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 soionoe of Marine
Architecture.

The Cunarder Caronia 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
l55 saloon, 25s second cabin and l 1,2se
storage passengers, making, with he1
crew OF 44o, total OF 2,13a 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. Size made
10 knots on her trial trip.
The Caronia is the newest and larg.
est OF the Cunard fleet operated be.
tween New York and Liverpool. Con.
structed in accordance with the )
quirements of the British admiralty.
the Caronta Is prepared for service,
IN both times OF peace and war, and
can be converted into an auxiliary
cruiser with all armament required
for q vessel Of that class. Provisions
have been made for speedy installa.
tion of twelve rapidfire guns of large
cal1ber, and In her hold ample provi-
sion is made for the storage, care and
handling Of all necessary ammuni.
tion.
AS passenger liner there are ac.
commodations in the Caronia's first
cabin Tor 800 passengers, provision is
made Tor 800 more In the second cab.
IN, and The steerage has room for g.
900. With a crew of $50 men, there
lo1e, the steamer can carry 3,1OO per-
sons under normal conditions. She
has accommodations for an immense
quantity Of freight and fuel beneath
her deck. Nearly IA, 900 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 If
water enters the com partments. 1t
Is claimed that this arrangement rem.
ders the steamer unsinkable under
any circumstances.
The Carunia was launched at CLYDE.
bank, July 13, 1904. She is 675 feet
long, with gross tonnage Of 81, 900,
and a displacement of 10000 tons.
The engines areof the qnadruple ex.
pansion type, capable or developing
2O 600 horse power. She is expected
to maintain an average speed Of 10
knots per hour. Tne Caronia is the
first Of quartet of great ships to be
put into service in the near future by
this line, each OF wnioh Indicates a
notable step in advance of any steam
ships now In service, in construction,
equipment, and furnishings.
Ihe pub. .ic has bee me 80 accustom.
cd to great and startling things that
The mere statement tnat the Oaronia
is 875 ,eet long does not carry with it
the full Impression OF its greatness,
except by comparison. This enurm
GUS length becomes apparent, how
ever, when one realizes that if she
were set down on the east side of the
Capitol at Washington she would alb
solutely hide 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 height of $50 feet above
the keel