Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-02
NEW MAJESTIC
TOBE BIGGEST
SHIP IN WORLD
German Who Supervised Yes
SePS Construction Gives
Interview.

STOCKHOLM, May DRY leaders
which has been handed over to the rep
resentatives of tie White S.ar Line, is
not only the largest but at the same
time the most sumptuous and probably
also the swiftest passenger ship Of the
world.
That was the tenor of an interview
given by Baurat Artus, who as the re-
preventative Of the German government
supervised the finishing Of the ocean
giant
"Of course, 1t has been bitter task
for US to prepare the surrender of
this ship which was destinated to be
the glory Of Germany'1 shipping
trade" said Artus But I am proud
to state, that nevertheless all of US did
our duty In the most loyal manner. The
future Majestic is Quilted in exactly
the same way as if it had been for the
Hamburg America line for which it was
originally intended.
1.-THE work on board the Bismarck
which had been launched in the spring
Of 1914 was completely stopped at the
beginning of the war and has only been
resumed two years ago. The mamouth
steamer Is 291.5 meters long-one more
than the former 'Vaterland' broad,
1915 meters high from the bottom to the
upper deck. The draught when loaded
| is 1882 meters (thirty five feet the
tonnage amounts to 5000 tons; As water
pipe boilers supply the steam for the
four turbins, which act directly on the
four screws. The boilers are heated by
oil firing which almost develops no
smoke The oil employed Is very tough
Mexican oil which, when stored, is so
consistent that it has to be cut with
spades and cannot explode. The system
Of the double bottom divided into care
fully calculated celluies offers a further
element OF security.
According to the contract, the eff
| cheney of the engines must be 5000
horse power, but we are sure that 100, oOC
| horse power can easily be obtained SO
that the Majestic will doubtlessly be
! the speediest ship of the world.
THE inner Quitting and accommoda-
! tons IN the three classes can hardly
| be surpassed. The arrangements for the
| frst-class passen gers are the most stump
! tuous that could possibly be imagined
! The dining room, covering 1850 square
meters and possessing a beautiful cupola
! painted by Professor Kolmpsberger OF
! the Munich Academy. is finished in white
| II offers room for all the passengers, SO
that no second dinner has TO be served
"The smoking room is furnished with
! dark oak and the walls are covered with
| leather. The hall flor dancing) is re-
| markable for its beautiful deep carving
! Of massive oak wood The restaurant
/ ia finished in Honduras mahogany. en-
! livened by gold ornaments. 4 wonderful
staircase leading through five decks is
QUILTED with precious iron work and
the walls are decorated with copies OF
famous German paintings executed by
the Hamburgian painter, Professor Koe-
htz
quite remarkable, too, is the swim
ming hall The ceiling, lighted from
within gives the illusion Of the sky. and
bottom lights within the basin make the
water look almost supernaturally trans
parent.
"As the crew amounts TO 800 men the
ship viii carry altogether nearly 60O1
persons. The ship costs approximately
two billion marks"