The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-17
FLOATING PALACE.
The Biggest Ship Ever Built Arrives
at New York.
The Monster Vessel Marks an Ad.
Vance in soienoe OF Marine
Architecture.

The Cunarder Oaronia arrived at
New York from Liverpool Wednesday
on her maiden voyage after passage
OF seven days and nine hours from the
latter port, made at an average speed
OF 1888 knots. The Caronia brought
loo saloon, 258 second cabin and l ,2Se
storage passengers, making, with he1
crew of 440, total of 2,138 persons
on board. One death occurred on the
passage, on March 3. The steamer
was not urged on her passage, owing
to the engines being new. She made
10 knots on her trial trip.
The Caronia Is the newest and larp.
est Of the Cunard fleet operated be-.
tween New York and Liverpool. Con.
structed In accordance with the re.
quirements OF the British admiralty,
the Caronia is prepared for service,
In both times OF peace and war, and
can be converted into an auxiliary
cruiser with all armament required
Tor a vessel Of that class. Provisions
have been made for speedy installa.
tion OF twelve rapid fire guns of large
caliber, and in her hold ample provi-
sion is made for the storage, care and
handling OF all necessary ammuni-
tion.
AS a passenger liner there are ac-
Communications in the Oaronia's first
cabin Tor 800 passengers, provision is
made for $50 more In the second cab.
IN, and the steerage has room for g.
600. With a crew of $50 men, there
io1e, the steamer can carry 3,lOO per-
sons under normal conditions. She
has accommodations for an immense
quantity Of freight and fuel beneath
her deck. Nearly IA, 600 tons of dead
weight cargo alone can be stored away
In her hold. An important feature
OF the Caronia's construction Is the
system of water-tignt doors in the
ships bulkheads, which can be closed
simultaneously from the bridge, op.
Grating a simple mechanism. The
duors will close automatically also IL
water enters the com partments. 1t
ls claimed that this arrangement rem.
ders the steamer unsuitable under
duy ClICuuSGdQCeS.
The Caronia was launched at Clvde.
bank, July l3, 1904. She is CTS feet
long, with a gross tonnage OF 81, 900,
and displacement OF 10000 tons.
The engines arsoi the qnadruple ex.
pansion type, capable OF developing
10000 horse power. She is expected
To maintain an average speed of 10
knots per hour. The Caronia is the
first OF a quartet Of great ships to be
put into service in the near future by
this line, each OF which indicates a
notable step In advance Of any steam
ships now In service, in construction,
equipment, and furnishings.
The pubic has bee ,me so accustom.
ed to great and startling things that
the mere statement tnat the Oaronia
is 675 feet long does not carry with it
the full impression OF it's greatness,
except by comparison. This enorm
GUS length becomes apparent, how
ever, when one realizes that IL she
were set down on the east side of the
capitol at Washington she would alb.
solutely Eide it from view, except
thirty eight feet at either end, and
not even the roof line, except the
dome. would be visible over her upper
decks. Some conception Of the size
of the Caronia's two smokestacks may
be had from the statement that they
reach to a height of $50 feet above
the keel