The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
Outside Service BetWeen Boston
 And New York
Steamship Bunker Hill and Massachusetts Succeed
 the Harvard and Yale


 .The Boston Line" is the name of the newF au-the-way-by-water passen- ger service between Boston and New York to be operated by the Maine Stsamship Company. The superb new steamers Bunker Hill and Mas sachusetts vial run throughout the season. They will leave both New 'York and Boston at o'clock. F; M, thus g1xfhg several hours of daylight -for the meet interesting parts Of the
 The Bunker Hill. the Massachusetts and the Old Colony, now hainng from Portland make three splendid sadition: to the fleet ,f, of the 9s.s Maine arae the passenger service by the outside route performed for three seasons past by the Harvard and Ya1e-now on the Pacific Coast. The Old Col .ony will be addsd to the New fork 6teamship Company. These three vesssls are sister ships-identical triplets," they might be called. In size and design they are precisely alike. The only difference is in their motive power. The Bunker Hill and sMassachusetts are twin-screw steamers with reciprocating engines; the Old Colony has triple screws with turbine engines.
 Any impression that may have been be smaller and inferior successors of the Harvard and YaIe will be gratffy- ingly couueeracted with their appear ance in these waters. In fact they are something like thousand tons larger than those boats. The liar ward and Yale are typical sea-going steamboats; the Bunker Hill, MaSsa- chusetts and Old Colony are regular ocean steamships of a staunch grey hound" type, both swift and able; fit to go to any part of the world. They have no sponsons, no guards; the sides rise flush with the superstructure. Their gross tonnage is 4779. with D. SIS tons net.
 They are practically new boats; all though first placed in c6mmission ieniy just finished according to their erigina, intention as combination pas senger and express-freight steamers. When they were approaching com their use. The Morse Syndicate had Acquired the Metropolitan Line and the rates had been advanced 25 per cent The New Haven came to the rescue and established the Merchants Line with these three steamers pro- Niding service at rates fixed as desired by the Boston Merchants Association. They are not only larger than the Harvard and Yale, but are. at least, equally speedy. As freight boats o4ksy frequently beat them through trial trip from Philadelphia around te New York, the Bunker Hill made the 2s5 to 2s0 mics to Scotland light ship. in 12 hours and 15 minutes the stretch down the Delaware to Wilmington being made at half speed
 The three vessels have been recon structed for passenger service at a cost of s1.5o0.oo0 or half a million dollars each. With their clean, graceful lines, sharp bows. high, black sides and white galleried super tiful sea-worthiness.
 The quiet refinement of the Colon 1al style characterizes the interior f1n- ish. There Is no excessive ornamen Fcomfort are the dominant qualities. The finish Is nearly everywhere pure fwhite, relieved by the mahogany of doors and of balustrade srailings, posts and stanchions. Tho gangway for pa assengers opens upon the main deck aft into the Social Hall" used also as the smoking room and cafe. Six square huted columns with compo- site capitals support the ceiling. The Mahogany newel posts that flank the carry crystal balls. an effect repeated several times above. In ascending Ithe broad stairway with its easy tread | a striking impression of loftiness and |vista is made by the two other and Continuing flights that thus carry the |eye as we'll as the footsteps in a di- |rect line upward to the gallery and Hurricane decks. The grand saloon Heck and the gallery saloon deck car Tn tiers of staterooms, and there are |4Iso fl of these on the hurricane Heck The staterooms, 225 all told vary considerably in size and charac- ter On the grand saloon deck two
 suites de luxe" comprise a commodi- Qtls rooom, with brass double bed gfead and a large mirror between the tWo windows, furnished in quiet ele- gance; adjacent. large bathroom Nffh porcelain tub and a set wash oowi with running water; beyond the 9eth-room a small stateroom with kboye are two handsome bedrooms,
 4ch with brass single bedsteads. Sev- eral rooms hGve wide berths with 1oubie mattress and no upper berths; n several others the upper berth bids back out of the way giving free
 eadroem for single occupant. A rovel convenience in the staterooms kre the portable fixtures that go with he setr washbowls. The water-jar Ind the jar for the exhaust, f1attened Pn the sides. have sockets that fit a Projection from the wall and hold Hem securely against it, the exhaust |er below the bowl the water-jar be- ode' 1t. The stateroom windows ave upper and lower sashes; ratcn- Q adjust them to admit the air above md below, as may be desired, and nake them secure against tampering rom without.
 The large dining-hall is on the up-
 er deck forward, after the delightful
 oof- garden fashion of the Common
 eaith. Here. passengers at their ,r>w~ C.
 r1mas of the animated harbor views 1 they leave Boston or New York, |
 nd command the prospects out at ca till twilight passes.
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