The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-06-14
Magnificent New Steel Liner Is Flagship of the Alaska Steamship Company's Fleet, and the Finest Freight and Passenger Ship Ever Employed in the Alaska Service.

Innovations of many kinds have been introduced and these are bound to at once become popular with Alaska travel. The tourist can enjoy these accommodations only during the brief summer season, but 1t Is the Alaska business man who will derive the greatest comfort from these conveniences and it was for the purpose of givingto the Alaskan a passenger service supe- rior to anything before attempted on this route that the housing plans of this steamship were made.
 It would be impossible to de- scribe in minute detail each one of the different state rooms, suites, or public rooms because they will have to be thoroughly inspected be- fore they can be appreciated. When ever the Alaska is in port and time permits, Captain Nord and his staff will be only too glad to have visitors SohLC obodl lhlo oupCI -ohlpy "AlSh bears the name of their home terri tory.
 Merely as a general description, every stateroom on the vessel has running water, electric light, steam heat, electric bells, new and com fortable berths, with attractive dec orations. Twelve of these staterooms have hot and cold shower bath, and eight more of them are arranged en suite,w with a modern bathroom, all the plumbing being of the very latest design. All of the rooms on the upper deck have both hot and cold running water. .--'- -' .' Quite the most distinctive feat ures of the palatial vessel are the public rooms, the social hall, smok- ing room and dining saloon. The social hall has windows on three sides, of the Beclawat design, which is entirely new to this coast, and they can be raised and lowered at desired. This large room is harmo- niously decorated in Colonial de- sign, in soft tones. The room has a Baby Grand piano, with an Aeolian piano player. The Brussels carpet can be quickly taken up, disclosing a smooth maple floor for dancing. The grand stairway from the so- cial hall to the saloon deck and the continuation of that stairway into the dining saloon below have two at- tracSive paintings of typical Alaska scenes, the work of Rev. E. P. Zeig- Ter of Cordova, who also painted the murals in the City Ticket office of the company at Seattle.
 The dining saloon is foored with interlocking rubber tile. The tables are arranged to seat five or six, and each table has an art lamI in the center, connected by conceal ed electric wiring. By daylight this airy room is flooded with sunlight through the round glass ports, usual to steamships, while at night square frame of stained glass closes against each port and an cleo tric light behind difuses a soft and colorful light into the room.
 1 In fact, the whole lighting effect of the social rooms and staterooms is one of the distinctive features of this vessel. While the women have their social hall and music room, the men are not overlooked. They have their smoking room aft on the upper deck It is furnished in flemish oak, chairs and sofas being deeply up- holstered in bronze art leather. The skylight is of stained glass and again the electric lighting effect at night is striking.
 Connecting with this is the usual ships bar. with the added conven- fence of sanitary barber shop. and modern bathroom with an expert attendant always in charge.
 These are merely passing refer ences to some of the features of this new steamship. named Alaska, built for Alaikans. by an Alaskan company. It is manned and officered by men known generally to Alas. kans-Capt.J. G. Nord being the master: Oscar Johnson, chief engin. eer; Arthur Payne, chief steward; and E. B. P. Morgan. purser, all of whom will be very glad to welcome their friends on board during thei,