Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
TITANIC WONDER OF THE AGE
Greatest Vessel Ever Built HAD Ap.
pointD,ents Making Her n vcrit-
able Ocean Palace.

the dreadnought Delaware, with some
5000 tons to spare.
This 4G,0o0-ton monster narrowly es-
capped serious mishap at the very start OF
her maiden voyage. AS she swept from
her berth at Southampton last Wednesday
there was n roar as from a broadside or
big guns. caused by the suction created
by her huge propellers SO great was the
suction of water that the seven huge
hawscrs which moored the American liner
New York snapped like pipe stems and
the New York drifted helplessly. stern
first, toward the Titanic
The Titanic reversed her engines IN
time, and tugs rushed TO the aid OF the
New York. Thus bad smash-up was
averted
1t has been estimated that the Titanic
cost $1,000 600 before she was finally put
in commission Though $50 IL feet long,
g21-2 feet wide and 81 feet deep. with
accommodations for n crew of SD and ca
pable of carrying $500 passengers. she
was built with as much care as is put
into the finest chronometers.
The Ttanic's tonnage. when she finally
took the water, was nearly ono thousand
tons greater than that Of the olympic, de-
keels Of the two monsters were laid ut
about the same time, work on the Titanic
was delayed for year. so that any imper-
lection In the appointments Of the Olym-
pic. however sight, night be corrected in
this newest and greatest Of ocean palaces
Her length and breadth also exceeded
those Of the older vessel.
NEW NAMES FOR 10 DECKS.
New names had to be coined to apply to
the twelve decks of the vessels. nine Of
which were connected with electric Gle
vators. in addition to many wide stair
ways. More than two Thousand ports and
window brought the light of day into the
interior oT the monsters. Throu.h any #
the frrurlr two of the largest of modern
passenger trains might have raced nlreast.
Each INK of the anchor chain added l,5
pounds 90 the weight of the ships.
She has been compared to modern
hotel She was really a city in miniature.
with gymnasium. tennis and SQUASH
courts, theatre. ballroom. sports deck.
Turkish and electric baths. winning
pool. palm gardens, card music and smoI;-
ing rooms. while atop, on the l2th deck.
was golf course. somewhat reduced in
size
The Titanic had more restaurants and
ching rooms than her sister ship. the
Olympic. with a grill and English chon-
mouse to boot. Her hospital was fitted
with an operating table. and there was a
sun room for passengers not in good
health
one of the many unusual features of
the Titanic lacking In her sister ship,
was the private promenade which adj
joined the main restaurant on the star
board side. on to this deck opened a
reception room. where diners might con-
gregate before going to their meals and
hosts might meet the guests whom they
had invited to sit with them at dinner
Banks of real flowers concealed the arbors
in the palm garden.
SUITES $3.50 A TRIP.
Two of the suites cost A35O each for a
single trip. These apartments consisted
of sitting rooms, sleeping chambers, baths
and wardrohes, with "A garden in front,
and n private promenade extending the
whole length of the suite, some 50 feet,
with It's own private sea rail.
The occupants of either of these suites
could have the same privacy that an
with his own deck, and the added COM
forts that the leviathan afforded
There were less pretentious suites
with sitting rooms in some of them as
large as II feet square.
Each stateroom on the vessel had it's
own private bathroom. supplying fresh
and sea water both hot and cold. 4 SER
wants hail was provided for the Wallets
and other servants Of the passengers In
these quarters servants when not in at
tendance on their employers were expected
to remain.
Like her sister ship. the Olympic the
Titanic had four tunnels. From the top
of the tunnels to her keel measured 175
feet She made an average speed OF 81
knots on her trial trip.
In building her more than three million
rvcts We're used to band together the
massive plates. The plates in the Titanic's
bottom weighed four and one quarter ton
each and We're 36 feet long Her rudder
weighed l0o tons and the boss arms ~
tons forward and ~ 10 tons aft. Her
fifteen watertight compartments could be
closed simultaneously by the throwing Of
lever on tho bridge. and her builders
had declared these rendered the shin I'M
sinkabe
LAUNCHING AN INTERNATIONAL
EVENT
The launching OF the Titanic on Nav II
1911, was considered an event OF jnterna
uohai Importance. Among the prominent
people VINO were present on that day were
j. fierpont Morgan, Lord Pirrie. chair
man of the Harland & Wolff comnanv
and j. Bruce Ismay, chairman of m. In
ternatonal Mercantile Marine.
me construction Of the vessel WAS Sill
perVlsed by Alexander NJ. Carlisle. gem
erai manager of the Belfast shipbuildnr
concern Mr.. Carlisle accompanied tho
olympic to this country on her maiden
voyage and was most enthusiastic over
the behavior OF the big ship. He ex-
pressed himself as satisfied that the size
of the ocean liners was limited only by
the harbor accommodations they could
hnd ana the price tho public was willing
to pay Big vessels, he declared. an
swered the helm even more easily than
smaller ones
a list OF her specifications follows:
Registered tonnage. 5000.
Displacement, $1,000
Length over all, So feet G inches
Breadth over all, % feet d inches.
Breadth over boat deck, % feet
Height from keel to top deck, l6 feet
inches.