The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-04-19
ALAMEDA HERE
FROM WESTWARD
ON WAY SOUTH
Making First Round Trip
Since Remodelled and Cen
orally Overhauled.

Steamer Alameda, completing her
first trip to the Westward since be
ms extensively overhauled and re
modelled, arrived in port at 4:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon and left
one hour later The steamer had II
passengers from the Westward for
Juneau and 50 passengers from the
Interior and Westward points for
Seattle.
AS freight cargo the Alameda hao
l 400 tons Of COPPER ore from Cor
dova TOR the Tacoma smclter.
The Alameda had good weather
from the Westward with the excep-
ton of Monday, when storm was
run into about O'Clock in the morn
ing and it lasted until o'clock that
afternoon
assengers for Juneau
Passengers alrivfhg at Juneau
were:
Hartwig Berg Fred Montgomery, L.
II. Smith. Pete Jelieh. Louis Beaudin,
Peter Galmes, Harry Nudge, j. a.
Il chards, Samuel LacAman w NJ.
w ueehtI. u. -. Aftdi ~, - -. ieot'iAA
son. Fred Taferada, J. Coyell.
Passengers leaving Juneau for the
South were: For Seattle-Eldon Mil
Ter, Mrs w J. Benson and child,
Charles A. Fem, J. T. Barron, j.
Foley, w Stanad. Habzel Benson.
For Ketchikan-W Walter B. Heisel. G.
A. Parks, j. l.. Cayanaugh, T. ~
Collins.
Liner Is Repaired
The Alameda was laid up last De
cember in Seattle and until she came
back on the run one of the most cl-
aborate improvements and overhaul
Jobs ever undertaken was done on
the ship.
The liners old Scotch marine boil
ers were removed after 20 years OF
service and in their place were in
stalled four new watertube boilers OF
the most modern design and type.
Her engines were practically rebuilt,
the cylinders and valves being re-
bored and new piston heads and PTS
ton rings being installed. A new
crank shaft was installed.
Can Make is Knots
AS q result Of these machinery i'm
provements the Alameda can now
make 16 knots. Hereafter she will
maintain an average speed of 10 to
151a knots. Her former average was
IA knots. Because OF the increase
in speed, she will be able TO make
the run between Seattle and Ketchi.
kan in 40 hours flat when necessary.
A new piping and new steam heat
ing system was installed throughout
the ship, also a new electric wiring
| system, new refrigerator machines
nd new generator. Another gen.
orator was rebuilt.
| A complete battery of new life
| Soats with new patent davits pro-
ides for greater safety at sea. All
he cd winches were removed and
,ew ones installed in their place A
,ew oil-burning system was installed
n the galley ranges, taking the place
If coal as fuel. The vessels refrig
orator space was doubled, now to-
aling $500 cubic feet.
The social hall, the dining room,
he staterooms, the officers quar-
ters and the crews quarters have all
been renovated and improved.
A loud speaking radio telephone
equipment was installed on the top
u theh piano at the after end of tho
social hall and the passengers will
be able to enjoy all the radio con
certs and other radio entertainments
broadcasted from land. A new light
ing system was installed in the So
cial hall and new chairs and carpets
provided,
Dining Room improvements
Extensive Improvements were made
in the dining room. The long tables
were removed and in their place
were installed tables seating from
six TO eight persons each.
In tho passenger accommodations,
n number of new suites de luxe were
added. each suite consisting of sit
ing room, bedroom and bathroom,
Several new bathrooms also were
ldded 20 the general passenger nc,