Show 7 at Z 1 1 abw OA t 0 g 4 J 4 t 1 4 r 4 1 0 q 4 I 1 IV ifa f A I 1 f PJ aa 7 A ty I 1 V V 1 e ilif gf 6 TM k I 1 T I 1 w 4 alty a A BOUT once in a decade a new fleet of ocean liners Is launch A ed setting a new standard for size luxury and safety at sea the great which are thought to express the last word in boat building are suddenly found dwarfed by their new sisters and rele gated to a second place the new fleet now under construction in turn surpasses all the great ships which have gone before the world las has scarcely become ac customer cus tomed to using the as a synonym for large objects when two great ships the olympic and the titanic were designed to surpass all of her dimensions no sooner was one of these liners launched than the own ers ot of the Maure tami planned a new ship of even greater length now in turn comes the greatest of all ocean liners the europa which is still larger with the increase in length beam and tonnage comes a corie cone spending development in the luxury of equipment one may no longer call the great ocean liners floating ho he aels since the new boats offer many mole moie attractive and novel features not yet attempted by the builder of hotels the new liners have all even more than the comforts of a palatial home the supremacy of the seas in black and whito white Is as follows vessel length tonnage I 1 ft olympic sto 80 ft euloga 90 ft 6 statistics are likely to be stupid things and the mere recital of dimen however large gle ghe little of the overpowering bulk of such a ship as the europa the new liner rill mill ha have hae e a displacement of about 70 tons in other words the ma terail used in this construction will kill weigh pounds it would therefore require 1 men or about the population of philadelphia each cir carrying ring pounds to handle this material if this material was loaded upon the largest american freight cars it would fill a train 40 miles in length which by the xay way would extend all the way across the Pa janinia ganima ninia canal the combined ca macit of the three largest la hotels in new york city la Is persons while the europa carries 4 passengers ship with nine decks the europ europe A will have a beam of 96 feet so BO thit her deck will mill be as hide as broadway Uro adway lu in new york city at its widest point she will have nine decks above the water line thus making her literally a skyscraper afloat ahe population of a small email city will be luxuriously accommodated aboard without crowding since her capacity will slightly exceed the old familiar standard of compall son such as the height of the statue of liberty or the washington monument Is completely outclassed SOMO some idea of the enormous size of the europa may be had from the or der which has been given for AUH Asre ayrow 7 Y J j ship dimensions compared feet of biegon fir to be used for the decks alone for months this lurn lum her ber has been lying apar portland ore before being shipped to ger many special care liis his been taken to provide only clear vertical grain wood mood which has been selected with mith the greatest care ire with the unprecedented amount of 0 cabin and deck spice space avail aval ible lible on the europa a number of unique features become possible which have never before been attempted on a ship none of the staterooms state rooms will be cramped as on the birly boats per for those who care to travel with all the comforts of home there will mill be complete suites available there will be el a choice of dining rooms for those who do not care for the main dining salon there will be a ritz carlton restaurant a grill loom tea emilen and even een a spacious palm girdens gardens 1 which illch in winter minter may bo be converted into sun parlors pir lors will occupy the up pir deck several ladles till alln in different rent decoi atila periods will appeal to thu gastea of different dl nationalities all of hefko BEL salona bolls lolls will bo connected by telephone to the private those phoso whoso stateroom roomi so that cabins aro are perhaps two to or three city talk with mith ono one another blocks blacks apart may I 1 he gymn tysium on the europa will be much larger and moie comple completely telF equipped than any heretofore heie installed in addition to the regular apparatus there will be a running track so eo that an athlete could actually cross the ocean without It hout breaking training the mechanical ex eral edg devices already hk introduced on some ships will enabling one to ex complete be ve very ry arcise an set of muscles without effort or enjoy a me ch anicil camel or horseback tide ilde A an n exper lanced aced attendant will be in charge of the gymnasium to offer intelligent advice to those seeking elci cise to have many luxuries A special squash court will be built tn in connection with the gymnasium nearby will be found a large swimming pool and completely equipped if turkish and roman baths presided over by skillful attendants the europa will bo be ventilated thoroughly by a new system she his no ventilators rs ilsung above her decks which is so familiar a feature of ocean liners and lt ayi i long unbroken deck incidentally gives her a very trim and 4 shipshape appearance air will be forced to th the e lowermost decks decka by powerful air pumps EN every ery part of the great ship will thus be supplied with currents of pure air to tho the proper temperature this system insures pure air and equit equitable ablo temperature throughout the ship the most pom powerful erful telegraph apparatus ever carried to sea will be set up on the europa 1 the I he unusual height of her masts will mill make it possible to transmit or receive messages over the entire width of the atlantic ocean so that the europa will always be in direct communication with land |