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THE Marine Review : yet in point of deadweight they will have only 3,000 tons more displacement, showing how fine their under water lines must be. The Baltic' has maintained a speed of 16.25 knots an hour crossing the ocean, but the new Cunarders to get nine knots more speed approximately will require more than four times as much horsepower The great size of the two steamers under notice will be CABLES. FOR THE CUNARD EXPRESS LINE. . es better understood by reference to the following tabular comparison of the big steamsnips of the world: Length Beam, Depth, Displace- Ho se- Spced. overail, ft ft. ment. power. Great. Eastern 2.3). 602 83 57% 27,000 «6,000 14.25 PUCAMa. 5 ea 625 65 . 42. 10,000. 20,000. 2201 (Sreatiie 3.66 a 704 68. 40 . 28,500. 28,000 19.50 Devtsehland: 3.2 <: <a. 08D 67 AZ 523,000 - 37-500 2551 Baie (os ee wo5 95 | 40° 40,000 18000 10.25 Kaiser Wilhelm II .. 706 -72 52% 30,000 40,000 23.58 Amerika 22... 2 680. 7414 53. 36,000 15,000 16.00 New Cunarders:...... 770.88 . 60 . 43,000. 75,000 25.00 Each of the new lines will carry 3,000 souls having ac- commodation for 500 first class, 500 second class and 1,200 third class passengers, and a crew of 800. Marine engineers predict that the two vessels will be the steadiest ships on the ocean. They will be fitted in a manner equal to the most gorgeous modern hotels. The decorations will consist of reproductions of the greatest works of art, while a system of lifts between the various decks will provide for the-rapid transit of the passengers from one part' of the ship to another. Tle first class dining saloon will be unprecedented in marine architecture. It will be a massive and pleasing apartment 125 ft. long, and 8o ft. wide, and will comfortably accommodate 500 persons at one meal. It will be lighted by a great dome extending up through the two decks above and crowned with a roof of cathedral glass. More than one engineering record has been broken in the construction of the ships. [he stern, 7tames and brackets are the largest ever known, the former alone weighing 47 tons, and requiring no fewer than 69 tons of molten metal in the making. The actual beam of the new liners will be 88 ft. and for the first time the beam of the Great Eastern will be exceeded. So far as accommodation is concerned it is stated that unsurpassed attractiveness will be offered to all classes of passengers. It is anticipated that a minimum speed throughout the 37 Seed a ait ok a oa a ae op nearly 80,000 I. H Pp ka. ee bie uoeer construction of both ven fe rie us a in depth between th oo double bottom 5 ft..6 in. n the outer and inner shells. With regard ce nae is claimed that one of the greatest tri- ish marine engineering has been attained. The power will be divided into four units, each driving a separate propeller, and it is stated that even if one set of propellers should fail there will be sufficient power to drive the vessel at 22 knots per hour. Taking advantage of the great breadth of the vessels, the builders have placed the four turbines on the same platform, and each will drive its separate shaft. The turbines themselves are of enormous proportions, The drums are 12 ft. in length, by 8 ft. in diameter, and weigh 15 tons. The rotors for the low pressure turbines necessitated the casting of a steel ingot of 120 tons, the largest ever made. The ingot mold which weighs 180 tons, was filled with molten steel. and subjected to a total pressure of 12,000 tons. Owing to the width of beam also, 'the 23 double-ended and two single-ended boilers have been placed four abreast, leav- ing ample space for bunkers in the wings. They are of Scotch type and of huge proportions, so that a sufficient supply of steam can be raised in case of emergency. The electrical installation to be fitted on board these ships will ke the largest and most complete ever fitted on board ship. There are to be electric hoists fot pas- sengers, and stores, electric bells, radiators, etc., and rear- ly 5,000 lamps will serve for: lighting. The watertight doors will be closed by electric connection, and there will be four searchlights on the bridge deck. The cables are also in keeping with the immense proportions of these steamers. The makers are* Messrs. Brown, Lenox & Co., of South Wales, who it is interesting to note made the cables for the. famous'Great Eastern. This firm have not only forged the links of the chain, but have manufactured the iron bars and the crucible steel studs. The iron is 3% in. in diameter at the smallest part of the link, each link is about 22%4 in. in length, and with the -cast steel stud weighs about 160 lbs. The Cunard company recently required three links to be tested to destruction, so three links were cut from the cable and sent to Lloyds proving house in Staffordshire. Under the admiralty proof strain of 198.8 tons, each link elongated nearly %4 in. The statu- tory breaking stress of 265.7 tons was next applied, the result being a further elongation of-the links of about 34 in. Then an attempt was made to test the sample to destruction, but the full power of the machine of 350 tons failed to break it, indeed it is understood that the actual tension applied was over 370 tons. An examination of the links after this test showed no sign of fracture nor defect of any 'kind, although the stress applied was about 90 per cent above the admiralty proof stress. H. H. Brigham, manager of the marine department of A. Booth & Co., Chicago, announces that his line will operate the steamers Soo City and Eastern between Mack- snac island and Duluth via Washington and Tobin's har- bor, Houghton, Hancock and Marquette. The Great Northern liner Dakota has just concluded the run from Yokohama to Seattle in nine days and eleven hours, exceeding all former records by more than a day. fist cnmrncurmsee Gr The tenth annual commencement of Webb's Academy and Home for Ship Builders, Fordham Heights, N. Y.. was held on Thursday of this week.