The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-27
STEAMSHIP RIVALRY.
The New German Steamer Augusta Vic
tOria Makes Quick Passage Across

The New German Steamer Augusta Vic
tOria Makes Quick Passage Across
the Atlantic.
A dispatch from New York states that
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Packet Com
pany's steamship Augusta Victoria ar
rived there on her first voyage, after
passage of seven days, two hours and
thirty minutes from Southampton, and
six days, eight hours and thirty minutes
from Fastnet to Sandy Hook, thus beat
ing all previous records for maiden trips.
This new twin-screw express steamer
has realized the intention of her de-
signers to offer at the same time the
maximum of safety, speed and comfort
that can be obtained. She has length
of 463 feet, width of Sc feet, depth of
50 feet. and is of 10000 tons burden and
1880 horsepower.
The Augusta Victoria is the first of
feet of ocean greyhonds now building.
They are practically unsuitable, their
great feature being longitudinal bulk
head, running from stem to stern, which
devides the ship, each side being pro-
| Vided with separate set of machinery,
| boilers, shafts and screws. An accident
to one side of the ship, therefore, does
not in any way affect the other. Each
side is again subdivided by solid bulk
| heads into numerous compartments
| which do not communicate with each
other, and any one passing from one
| compartment to another must ascend to
the upper deck They also have double
bottom, the space between being divided
| IL. lNA LODI N
water or emptied by means of automatic
pumps, thus increasing or decreasing the
draught at will, and guarding against
any accident from grounding.
The boilers are placed in three water
tight compartments, completely cut off
from each other, so that even if two OF
| the boiler compartments should be
flooded, the boilers in the third COM
partment will be able to keep one of the
engines working.
The speed of these steamers is guar
anteed to exceed nineteen knots, or
| twenty-one and seven-eights miles per
| hour. The steamers have five decks,
| constructed solidly of steel ard teak
wood, the upper decks ending in strong
| turtle-backs at the bow and stern.
The promenade deck runs the whole
length of the ship and offers every facil-
Fourteen splendid state-rooms are To-
Gated on this deck as also the ladies'
saloons, mushroom and smoking-roOms,
| which are all easily accessible from In
side passage-ways.
The main saloon of GA by 80 feet is on
this deck, we'll forward of the machin-
cry, where the motion is felt least. There
are also eight fine outside state-rooms on
this deck, and on each side of it pro
menade of six feet width, extending al
most the whole length of the ship, and
being protected by the deck above, gives
an opportunity for exercise under shelter
in rainy weather.
Most state-rooms are on this deck, az
also another saloon Of 40 by 20 feet
Broad and convenient stairs lead to the
upper decks. There are lower and al
orlop deck under this deck, which &C
commodate steerage passengers anC
freight.
The state-rooms on these steamers ART
all of large size, twenty of them belns
furnished in the style of "chambre d.
luxe" All state-rooms are provided
with electric bells connected with thu
stewards pantry; they have also ward
robe and all toilet conveniences.
The ladies' saloon is situated in tht
best part of the ship, on the promenade
deck we'll forward. 1t is fitted up ii
sumptuous style, with richly upholsterec
divans and easy chairs, the walls anc
ceilings being deliberately decorated.
Adjoining the ladies' saloon is TIN
mushroom, the decorations of which
are in keeping with the general tast
displayed. A magnificent grand plan
is placed in the center of the room.
A large, comfortable and airy smoking
room is amidship on the promenad
deck.