The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-26

attached TO her as the keel itself. they
can. when the proper tyne comes be re-
moved quickly and without leaving the
slightest trace OF their existence upon tho
steel beams and plates Of the big vessel
New Decks n Feature.
The credit for this great improvement
In construction OF temporary decks In
transport ships belongs to the Morans,
with whom IL originated Heretofore IL
has always been the practice OF cOntrac-
tors TO fasten the temporary decks in
place with bolts passing through the iron
or steel framework of the vessel Itself
The marrinR OF the vessel by the boring
OF holes for these bolts has in every case
resulted ia heavy claims for damages
filed against the government by the own
ers OF vessels chartered for transport
service
When the Morans received the contract
for the refttting OF the kintuck they were
informed that the damage resulting from
the boring OF her framework for the
purpose % boiling on wooden decks would
he not less than A1ooo. and probably
They forthwith set about 10 devise
some way OF ohviatinK the necessity OF
boring the ships iron ribs. They were
Ing the timbers around the beams, tho
bolts serving merely to clamp the wood
through the metal itself 1t Is claimed
that the result "a a stronger structure
than could be built under the old plan.
"A safer vessel mas never PIT 70 sc, sea
building ~ In her interior % the orlup
deck ~ heavy umhers framed and bolt
cd together has strengthened her cnor-
mously. Wero she 10 Be caught between
two ieeborgs IN her present condition she
would have many times over the resist
hnce 90 the pressure that she had before
the new decks were put iu. The Morans
say that they viii stake their pTofrs-
N9uni reputation Qn the ability % the
kintuck 20 withstand any storm that she
may encounter on the Pacific
No matter how high the waves may
run they say. the kfntnck's newly added
snprrstracture Will never give way ard
cause the government a loss similar 20
that accasloned when the siam. a trans
pert equipped at San Francisco. had al
most her entire cargo y animals klilsi
by the ninasy wooden decks and super
structure which was oniy nailed together,
Swing away Under The strain plaecd
TIE crowning advantage the Kintugk
has over am other transports ~ her clAss
lN. sg tho estimation of the Maraus. hnr
system ~ ventilation, Ventilation to an
animal TRANSPORT IL exactly what ventil-
alton "a so "a coai mlne-A supreme ncces-
sits The veDiilFstnE ran a. ths mouth %
The air absft : The very lanEs ~ IA c0al
ip the ha}d &c tho Klntuck the very lungs
~ thr transport
1'he failure ftr twenty minutes - these
fauf fans 81 do their work of purifying
the air "a The hold % the big vessel would
mean death 60 hundreds ~ her cargo OF
array mules. Between the tower decks
every animal MeHtA surely RrffNf.
rNt no such catastrophe viii ever over
take 1he kintuck This MovanS have
seen we'll o. The needs - ihr urfnr
fre ikA& ~ the transport On THIS respect.
Vaur mighty EXHAUST fans each elrhtt-
siKht iuc hes On circumference Hnd making
many hundreds ~ revelations each min
mts chapEe the air Va every hook AMI cer-
uev ~ the veSsels hpit every three rain-
utsa and yesterday even the atty. rsna
mules, Tar down On tho lower deck be.
low the water Nns. Wnnches their hnv
Ana grain ia an atmosPhfre 50 cool a.
that surrounding the masthead OF the
Enip.
The Eshaust Fans.
The exhaust fans on the Kiutlck are
worked by steam. taken direct from tie
main boilers. each fan having 4 own auto
matte steam engine No ether TRANSPORT
that has sailed from any Pacific coast port
has had this system Of ventilation. with
the exception % the Athen!An, sailing
frcrn Seattle which had a combined StsaTs
ana electric system All the other trans
ports have been equipped with fans driven
by electric meters
Tho steam fans have manifold advan
tsgss ever the electric In the Erst place.