The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-19
WHITE STAR LINE.
NEW TWIY-SCIsEW STEAMSHIP
 ARABIC.

Largest and Fastest Steamship That
 Ever Entered Port of BOston-BostOn
 and Liverpool Service.
 The Arabic" largest, fastest and newest of the White Star Lines mag nificent fleet of passenger steamers plying between Boston and Liverpool, is a twin-screw vessel and is due to ar rive in Boston on or about April zzd' This vessel is fitted with accommoda- tion upon the same lines as the "Bal-. tic" Cedric and Celtic" of the New York-Liverpool service, the design De- ing similar so far as the dimensions or the vessel would permit. The measure ments are as foIlows3 Length B. F., 500 feet; breadth, 65 feet; depth A feet Her gross measIrement is about l5,SV0 tons, and her capacity for cargo. about I6,5O0 tons, Her load draft is about SS feet inch, and displacement about 26,- 800 tons. The "Arabic" has a contlnu- ous shade deck all fore and aft, and three tiers of deck houses and two promenade decks above same. The first class smoke-room and library are on the upper promenade. deck, and tho two houses below it contain the deck staterooms, all arranged similarly to those in 3the Baltic Celtic" and "Ce- dric.'' s ss . k.
 The first class dining saloon is on the upper deck, and all the first class ac- communications are amidships. The sec ond class accommodate are immedi- ately abaft the first class, and there are also a comfortable smokeroon and liz brary for this class of passengers. ;
 The third class passengers are, provi- ded for abaft the second class, and to a limited extent at the fore end of the vessel. A great feature in these ac- commodations is the large number of separate rooms-two, three and four berth-and the conmod dious and com fortable dining rooms, fitted with tables and revolving chairs.
 Although not quite so large as the s.Baltic," Celtic or Cedric" the "Arabic'sa dimensions have lent them selves to the same cornmodious arrange ment for the comfort of passengers, and what strikes the visitors even more than the size of the vessel and the roominess of everything on board, is the attention paid to the smallest de- tails. Nothing has been left to chance, and the result is uniform level of ex- cellence that can scarcely be surpassed. The decorations are of a most striking and artistic kind, and all the appoint ments are handsome and luxurious. Throughout it is evident that the great est pains have been taken to study the convenience and comfort of passengers of all classes, and no feature of the s.Arabio'' shows more clearly the great advance that has been made within re- cent years in providing for ocean trav- cling than the quarters allotted to the third class passengers
 The Arabic" having such large cargo capacity is fitted with winches and oth- CT loading and discharging arrange 1nents of the latest and most efficient type &
 The heating and ventilating arrange 1nents Of the ship are most complete, air being supplied by a number of cleo trically driven fans. There are also electric heaters in the first class state- rooms, which are most convenient for passengers, being easily regulated by means of switch similar to that used for an electric lamp. X
 The vessel has large, refrigerating chambers for the carriage of chilled beef, the machines for working the same being on the c. o2 principle. s
 The HArabic'' is fitted with engines of Harland & Wolff's quadruple expansion type, about ten thousand I. H. P, and the speed will be about sixteen knots The engines are arranged on the 'fbal- ance" principle, which practically does away with vibration. The White Star Line makes the safety of the passen- gers it's first consideration, and with twin engines and twin screws the pos- sibility of danger is reduced to mini mum.
 Much interest will be naturally taken in the ''Arabic's'' arrival in Boston, and it is confidently expected she will prove as popular and successful as her pre- decessors in the famous White Star iy, efe Iresto,, ix,o,,,,roJ #,anx,;aa