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September, 1914 them with large tiles representing old Dutch landscapes, while the hall is surmounted by a large dome _ orna- mented with stained glass. A magnificent marble staircase with wrought iron balustrade and brass rail- ing leads from five decks to the recep- tion room, while two passages: with entrances and flower shops on _ each side lead to the lounge and the prom- enade deck. The hall is effectively furnished with groups of wicker tables, chairs and sofas; the floor covered with rubber tiles, and the lighting is by means of ceiling lamps and_ wallbrackets to match. The library is about 54 feet by 34 feet and 11 feet 6 inches high decorated in Italian walnut, panels inlaid with Tuya wood. Right and left are large brass bay windows; forward two brass win- dows with marble chimney piece with fire grate in the centre; aft on each side are glass partitions with . double doors, leading to first class entrance and in the centre a large bookcase. The ceiling is panelled and painted in light color. The furniture comprises writing tables, easy chairs and _ sofas, and the floor is covered with carpet in moss green. The lighting is done by ceiling lights and double wallbrackets to suit the decoration. The lounge is a wonderful room 74 feet by 53 feet and nearly 19 feet high. Decorated in oak framing with richly carved oak panels; relieved by eight large brass framed windows, with em- broidered red curtains in velours soie and with large gobelins between the centre windows, with representations of old Rotterdam. Four double en- trance doors with Dessus de _ Forte give access to the passages, while the centre of the room is decorated on one with a magnificent marble chimney piece and on the other with a stage for the orchestra both flanked on _ each side with columns. The ceiling is decorated with richly carved panels Painted ih light color, while the large dome in the centre is decorated with hollow shaped carved panelling and stained glass. The furniture consists of sofas, chairs and tables of various Styles, while the floor is covered with a handsome red carpet. The lighting is done by means of crystal tubes from the ceiling and from the double wallbrackets, specially designed to suit the scheme of decoration. Vestibule or Verandah on the Boat Deck This is another spacious rendezvous with a staircase, constructed in ma- hogany and executed in English style, 'onnecting the lounge and smoke room. An open fireplace built into the wall THE MARINE REVIEW opposite the staircase, and surrounded by easy club chairs, provides a cosy corner. On the half landing of the stairs hangs a picture giving a view of Old Rotterdam. The whole is crowned by a. splendid dome in _ stained leaded glass. The smoke room is decorated late seventeenth century Dutch style, in oak with palisender and_ ebony. Ebony columns with panels divide the walls into sections, between which very beautiful gobelins are fitted. Amongst the decorative furniture there are a couple of seventeenth century chests with ebony columns. Four large bay windows with old Dutch leaded glass, and divided into medallions represent- ing coats of arms and landscapes, give a dignified appearance to the apartment. An open fireplace is also provided in this room, around which the passen- gers find the utmost comfort in luxur- i easy chairs. -- Arm Chairs" and {i <q ious sofas with a number of card and other tables are spread about the room. The illumination is effected by means of Old Dutch classic chandeliers and lan- terns hanging -from the beams. and raiters i, the ceiling and givine 'a brilliant effect. A commodious bar separates the smoke room from the verandah cafe. The latter is executed in the style of Louis XVI, painted in dull. gray enamel; the walls being divided up by brass framed windows and sliding doors; between the win- dows and doors panels with gratings are fitted, providing a holdfast for the plants and flowers in the flower boxes beneath them. The furniture consists of wicker chairs and _ tables, providing comfortable accommodation for the passengers, whose enjoyment is en- hanced by the pleasant view from. this spot. Tiles are fixed in the walls, the ceiling being decorated with flow- ers and birds, giving a charming ap- pearance to the whole. In addition to the other first class elegant staterooms, there are, as already men- tioned 32 'special suite staterooms, comprising 16 bedrooms and 16 sitting- rooms with adjoining bath and ward- robe rooms. The bedrooms are in white enamel and gold, panels in silk, carpets to match. The rooms contain dressing and writing tables and two rich bedsteads and easy chairs. The sitting rooms are im various' kinds of hard wood with silk and inlaid panels and carpets to match and have ward- robe, sideboard, writing table, table and easy chairs and Pullman sofa with portable Pullman sofa bed on top. The rooms are lighted by ceiling lights and wallbrackets with portable lamp on writing table. 343 The vessel and machinery have been constructed under the supervision of Mr. H. Van Helden, the chief super- intendent of the line, assisted by Mr. J. Edixhoven, the owners' resident in- spector at Belfast during tion. The owners' party at the launch in- cluded Mr. and Mrs. Rypperda Wierdsma, Mr. and Mrs. Gips, Mrs. Wierdsma Mees, Mr. H. Van Helden, and Mr. J. Edixhoven, also a number of representatives of the Continental Press. Mr. Henry Tighe Rea, Belfast, Consul to the Netherlands, was also present at the launch. As the vessel left the ways was gracefully christened by Rypperda Wierdsma. construc- she Mrs. L. C. Waldo in Dry Dock The steamer L. C. Waldo which ran on the rocks in Lake Superior. during the great storm last November is now in dry docks at Lorain. As a final episode in her varied career she fell to the bot- tom of the dry dock while she was being docked. This is a very rare oc- currence. It is not exactly known how it happened. The water was just cov- ering the blocks as she started to settle. As she settled she started forward knocking down the forward blocks but the after blocks are crushed under her. She had aboard of her at the time about 1,000 tons of wet ore and her tanks were filled with. water. In her present shape she is a sight for the gods. Her after deck house is entirely gone and her iron plating beneath the deck house is as thin as tissue paper in places, having been eaten away by rust through moisture penetrating her wooden fiooring, proving conclusively the necessity of covering the iron plat- ing in deck houses with Byerlyte or some other moisture-resisting composi- tion. She is broken amidships and her deck plating is so buckled and warped as to resemble waves. Her water bottom underneath the machinery spaces is shoved up four feet and the space is filled with broken rock which penetrated the hull as she was pounded by the seas. The tank top is consider- ably bulged at this point. She will be put in shape for an examination and offered for sale by the underwriters, who have settled for her: as a constructive total loss. The Luckenbach Steamship Co. be- gan a thorough Panama canal service west-bound with the sailing of the steamer Isabella on Aug. 7. No bids were received by the under- writers for the wrecked steamer Waldo.