The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-16

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1 vessels of all kinds.
| The Sherman was one Of the Atlantic
Transport liners purchased By the gov
| eminent at the outbreak OF the war
| with Spain. These vessels were re-
| modelled and made lit for the service
for which they were purchased. Bertha
for the soldiers We're fitted on the
| decks where formerly cargoes were
stored, and everything done TO make
| those who had 10 travel on them as
comforta bic as possible.
A set of models OF a vessel Ike the
Sherman costs more than $1,000. and
there is an immense amount of work TO
be done. because the models are built
TO scale and are perfect in every de-
TAIL Photographs were taken of the
two models before they were shipped
TO Washington and these pictures are
reproduced herewith. They show how
a vessel like the sherman is arranged
is economical.
The Sherman is Az feet long, AZ feet
beam, "a feet deep and dra VS. IS feet
when loaded. She is fitted with two
engines that drive twin screws She
modations for sixty-two in the hospi-
tai. accommodations for rs passen-
gers and stateroons for fifty officers
Her tonnage is $50 gross, and with the
troops on board she viii carry 1877 tons
of cargo in the hold.
The half model is shown in a novel
way. The vessel is cut in half from
stem to stern. One side shows the
interior and the other the outside float
ing in the water. Mr.. Boucher has
set the boat in block Of wood. paint
ed To represent water.
These models are built TO the scale
OF one-fourth inch 10 a foot, 50 that
the entire length OF the models from
stem 10 stern is 81 feet. and inside
everything is in proportion Bulkheads
are all placed properly. the decks
and deck beams are in position and
the fittings are perfect TO the smallest
detail. Even the stores are on board
and packed away. just as they are on
the transport when she is making a
voyage.
In the hold in the space marked Il
is the coal It was rather a hard job
TO make coal look real. but Mr.. Bouch-
er placed a lot Of glue on a board and
then sprinkled crushed coal on IL and
left il to dry. SO that the model has
real coal IN the bunkers. In spaces
-'2 and 80 are barrels, bags and
boxes TO represent the cargo. all SO
carefully stored that there is no danger
OF the cargo shifting. No. - is the
boiler room and two half sections Of
two Scotch boilers are shown in every
detail Space - is the engine room.
-
triple expansion type. is shown with
all the auxiliary engines. Space 80 is
the machine shop. and IN this is
lathe. drill press and other tools All
The engines and tools are miniatures
OF those 10 be found in the vessel it
self
Next aft on the lower orlop deck is
The refrigerating room. and this * stor-
ed with fresh meats ali ready for the
butcher. Pig iron Is further aft for
ballast and just al the stern is the
ammunition room. with shells for the
two 6-pounders that are carried on the
main deck Right in the bow is The
chain locker The cable is shown as j
leads from the anchor through the
hawse. round the windlass drum and
down the pipe 10 the chain locker
On the foriop deck forward and aft
and tween decks are shown the berths
for the soldiers These bertEs ara II
nests Of six built Of standee pipe and
pipe joints and To represent these the
model maker mas used fire steel wire
The berths themselves are Of canvas
There are go Of these small berths IN
the half model exactly the number !
thar there are in half the ship. These !
berrhs ara shown in the spaces num- !
bered :. 5. g, Il and Is.
Nun hers l. and 3 show the mess /
quarters for The soldiers with the I
tables AMI benches accurately made /
No i shows the wash rooms Twenty /
wash basins are in the half model. and /
there are eight more basins in the hos
1ftaI quarters shown in space ;.
The officers quarters. their mess
-oorn and the quartermaster's quarters
Ire all on the main deck and these ara
handsomely fitted with mahogany
z bles. revolving chairs. roll top desks
md other little things that 60 70 make
ife worth living while AT sea In the
are the captains room
he chart room and the pilot house-
Ventilarors boats swinging On the
iavfts winches and every other fitting
ire shown On the upper deck The
,orts are Of glass. and the windows IN
he deck houses are also Of glass. while /
N the outside the cargo ports are
shown with al the details OF hinges
nd bolts.
The model Of the exterior is equally