The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-19
NEW COASTWiSE STEAMERS

NEW YORK, June 19.-Within a
month the first American built, twin
screw turbine steamship will enter the
New York and New Orleans coastwise
service. The vessel is to come from the
Rore River yards at Quincy, Mass. She
is the Creole one of the three new
ships built for the Southern Pacific
company. The other two are the Mo-
mus and the Antilles" In size,
model and internal arrangement the
three are alike the sole difference be-
ing that one is a turbine and the other
two are driven by balanced recipro-
eating engines.
The "Momus'' and Antilles" entered
the service little ahead of the Gre
ole" Such large and fast vessels as
these are unusual for coastwise SER
vice. They are more like trans-At-
lantic liners, both as to comfort and
speed. Each has a length of 440 feet.
draft, when loaded, of 26 feet,
displacement of 1Q,60O tons, and a dead
weight carrying capacity of $500 tons.
The beam is SO and the depth 81 feet.
Built for deep sea travel, the Gre
ole" and her sister ships are full
powered, and double bottoms and wa
tertight compartments. and are ca
pable of navigating any waters of the
globe. Special efforts have been made
to give the Creole" comfortable sea-
going qualities. Designed to make a
sea speed of Is knots, or Is Ia miles
an hour the new vessels will accom-
plish the trip from New York TO New
Orleans in about four days, connect
ing there with the Southern Pacific
rail route west. The boat sailing on
Wednesday afternoon docks at New
Orleans the next Monday morning,
having taken up only two and a half
business days on the voyage. Travellers
who want to break the journey to or
from the Pecific Coast can now take
passage via the New York-NeW Or
leans water route and back by rail
or vice versa.
In the "Creole's superstructure amid
ships, there is room for 1872 first-cl
passengers. All the staterOoms are
outside. Any part of the first-class
passenger understanding room, Ii
brary, smoking room, bar and barber
shop-can be reached from any other
part without the necessity of ever
stepping on deck
Each ship has four suites, consisting
of parlor, bedroom and bathroom.
The dining rooms are finished in rich
mahogany. The library is designed in
the Italian Renaissance style, with
curly maple finishings. Smoking room,
bar, and barber shop are in Flemish
oak.
ole NC
can find accommodations on the aft
quarter deck of the Creole" and on
the main deck forward are provided
comfortable quarters for any number
of steerage passengers up to ESQ. The
ship carries a complete electric light
plant, with turbine generators, cleo
trio lights, electric heaters and call
bells. Fire detecting and eXtinguish-
ing, fumigating, and disinfecting sys-
TENS are also part of her equipment
The boat is built to carry heavy
cargoes and to load and unload with
remarkable quickness. 1t is fitted with
four overall matches with folding COW
ers, besides a large number of side
ports. The ''maStS" are really mod
ern derrick posts, practically no ri
ging being used. The cargo holds
have a capacity of $4,000 cubic feet
of freight.
The "Creoles" coal bunkerS will
store 100 tons of coal and the water
tanks will hold about 500 tons of wa
ter refrigerating plant and cold
storage boxes keep the ships provi-
sions in perfect condition. Insulated
cargo spaces for four carloads of per-
ishable freight are provided. The crew
is about III strong.