The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-12
LEvIATHAN OF THE SEA
Descriptionof the Baltic, Largest
Vessel Afloat.
MODEL OF COMFORT AND ELEGANCE

white star Liner, Designed For
Great Freight and Passenger ca
pacity, Can Garry Nearly 1000 Peo-
pie Besides Her Crew Plenty of
Deck Room.
Huge In size. wonderful In her equip
ment and luxurious IN her passenger ac.
con modations, the Baltic. of the White
Star line, which recently arrived at
New York on her maiden trip, is the
largest vessel ever launched. exceeding
the length OF the Great Eastern by over
thirty feet and with a greater cargo
capacity by 5000 tons, says the New
York Tribune.
The Baltic exceeds by some 5000 tons
the gross tonnage Of the Celtic and the
Cedric, of the same line. heretofore the
two largest vessels ahoat. The cargo
capacity OF the Baltic is about 2s000
tons, and her displacement at load
draft is about 10000 tons. She is T25
feet long, twenty five feet longer than
the Celtic and the Cedric. Her exact
measurements are as follows Length,
! 725 feet Q inches; beam, IS feet. depth,
40 feet; gross tonnage, $4,000 tons; car
90 capacity, 2s,000 tons, and displace-
ment at load draft, 10000 tons.
aa Contrasted with the German fliers,
the Deutschland and the Kaiser VIII
helm H., the Baltic will be slow boat,
she being built for a speed Of from
sixteen to seventeen knots an hour. She
is equipped with engines of the quad
ripple expansion type Of about 10000 In
dicated horsepower These engines are
arranged on the balanced principle,
| which practically does away with VI
| b9saoa
while some FIVE knots slower than
the Kaiser Wilhelm H., her expenses
viii lie half those Of the German boat
ana she will be able to carry nearly
twice as many passengers, besides her
2S,O00 tons or cargo. While she was
building the Baltic was insured by he'
owners against construction, Launch
and trial risks for somewhat over 81,
100000
The passenger accommodations on tht
Baltic are on the same lines as aboard
the Celtic and the Cedric, but mucl
more commodious. There is a contin
uous shade deck running fore and aft
with three tiers Of Lighthouses and TIVE
promenade decks above It. on the up
per promenade deck Is the first elias.
smoking room and library, and the tw'
houses below contain the deck state
rooms The library is something new
The sides are In oiled oak, panele'
with scroll work. the electric Ugh
sconces being in ormolu and OF Dc
! sign to match. The first class dinin
! room Is on the upper deck, all the frs
/ class accommodations being amidshlpi
, Immediately abaft the first class qual
] tiers are the second class accommodi
tions. which include well equippe
smoking room and library With tn
exception of limited space forward
: the third class passengers are provit
ed for Just abaft of the second clasl
Instead OF the usual rude accommodi
!, tons there are commodious dinln
: rooms. fitted with tables and revolyin
!, chairs, at which stewards are employe
TO serve the passengers.
The steerage will be quartered In th
! remaining room aft, with the exceI
= ton OF limited number, who will :
) berthed forward of the first class cabil
Unusual comforts and accommodation
y have been furnished for the steerag
It passengers. A large number Of tw,
= three and four berth staterooms hay
been provided, with eommodious dii
r ing rooms, fitted with tables and r
( volving chairs. In all the Baltic ca
o carry nearly 5000 passengers, there b
b ing room besides for crew Of abol
$50
g Most interesting of her equipment a
N her electrical novelties, most of them
j. American invention and America
A. manufacture. One of the most ma
velous is an electrical appliance whic
warns her commander of an approac
ing vessel, also indicating its spec
The moment another vessel enters Il
- Battles magnetic field" an indicat
4 points toward the vessel approaehiI
or being overtaken. The apparati
= also indicates the rhythmic pulsatioI
y Of the steamers screws, from Will
= her speed can be guessed. Anoth
piece Of electrical apparatus shows tn
y all the electrical lights are burnin
. and another keeps an automatic re
ord Of all signals, including the stea
4. sirens. An electrical log, an electric
y dlpsy lead, electrical cooking appar
tus. refrigerating chambers chilled
as electricity, extra electric steering a
K paratus independent Of the steam, hal
Ut and hydraulic appliances, electrical q
paratus automatically closing the doc
IS, OF the collision bulkheads, searchligh
lie curling irons and other electrical inr
y, vations make list of fully half hu
dred labor and life saving devic
found on no other vessel.
MfElxman's stool Always Handy.
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