Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25

was not only the largest and the grand
est and the fastest ocean steamer that
was ever fioated, but it was confidently
believed that she represented the highest
type Of marine engineering that couid
possibly be produced. Yet within ten
years the same company lays the Keel
Deutschland could float in her hull as in
basin without her tunnels being seen
from the outside.
The Europa will be go feet longer than
the Deutschland. almost the length or
city block, and the upper deck OF the new
steamer will reach nearly as high as the
topmasts Of the Deutschland. The bridge
Of the new steamer. where the naviga-
tor will stand, will be q feet above the
water when she is loaded to her full ca
pacity, and her flag will float 2OS rect
above the level of the water. Her beam
is SO feet, which makes her as vide as
Broadway at it's widest point. and her
nine decks above the water line will bring
her up to the average height of the cor
nices Of the mercantile establishments be-
tween the City Hall Park and Madison
Square, New York city. She Will be
nine-story travelling hotel. The lowest
promenade deck will be four stories above
the level of the sea.
She will have cabins for $3.50 passen-
gers, more than the combined capacity
of the Waldorf, the Manhattan the Bel
mont and the Aston, the four largest
hotels In the city or New YORK.
Weight of Material Used.
The Europa will have displacement of
1000 tons-that is, she will displace that
amount Of water when she is launched
into the sea, and the material used in
her construction will weigh 10000, 1000
pounds, without counting furniture, fix
lures, china, silver. glass, bedding and
other loose articles about the ship, or
the weight of her passengers. Four thou
sand passengers at an average Of $50
pounds each will be 100000 pounds ad-
ditional.
1t is estimate that If the material used
in her construction were loaded upon the
largest American freight cars they would
make q train "A miles long, which Is the
entire length of the Panama canal.
Two million feet Of Oregon fir have
alone For several months this lumber
has been seasoning in the open air near
Portland, Ore, before being shipped on
sailing vessels to Hamburg. The 81 eat
est care has been taken In its selection
and every board has clear vertical grain.
The Europa will be 100 feet longer than
the Capitol at Washington: she will be
326 feet longer than the Washington
Monument is high, and If set up on her
stern her bow would reach higher than
the lantern on the tower of the Metropoli-
tan Insurance. building in New York,
which is the tallest object created by
human hands.
The Europa will be the most expensive
boat ever built, the contract cost being
approximately 81. 500, 900. The Mauretania
cost $7,0OO,OO0; the Lusitania, which is
not SO expensvely decorated or furnished,
cost $6,64O,OOO, or $S6O.OOO less than her
sister ship. The Europa will not be
built for show nor for speed. but for
comfort and suooth sailing The Maure-
tania can make twenty-six knots an hour,
which is about thirty miles an hour-the
speed Of an ordinary express train on our
railroads. The Olympic Of the White
Star line and the Europa will make about
twenty or twenty-one knots.
The Mauretania will carry 1900 pas
sengers: the Olympic will carry $3.50 and
the Europa 500 more.
Dimensions Of the Vessels.
The following table will show the COM
parative length, breadth, tonnage and
horsepower: