The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08
NEWTRANS-ATLANT|C SHIP |S A MONSTER Amerika Biggest and Most
 Modern Craft Af1oat CARRIES $500 PASSENGERS The Vessel Is Equipped With Ia Carte Cafe, Elevators, Saloon
 100 Feet Long and Nursery.
 Costly Decorations.
CARRIES $500 PASSENGERS
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 The new Hamburg-A American liner Amerika-the worlds biggest ship-will ar rive in New York in a few weeks. The advent of the Amerika will mark the in- introduction of many innovations in trans Atlantic travel, some of the new features being a restaurant. where meals will be served a la carte at all hours, under the supervision of the Carlton hotel of Lon don. The ship will have a florists shop, electric passenger elevators connecting the decks, well-equipped gymnasium. stateroom telephone service, a nursery for children trained nurses for the sick. and electric and hydropathic baths.
 Of course, the principal innovation is the a la carte restaurant. The idea for this enterprise was suggested by the grill room feature on the Deutschland.
 The restaurant is amidship on tho sixth of the decks, and will accommodate about 100 persons. Continental artists were en- gagged to design a large part of the ship's decorations, and every effect was carried out on a lavish scale. The decorative scheme of the restaurant Is in the Re naissance style, with elaborate effects in chased bronze.
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 The walls are paneled in chestnut and mahogany mounted in bronze, fashioned by famous artists after the style of the latter half of the eighteenth century. At night number of large crystal electro Hers and wall brackets give a soft light. The skylight is framed in wrought iron and glazed with artistic stained glass; while large, square windows replace the usual circular portholeS.
 
 afford accommodation for parties of two four, six. or eight. and at one special banquet table twelve persons can be seat ed The chairs are copies of the old Yer salles design, with the same pattern of AubusSon tapestry that Marie Antoinette used in the Petit Trianon. The linen, chi ma, etc., have been especially designed to harmonize and the silver for the use of the German Emperor when he made his Mediterranean cruise on the Ham, burg.
 Another splendid apartment is the main diningsaloon, which is 100 feet long and extends the full width of the ship. The room is situated amidships the main deck. and has accommodations for 400 persons.
 The walls are of pearl gray. enriched by copies of Bouche's most admired paint ings. The furnishings are of the Louis XIV period. The chairs are upholstered with gold-colored West Indian satin. Tho carpets and table-cloths are warm deep gold color. The wood carvings are q reproduction of those in the Grand Fri anon at Persailies. In the center of the room is huge dome supported by grace full columns. The electroliers are of beau. tiful design, while the center tables are lighted by electric table lamps. Bronze garlands are suspended from the dome and further enhance the beauty of the decorations.
 
 The Smoking Room.
 The favorite haunt of the men passen- gers-the smoking roon--is arranged in two stories on the upper promenade and boat decks, with a large staircase Iilu- imitation is provided by electric lights placed inside of lanterns. It represents as nearly as possible a great hall or hunting room of an Elizabethan manor house. The solid oak is all hand-carved and left with the rough tool marks of the period. Around the upper floor runs a frieze in light wood representing the life of St. Hubert. the patron of the hunt. This is likewise carried out in rough sixteenth century style. There is a huge Elizabethan fireplace with a stone hearth. On the up- per promenade deck slightly aft and farther in a sternward direction. is handsome smoking room for second class passengers.
 The nursery is large airy and splen- didly furnished The furniture which is very thiclSly upholstered-all sharp cor ners being avoded--is in various heights, to suit children of all ages. The paintings illustrate the nursery lore of various ma : tions.
 The other apartments in the Amerika such as the women's writing rooms, the suits de luze, etc. are on par with those already described
 The Amerika will have accommodations for class of passengers to be known as ''fourth class The Amerika will have accommodations for 3o57 passengers. Her crew complement being 52o. she will thus when full have nearly $500 persons on board. One special point to be noted in connection with the steerage passengers is that they will never be berthed below the lower deck.
 The Amerika has a length of 6s7 feet breadth of 74 feet 6 inches. and a depth or 5S feet. Her displacement is nearly 42oOO tons. while her gross tonnage is about 23,ooo tons. and when loaded she carries over 16,000 tons of cargo. If the cargo of this vessel was placed on freight cars. standing end to end, these would extend over distance of ten miles.