Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-21
GIANT STEAMSHIP.
woKDnas OF MODERN TRANS
ATLANTIC GRRYHOUNDe.


nsdern hotel, equipped with every sort OF
M sO-dats wrinkle elevators, Turkish
bashs, swimming pooh, tennis courts, sun
paaIors, palm rooms WAS deliberately
drsppsd in the water. II will ply hence
forth bstwesn Ecrope and America.
The hotel in question II the new White
ser liner olympic, the biggest ship in the
wsrld. When il was lunched from the
Belfast shipyards Of Harisnd 4 Wolh,
osadle OF scme Of the largest and deetest
OCEAN grey hounds, the supremacy OF the
Lasitania and Mauritania was over.
Prem now on, to paraphrase . well-known
saying. they will be magnificent, but not
fra.
me Olympic's tonnage 10 5000, ex-
cssding that Of any other ship afioat by
. little matter Of 1900 tons. Her length
Over al 10 se2h feet, or about one-sixth OF
. nile, which makes her nearly 100 feet
longer than any other vessel on the seas.
Ard hsrs are . few comparative figures
thas may serve to give some idea Of what
she looks like:
n che were placed end to end across the
- rivsr ct the Brooklin bridge, she
wsala block the river and actually overlap
~ hanks 100 feet both ON the Manhattan
40 DEooklyn sides.
= pascsd on end beside the Metropolitan
tousx IN Madison square, New York, she
weald overtop it by 1872 feet.
He equals in length TIE drop Of tho
vallsy.
On end she would be twice - high ~
thu domo OF st. Peters 1t Rome and four
timss - high ~ Bunker Hill monument.
HKR CHEAT COST.
Hsr CO.., By the way, will be $,5Oo, 900.
30 immense 10 the new liner that the
Steel rivsts alone, which bind her great
stssl plates together, weigh loo tons.
There are 100000 Of these rivets. Her
ruddsr weighs 100 tons and has to be
worked b. electricity.
The Olympic has accommodations for
6,eo passengers and . crew OF 800 men.
81 viii carry 600 nrst-class passengers,
1,2oo second-class and |, 200 steerage. 1t is
pssdictsd that the passenger quarters
which, Of course, are not finished ~ yet
win sufpass anything ever seen on trans
atlantic liners in beauty and luxury.
TAe great ship will be propelled by =
uniqee combination Of rsciprocating
engines with Z iow pressure turbine. By
this sysssm vihsntioa will be practically
eliminated. ssNo ssasicknessi" 10 the
company's clAim ~ consequences.
The Olympic's engines will be OF from
$500 to $4,000 horsepower, - against the
Aauretania's 70o0o, the speed aimed At
being somewhat over twenty-one knots
per hour. She will have searchiights Of
tremendous power. also . complete wire
lea plant and the most up-to-date sub
marina signalling apparatus.
The main saloon will have an area never
addition 70 IN entrance hall Of astonish-
ing Dimensions and spacious dining
rooms, there will be smoking-room liz
brary, womsn's parlor, grill and lounging-
rooma, all elaboratciy furnished in the
most sumpkuous manner.
9arving 70 increase the Illusion among
passsngers that they are in big station
ary hotel instead Of . moving ocean liner
viii Be grand ballroom located on one
VI NV OKtpok 00CA8- kncEO nlC utAr OSCk4
in all-which will be entirely inciosed for
tbs purpose. This ballroom Eay be
trsnsformsd ct short notice into skating
rink or theatre.
SUITED LIKE PLATE
sin more like . big hotel will the
Olympic be in the Arrangement Of its
cabin for passengers. 1t will not only
have suites comprising large number Of
rooms, but real bona fide apartments or
fats, which will give passengers reserving
them al the comfort and privacy Of home
while crossing the Atlantic. These sea-
going Eats include bedrooms, sitting
rooms on pariors, private baths, and even
III desirsd-a private library.
Moreover, the Olympic will be the first
transatlantic liner to have passenger
ststerooms equipped with private shower
baths. There viii BE- = great swimming
pool, 20 deep that bathers may dive with
out fear Of unpleasant consequences, thus
being able to enjoy all the pleasures Of ses
bathing without jumping over the side Of
the ship. Passengers viii have the use
Of . well-equipped gymnasium, the largest
ana most complete ever installed on .
chip.
The main dining aloon, which will
sset GO passenGers, will be the largest
single apartment on the ship. should .
gusst tire Of this apartment during the
crossing he may wander from ONE cafe to
another, enjoying almost - much variety
- II he strolled along Broadway, dropping
in = ths spirit moved him ct the various
pascss Of entertainmet fringing its side
walks.
TAsrs viii also Be flower and palm
eArdsns and oonssrvatoriss filed with
seasonable nowsrs and plants the whole
year round And, mot content with being
surrounded thro0ghout bar voyage BY I'M
nsmAsssd dsuissns Of the deep, the
Olympic win havs on board Ash pond
plsntifully stoeasd with hsh Of various
$50