines, in two | separate compartments, subdivided by a water tight bulkhead, each set driving a separate screw, and as each of these en- ! zines acts Independently of the other, | the steamer is expected to have at all times sufficient headway to answer her helm, so that in case of a mishap to one of her engines there will be no greater delay than of few hours at the utmost.
 Briefly put, this vessel has its whole machinery duplicated. There are two distinct sets of boilers, two engines, two shafts and two screws, both sets work ing independently of each other and separated by the one solid longitudinal bulkhcad running through the whole length of the ship from stem to stern from the keel 10 the upper deck, and dividing the vessel into two non-com municating halves, of which each is fully equipped to propel the ship.
 The rudder is of enormous size and oi new and improved shape, and so con nected with the steam steering gear that the greatest ease and utmost rapidity ci maneuvering is secured, but the steering power of the ship can be increased al will by the twin screws. so that if ont of them is reversed while the other goes ahead, the vessel can be turned almost within its own length. And if ever tho rudder should become unmanageable ol get lost, the ship would still remain un der full control, its course being readily directed by the independent action o tho twin screws.
 All parts of the steamer are illuminat ed by electric light. Tho accommoda tions for passengers are of the most lux urious kind, the various saloons being fitted up in the most artistic manner There are music room and two frs cabin saloons, one G4 feet by 32 feet ol the promenade deck, far away from al obnoxious odors, the other 40 feet by q feet on the main deck. There is also commodious smoking room, with ba adjoining. All staterooms arc provided with electric bells connected with tn stewards pantry; they have also a ward robe, and all toilet conveniences.
 The ladies saloon, situated in the bes part of the ship, is a gem of superb fur nishing. Adjoining the ladies saloon i the music room, the decorations of whicl arc in keeping with the general tast displayed. A grand piano is placed i tie center of tho room. The ship carrie q band of musicians, which gives q concer twice each day. The bill of fare on thi steamer, as indeed on all of the first clas steamers, is equal to that served in tn b0st hotels of Europe.
 The Columbia, the sister ship of tn Augusta-Victoria, is rapidly approacl r ing completion at Birkenkead on th , Mersey, in England.