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22 NEW STEAMER PRINCESS CHARLOTTE FOR CANADIAN PACIFIC RY. PACIFIC COAST SERVICE. Considerable interest is manifest on the Pacific coast in the new steamer, Princess Charlotte, now building on the Clyde for the Canadian Pacific Rail- way Co. The new Princess will be operated between Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver, alternating with the Prin- cess Victoria, and will be one of the finest and fastest passenger steamers on Puget Sound. The following is the first authentic description of her ap- pearing in an American journal: The Princess Charlotte has a gross tonnage of 3,600. She has five decks, the orlop, main, shelter, promenade TRAE Marine Review Austrian oak. On the promenade deck forward and aft are two open wells which give light to the shelter deck} halls. - On this deck are also accom~ modations for 104 first class passeng- ers in two berth rooms furnished simi- larly to the shelter deck rooms. At the forward end is the observa~ tion room which is the main feature of the vessel. This room is fitted up in Pullman style with large elliptical topped plate glass windows. Aft on the main deck is the dining saloon, which extends the full width of the ship and has a seating capacity of 133: persons. This room is framed in ma- hogany, white enameled and relieved with gold. Forward on the main and shelter decks is accommodation for 48 SCREW, PROPULSION IN SHAL.-. LOW RIVERS. "There thas recently been built and tried for speed on the Clyde a steam pilot launch of very light draught, a feature of which is the tunnel princi- ple of construction at the stern, whereby, with the propeller working in solid water, within the tunnel, pro- pulsive efficiency is secured under conditions of the very lightest draught. By means of this arrangement it is possible to use screw-propelled vessels in shallow rivers where, under ordi- nary circumstances, only side or stern- wheel steamers would be satisfactory. Although somewhat novel to 'Clyde ship building practice, this feature has THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, THE CANADIAN-PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.S NEW STEAMER FOR PACIBIC COAST SERVICE. and shade, and is divided into seven, water tight compartments. The orlop decks are also water tight to insure additional safety. The main entrance to the vessel is through water tight doors in the ship's side on the shelter deck forward, which lead to an en- trance hall paneled in polished teak. The floor of this hall is laid with terra' cotta and white interlocking rubber tiles. Aft of the main entrance is a central hall. There is accommodation on the shelter deck for 176 first class passengers in two and three berth staterooms. 'There are also 12 special, three berth rooms and four rooms fit- ted as bridal chambers, two in figured mahogany and two in Domingo satin- wood. At the after end of the shelter? deck is a central hall similar to the one forward, and also a ladies' retir- ing room which is paneled in light second class passengers, with smoking room, bar and dining room. The space amidships on the main deck is reserved for freight. The engines are triple expansion, of four cylinders each and are balanced on the Yarrow, Schtick, Tweedy sys- tem. They drive twin screws. Hen speed is from 20 to 22 miles per hour.: The Princess Charlotte will leave the Clyde in charge of Captain Troup in November and should arrive at Vic- toria, B. C., about December 20. The Texas City Steamship Co: has chartered the steamer Lewis Lucken- bach, with a capacity of 6,000 tons. She left New York Oct. 14 with a full cargo, thus making four steamers which this company now has in service be- tween New York and Texas. been introduced in a number of ves- sels by other firms throughout the kingdom--notably Yarrow & Co. at Poplar--now of Scotstoun on_ the 'Clyde. The little vessel is named the Chin, and has been constructed for the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co., Ltd., Bur- mah, by whom she will be employed on the Chindwin river for laying mark buoys. The Chindwin--a tributary of the Irrawaddy--is in the dry season cumbered with many shoals, render- ing navigation very difficult, hence the need for the little craft. The hull, of galvanized iron, was built by the Ard- rossan Ship Building Co., Ltd., Ard- rossan, 'the machinery being supplied by Messrs. McKie & Baxter, Govan. The mean draught of the launch on trial was 21 in., and the engine was kept running continuously at 370. >