The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
ALL AMERICAN.
Nothing Foreign in Steamer
st. Louis.
But Two ether Vessels Worthy The
ksme OF Rivals.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov le.-The great
Amsriosn trsnsatlantlc liner, the 1t.
Louis, was launched today ut tho Cramps
shipyard and was christcncd by Mrs.
Cleveland. On the arrival in this city of
the party from Washington, they were
met by an escort of several ladies and
gentlemen and were taken to the Cramps
shlpyard, where the ST. Louis lay Ia its
cradle for its sponsor to give it name.
The St Louis, II the expectation of her
builders Ia reached, Will 10 superior TO
every liner In the world, except the Cam
pania and the Lucania, which hold the
transatlantic records. The new American
liner Is 500 tens larger than either the
Paris or New York, and Is feet longer on
the water line Sheis 800 tons larger than
either the Majestic o. Teutonic OF the
White Star line. Her length over all is
ko4ft length on oad water line, 5Joft.;
extreme beam, e8ft. depth Of hold, 4sft.;
draught of water, 2oft.; gross register
III ,os9 tons.
Eer engines will be enadruple expan-
sion. with n iorco Of 81, 900 horse power
The quRGrnpie orpanSion principle has
never bean applied 9, such large engines
before so the tast OF the st. Louis viii be
Of great soientsfic interest The hgures will
convey an idea Of
what These Engines Are Like.
The cylinders of che tso engines are SO
inches, 200 inches, III inches and 100 inches
in diameter Steam is supplied from six
stee. double-sna boilers 20 feet long and 10
feet tx inchss in diameter. These are
heated by 80 furnaces with $50 square feet
of CRATE and heating surface of about
rs, 900 50 4srs feet
The nhosI interesting part Of the -.
Leuis ls hey ~ rAngsnenG for pasFsnESrs.
The tttip 49, are ne1e with ths greatest 10
gard for oonfess and convsnience. The
first -class cabins will D. aniGships I'm,
stead Of sft. The object OF this Will I've ap-
precistsd in sterIn for then the motion
Of tho weasel, 40 it i1des on the waves. will
he felt IN uch less thGn at either end. The
fret class saloon will be on the upper deck
forward. The saloon viii b. inrge enough
to allow all of the Grse-oiass passoagars TO
dine there ~ oDe time.
There 10 room for 8oO Grst-class plssen-
gers, 200 second cabin and s0l Storage.
besides about 400 offlosFs and men. That
means 1900 people on board, OF whom 1900
src passengers,
A vsritsbie Floating CeloDy.
Il nv haA eNNfAtA NaA'fAh fts-
sengcrs are aeaft those OF tho first cabin
The steersse quarters are Ia the bow and
stern. As for cargo capacity, the St
Louis will have room for l25 tons more
than the New York or Parts, but this will
not be her speciality
Every sgort has bsen made to make the
big liner az safe as any hotel on land. Her
safety appliances are the most modern and
approved possible, and she viii be one of
the safest vessels afloat.
The st. Louis rs out and out an Ameri-
can vessel. Not only was it built by an
American firm, but every piece Of the
great vessel Is of American manufacture.
1t Is, of course, steel from stem to stern,
and American steel only is used So the
great liner will not only carry the Ameri-
can flag, but do it "a an American born
vessel, down to the smallest rib In her
body.