The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-21
Ee.dina : shIp,s Passenaers.

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The huge size 10 which the modern
steamship has grown to
ne and the bewildering amount Oh
provisions that have TO be taken
shoard for a single trip across the
ocean are wonderful A mere tabula-
ion Of the various kinds OF fooo
which 20 to replanish the ships lard
er during the few days which sac
,pends in port. falls to convey ano
adequate idea OF the vast amount ol
torres taken aboard.
The dimensions OF the vessel are:
l.ength. $50 feet; beam, 81 feet' ahu
sisplacement. 2S.UO0 tons; her highest
average speed for the whole trip Il
szae knots. and she has made the
,onruev from Sandy Hook 10 the LIZ
ard in FIVE days, seven hours ana 50
minutes. In considering the question
Of feeding the passengers on Nesset
of this size. the thought is suggested
hat there are other hungry mouths
within the hull of the ship besides
hose 70 be found in the dining sa
.oons OF the passengers and the mess
looms OF the crew; mouths that are 50
voracious that they require feedinS
not merely at the three regular meal
nours OF the ship, but every hour ol
the day and night, from the time tht
moorings are cast OF at one port uhtIi
he vessel is warped alongside at the
other. We refer to the ll2 furnaces
n which the fuel OF the 16 boilers IL
rhe boiler-room is consumed at tne
rate of 572 tons per day. Now, al
though the voyages from New YORK
10 Hamburg lasts only six or seven
days. according to the state OF the
weather. the bunkers of the ship are
constructed to hold a suinclenuS
large reserve OF coal TO cover all con
tingencies, her total coal capacity be
ing about 5000 tons; and at each
VOYAGE care is taken TO see that they
are pretty well filled.
The total number of souls on board
OF the vessel when she has a full pas
genger list is 1917 made up OF 4oi
rrst cabin, 500 second cabin, Sot
steerage and a crew of $50. the crew
comprising officers. seamen. stewards
and the engine-room force. Sixteen
hundred and seventeen souls would
constitute the total inhabitants OF
many an American community that
iignihes itself with the name oi
city" and il is a fact that the long
procession. vending its way through
ne assembled provisions on the quay
~ no means represents the length o.
he line were the passengers and crew
tring out along Broadway or any
great the1oughfare of this city. L
his number of people were to marct
.our deep through Broadway, with
distance OF say about a yard betweeI
ranks. they would extend for about
quarter OF a mile, or say the lengtl
Of four city blocks.
To feed this people for period o
six days requires. in meat alone, th'
equivalent OF Il steers. ten calves, =
sheep. IS lambs and nine hogs. II th'
docks OF chickens. geese and gam'
required To furnish the three tons o
/ poultry and game that are consumes
were 10 join in the procession aboar'
the vessel they would constitute
contingent by themselves not les
/ than 500 strong. The ships larde
IS also stocked with LOO pounds o
ash. 400 pounds OF tongues, sweet
breads. etc. lice dozen eggs and /
barrels OF oysters and clans. III,
.700 dozen of eggs packed in case
would cover a considerable area. Will,
he 1000 bricks OF ice cream would re
1nire 10o tubs to hold them. or ta6l,
butter there would be taken on boars
SEQ pounds. while the 1890 quarts o
milk would require 81 cans 10 hold il
and the 500 quarts OF cream eigh
cans.
In the way OF vegetables there ar
shipped on -oard is5 barrels OF pota
toes. IS barrels of assorted vegetables
- crates Of tomatoes and table celery
zoe dozen lettuce: while the require
nenis Of dessert alone would call 10
* tons OF assorted fresh fruits. Fo
making up into the daily supply q
bread. biscuits. cakes. pies and fh'
soothSome oids-and-ends OF the pastr,
socks an. there ars taken on board a
each trip 50 barrels Of fiour. eacl
xetghing fs5 pounds. this item aion,
adding a weight OF 81 tons TO tn,
>ook's stores To this also we mus
add $50 pounds OF yeast and So
pounds og oatmeal and hominy.
Under the head Of liquids the mos
important item IS the zee tons o
1rinkinE water This Is supplemented
~ f2.Qeo quarts o. wine and liquors
5000 quarts of beer IN kegs. beside.
.eoQ bottles of beer. LAST. but aoi
sy any means least. is the supply Of Il
tons Of Ice.
OF course i win Dc understood that
As il the case of the co4l il IS not fe
be supposed that ali of this supply
wiil Be consumed on she voyage
There mnst be margin, and = tsirly
liberal margin. Of every kiad a pro
vision. Moreover the extent 10 which
the iarser and cellar are emptied viii
vssy according % the conditions oi