Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-02-04
Big Steamer Added
to AuStralia'S Fleet

ment stores at Woolloomooloo Bay, her
immense proportions showing to ad-
vantage under the blaze of the electric
light, the Grosser Kurfurst the levia-
than Of the North German Lloyd line,
which arrived on Dec. % at Sydney
from Bremen. presented a brilliant
spectacle. The Grosser Kurfurst enter
ed the port at $3.50 o'clock, and steam
ed up to the wharf without the slight
est hitch. The new boat excited con-
siderable interest, and there was quite
rush OF visitors when the gangwav
was out to inspect the liner The ship
Is without doubt a palatial lne..
Everyone must admit that after look
ing over the big ship. Her accommo-
dalton for passengers could not be sur
passed. As a sea boat she is said to be
all that could be desired, the passen.
gers speaking highly of the steadinesS
of the vessel The saloon and smok-
ing room especially are on a scale of
magniflcence hitherto unknown in ve5-
sells trading to Australia. whilst in all
other respects the vessel has under.-
able claims to rank with the best
steamers anoat. All the staterooms are
roomy. well lighted and ventilated, and
replcte with every convenience. The
cabin de lux forms a charming suite
of apartments. which for comfort and
convenience would be hard to eclipse.
The Grosser Kurfurst. with gross
tonnage of 131S2 tons. is the biggest
steamer in the fleet of the Nord-
Deutscher Lloyd. with the one eXcep
ton of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
and Australia. she has already made
two trips to America. She has length
over deck of 5Slft. Gin. a breadth OF
eft. and depth from upper deck to
keel of 37ft There is a forecastle Of
S2ft.. bride-house amidships of 279ft
and a poop lift. long. Over the bridge
house a two-story deckhouse has been
constructed. the promenade and sun
decks of which extend to the extreme
sides of the vessel
The first saloon Is in the midship
houses, and self-contained, while tho
second cabin Is comfortably quartered
In the poop. The cabins for the passen-
gers are elegantly furnished with ward
robes, sofas, tables and the like. The
first cabin has a very large dining
room. a drawing room. and a COM
Portable smoking room. each with the
necessary vestibules. and all most
tastefully and artistically fitted out
The long main dining room is well
lighted and ventilated. The walls arc
spaced out In panels, covered with
delicate silk fabric, and are decorated
with white and gilded relief orna.
ments On the side walls are portraits
OF Frederick william, the Great Elec'
tor, and his wife, and other paintings
From the promenade deck the elegan
drawing room is reached, the furnish
ings of which bear the same character
as the first class dining room. Tn
walls show alternately panels Of blu'
silk and ornaments painted to initiate
embroideries. From the upper vesH
bules two halls lead to the first cahir
smoking room, which Is executed n
strictly Romanesque style. The decor
ations correspond exactly TO the Rom
anesque character of the room. Benin
the arches in the inches which rur
along the sides, twelve paintings arC
seen, all representing castles in Rom
anesque architecture. The sofas arc
covered with brown leather. The sec
ond saloon has a large dining roor
located on the upper deck at the fore
end of the poop. This is fitted out mos
elegantly. The liner can accommodate
$50 in the first saloon, 100 in the sec
ond saloon, and 1000 in the steerase
Indeed. on one trip across the Atlanti,
she carried $500 persons in the minol
class. When leaving Fremantle sh,
had GAO passengers, Of whom PIG alon'
embarked at the West Australian ports
The Grosser Kurfurst, which. trans
lated. means Great Elector, has bee
placed at the disposal OF the New Sout)
Wales Government for the accommo
dalton OF about 100 distinguished visi
tors.
The following table, giving gros
tonnage. length, beam and depth of tn
largest Australian traders will serr
to illustrate the size Of this mammoth
ocean liner: Grosser Kurfurst 1915
tons, 5slft.. eft. soft; Medic whit
Starr. 1885, $500, 63.S, 500: Friedrich
der Crosse IN. d. L., 1886, 523. ca
34.S; Omrah Orient, 1921, 1907, 56.7
26; India Up. and o., TOLL, 1893, 54.3
25.1.