. Every boy's book of railways and steamships . -ments, and it must be remembered that vesselsmuch smaller are rendering excellent service onall the great ocean routes. Nevertheless the firstAdriatic was only a toy compared to her namesakeof to-day, which is a floating palace 726 feet by75 feet by 50 feet; 25,000 tons, speed 18 knots andaccommodation for 3000 passengers. Passengersmust eat, sleep, lounge, walk, talk and enjoythemselves on board a modern vessel, where anattempt is made to serve every taste and meet everywant. Two magnificent apartments are shownon Plate XLI. A whole chapter mig
. Every boy's book of railways and steamships . -ments, and it must be remembered that vesselsmuch smaller are rendering excellent service onall the great ocean routes. Nevertheless the firstAdriatic was only a toy compared to her namesakeof to-day, which is a floating palace 726 feet by75 feet by 50 feet; 25,000 tons, speed 18 knots andaccommodation for 3000 passengers. Passengersmust eat, sleep, lounge, walk, talk and enjoythemselves on board a modern vessel, where anattempt is made to serve every taste and meet everywant. Two magnificent apartments are shownon Plate XLI. A whole chapter might easilybe occupied in describing the Adriatic, in thebuilding of which 20,000 plates and two anda half million rivets were used. Her anchorsweigh eight tons each, worked by powerfulmachinery, and held by cables 3f inches indiameter and 90 tons in weight. The vesselhas nine steel decks and twelve watertight com-partments. There is a gymnasium for thosewho care for physical exercises, a dark roomfor photographers, and a skilled orchestra gives. FIRST-CLASS READING AND WRITING ROOM, DINING SALOON, ADRIATIC. THE ATLANTIC FERRY 281 performances at regular intervals during thevoyage. The Oceanic is 704 feet long and 68 feetbroad; 17,274 tons register and speed 21 knots;the Majestic and Teutonicare smaller vessels,10,147 tons and 9984 tons respectively, and bothwith a speed of 20 knots. The first-class dinins: saloon of the *Oceanicis capable of seating 358 persons, and is themost artistic feature of a vessel on which there iseverywhere a sense of spaciousness, airiness, luxuryand comfort. The apartment is lighted by meansof a dome, the decorations of which reflect thegreatest credit upon the artist. The ceiling, whichis panelled out in deep coffers, with richly gilt coredmouldings in them, cannot pass unnoticed; noryet, again, the handsome screen of carved oak, withits panels of glass defended by rows of beautifulcandelabra-shaped columns. The carpets
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