Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-13
Huge Vessel With Capacity Of
5000 Passengers Is 500 Feet
Long of 1900 Horsepower
and Last Word in This Glass
of Marine Architecture.

of Marine Architecture.
speeisi dispatch 90 1svenlng Hsraldl
Detroit. Nov. i3.-'fhe new side
wheel passenger steamer Sec.and-
Bee. building for the Cleveland
a Buffalo Transit company. was
launched this week from the Wyan-
dotte yard Of the Detroit ship Build
ing company and was christcned by
Miss Eleanor MOOdcy. daughter OF
Ilobcrt G. MOodcy Of rainesviile.
ohio. director Of the Cleveland
Buffalo Transit company
The event IL of historical impor-
lance, for the vessel launched Is not
only the largest sidc-wheel passenger
steamer on the great lakes. but
also the largest sldc-wheelcr IN the
world. She marks the last word Ia
marine architecture and Il Ia not
likely that there viii be built In the
future anything Of her type exceed
ina her proportions. Naval archi-
tects are quite agreed that She car
rles the efficiency Of this class OF
steamer Ia rs utmost reaches and
that there II nothing beyond. She
IN beyond All exception the most
splendid slde-whcel steamer that has
ever been built. aud II the browning
achicycment ,0f SIR, Frapk y. Kirby.
who has designed pfAclf.aiiy all Of
the paiUiial side whcclers built ~
the United states.
To Europe the great lakes AFRO
merely little blue patches on the
map of North America, and knowl-
| .ta I..fs al fsHf E9tN n
not much more intimate IN various
paVts Of the United States. and u
will therefore come as revelation TO
them that the handsomest side
whetlers OF todpy are plying on the
great lakes The now steamer Is Of
the following Dimensions;
Length over an. 500 feet; length
between perpendicular, 4S5 feet;
beam 81 hull, moulded, 5S feet. eN-
trcme depth OF huh az stem. 90 feet
] 4 inches; depth nf hull az stern, ~
feet I inch; depth at hull, moulded,
20 feet iuchcss Depth of hull at
guards, se feet 10 inches.
sac Is wlrdc of ship, as may
De gathered from the fact that her
crank shaft aud piston rods are
among the largest forglngs ever butt
IN this country Ia Tact. the forEings
Of the hattleship Texas. which were
lying I'm the Midyale yard az the time.
looked IKE plpestems nlonEsidc ~
thcn. The connecting rods of the
new steamer are bigger tinn the pro-
ppllcr shaft al the ordinary side
wheeler on the lakes.
The air pump Is bigger than the
main enBln. cylinders on tho 6O0-
foot bulk freightcrs employed la th,
lake ore trade. The furnaces are the
largest that have ever been pat IN
any steamer on the great lakes. The
cylinders are the largest that have
ever been cast In the lake region
the low pressure cylinders weighing
80 tons each. and the high pressure
20 tons.
The paddle wheels weigh 100 toni
and the main shaft which Is rs
feet long. weighs i2o tons.
The furnishings and movable outn
of the new steamer would cover
field of forty acres.
Her guaranteed speed Is ~ mile
per hour from dock lo dock. but q
make u she has been given 1890
horsepower, which g. 1000 horse
! power more than any other side
wheel steamer has.
There are Sixiy-twu slutcronm
: ftted with private toilet connection
y t2f regulation statcruoms aud tween
= ty-four pariors en- suite with privut
7 bath aud toilet. making a total OF o.
. rooms. She has therefore Elocpin
r Recommendations for i,50O persons an
viii cnrry about 1000 passenger
the population of quite "a respectful
sized town. ilcr freight capacity
al 1000 tons. carried exclusively on m
!. main deck for convenience OF har
!. ding.
1. The steamer viii be blaze ,
=. light having altoguihcr 1890 electr
lamps, The telephone service abonr
ls equal TO the equipment OF sma
n town ana n just us reliable as an
city service. Passengers may talk
any part Of the ship or 60 the
10 homes when the vesel n az dock.
y. Communication with land Is al a
u times assured. az the steamer ~ nj
- only equipped with wireless. but ca
~ rles as we'll an auxiliary storage ba
4, terry capable Of operating indepen'
"a emily for six hOurs should any IL
n. rangemcnt occur ia the reguli
Is. equipment,
Every room rs supplied with q
purcat air carefully washed before
10 Is pumped through the ducts into Il
stntorooms.
Moreover. ana this IL poi
D. greatly 20 be- appreciated, eve