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46 more, the furniture being of polished oak. He also has 'an innovation in the shape of a roll-top desk. In the officers' rooms the fittings are much the same, Morris chairs, also of polished oak, being a no- ticeable feature. The finish of the main cabin, companions, and pantries, is supe- rior to many of the private yacht. afloat. ENGIE ROOM STEAMER GOVERNOR COBB LOOKING FORWARD SHOW- ING TURBINES, The Northland carries thirteen of a crew--all told--and wilf run between New York and the coast of Maine. REPAIR WORK. McIntyre & Henderson, Baltimore, Md.; have completed repairs on the Nor- wegian steamer Bod and are now at work on the British steamer Brookline, putting her through a No. 3 survey, and VIEW OF TURBINE IN SHOP, UPPER HALF OF CASING SUSPENDED IN AIR, expect to complete her about the mid- dle of January. This company is also building a boiler and engine for stock and contemplate building a hull for same in the near future. 2 THe Marine REVIEW TURBINE STEAMER GOVERNOR COBB. The Governor Cobb, the first turbine- propelled steamer equipped with Parsons turbines to be built in this country, 1s now in regular service between Boston and St. Johns, New Brunswick, for the Eastern Steamship Co. She was con- tracted for by the W. & A. Fletcher Co., of Hoboken, N. J., the builders of her turbine machinery and boilers, who sub- let the construction of the hull to the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding & En- gine Works, of Chester, Pa--Roach's yard. Her length on the water line is 200 ft., whilst overall she measures 300 ft. She has a molded beam, on the water line of MACHINE SHOP OF THE WirGor A: eral athwartship water-tight bulkheads. She has four decks, i. e., main, saloon, gallery and boat, her dining room being on the main deck aft. Her passenger accommodation consists of 175 state rooms and berths, every con- sideration being shown in the fittings and finish to make the voyage comfortable. AFTER PART OF ENGINE ROOM, STEAMER GOVERNOR COBB, SHOW- ING SHAPES: - Her propelling machinery consists of three Parsons turbines, driving three pro- pellers, the amidship turbine getting high- pressure steam, the two outboard tur- bines -low-pressure. The amid-ship pro- peller is an "ahead" propeller only, the outboard turbines being constructed to run ahead or astern as occasion requires. In the latter case, the center turbine is stopped pro tem, each engine being inde- FLETCHER CO., HOBOKEN, N. J. rrr : , WHERE THE COBRB'S MACHINERY WAS BUILT. 51 ft.. her beam over guards being ss ft. She draws 14 ft. loaded, her depth being 20 ft. 6 in. The hull is constructed of steel, a double-bottom running the entire length of the ship, and she has sey- pendent of the others, the low-pressure turbines having their own complete equip- ment of condensers, pumps, etc. The pumps are of the well-known Blake construction,