New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-26
MANY INSPECT TIE SIBERIA.
NEW PACIFIC LINER Is EXCELLENTLY EQUIPPED
SHE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUB
Lie TOMORROW.

The latest addition the feet OF the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, the Siberia, the sister ship Of
the Korea which recently cut down the transpacihc
record from l. days, % hours and 20 minutes held
by the China OF the company feet. 10 10
days 10 hours and IS minutes was opened IN in
spection yesterday. Several hundred persons Wis
tied her at Pier No. 90. 1T Clarkson-st They were
entertained at luncheon IN the spacious dining
saloon and were afterward taken through the YES
sci by her commander. J. Tremaina Smith and her
chief engineer George II. Ferguson
The Siberia Is OF tho four large steamships
launched IN this country THE year These four are
among the largest and fastest steamships which
have been foated from American shipyarls on
her trial trip, With several thousand tons II water
ballast and Of pig iron % sink her 10 her load
water line the Siberia made cols knots m hour no.
cordins to her engineer. The Siberia and the korc1
viii not only be the fastest bat the largest steam
ers on the Pacih" ocean. They are 80 6 feet long
:" Ieet bNam. and have 81 gross tonnage 81 - rs
tons. The horse power % the engines is 70 O00
The siberia has number OF characteristics which
oifterentiate her from tho transatlantic steamer
ana which indicate the character OF her service,
As sh" "lH he used In climate warmer than that
o. the North Atlantic she has been provided With
awnings from stem 90 stern and special system
Of ventilation. The dining saloon which Mill se.t
more than two hundred persons at one time. is al
the extreme forward end Of IN" LIGHTHOUSE ON the
upper deck. tn" forward ports can be opened and
the saloon swept with the breeze while the pa~seu-
Tort In the way of roomy staterooms has been
provided. Besides go first class passengers the
vessel can accommodate hfty-four Storage and
liza chinese steerage. The steamer rries crew
Of go men besides the officers. \ novel feature Of
the slip, not found Il transatlantic liner is the
armory. 1t Is on the bridge deck. IN it are stored
arms for the use Of the officers case the Chinese
passengers should decide that they would like TO
take command OF the vessel The officers wear
them when the crew is drilled order 70 Indicate
TO the Chinese that the officers are ready for any
lhsurreeuon which they may contemplate
IN" decorations OF the interior Of the shin are
IN Keeping with the character Of The vessel Every
aiG 20 navigation is pro-Idcd. and the hull is IL
paed by thirteen transverse water tight bulkheads
ana one longitudinal bU!khc4d The vessel could
water. ''
The Siberia was built by the Newport News Ship
Pulldlng company. OF which Mrs. Coils T. Hunt
ington and II; T. Huntington are the two principal
owners On the wall OF the social room at the for
ward end Of the promenade deck Is a tablet con
tanning the last public utteTauce Of Coils T. Hunt
ngtOn in San Francisco
Some Of those who visited the ship Yesterday
We're X. r. Gr'scom. j Y Pattison naval arcbitnrt
OF the international Navigation Company: = II
hartman, Edwin Hawley. r. p SchWerin Arthur
l1ederer, George Naylor. Howard Ball J. T smith
John Van Sickle. Horace See and George n Dan
iels. The steamer will be open to the nuhlir 70
morrow, Friday and Saturday. ~