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December, 1909 There are three decks--a main deck, saloon deck and awning deck. Noth- ing is carried in the hold except the oil and water tanks forward and alongside of the jboiler and the air and circulating pumps aft. whe: large water tanks are for the purpose of supplying fresh water to the ships that come into the harbor without the necessity of their coming alongside a wharf. dhe horses and teams are to (be carried on the lower deck in the freight space between the engine and boiler rooms, differing in this respect from the old 'boat which carries them "TAE MarRINE. REVIEW cross connected stern-wheel engine type with cylinders 14 in. and 28 in. diameter with a common stroke of 36 in. The boiler is new and is of the brick yard type, 16 ft. long, 60 in, diameter, and with 35 R. a. Miva speed of 11 miles per hour is 'expected. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST. The Cunard Steamship Co. has in- vited tenders for the purchase of the well known trans-Atlantic liner Etru- tia, which has been daid up at Liv- erpool for some time. The Newport News Ship Building & Dry Dock Co. has secured a con- | 501 far as Chester and back with satis- factory results. In exactly 14 days in the Erie Ba- sin ship building plant, the Merchants & Miners steamer Howard was lift- ed from the water, cut in two, pulled apart and lengthened 40 ft. and placed back in the water and ready for service. It is reported that the Philadel- phia & Gulf Steamship Co. will short- ly det' contracts. for: two modern steamers of from 4,000 to 5,000 tons. It is proposed to install limited pas- senger accommodation on each steam- er--or else design them in such a "Men's Le Awning Deck Ladies' Cabin Saloon Deck eons. ----T _ Boiler ame a Main Deck Deck PLANS oF THE STERN-WHEEL STEAMER ANTELOPE. on the upper deck. No accommoda- tion is provided for the crew except | the watchman on the The a. room for port side on the main deck. others sleep ashore. The women's cabin is handsomely upholstered and finished and is re- served for their use exclusively. The general finish of the joiner work is to be white eggshell gloss and the arrangement is clearly shown on the plans. The machinery of the older boat, which is practically as good as new, is being thoroughly overhauled and will be installed in the new hull. The "engines are tandem' compound, of the tract from the Old Dominion Steam- ship Co. for the building of a new freight and passenger steamer tocost about $500,000. The new steamer will run between New York and Norfolk. The Pusey & Jones Co., at Wil- mington, Del., has been awarded a contract to build a steel tug for the Isthmian canal commission. The con- tract calls for the- delivery of the boat when completed within 10 months at Port Ancon. A. preliminary trial of the new torpedo boat destroyer Lamson, built by the Cramp's Ship Building Co., was made on the Delaware river last month. The vessel made a run as manner as to permit of passenger ac- commodation being fitted when re- quired. An insurance for over £300,000 has just been offered to the Marine Com- panies and Lloyds on the hull, etc., of the new steamer recently ordered by the Cunard company from Messrs. Swan, Hunter & Wigham_ Richard- son. The 'insurance is to be for 18 months and will cover Messrs. Swan & Hunter against the customary builders' risks when the vessel is on the stocks, also during her launch and trial trips, and including the run from the Tyne to Liverpool and un- til delivery to the owners,