New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-21

RIGHT TO HER SCHEDULE
Early Risers May Get in a Round
of Golf on Deck While Com
ing Up the Bay from
Quarantine.

The new White Star liner Olympic. the
largest steamer afioat, arrived early this
morning on her maiden voyage across
the Atlantic At 12:1I a. m. the lights
Of the mammoth ship were sighted east
OF Fire Island Although this point is
some seventy-fve miles from the New
York waterfront, steamers are generally
reported as arrived after passing there
The steamer will dock about ; o'clock
this morning.
She was reported by wireless yester-
day morning at 6:5S o'clock. at which
hour she was 433 miles east OF Ambrose
Channel Lightship. Captain E. J. Smith
reported the run from Sunday noon 70
Monday noon az 525 knots. little fog
having been found The captains mes
sage added that The weather is now
fine and all IS going well. Olympic may
be expected off Ambrose Channel Light
ship a. 2: IL a. m. June 21"
The Olympic left Southampton at noon
on last Wednesday. calling at Cherbourg
and Queenstown. She got an enthusl-
astic send-Off. and when she comes
through the Narrows at dawn to-day
there is every probability that the
warmth Of her reception will attract the
pleased attention Of every one on board
This great steamship. almost nine hun
dred feet in length, is expected TO make
the transatlantic journey all the year
round in six and half or seven days.
and 10 arrive here regularly on Wednes-
day morning
Her principal dimensions are as fol-
lows: Length over all. SS2Ih feet:
breadth over all. 92la; breadth over boat
deck 81. height from bottom OF keel TO
boat deck. 81; height from bottom Of
keel 70 top Of captains house 105l2
height OF tunnels above casing. -:
height of tunnels above boat deck, s1ls
distance from top OF funnel to keel, 175,
number of decks. II, number Of water
tight bulkheads II.
Comparisons as 10 her size are made
in the official announcements In length
the olympic Overtops by 1924 feet the
height Of the Metropolitan tower, the
highest office building in the world. and
ing, now under construction. The ship
is four times as long as the height OF
the Bunker Hill monument. and 327 feet
larger than the height Of the Washing
ton Monument.
Among the many new features that
have been embodied in this greatest
floating city are a squash court, lawn
tennis court and a deck golf course on
the top deck. OF course. there are Turk
ish baths. swimming pools and all that
sort Of thing. but there remains still alb
sent the opportunity 10 play billiards
There is plenty Of space on board for a
billiard table. but the successful seago-
ing table OF that kind has not yet been
invented.
The new ship is two decks taller than
the Kalserin Auguste Victoria. having in
all eleven decks. All that Is required for
one 10 walk a mile is 10 complete the cir
cult Of the bridge deck five times The
main dining saloon seats 532 persons
The palm court and veranda are stu
ated aft on the upper promenade. The
lower promenade deck may be inclose1
in glass II the weather is bad. thus Civ
ing a dry and windless walking place TO
any and all followers OF the Weston
philosophy This feature has already
been adopted by the Adriatic. the Rotter-
dam and other liners.
Henry =. Dawson, Of J. =. Morgan 4
CO.. accompanied by willard u. Straight.
who represented the American banking
syndicate AT Peking in the negotiations
for the Chinese loans, is among those
on board the Olympic.