The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-04-18
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From the New Yoss Tribune.

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Although the Cedrie, the new White
Star liner which arrived here frosn Liver
pool recently on her maiden voyage, Is
built on the lines Of the Celtic, Of the same
line. and is styled a sister ship, she L
slightly larger. AZ 4 matter Of fact. This
means tia. she Is the largest ship that has
ever been laid down and launched. The
difference in size is not in the maia dimen.
Sions. but in structural changes 10 Increase
her passenger accommodations. Such
changes could be made in the size and
shape of tie supeHtructure without alter
ing the hull in any particular. Her grss
tonnage is exactly q 900 tons, or l20
tons greater than that Of the Celtic This
Is a comparatively insignificant difference
in such large vessel, bat 100 year. ago
that difference would have made what
would have been considered a fair sized
sea going vessel. The ship in which
Henry Hudson entered New York bay in
| 1909 was Of less tonnage than that differ
ence
| Some idea of her main dimensions may
| be obtained from comparison with few
familiar objects. Her length is geo feet
| If set down in Broadway, with her stern
at the south corner Of the Aston House,
she would extend as far as the Commercial
Cable Building, at Murray street. As
her hull is 404 feet in depth, the top of
her hull would practically be on level
with the top of the Aston House She
has in all nine decks A fall from her
deck into the hold would hurt as much as
| from the roof of the Aston House. The
captain, as he stood on the bridge, could
easily step into the window Of the ninth
story of the st Paul Building, The tops
of her smokestaeks are l31 feet above her
keel; therefore no one below the thirteenth
story would be at all troubled with the
smoke pouring from their tops. Owing to
her width, IS feet, if she were actually
set down in Broadway, she would widen
| the street without expense to the city by
crushing in the front of the buildings.
Two such buildings as the Park Row
Building, exclusive of the towers, could
be iaii Al. ] to end on her main deck and
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Lease !. spacious site for a dwellinghouse.
| A trolley car could easily pass down the
throa,s Of her stacks, for they are IA feet
3 inches by IL feet.
No adequate idea of her massiyeness can
he obtained, however, until her carrying
capacity is taken into consideration. She
has dead weight capacity of Is, 400 tons.
To carry this amount of freight 100 years
ago would have required 46 of the largest
vessels then built. She viii not carry 80
much cargo as this, however, until the
new 40 foot Ambrose channel is completed,
as she would draw So feet if loaded to her
capacity. At present no vessel drawing
more than 81 feet can be certain of clear
ing the Sandy Hook bar. She could not
carry IS, 400 tons of freight under any
circumstances, however From this must
be deducted 240O tons for stesming coal.
This leaves freight capacity of l6, 600
tons-not small quantity of goods for
one shipment. If this space were taken
up with cargo of wheat, it would mean
| so barge loads, or $40, 600 bushels. As a
railroad car has capacity of 1000 bush
els, it would require train of GAO cars to