Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-13
Huge Vessel With Capacity of
5000 Passengers Is 500 Feet
Long of $4,000 Horsepower
and Last Word in This Glass
of Marine Architecture.
Especial Dispatch 10 E,ruInS HeraIdl

VI mdllllC nAShlhCCtuASs
I special Dispatch 90 Evening HrraIdl
Detroit. Soy. l3.--'Th" new side
whrrt passenger steamer Src-and-
tee. building for the Cleveland
Is Buffalo Transit company. was
launched this week from the WNan-
duttr yard ~ tho Detroit SHIP Build.
Ing company AMI was ,hristcn"d 10y
MlsS Eleanor MOodcI daughter "t
Uulrrt G. Muudry uf lhinCsN He.
ohio, % director Of Ia" cleveland ~
i'uffalp Transit CompunN
Tn" event In ~ historical uupor-
ltncr. Tor the vessel huu,n"l Is not
uniy tn hrE,,t sidC.Uh,"l passenger
steamer on the great luk"s, In, u
also the largest Hidr.W hrolrT IN th"
world. 81" marks tn last word IN
marine architecture ana II iS not
likely that th"Tr viii be wilt In the
future anything az her Np" exceed o.
ing her proportions. NdNal nrchi'
trcts are quite agreed that ahc car
rics tho efficiency nj this class of
steamer a. IT, utmost reaches nuh
that th"rr f. nothing hcyund. Sh"
Is beyond All ,N,cpii"u th, most
splendid Sldr.vhccl steamer that has
ever b,ru huill, aud is the browning
achievement "r MIR. Frank T. Kirby.
VITO has dutlgurd practically all 81
the pulnllal sldr.whCrlrrs built W
the United states.
~ Eurnur the Hrrnt lnhrr arc
| merely litllr blu" patches on the
map "f NurDh America. aud know
rdgr al their variety nud cNt"nt ~
not much NOR" intimate Ia Various
uurta or the United States, aud !,
| viii therefore come as u revelation I"
them that the haud'umrI sldc-
NhrrlrrR 81 to-day are pl,iug un the
great lnkcS The u,w steamer ~ "t
III" following dimensions.
Length over AN, 400 frrt, length
between priprudirulrrs, iNh feet;
| beam al huh. muuldrd, IS io"t; oN'
trcmc depth "r nun ut stem, 30 feet
I inches; depth al hun At stern. -
icct inch; depth at hun. moulded
23 feet q inrhrss; depth Of hun Il,
guards, 20 feet 10 inches.
She * - whale uI = ship, IN ma!
bc gathered fran tho fact that hcl
crank shaft aud piston rods are
among the largest i"rgings ever huii
In this countr, IN TACT, the forging
Of the baIll,hp TNas, which were
lying IN tho Midynlr ,rrd AT the time
locked like uu,elrws ulungsihc g.
them. The connecting rods al III,
new st,amrr ,r htru thuu the pr"
prlIrr shaft ol the ordinary slide
wheeler uII H., lih,
| The air puup /. utRgcr than tn
main cnginr ,,lhd'rs Oh the coo
foot hulk fTcighlrrn employed In tn
lake ore tradr. The furnaces are tn
largest that have over been Out II
amy steamer un lhr Grrnt lakes. Tn
cylinders mr." the largest that h0v
ever been cast IA me lake region
the Inv prrssur" ',iindcrs weighln
80 tons each, ana the high prcssur
20 tons.
The paddle wheels weigh 100 ton
and the main shaft which Is u.s.
, feet long, weighs l2O tons,
The furnishings ana movable QUIZ
of the new steamer would cover
field OF forty ncr"B.
Her guaranteed speed ls 22 mile
pUT hour from dock to dock, Int I
mike II she has been given 1900
horsepower which rs 1000 horse
, power more than any other aide
wheel steamer hup
{ There are slXty.iWD BtntcrOOn
: htlcd Win priNul" toilet connection
. A2A regulation Hutcrnnme and tWCf
= ty-fOur puriuTs en- suite with priyaI
, hath ana toilet, mukmg n tOtul of 81
y rooms. She haB therefore slccpin
r accommodations for | 500 persons an
uII paFrV ulultf a DOO unaapnpar
mo population of quito respectful
sized town. Her freight capacity
:, l,aO0 toms carried 'NCluSlvciy on II
!. lmuln deck for convenience Of hal
Z Idling.
I'll The steamer viii be bluzc
al light. having altogether 1900 electr
lamps. The telephone service aboal
Is equal 10 the equipment Of u smo
. town and ~ Just an reliable as AZ
betty service, PnssrngerB may talk
lnny part Of the ship or TO the
a homes when the vessel is at dock.
y Communication with land III at
h llmes assured. an the steamer In n
10 only equipped with wireless. but ca
y ries an well an auxiliary storage bu
!, terry capable of operating indepen
a emily for six hours Fhould any d
rahEsmcnt occur in the reEul
3. equipment.
Every room II supplied with Il
puroet dir, carefully wnBhad before
% h pumped through the ducts into d
atateroOm6.
Moreover. ana this h pol
b greatly 70 DO appreciated, oye