Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-26
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Went on the Boston Bangor Route
Last Week.


Went on the Boston Bangor Route
Last Week.
Another magnificent turbine steamship,
the second OF that description built for
the Eastern Steamship Co., and like the
Governor Cobb OF the international divi-
sion, between Boston and st. John, N. B.,
fitted and furnished in the completest
manner possible, went into commission
last week.
The name Of the new swhite steel
flyer" is the Camden, and she will run on
the Bangor division, between Boston
and Bangor. The ships length over all is
1886 feet and inches; length on the water
line, 80 feet beam over all, 81 feet and 2
inches; depth, II feet; draft, 10 feet; dis
placement, 1900 tons; gross tonnage,
2,l53 and net 1,143. The Camden's machin-
cry consists OF the regular Parsons turbine
triple screws, 1000 horse power, four
Scotch boilers. u feet long and 1ai feet
diameter.
Needless to say, the Camden, like her
sister ships, the Governor Dingley, Gov
ernor Cobb and Calvin Austin, ranks as
one of the most luxuriously appointed
and most up-to- date steamships on the
Atlantic seaboard. She has 204 staterooms,
135 berths in the mems cabin, eighty
seven berths in the women's cabin.
A description OF the furnishings OF the
Governor Cobb would at almost to
nicely those OF the Camden, which for the
saloon deck is furnished with Wilton car
pets and mahogany frame arm-chairs, up
holstered in plush. The centre Of this
saloon forward has tub chairs, double
writing desks and centre seat accommo-
dating ten persons. There is also a similar
seat aft, together with oval mahogany
table. The saloon on the gallery deck has
Wilton carpets, mahogany frame side
chairs, upholstered in plush, and for the
centre section, tub chairs with mahogany
frame and plush upholstery.
On the main deck is the social hall, a
very spacious aud most attractive section,
fioored with rubber thing and furnished
with seventeen mahogany saddle seat arm
chairs. Leading from this is the dining
saloon which differs in design from those
Of any OF the other steamships of the line,
while conforming to the Governor Cobb,
Calvin Austin. Governor Dingley, in point
of comfort, convenience and perfection of
detail Here, as elsewhere, the carpet is
of the best Wilton and the chairs are OF
imported bent wood, upholstered in red
and green Spanish leather. This saloon
has seventeen tables, each with accommo-
dations for five persons, arranged upon
the sides and through the centre OF the
apartment; the majority OF these seats
face large windows so that the diners are
afforded almost as fine a view as they
would secure on the main deck. All OF
the furniture and furnishings are finished
in silver gray instead OF the mahogany
finish, while the windows are treated with
silk faced car shades with valances OF silk
valour, embroidered in gold tinsel and de-
signed to correspond with the general fur
| nishings.
Aft from the dining saloon is the wom-
ems social hall, furnished with rattan
chairs, upholstered in plush and from this
| is the women's cabin, fitted with woven
wire springs and mattresses and furnished
with imported Brentwood chairs and
lounges, upholstered in plush.
The mems cabin, fitted and furnished in
| manner similar to the women's social
hall, is forward from the main deck and is
cosy and commodious.
As in the case OF all the ships of the line.
| special attention has been given to the
furnishings OF the officers quarters. The
captains room has Wilton carpets, metal
bed, mahogany frame box couch, mahog-
any desk, rattan chairs and silk draperies;
the pilots room, Brussels carpets, inn
| ported brentwood chairs and stools; the
stewards Office, Wilton carpets, rattan
| furniture and medicine closet. There are
| two parlor rooms on the stateroom deck,
each fitted with brass bed, dull finish,
| and rattan furniture, upholstered in silk
damask. The windows are draped in the
damask of the same shade as the up-
holstering. All the other staterooms are
fitted with regular wire springs, mat
tresses and imported brentwood fufni-
| ture.
Wilton carpets, brush mats and inn
ported chairs and stools, upholstered in
leather, constitute the appoint ments Of
the pilot house.