The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-07
COLUMBUS
LAST WORD IN
SHIPBUlLDINC
Sreat Liner Under Construction
By North German-Lloyd
Eclipses All In Luxury
3HIP WILL BE NINE
STORIES IN HEIGHT
Decorations To Have No Equal
Ashore Or Afloat, Unless In
Royal Palace

NEW YORK. April THE amaz-
Nc progress that has been made In
tsemship construction during the
at 50 ysars-within the memory Of
nsa hale and hearty today---is vivid
y illustrated In the new steamer
Columbus" Of the North German
Lloyd. now nearing completion az
he Danxig yards. Photographs, and
Descriptions BY architects and decora-
ore, received In this country during
he week. give the frst idea OF ten
artistic elegance and mechanical
wonders Of this newest leviathan.
The largest OF the North German
Lloyd 0est and the nnal word In
marine Designing. !.
n point Of size the Columbus"
NIL - By far the largest OF the
North German Lloyd steamers--
3argsr By 10000 tons than the
I George Warrington" which 10 At
brossnt the giant Of them all. Her
klisplaeomsnt will be $4,000 tons.
with q net registered tonnage Of 49,
boo. she will be IT'S feet In length.
Ind % feet In width. She will be
|hine stories high--as tall ~ an ordi-
harry once building or apartment
|houss-and the different stories will
nary n height from eight to nine
Teen fest.
Hut not alone in her great size will
HE Columbus" be Q floating marvel.
D6lclals OF the North German Lloyd
doclare that for supptuous magnin-
eenee In decorations the salons, din
|ns roons. Grand hall and suites OF
HE ''Columbus" will have no equals.
lahore q a0oat unless 1t be . royal
balaco. Tue interior decorations OF
kho 0hip are tho Joint work Of Johann
hoppe, cf Berlin. the famous author
lty On domestic architecture In ships;
B1uno Paul, director Of the Berlin
School q Applied Art. and Richard
RionDrsehmid, the famous artist OF
Muuich. These. three men, each
wosld-lamed In his respective line.
have hsoa working for months on the
antoeior decorations and furnishings.
The grAnd salon OF the "Colum-
bus" Vim be worthy Of the name. 1T
will be designed and decorated In
the r9Orentine Renaissance style.
|The woodwork will be Of solid ma
|horaay. There will be q great open
'hfe-ploee and natural light will nood
|khe hall through number OF draw
|ring.reom windows, extending from
|tho eellll1g 70 the door. The hang
knO VII be Of heavy crimson velvet
ana oelsntal rugs Of the finest
We've Win cover the parquet doors.
krhe room will contain 1850 square
|fset q space.
The dining room. too. will be .
marvel Of beauty and will closely re-
kemble the banquet hall Of q great
hotel. The central part Of the room
win Do 20 feet from floor to cell
The promenade deck Of the "co-
ilumbus'' will have real promenade.
lii Will extend along each side Of the
|ship for 410 feet, 30 that nve turns
|around the deck for morning ICON.
.titutional" will represent one mile
|of walking. For those who do not
Are to cover this distance on foot.
however. there will be electrically
'prooollsd chairs. much like those
that are seen on the BOARDWALK AZ
Atlantic City and other resorts.
The Palm Garden Will be verb
table paradise. nlled with rare trees.
plants and flowers from Algiers and
tho West Indies. There will be .
| venetian Cafe and . wonderful lie
|brary: . grand ball room containing
l.00c feet of space: gymnasium
| rouippod with Z tennis court and
evort device for exercising and q
xreat children's plAyrOom, with spe-
lal nurses, where little ones can be
entertained all day long.
The second cabin has Its special
s0cial and dining rooms, ladiess
lounre and smoking room and q ma
,ority OF the cabins have but two
bada. The third cabin also has IL
;eparate public rooms and Its cabins
sre built to accommodate two ana
our persons.
q marked innovation in steerage
auarters has been provided on the
''Columbus. = Instead Of the passen-
gerp being plseed In one large room,
aa ON most ships. they will have sep
arase cabins, arranged for families
anA small groups OF men and womee.
ne Columbia will make the
run between Bremen ana new YORK
| n Glght days, or an average speed
Of 70 knots IN hour.
he columbus" will, OF course. pc
protidod with all safety devices. In
cirlinw submarine signals and sum
.toat life-boats 20 acco1umodate
svcrycne aboard. There will be sew
srol electric launches, which Will be
.a0nAln - tnvinR the 1ifo.boatS. An.
49, innovation will he's regular
6ri aepartment, equipped with al
,oannor OF modsyn apparatus.
NE "Columbus'' was launched on
peoonbsr IL. last, and christsne4 ~
tno Crown Princess Of Germany
IVvha1o 10 date he's been announced.
| Il r oxpestsd that the "Columbus
WiI1 make her initial trip the lette'
roSt e August or the nrst OF ssp-