El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-22
Great Vessel Reaches New
York on It's First Trip
Across Atlantic.

New York. y. Y, June 22.-In the
White Star lines Atlantic hotel. O1ym-
pic, which steamed up New York har-
boer yesterday and moore6 at a spe-
ciaIly built dock, the largest in Amer
tca- the ocean has eliminating type,
combining with moderate speed, spa
ciousness. luxury and safety
This new hosiery Of father Neptune,
the highest and longest and heaviest
skyscraper of his realm. weighs &c.
600 tons The new Wooiworth build
ing IN New York. the highest in the
world. is to be $50 feet high. but the
Olympic is 1921 feet in length
The boat carries $500 cabin passen-
gers and crew Of $50. It has the
biggest engine room, known, has IA
floors. more than 1000 windows cleo
trio elevators, one staircase so feet
high, Turkish baths and a swimming
pool, a squash racquet court and
handbau courts, a palm court and sun
parIor, a special library, reading and
writing room; a. lounge room. for
smoking cigars and oigarets, but not
pipes: an a Ia carte restaurant. an in
novation on first class liners; a dane
ing hall accommodating 200 couples.
a dining room seating $50 guests,
suites with sitting room. one or two
bedrooms and bath. special hall for
servants and maids Of guests
The displacement of the Olympic Is
$4,000 tons The Lusitania's displace-
ment is $500 tons
The length over all OF the Olympic
IS 1921 feet, over 100 feet more than
the height Of the worlds tal1est build
ing The ship has a speed OF 81 knots
an hour, and three times around the
deck house on the upper floors makes
q mile.
The Olympic is so large that spe-
cial dock had TO be built for her at the
foot of 18th street. New York
Great Reception.
When the tremendous craft steamed
through the Narrows. up the bay and
into the North river to weigh anchor,
pulled by a flock Of snorting tugs.
BedIam was let loose by the big whis-
ties from one end of the harbor to the
other and the reception accorded the
stranger was one in proportion to the
importance Of her maiden trip. which
practically marks new era in ocean
travel The big apprehension was
eafly attired in flags Of every color.
size and shape. and the stars and
stripes and the union Jack f1oated
from her. topmasts.
Tt was an Impressive sight, and one
could not but mediate upon the re-
markable, almost unbelievable figures
Of the size Of this sea mountain While
her displacement is 66 600 tons Of wa
ter. her register is 45, 900 tons "a gainst
the 81 500 tons of the Lusitania- The
Olympic's breadth over all is go feet
six inches; height from bottom Of keel
to top Of captains house, Jos feet sew
en- inches: distance from top Of funnel
TO keel, It's feet; number of wafer
tight bulkheads, Is; passengers carried,
$500 and crew, $50.
Rudder Operated by Electricity.
The colossal rudder. which is oper-
ated electrically, is of 100 tons weight.
the anchors weigh 15k tons each; the
central or turbine propeller, weighs
% tons. and each Of the two wing pro-
pellers, 80 tons. Each link in the an
Choir chain weighs IT'S pounds There
are more than 1000 WINDOWS in the
hotel
There are IA levels, and If one were
TO count the crows nest he might sfig-
ure 15- The depth Of the hull Of the
Olympic is 81 feet six inches.
This floating caravanSary is pro-
PEELED at a continuous sea speed Of
q knots. by three screws. the two
outer ones being driven by two sets
Of triple expansion engines, while the
central one is worked by a Parsons
exhaust steam turbine The total
horse power is about $4,000.
When the Olympic was planned
nothing was ready for her but the AM
brose channel Harland & Wolff had
TO build a bigger yard and spend a
million for gantries or construction