New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-20
Ocean Drip a Pleasant One
Floating Palaces Have Wiped Out Discomforts
of the Former Journeys.
Gymnasium and Turkish Bath.

ties he forgot 70 purchase are at hand 20,
a trife over the Continental price.
Gymnasium and Turkish Bath
The gymnasium and the Turkish baths On
one liner are attractions that have their
full measure Of attention on the trips "a
and from Southampton throughout tbs
wear. and a salt water swimming pool on
the boat deck Is the next thing promised
But. apart from innovations, the various
transatlantic lines have improved greatly
their first and second cabin accommoda-
tfons. The rooms OF the second cabin ars
larger and their furnishings more rich and
attractive than in the first cabin twelve
years ago. The first cabin accommodations
need but a casual inspection TO satisfy ths
prospective traveller that they are as me
and perhaps more substantial than those
found in the hotels ashore.
The oldtime circular windows are fast
disappearing from the stateroonns. dining
saloons smoking rooms and Libraries aboard
ship and the square windows taking theis
places. Everything is being done IN this
construction of new vessels 20 eliminats the
old stereotyped style OF furnishing. Some
ships have elevators 70 carry passengers TO
The various decks.
The elevator IN the George Washington"
said a passenger several trips ago. is the
one thing that kept me from getting lost
She is a fine steamship. but she IS so big
that one can easily get lost on her 10 took
me practically the entire voyage 20 get ac-
custoned 70 the decks and the various com
partments Whenever I got lost I made
straight for the elevator. and kept going
UP or coming down until I got my bear
ings"
Speed Attracts Some Travellers.
The Mauretania and the LAsitania- apart
from luxurious accommodations. attract
the travellers because OF their phenomenal
speed. The man IN hurry TO get TO Lon
don or Paris invariably patronizes either Of
these two giants. IL one happens 20 be in
port Many persons like 70 boast OF having
crossed on the most widely known flyers
in the world bur some travellers declare
that there IS a fascination Of crossing the
ocean at twenty-six knots. which IL a
speed as fast as that made BY the average
train.
While the steamship lines conpets close
" on matters Of equipment for personal
comfort and convenience. there Is another
feature OF competition Of which the aver
age passenger knows little II Is the care
and minute attention given TO the preserva-
ton of life at sea In the first place. each
OF the big liners carries a competent sur
geon, and On some vessels two doctors are
employed. The problem Of ventilation also
is matter Of mathematical precision. and
on the new vessels pure air is guaranteed
in all the cabin staterooms
The sun deck is equipped with stanch life
boats and liferafts. packed with non-perish-
able provisions and fresh water. and az
every turn is life buoy to throw over IN
emergency 10 the unfortunate one who NAV
fall overheard. The staterooms are
equipped with life preservers for each oc-
cupant. but with modern steamship con-
structiol IL is assumed that these seldom
will be called into use. According TO the
reports of insurance actuarfes. nowhere Is
ones life safer than at sea on a modern
transatlantic liner. Then there are the
watertight compartments. the subnarine
bell systems and the steel doors thai close
automatically between compartment, to
keep out the water should the vessel re-
ceive a pUncture in one or more places
II IS generally conceded that the modern
passenger steamship is unsuitable. and the
comparatively few disasters that have hap
pened within the last five years prove THAT
the contention is practically correct.