The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-20
TITANIC 10 NEARING COMPLETION
AND WILL SOON De READY FOR
HER PLUNGE INTO NATIVE
CLEMENT.
american News service)


Belfast, Oct. 20.--An ocean steamer
that will rank among the wonders Of
the world was to be launched today
At the yards OF Harland & Wolff In
this city. The steamship Is the Olym-
pic and close by IL her sister ship
the Titanic. which will also soon be
ready to take her initial plunge In the
deep
While nothing seems to be impossi-
BILE with ship builders. there are many
bold enough to prophesy that, so far
a. size 10 concerned. these steamers
are the last word in the building of
merchant ships. They are being built
for the Oceanic Steam Navigation
company. more widely known as the
White Star line. and Will ply between
Liverpool and New York. The new
vessels will have displacement Of
$4,000 tons They are to be $50 feet
long with a beam of 90 feet and the
boat deck will be more than so feet
above the water. in both tonnage and
size they will surpass the Mauretania
and Lusitania. although they are not
expected to do in speed. The lines
OF the new ships are not designed for
great speed. 81 knots being the aver
age aimed at. as against the 25 of the
Giant Cunarders. An immense amount
Of space. which In fast boats Ia devot-
ed to machinery. will thus be saved
for cabin accommodation. The car.
rying capacity Of the Olympic and IT,
tanic will exceed that OF any ships
anoat today by at least one-third
Each ship will cary under normal
conditions. more than 5000 persons
all told. 49,
Are Floating Hotels.
In almost every respect the new
ships will be floating hotels. Dane.
ing rooms, smoking rooms. cafes. a
library and even gardens are to occu-
ny prominent positions in these won.
derful vessels. There will be n cool
avenue Of Oriental palms. beds OF
roses and carnations. and arbors skill.
fully contrived by expert gardeners.
In the winter months all these are to
be protected by glass roofs. Among
other interesting innovations will be
swimming bath. sufficiently deep
for diving and a skating rink.
The suites of cabins are to be in
their design and fittings equal TO the
rooms In the finest hotels OF Europe,
and families will be able to cross the
Atlantic In almost the same privacy
~ In their own homes. There are to
be many dining rooms. the principal
one Of which will be deliberately dec.
grated and will seat no fewer than
elk hundred Those who wish to take
their meals on deck can do SO at a
"verandah cafe" situated on one OF
the upper decks Nifty feet above the
level of the water. All the cafes will
be decorated m remarkable manner
They viii be fashioned to represent
those OF the Riviera. Exposed raj.
ters will be twined with vines. and to
complete the illusion. the attendants
will be similar to those In Southern
Europe.
The Olympic and Titanic will be
N complete In their safety appliances
~ in their luxurious equipment Each
boat will be divided into upward OF
thirty steel compartments. separated
by heavy bulkheads. An automatic
device on the bridge will control all
these heavy steel doors. making II
possible for single hand to close
them all In case OF danger.
A combination of turbine and recip-
rQcating engines will propel the ships
il ID expected that a great economy OF
coal will be effected by this arrange.
mcnt. The crews will be the largest
ever employed on merchant ships,
each vessel carrying more than 500
officers and men. The displacement OF
each vessel when loaded will be near.
~ $4,000 tons. It is expected that
both ships will be ready to be placed
On regular service early next spring.