New-York tribune., 1901-08-03

sands sought and obtained passes TO visit her as
she lay at her pier on the North River. and at the
end OF every voyage. to-day visitors from AL
over the country go aboard the vessel 10 admire
her size The Deutschland. heetest OF them ALL
is Ss61a feet long. 673s feet wide and ~ feet deep
The gross register OF the Celtic Is 20 $50 tons and
the register is l3 go When loaded and
filled with her complement Of passengers she viii
have a displacement Of 200 tons She is the only
% 900 ton vessel the world has Beside
the Celtic the battloship oregon would seem small
and cruisers would appear Ike tenders The DIX
battleships have necessarily great breadth, that
of the Oregon being 60 feet or within six feet OF
the breadth OF the Celtic. but the latter is more
than twice the length OF the terror OF the AmeTi-
navy.
But 10 minds not nautcally trained other com
PARSONS will serve better. In the depths OF the
hold OF the Celtic. then. the city Han ''ula @ ne
deposited. and hidden that only the tower.
protruding above the deck would betTay the h'alhs
place OF the building where Mr. Hubsel1ilt % 'i'l
rules Acting Mayor. Sh" is as Woe Hs
Broadway In the vicinity OF "a!I-st ana as Ig.s g
change Place. The Grand Central station, long as
the Celtic and none OF the big buildings in the
city anywhere near so high as she ls ions-
Bridge and nearly half long "a the main span.
No hotel in the world has the capacity for a
commodation Of guests that the Celtic has ~ ne
" " t 3 %iie M ,teIfi has accorrno oia-
tons for 2.S5y passengers To attend 70 the wants
OF this army there 179 stewards The deck
complement Of men is O.. and 81 men employed
I'm the engine rooms and the stokeholds Quarters
for the officers are provided the upper bridge
deck under the navigating bridge. away from con-
tact with the passengers. She has nine decks anu
a thousand men might work on her and b. hardly
within visiting distance Of each other.
The engines OF the Harlan * WOH quad
rIple expansion balanced type, and DO away
with the vibration that Is annoying 20 lheNpeFl-
enced passengers. Since speed not the hrSt
consideration, the engines have been built to drive
the vessel only fourteen knots an hour.
These the days of rush and hurry, ana many
travellers wish cross the ocean In Rs snort a
time as possible. There many others however
we'll as those who wish to make the trans
atlantic voyage at rate lower than usua.lE ue-
manded by the flyers, this floating hotel-hoatlns
town rather-has been built. The Celtic VIII re-
quire least seven days to make the westward
trip especially since she is on the long course or
2 800 miles. ,
Since opportunity presented itself II was haruly
likely that enterprising concern that makes u
specially of sending out parties OF tourists "oulu
fail TO take advantage OF il Frank c. Clark mas
the Mediterranean and the Orient The huge snip
will be like a private yacht during the seventy
four days that viii be consumed in the cIuis''
which will begin February next and hnlSh on
April % Shore trips at the most interesting ports
will be made, and travellers on this voyage VIII
have the opportunity OF staying several DAYS az
different places. Side trips will be made up me
Nile fine steamers chartered especially TOT
the purpose -, -
At least eight lectures on the lands that Will be
visited win be delivered by professors and doctors
Of divinity the voyage. and divine services WIZ
be held every Sunday. Tourists who wish 10 stop
over in Europe the return trip Will be accom-
modated the tickets being good on other "hite
Star steamers.
The management OF the cruise will overcrowd
the ship, but will limit the party to a comfortd ple
number. Arrangements can be made for the cruise
with Frank c. Clark No. Ill Broadway.