The Washington times., 1910-10-19
Olympic, With Sister Ship,
SurpasSes All Trans-At-
lantic Steamers.
EACH WILL CARRY
5000 PASSENGERS
skating Rink, Swimming Pool, and
Tropical Gardens Features of
New Boats.

BELFAST. Oct. Ban ocean steamer
that will rank among the wonders OF
transatlantic navigation is 70 be
launched tomorrow at the yards Of
Iarland & Wolf. in this city.
The steamship is the olympic. and
ciose By is her sister ship, the Titanic
which Will also soon be ready TO take
ler initial plunge in the deep.
While nothing seems 10 be impossible
With shipbuilders. there are many bold
nOugh TO prcphesy that, 50 far as size
= concerned. these steamers are the
asst word in the building OF merchant
ships. They are being built for the
" hite Star Line, and VIII ply between
liverpool and New York.
The new vessels will nave a disDlace-
.nent Of 5000 tons They are 10 be SO
eet long. with a beam Of ninety teeL
and the boat deck viii be more than
sixty feet above the water. In both
.onnage and size they viii sUrpass the
Mauretania and Lusitania, although
they are not expected to do so IN speed
The lines Of the new ships are not de-
signed for great speed, twenty-one
knots being The average aimed at as
against the twenty-five OF the giant
Cunarders. An immense amount Of
space. which in fast boats Is devoted %
machinery. viii thus be saved for cabiT-
accommodations. The carrying ca2ac-
ity Of the Olympic and Titanic viii ex-
ceed that Of any ships afioat today BY
at least one-third. Each ship VIII car
~ under normal conditions. more than
5000 persons all told.
In almost every respect the new ships
viii be floating hotels Dancing rooms,
smoking rooms, cafes. a library, and
even gardens are 70 occupy prominent
positions IN these wonderful vessels
There will be a cool avenue OF Oriental
palms. beds OF roses and carnations,
and arbors skillfully contrived BY ex-
pert gardeners. In the winter months
All these are to be protected by glass
roofs. Among other interesting lnnova-
tons will be a swimming bathI SUM-
GENTLY deep for diving. and skating
rink.
The suites Of cabins are 20 be In their
design AMI fittings equal 20 the rooms
in the finest hotels Of Europe, and tanrl-
lies VIII be able 10 cross the Atlantic
in almost the same privacy as IN lnelI
own homes There are % be many an
Ing rooms. the principal one OF which
will be elahorately decorated and WI
seat no fewer than 900. Those who WIS b
to take their meals on deck can do 20
az a 'veranda cafe" situated on one Ci
the upper decks fifty feet above the
level OF the water All the cafes viii be
decorated in a remarkable manner
They viii be fashioned to represen;
those CT the Riviera Exposed ratueTs
Will be twined with vines. and. 10 CON-
piete the Illusion. the attendants VIII be
similar 10 those IN southern Europe.
The Olympic and Titanic will be as
comDlete in their safety appliances as
IN their luxurious equipment Each
boat viii be divided into upward OF
thirty steel compartments, separated by
heavy bulkheads- An automatic device
or the bridge win control all these
heavy steel doors. making Il possible
for sIagle hand to close them all in
case Of danger.
A conf inaJion OF turbine and recipTo-
eating engines viii propel the ships j,
IS expected that a great economy Of coal
will be effected by this arrangement
The crews will be the largest ever en-
ploved on merchant ships, each vessel
carving more than GOO officers and men.
II is expected that both ships viii be
ready to be placed in regular service
early next spring.