The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-05-04
Titanic Was Ocean Marvel.

Following is description of the
steamship Titanic as furnished by the
White Star Line officials before news
of the disaster was known:
Many wonderful innovations have
been made part of this newest trans
atlantic wonders. The Titanic's 66, 600
tons of displacement and 46, 1923 tons
gross register are not her sole claim
to distinction as the most elaborate
handiwork of the ship wrights. The
Titanic is the first steamer to be built
with private promenades in connection
with some of her splendid suites.
Heretofore the newest and greatest
ocean liners have been, in fact, float
ing apartment hotels, but it falls to the
Titanic to provide the transatlantic
travellers with an actual private resi-
dence, even to the exclusive prone
made deck, without encroaching upon
the space of the other hundreds of
first-cabin voyagers.
The Titanic, like its sister Ship, the
Olympic, possesses the great length
of 1872 feet 6 inches, and beam of 90
feet inches. Over the boat deck the
Titanic's beam spans "a feet even,
from rail to rail.
| Four great tunnels rise 81 IL feet
above the uppermost deck, with total
distance of It's feet from the top of
the funnel to the keel.
Fifteen water-tight bulkheads divide
the great vessel, making her unsink-
able even though half of her compart-
ments should be filed with water
Eleven steel decks add to the Titanic s
stanchness, while an idea of the vast
promenading space may best be had
when it is noted that the main prone
made deck alone has an unbroken sweep
of 100 yards on either side of the ship.
A Partisan cafe and palm room are
but some of the features of this re-
markable vessel, which will now enter
Regularly in the Plymouth Cherbourg-
Southampton-New York service, with
the Olympic.
Besides the main dining saloon,
which has seating capacity for near
ly 600 passengers, there is an la carte
restaurant, French service, which seats
200 passengers The restaurant fea-
lures will be especially appreciated by
those who do not desire to be held to
regular hours for dining, for night
suppers, dinner parties, etc.
The size of the staterooms is also
one of the remarkable features of the
new giantess Titanic. Varying from
8 feet to 8 feet, 6 inches in height, they
are all roomy. Some of the two-berth
cabins are II by 10 feet, inches in
size. There are no four-berth-rooms,
and great number of single-berth
rooms, s IL by 10 IL feet, have been
provided.
i A great swimming pool, squash
racket court, gymnasium and the Turk
ish baths are all closely together on 9
lower deck, from which elevators carry
the passengers to the various upper
decks.
| As in her sister ship, the Olympic
passengers on the Titanic will descend
the grand staircase to the main recep
ton room, which, in turn, leads int.
the great dining salon, from which i
is separated by glass. Stretching tn,
full width of the vessel amidships, tn,
/ main dining salon is light and cheerful
and at night, with its myriads of cleo
. trio lights, it presents veritabl
. fairyland.
Il Describing the gathering of the voy
ayers in the reception room, awaitin,
the dinner hour, writer has aptl
remarked:
, "Upon a dark, richly colored carpet
J which will further emphasize the deli
cacy and refinement of the panelin
and act as foil to the light dresses O
the ladies, this company will assembl
THE apotheosis, surely, of ocean-gu
, ing luxury and comfort. What NOR
! appropriate setting than this dignife
Jacobean room, redolent of the tim
when the Pilgrim Fathers set fort
. from Plymouth on their rude bark t
brave the petils of the deep"
Three screws propelled by turbin