Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
TITANIC Was 4 TRIUAPa
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the olympic but was longer and Of
slightly greater draft a d 1000 ton
greater registered tonnage. Her
construction has occupied more
than two years and she is said to
have cost about $4,000, 900. In
overall length less than 900 feet,
as compared to the Olympic's 1924
feet. Her beam was 81 feet and in
height, from the bottom of the
kneel to the top Of the captains
house, she measured los feet and
from keel to top of tunnels ITS
feet. Her gross register was
$4,000 tons and displacement
GO, 900 ions with bunkers filled.
The largest steel plates used in
the contraction of the. Titanic were
sc feet long and weighed d. tons
each; the largest beam SO feet
long: the stern frame weighed 20
tons; the after boss arms 73a tons:
the forward arms as tons: the
rudder 100 tons; the engine crank
shafts 1l8 tons each; bed plates
1876 tons; columns FL tons each; the
heavier cylinder with liner so
tens: the wing propellers, of
which there were three SO tons
each; the castings for the tn rhine
cylinder 1913 tons and the. solid
bronze turbine propeller % tons.
The lumber of rivets in the
double bottom alone is estimated
at 100000 weighing about 27O
tons, while for the complete ship
the number of rivets is placed at
5000, 1000, weighing 12O tons.
The Titanic was not built for
highest speed but she was capable
of maintaining an average of 81
knots. about 24a miles. She was
driven by a combination of recip-
rocating engines, working with
high-pressure steam, and turbines
driven by low pressure steam.
In her appointments and the
devices making for the safety and
comfort of passengers she sur
passed anything ever attempted.
She had more than 80 watertight
compartments, all with massive
doors which were controlled by
officres on the bridge, and these
we're believed capable of keeping
her afoat under almost any cir
cumstances. | -"
The accommodations included
complete suites Of room, ocean
flats, fitted with modern appli-
ances. even to shower baths. Pass
enger lift communicated with the
different decks of which there
were eleven. The nursery was the
most complete afloat and there was
a spacious gymnasium, a swimming
pool with diving boards, a floral
cafe with vine and trellis work, a
large deck space that could be
enclosed and used as ball room
or skating rink, a racquet court,
Turish baths, electrical baths, sun
,parlor, roof garden, English grill
room sport deck, palm court, etc.
Preparations for launching the
giant leviuthan had been in pro-
gress for months past and the
launching alone cost the ship
building company over 100000.
There was not the slightest hitch
as the geat vessel took the water
after the steel triggers started the
hydraulic rams that released the
stays. The launching weight of
the vessel was $1,000 tons, which
is said to be the greatest ever
transferred at one time from land
to water. The Titanic sailed on
her maiden voyage on schedule
time from Southampton on April
10th. q
Alexander Carlisle, designer of
both the Titanic and Olympic said {:
The fact that tho Titanic sank
within four hours after the impact
indicates the side was torn out"
The builders asserted that it's