The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-28
NEW FRENCH LINER IS FAST.
IA PROVENCE LOAFS OVER TRQN
HAYRE IN GOOD TIVE.

u Midsea Wireless Operators Get REPORTS
From Both Continents NJ Once--New
snip the Largest NJ the Flcet-Has a
Roof Garden Gaze aud an Elevator.
Tho new steamship La Provence Of the
French line arrived in port Yesterday after
noon after making the trip from tavre in
s days 20 hours and 10 minutes II was
her maiden trip. ana no attempt was made
at records. according to officials Of the line,
60 they were greatly pleased at her showing
and were predicting that the newcomer
would sail in with a record after a few trips
have limbered up her machinery.
La Provence covered a course Of 3,0Ol
miles. She left Havre at $50 O'Clock a
week go this morning g. and on Sunday noon
had covered 500 miles. In the next twenty
four hours she logged bS7, andths passengers
thought there vas q good chbnce for a new
( record, but some Of the machinery became
Es~overheated the next day. This made a
showdown necessary and the days run
was only 4s4,
Between Tuesday noon and Wednesday
E0s miles were covered, the next days run
was SIT. and SEQ had been logged for the
tNenty-four hours ending yesterday when
Fire leland was absam. zoe.
The ships average for the trip was az
Knots, and as she made a mark Of 22.7 knots
on her trial her offioersJfesl sure that her
nfst trip was nothing more than IN exercise
aailop.
The weather was pretty rough for three
days, but the passengers say there was
very little roll to the new ship and that
the vibration from the screws was not
noticeable. Practically the only event out
Of the ordinary occurred on Wednesday,
when the wireless operators received mes
IA from Poldhu and Cane Cod at the same
1ime.
This communication with both Cont
nents began at ? A. VI, and lasted for nearly
an hour when P9ldhu was 'ost. From
Cape Cor came news oE the San Fra ncisco
earthquake, which. was printed in a daily
newspaper which the hurser edited.
Among the p~4ssenE9rs were !!a sadog
ysGlSnS; ~n the ihRierior '''d deso m.p I''I and
architect. and Adrian Abraham, the super
vising architect; Pau Heleu, the artist;
". H, Burgess, + r, l.. Cooper. W. /,
Greer, c. c. Hopkins, X. f. Harrington,
Ia Provence is the largest vessel OF the
French Lines fleet and also enjoys the dis.
tinction of being the largest merchant
ever constructor IN q + itDCn
ehipyard. The new ship was built at the
Puehoet works at 1t. Nazalra and was
begun in December. 1903. Her principal
dimensions are;
Length over all, 627 feet; beam ,65 feet;
depth amidships, 10 feet; normal draught,
26.7S feet; tonnage, 1900; horsepower.
1000: daily coal consumption, ,e5O tons;
passenger capacity. first CABIN, 400; second
cabin, 204; Storage, 1000, She carries a
crew of s45.
The vessel has a double bottom, which is
divided amidships into ten water light COM
partments. Fore and aft there are twenty
wAtertiRht compartments which car be
closed separately or all at once II desired.
the latter operation requiring but 20 sec
onds.
Her motive power consists of twin screw VS.
driven by two sets Of triple eXpaCSiCE, four
cylinder engines. The two tunnels are II
feet in diameter and rise ia feet above the
keel.
Like all other large vessels Of the line, La
Provence was huilt according 10 the re-
%quiremente Of the French Government
with q view of employing her as an auxiliary
cruiser in time of war.
She has six steel decks for passenger
accommodation and the upper promenade
q roof garden cafe. On the promenade deck
are several cabins Of unusual size and two
suites consisting of parlOr, sleeping room
and bath. decorated in Louis WI. style.
The main dining saloon, which has q
seating capacity Of $50, is practically a re-
production of the celebrated dining room
In the palace Of the old Duke Of S1ubise. in
Paris. The room Is decorated in light green
and the usual long tables have been super
seeded by twenty-siX small ones. A pas
ans elevate runs between the saloon
and the promenade decks.
La Provence sails for Havre on May 8.
Her first cabin accommodations for this
voyage were all booked several weeks ago.