The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-27
MANAGES BIG SHIPS.
n. MAITLAND KERSEY, OF THE
WHITE STAR LINE, IN TOWN.
Waiting the Company's omces on the
CoaSt-BuiIding q Steamship That
VIII Eclipse the Famous great
Eastern-For the Liverpool and
New York Service.

II Maitland Rersey, New York mana
ear az the White Star steamship lire.
.ftztinarissaed ynchtsInsn and shining
,oht IN New FORKS much quoted social
al. arrived IN this city yesterday and reg
issere-s az the Rainier-Grand hotel lie Is
on the Coast visiting the branch otiaces q
~ w-sste star lire ana fa1niliarizing
h,,sslf with ire country. He IS accom-
named By $. Tenny French, the general
IyasfsrY, agent OF the White star Inc
Mr. Ksrsey on fhis trip visited New or
leans and san Francisco. where the com
pany has interests At san FRANCISCO u
has four steamships In the Ortentsl trade
chartered tn the Occidental 81 Oriental
Steamship Company.
The sAipbuIiaing firm 81 HaFland 4
wolr. psfass. II now buikiins tor the
white star line what Eia be the largest
sfeau1ssfr, in the world. II VIII totally
eclipse TIE famous Great Eastern. until
row the largest ves@ss sifoat and wtll he
.sxtv-fva Zee. Aonger than the great new
German liner row in process OF constTue-
ts<su N Germany. This marine monster
Wiz hs launched next January. In length
Il viii he over AL re4 feet. or more than an
asrhts % q mia with s-~s< tonnage Of
u 90 Sn.sad vii rot cs lost sight 81. ard
sacrifice has been made n breadth us
beam 20 make the new vessel a 6y.r. she
viii 30 named TIRE Cceantc. after tho
steamship cf that name which has for the
fs~t +-sc~tv yeas beer running 70 the
orient TIE Oceanic was ths pioneer YES
sai OF the Waite star lire and was always
3, lucky That the uszGe = taken as mas
Get Tee new Oceanic MI De fitted ID
Ia a manner tn keeping with her ponder
ossx nask she wsa be hghts6 By electric
ffw art atss6 with 4 csTaplete ira a arm.
ta.xpAoue and ventIatsng system WITH
al her great sixs TIE liner vii os eesiz-
nst~4 nv the feminine pronogn. heeasse.
a. Rnsyar6 kfesing once said. The liner.
snasS tafEy-t@s name wars her huS-
band and this strip net being aa engine
os< destruction. bat insenEe6 70 eaTry pas
Sanrexz ard TIRE mas why, sns's la6y,
ara a most colossal la6y.
Mr. kersey wAsa seen lass n.gAt 81 the
Rain er-fsrsnA was n company ala Alan
Cameron. general passenger Agezt o. ne
Canadian Pactae. Nr. Jersey Was q2tsa
Willing % talk % nss VISIT % ens Coase
nssa O. the 0ceAnac. We we8 launch asr
IA January" ss sale. ''an4 hops g have
h<r cut ~ Tune. lssS see a. un4onata,s-
~ - tie aasst vessel aGeat SAe vii rot
Re unwss.ay. having less Beam nan
80 Great Eastern. SIZE = h~-x
s..,,, ssr re Ifve-p0si ID 80
ye-x service SAe is I'VE srrew
zsaQ an& passenger steamer. ana
exs~s~-e -aes.3 w.ll ~ wzn-7rs.rNtest IN she
comfort OF Aer passenger % 81 e.as.es.
Ia ee~ internal AFrRnEeHgen<R tts xesees
AZ ~ a renre1Dcfsae en the farxs s-,ase
AZ he steamships Tc@sceie ans Majestic.
ex~@-s g-xcsAr a. t-7Trssge-~ s--fs nay save
.sssrs-~esrss sss-usetFfs ~ f~e s.rs ara A.
,s~ws a sN@ rs0zs- Is h&S ae~n deter
-nanes a. Far a. pe&slsle - an a. reSa.
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