Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-20

San Francisco. Aug. l2.-The Korea.
largest and fastest of the steamships In
the Pacific. has come from Newport
News, Va. to take her place on the
San Francisco Honolulu HonGkOng
route for the Pacific Mail Company.
The big liner left Newport News on
June IS. arrived at MOntevidco on July
I, sailing thence on July II. The
straits of Magellan were entered on
July II. and Ave days later the Korea
passed into the Pacific, reaching COrO-
mel on July - and sailing two days
later. Throughout the long trip. which
was made in a leisurely manner by the
big steamer. no accidents occurred,
and there was no rough weather After
lying on the Heads several hours early
yesterday morning, waiting for the fog
to lift. the Korea entered the harbor,
and at noon went to the Mail dock.
The Korea cost $1,000 600, and is one
Of the largest steamships ever built in
the United States, having length of
SAP feet. breadth Of ~ feet and inches.
and depth of 10 feet and \ inches. Shn
has n displacement of 400 tons coal
bunker capacity Of 1853 tons: water
tanks. ballast, 3li6 tons. The big ves-
sci has horse power of 10000, provid-
ed by two sets Of quadruple, fOur-Cylin-
der, four-crank engines. with twin
screws ~ feet Il inches in diameter.
There are fourteen boilers, of the
Scotch type, with iifty-siX furnaces,
and in the engine room. besides the
officers connected with that department
there are six junior engineers, twelve
oilers. three water tenders two elcCtE.
clans, and fifty llremen and coal pass
ers.
While the public was denied admis-
sion to the steamer yesterday, there
were few persons allowed on board.
and they found the big Korea an object
Of surprising interest. Nothing 50
large and massive in marine architcc-
ture has ever before entered this port.
or any other in the Pacific, and the
furnishing and equipment OF the steam
ship are in keeping with her size. for
the Korea Is designed as speedy pas
senger ship of the first class. She has
handsome accommodations for 227
saloon Passengers, and hundreds OF
steerage passengers can be acCOmmo-
dated in both the European quarters.
under the fOrcCastle, and the Asiatir
apartments under the poop deck. All
the trst-Class passengers will he
housed amidships on two OF the upper
decks. There are suits Of rooms on the
Korea more spacious and more elegant
ly furnished than the bridal rooms on
some Of the best Of the other large
steamers running into this port and
the iine single rooms are attractive and
well ventilated. All these rooms-in-
deed, all the accommodations for pas
sengers on the KOrea-wlll he filed
on her first voyage, for the steamer
was booked full weeks ago.
The most notable feature of tho |
Korea, as passenger steamer, is her |
magnificent dining saloon. This ex-
tends across the whole width OF the |
vessel, and will accommodate 2O2 peo-
pie at one sitting. 1t Is lighted during |
the day from dome OF colored glass
extending through two decks. On the
deck Immediately above the dining sa-
loon Is the social hall, possessing nu-
merous high backed upholstered bench
es that give the effect OF series of al
coves. The smoking room, some dis
tance aft, on the same deck, is larF"
and finely furnished Rubber-tiled
floors are in the writing parlor the |
smoking room and other rooms. The
commanders rooms, and those of the
other deck officers, are on the upper
deck, The bridge, over forty feet above
the water, is the best equipped that has
ever been seen in this port.
Captain w. b. Seabury, for years
master Of the China, commands the
Korea. He has been in the service OF
the Pacific Mail Company for a genera
ton or more. His chief officer is j. j.