Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-05
MERCHANTS 8 MINERS
SHIPS TO Be FINE ONES
Two Liners for Which Contract
Has Just Been Let to
Camden Yard.

The Merchants a Miners Transpor-
tation Company has awarded c"ntrac,
for two modern single screw steel
coastwise steamships, the successful
bidders being the New York Snip
building Company, OF Camden, y. j.
These steamships will be built Tor
both passengers and freight, and es-
peclally for the Baltimore-Savannsh-
Jacksonville Line.
The construction of these ships
will be of the hurricane deck type.
with three complete decks and a
promenade deck, fitted with double
bottom and water tight compart-
ments. and equipped with every mod
ern appliance for safety and conven-
fence Each OF these steamships VIII
be of the following dimensions:
Length over all, 1888 feet; moulded
beam. 4G feet: mean load draft, Is
feet; tonnage. $500. They Will be
driven at mean speed of IL Knots
by triple expansion engines. the steam
being supplied by four single end re-
turn tube scotch boilers. with snf-
ficient reserve power to increase the
mean speed when required.
The passenger accommodations on
these steamships will be located on
the promenade and hurricane decks
having stateroOm accommodations Tor
1872 first cabin passengers and 20 sec
ond cabin passengers. The first-cabin
staterooms will be all outside rooms,
large and well ventilated, with upper
berths folding. supplied with running
water. electric light and every mod
ern convenience. Most of the state
rooms will be communicating so that
they can be used single or en-suite.
There will also be number OF spe-
eially fitted stateroOms with brass
beds, connecting baths and toilet con-
yeniences, and also a number OF
rooms connecting with shower-baths
and toilet conveIJences, these special
rooms being similar to compartments
and drawing rooms In a modern Pull
man car The stateroom accommoda-
tions throughout will be par excel
lence A large dining saloon Will be
provided. located about amidShlps on
the promenade deck. with seating ca
pacity At the tables for 80 persons.
The interior wood work OF the din
ing saloon and social hall will be OF
the finest dark mahogany. The smok-
ing-room, situated on the hurricane
deck forward. will be a very large
cheerful room, finished in lakewood.
The furnishings Of these ships Will
be of the best and in perfect harmony
with the particular woodwork. The
large covered decks will be particu-
lsrly attI active to the traveller. and
will form grand promenade. The
captains. officers and crews quarters
will be most comfortable, and parti-
cularly for their convenience.
The Baltimore-Savann
vile Line. on which these two steam
ships will be placed when completed,
has been extremely popular with the
travelling public since its inception,
and with these two new steamships,
which will go into service in about
years time. will give 10 the travelling
public between the South and Balti-
more as fine, II not the finest coast
wise service TO be had.
For the convenience and quick
handling of freight special attention
has been given TO the arrangement
of these steamships, which will facili-
tate the prompt handling of their car
go.
The Merchants & Miners Transpor-
tation Company is the largest indie
pendent coastwise steamship line In
this country. having now in operation
% modern steamships. operating over
$500 miles along the Atlantic coast.
and carrying passengers and freight
between Baltimore. Boston and Pro
whence (via Newport News and Nor
folk: between Baltimore. Savannah
and Jacksonville: between Philadel-
phia and savannah: Philadelphia and
Boston and Philadelphia, Fall River
aud Providence