The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-25

with new carpets. bedding. and spring
mattresses of the latest pattern, and
with their very large size and comfort
able surroundings form sleeping apart
n.ents as excellent as any shore accommo-
daions could be. The ladies' cabin is
richly decorated in white and gold, with
daret plush coverings to all furniture
and posts In that portion of the vessel.
The arm chairs, se.tees and lounges, all
OF the most expensive character, were
formerly aboard the steamer OlympiaIi.
Amidships ON the saloon deck the "over-
flow cabins that run along the center
between the staterooms have not yet been
put in, and this omission, while 1t makes
the steamer unable at present to cope
with q great amount Of extra passenger
travel. shows off the wide sweep of the
beautiful middle saloon to the fullest
advantage. This has been newly car
peted for Its whole distance, and refur-
nished with a dozen of the most hand
some and tasty rockers and sofas that
could be purchased on the coast. The
forward saloon has been just as carefully
and expena.vely dealt with, and nothing
left out from the fittings that could in
any way tend TO promote the comfort
OF travellers. On the saloon deck are
large and handsomely arranged iavatories
and the Thompson is now the only stern
wheel boat on the Columbia having
these conveniences on the upper decks
Captain Shows cabin, just below the pi-
lct house, Is OF course furnished in a
sumptuous and elaborate manner, and In
fact the rooms Of all the officers have
been renovated with every attention to
the smallest details. Steward Simpsons
apartments, situated amidships on the sa-
loon deck, are provided with everything
needful for himself and his visitors, and
are arranged In a most dainty and elab-
crate manner. In the pilot house. barr
Ing the wheel and the hydraulic steering
gear everything, even down to the stove,
is new. A series of call buttons puts the
pilot or captain into immediate commu-
nications with any part of the vessel,
and six inches from the steenng handle
is the small wheel that operates the new
1000 candle power search light, turning
II In any direction desired. This light Is
exactly the same size and power as that
on the Potter. The Thompson has dis
carded her coal oil lamps and has from
top to bottom been lighted with elec-
tricity which sheds Its beams down from
some Of the largest and finest electroliera
ever seen on a steamer in this river
The dynamo that supplies the light SER
vice runs at speed of $50 revolutions
per minute and is a powerful and elab-
crate piece of mechanism. The lamps
themselves are very brilliant, being of tht
double coil variety, and holding the ligh'
dn a smaller space than Those ordinaril!
in use. On the engine room, Chief En-
glneer Geo. Fuller, ably assisted by paint
ers and decorators, has expended a grea
deal of time and Thought, and the resul
we'll repays him for his trouble. Every
thing in this domain of whirling wheel
and throbbing engines Is open, uncrowded
and beautifully clean. The vessels hui
has been practically renewed an
| strengthened in great many ways
whil improvements to her wheel 1t Is ex
pected, will give her greater speed thai
size has ever yet developed. Agent Louas
berry, Captain Snow, Pilot Joe Turner
Steward Simpson, and Chief Enginee
Fuller were kept busy till late hou
in the evening escorting visitors over tn
Goat, and all exerted themselves to th
utmost to extend every courtesy that 4
was in their power to show.