The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-21
THE KRooNLAND.
The Biggest Ship Ever Built in the
 United States.

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 | The Biggest Ship Ever Built in the United States
 Yesterday the Kroonand, which is the
 third of the quartette of new twin-crew
 steamships which the international
 Navigation Co. has built for the New 1 York-Antwerp service of the Red Star 1 Line, was launched at the yards of the William Cramp & Sons Ship and En- | zine Building company in Philadelphia. She is the largest ship ever built in the | United States. and is sister vessel of the Vaderland, which was launched on
 July 12 1900, at the yards of Messrs. John Brown X Co., Ltd, of Clydebank, Glasgow, and the Zeeland, which was launched at the same yards November 4, 1900
 The launching of the Kroonland was not in the nature of a. large function,
 but of an informal character. Only
 few invitations. and these verbal, were
 issued. The ship was christened by
 Mrs. R. C. Griscom. The commander
 and officers have not been selected as
 yet.
 In a general way the Kroonland is
 built on the same plan as the Vader-
 land, but in the matter of appointments
 and various conveniences it is even an
 improvement over the latter. The
 Kroonland is five hundred and eighty feet long. which is twenty-six feet
 longer than the St. Louis and St. Paul, and has register of twelve thousand
 tons, or four hundred tons more than the St. Paul and St. Louis. She pos sesses every device for the safety and comfort of passengers and carries the latest improved appliances for the pro- lection of life. Except in the one point of speed the Kroonland is the equal of the finest steamship afioat and will en- able persons of moderate means to ne- joy all the luxures of the fastest ocean greyhounds
 Passengers are carried on three decks, the promenade, the upper and the sa- loon deck, and among the numerous dis tinct advantages offered is the location in the midship of all first and second cabin saloon and state-rooms, a point where motion is at minimum. For lighting and ventilation, in addition to tiiC lidlllClouS SilltliSIllS, there IS all ul- | usually large trunk well extending | two tiers of decks. tastefully l decorated, and which are lighted | through richly ornamented glass roof | The seats are covered with a rose col ored moquette and the upholstery is in excellent keeping with the color scheme of the other decorated | 
 All the rooms are unusually large, ex- lighted and ventilated by the same process which has won so many words of praise from patrons of the St Louis and the St. Paul. In cold wealth. ar this air is heated by passing over steam pipes and the heat thus supplied may be regulated for each deck inde- pendently. By this superior system the nner rooms are made as comfortable as the outer ones. The interior rooms, which in many vessels are sometimes so lark as to require artificial light, are in ihese lighted from overhead by oval glasses, sufficiently large to give ample ight. For extra illumination electric ights are provided. All of these rooms Ire finished in mahogany
 Everything possible has been done o make the music room and library at ractive. The smoking room for first lass passengers is pannelled in fumed American oak and has all of the latest appointments and conveniences. The description of the first cabin state ooms will very nearly serve for the econd cabin. the fittings being almost dentical The steerage quarters are ommodious and well ventilated
 There are berths for 343 first -class 194 second-class and about
 thousand third class. The arrange 1ents for loading and dicharging cargo