Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-30
TIE TEUTONIC.

| bronze blaGeS. olle resembles her predeceS-
| sors, the Adriatic, Gernanic, etc, in the dis
| tinctive features of the form and build of the
| hull She is subdivided by athwartship bulk
| heads, and a longitudinal bulkhead runs fore
and aft throughout the greater part of her
length. Thus additional rigidity and strength,
as well as greater security of the ship in case
| of collisions, is accomplished. Instead of the
familiar four masts the Teutonic has only
three, which are entirely free Of yards. The
turn screws render larger amount of sail
power superiuous.
This vessel has accommodation for only 800
saloon passengers, who will all dine at one
time: $50 second class passengers, and about
$50 steerage. The forward end Of the ship is
for the single men Of the Storage, the center
for the saloon passengers and the after end
for the second cabin passengers and the mar
ried people and single women Of the steer
age. The main saloon Is exactly in the CEN
ter. The promenade deck is 245 feet long,
with a clear space of eighteen feet on each
side Of the deck houses, and viii be free Of
all obstruction, as the boats are placed on an
awning deck. On this deck, besides the usual
accommodation for the commander, there are
state rooms for passengers, having direct
communication with the decks below
The library joins the main entrance; it is
paneled with light oak and viii be lighted at
the sides by windows covered by glass shut
tiers. The smoking room is on the upper
deck; richly gilt embossed leather covers the
wall: the design is a reproduction of old
Flemish ''cuir repoussen Panels in the sides
Of the rooms are filed with paintings Of ma
rine scenes. Shallow inches, each holding
figure in high relief carved in pear wood af-
ter Donatello, ell up the other spaces. The
ceiling is Of an old English plaster pattern,
In variously shaped panels with modelled ro-
settles Ornamental glass shutters VIII darken
the windows at night.
The decoration OF the principal saloon is of
the Renaissance period The walls are pen
ciled out by shallow nodded framework,
richly enameled and slightly relieved with
gold The figures will have an ivory ike
surface and tint. The ports are fitted with
stained glass blinds emblazoned with the
arms Of the principal states and cities of
America and Europe. Electric lights are
placed behind these, 50 that the design is
visible by night or day. The ceiling is in
ivory and gold and richly ornamented. For
ward and immediately below the saloon are
the first class stateroors. A large proportion
of these are two berth rooms, only without an
upper berth. There are many large rooms
for families, and some suitable for single pas
sengerS only. The pantry, galley, bakers
shop, scullery, bread room and butchers shop
are abaft Of the main saloon.
On the other side Of tho ship are the state
rooms for the second class passengers. The
accommodations for second class passengers
include staterooms as good as the old fash
Toned first class rooms, and dining room on
the upper deck with smoke room above. a
promenade deck is set apart for their own
use and there arc also baths and lavatories.
In the Storage the quarters for the single
men and women are completely isolated from
one another ct each end of the ship The
quarters Of the married people consist of two |
and four berthed rooms with separate en- /
frances, closets and lavatories in each divi- |
sion. There is a bathroom for the women
and children and a smoking room for the |
men.
The Teutonic is provided with electric light .
throughout
The Teutonic is placed upon the naval re-
serve list of Great Britain, and it has been
so arranged that twelve guns can be mounted |
on her forty-eight hours after arrival in port. /