The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-28

REVOLUTION
New Marine Wonder To
StartIe World
OF GREAT MOTIVE POWER
Remarkable Vessel To Cross Atlantic
in Four Days Now Being
Built.
Especial Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The pulse
OF modern life is to be qulckened yet
once again.
Ocean travel Is TO be revolutionized
to be made swifter and more com
Portable. Probably within twelve
months we shall be crossing the At
lantic inside OF four days, with less
risks than heretofore.
have Just received from an authori-
tative source-in fact, from a member
OF the diplomatic corps of one of the
greatest powers here. very close in
formation as TO what this coming de-
velopment Is to be.
IL Is n we'll known fact that both
the Hamburg-American and the North
German Lloyd have ordered two new
vessels 20 outrun the Deutschland and
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. prov
ing TO their satisfaction to a certain
extent in that type of vessel. But
there are many improvements In con-
struction for ocean liners being con-
sidered. They are being most eagerly
discussed by all maritime authorities
at the present moment.
While the Deutschland has paid so
Car. and will pay as "A first class pas
senger vessel, on account of the enor-
nous cost Of running her she will be.
According TO present arrangements.
docked for at least two months dur
tug their satisfaction to certain
passenger trafiic.
The new greyhound will be built by
the Vulcan Iron Works of Stettin. IL
i will be an evolution embodying all the
latest mechanical and scientific discov-
cries and contrivances. IL wills be a
thousand feet in length and have a
depth OF beam greater than that OF
either the Deutschland or the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. about one hun
dred and twenty feet, as far as | cal
learn.
The plans for the new vessel hav,
been under consideration for over
year and the expense entailed in max
ing them has been enormous. Fo
what power the new vessel has beer
ordered. remains. In fact, at present ;
mystery. II is thought probable I
may be Germany. The problems to b.
overcome in the way of better con
struction and generation of motiv
power have seemed at times almos
, unsolvable
! Vessels of the type of the Deutsch
a land. based upon their forerunners d
; the Atlantic service, cannot be muc
more improved upon. With her 2,70
horse power the Deutschland make
% 26-iOO knots an hour. But to q
= this she Is practically full of vibration
and the apparatus for production c
l. power occupies practically all of th
!. space In the lower section. This In
cludes coal. engines, boilers and a
: machinery used In such connection
n Aside from her enormous staff OF me
= chanics. engineers and hremen. sh
I. carries STAFF of~workmen who al
held in readiness either In or out {
"a port TO repair any breaks that ma
y occur In her machinery. OF the fN
= hundred and fifty men and Officer
employed on the Deutschland. tw
hundred and forty belong TO the m
N chanlcal department.
The amount of coal burned eaC
- day IL ga tons. which necessitates Q
immense amount of storage room. 81
n. has never carried more than fro
or twelve TO fifteen tons OF freight {
ar any trip. Nevertheless, IA an inves
1
brought In for single voyage fro
=, passenger receipts. exclusive OF ma
~. subsidies. over 100000.
The enormous power. over 1000
horse. which will be required to dri
n ship over 1000 feet In length cam
oa be contained in a hull OF any practic
-, BILE construction unless some radio
.iy changes are made In the motive pow'
20. In order 20 develop this enormo
We horse power the furnaces will ha
TO consume I 500 tons of coal per da
. figuring closely. The handling OF u
amount OF coal under the present 81
- tenn would be an impossibility.
order 90 secure sufficient coal capaci
u has been decided TO place the boile
- In two tiers. one above the 9th
y. which will run lengthwise OF the 81
It. on each side. In the middle OF
vessel between the two double tiers
- boilers. will be a large coal bunker {
tending over half the length OF
W. ship. On the outside OF these tie
between the boilers and the sides
the ship. will be two more coal bur
ers OF similar construction and sha
!, Forward and aft OF the boilers
NJ be coal bunkers, rurning the
ne width Of the ship. the forward {
on reaching clear To- the bow. The lat
Ias tvpe Of water tube boilers Will be M
NJ. Ized. One grent advantage OF usi
.u- this type OF boiler Is that within
am riven time-say an hour. they v
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