The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-07-28

out they are the only ones in that
traffic fitted out here. says tho New
York Sun. 1t is one thing to build a
monster steamship, and it is another
thing to supply and arrange its fur
nishings.
The task of fitting out vessel like
the st. Louis or St. Paul is simply
enormous. No less than 100, 600 arti.
Giles must be purchased and put in
| place. 1t takes months Of study in
prices and texture of wares. Ela6or.
ate schedules of the articles needed
for each department of the shin are
| prepared, and then lot of shopping
and correspondence follow. Like the
furnishing of house or hotel, there
are two ways of going about it. One
IS to set aside certain sum and strike
certain average Equality and guam
tity of articles purchased, so as to
bring the cost of the fittings within
the sum set aside. The other is to de.
eide what is needed and of what quail
ltY, and to purchase the supplies as
reasonably as possible. 1t is this plan
| practically which must be adopted by
steamship company. For not only
must the fittings be suited in quality
and quantity to the size and character
OF the vessel, but they must be as good
as the fittings of any other vessel of a
corresponding size uAJat, and if pos
sible better
Here are some Of the articles and
the quantity required in n general
way for such ship as one of the new
American liners. For the first cabin
alone there must be 5000 spoons, 1000
| forks, 1000 napkin rings, 5000 knives.
| 300 finger bowls, 300 salt cellars, 1000
tumblers, 1000 cups and 1000 saucers,
OOOO plates OF various kinds, 1900
napkins. In the outfit OF the state
rooms there will lie required at least
200 blankets, 1000 countcrpanes, 500
mattresses, 800 pillows, 1000 sheets,
1000 bath towels, 10, 900 other towels.
1t will surprise many to know that
about 80, 600 yards o. carpet are nee
essary to fit ont the ship. When one
considers that the second cabin re.
! quires from one half to two-thirds as
many articles as the first cal in, and
that in these days there is very little
difference In the quality OF the articles
used in the two cabins, one can see
the addition there must be to coet and
quantity in the furnishing of tine sec
ond cabin. There are certain REQUIRED
supplies for the Storage, but in uuan-
tlty and quality they are small mat
ter compared with the other fittings
of the ship.
But the supplies do not stop with
the cabins. The kitchen and pantry
supplies ami fittings are more clabo-
rate than any hotel requires.
The list of implements required III
these departments contains hundreds
OF items. Every variety of cooking
utensil is supplied Every kind of
household article of known utility is
purchased. In addition to all these.
every ship contains two kinds OF sup
plies that no hotel ever has. One of
these kinds is the outfit for hospital.
and the other is the outfit for an
apothecary shop. The list of surgical
instruments alone occupies several
pages OF the Quitting schedule of n
ship. The same is true rs regards the
apothecary outfit. Besides all these.
the butcher shop outfit and that OF
the baking department is more com
plete than that of great hotel.
There are no butchers or bnkers'
or bakers shops at sea where supplies
may be =eplenished in nm hour or two,
and in consequence the findings OF
these departments are most elaborate.
a ship like one Of the new liners
frequently carries 1900 persons across
the ocean. There is probably no no.
tel In the world that frequently
has any such number OF guests for a
week Mt time. 1t must be remcm.
bered, also that these guests are OF
classes the first and second three
cabins and the Storage. This brings
| problems that no hotel is called up0u
TO meet, not only in supplying food.
but IN supplying the furnishings. Al
most every article that can be imng.
ined TO be Of use in hotel or private
house is included in the list OF sup.
plies. The list ranges from beer NAL.
lets TO pianos, from cheese scoops TO
paste iIggers," from dishwnshinp
machines TO dice boxes, from dark Ian
terms to costly stationery. from n
printing press to q Groproof safe.
The supplies for the physical com
fort and necessiticsof 1900 persons on
a ship may bo measured by tho ton
Fifteen tons of beef, for instance, are
often used on one voyage.
The supplies consist of two general
kinds, those for tho ship itself and
those for the passengers and crew. The
chief supplies for the ship are coal
and water. About 5000 tons OF coaI
are PIT on board for every voyage, and
about $50 tons of water for COOKING
and drinking purposes. I'm addition
TO this amount OF water about fifty
tons are made q day ON board by the
evaporators from sen water This water
Us largely used for cleaning purpose.
The water for cooking and drinking is
taken from the ordinary water supply
of New York City. There are hun.
drcds OF items for the engine room and
the other departments of the ship that
require replenishing from voyage to
voyage.
Few persons realize the variety OF
tho food supplies required. For ex.
ample, no less than fifteen kinds ol
cheese are used. Fish in fully han.
died grades aud forms is slowed away.