Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-10-03
NEW MARINE MARVEL.
Interesting Facts About the
Kronp-inz Wilhelm.
CONTAINS ALL GONVEEIErJES
Latest Addition to the North GER
man Lloyd Transatlantic Fleet Il
Equipped With the Most Perfect Ar
rangement. For Safety and Spien-
did New Technical provements.

Equipped With the Most Perfect Ar
arrangements For safety and Spien-
did New Technical improvements
The twin screw express steamer
Kronprinz Wilhelm of the North Ger
man Lloyd company was built by the
Vulcan Shipbuilding company of Stet-
tin. Germany, and was intended for
record breaker TO compete against the
famous Hamburg American line steam
er Deutschland, built by the same ship
builders. says the New York Times
The dimensions of the kronprinz VII
helm are: Length. 663 feet. 5l2 feet
shorter than the Deutschland; beam. 66
feet, foot less than that ship: derth.
43 feet, foot less than the champion.
whose record she will try TO break.
In gross tonnage the KronprinZ WI
helm registers 1900 as against the
Deutschland's 10000 tons and in dis
placement 21,0oo as against $4,000 tons
In motive power the kronprinz Will
helf is equipped relatively with about
the same power as that which drives
the present champion. the actual hg-
ures being in the case Of the newer
steamer two quadruple expansion en-
gines of $1,000 horsepower each as
against the same engines of $4,000 horse
power each. Steam in each case is fur
nished by twelve double and four sin
gle end boilers
In appearance the Kronprinz VIII
helm closely resembles the Kaiser VII
helm der Crosse and the Deutschland.
l.i, rs nd fnI1r nltl-
stacks Tie accommodations for the
first cabin passengers are placed amid
ships on the main, the upper and the
promenade decks. Four cabines de luxe
composed of sitting room. bedroom and
bathroom, and eight apartments, con-
sisting of bedroom and bathroom, have
been provided.
Particular attention has been paid in
the construction Of this vessel to the
adoption of the most advanced and
perfect arrangements for safety. A
double bottom. that extends nearly the
entire length Of the steamer, is divided
into twenty-four water tight compart-
ments. besides which the entire hull
is separated into seventeen water tight
compartments by fifteen transverse
bulkheads that extend to the upper
deck and by a longitudinal bulkhead
in the engine room. To these safety
arrangements should be added large
and extensive pumping plant of the
most varied description. fire eXtin-
gushing apparatus of every kind and
a full equipment Of boats, of which the
steamer carries twenty-four.
The dining room contains Ala seats.
The prevailing tone of the panel work
of the room is green. relieved by
bronze paneling on the walls. The
ceiling is decorated with allegorical
paintings representing the seasons, day
and night. etc. The subjects Of the
paintings on the walls are the house in
which the crown prince. for whom the
boat is named. lives, the former palace
and the cadet school in Plon where
the crown prince received his educa-
ton. Adjoining the main dining room
there are forward and aft on each
side extensions Of this dining room.
forming, as it were, small dining
rooms.
A large vestibule on the promenade
deck opens into the social hall above
the dining room. which shows at one
end the life size portrait of the Ger
II
of this social hall are covered with
fine silk brocade and with pictures of
Prussian cities. The social hall is pro
vided with comfortable sofas and easy
chairs
The library is decorated in renais
sance style. The seats are upholstered
with mignonette colored velour de
Genes. The table covers are decorated
with embroidery. and the curtains con-
sist of gold silk. Smyrna carpets cover
the floors Of both the social hall and
the library. The ceiling and the walls
are decorated with paintings represent
ing the muses.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm contains a
number of remarkable new technical
improvements. An extensively ramifed
telephone service connects the captain
on the bridge with the chiefs Of the va
rious departments of the steamer. The
chief steward is provided with a n office
similar to the office of a modern hotel.
where the public can secure informa-
ton on matters pertaining to their tick
cts baggage, rooms. etc. Special atten-
ton has been paid to the housekeeping
features of the steamer. The refriger-
ating rooms for every species of proyi-
sions are most extensive and are kept
at a certain cemperature by ice ma
chimes. la the staterooms the passen-
gers will find every convenience for
their comfort The apartments de luxe
are connected with the chief stewards
office by telephone. Ascent to the crows
nest Of the kronprinz Wilhelm is not
on the outside of the mast on ladder,
but inside tie mast. and the crows nest
itself is connected with the bridge By
speaking tube. AL the clocks on the
steamer in the dining rooms. in the
vesribules in the kitchen. etc. are cleo
tricaliy regulated from central clock
in the chartroom-
The Kronprinz Wilhelm is provided