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14 MARINE REVIEW. [December 27, RED STAR LINER VADERLAND. SHE REACHES NEW YORK ON HER INITIAL TRIP FROM ANTWERP -- THREE OTHERS NEARLY LIKE HER WILL SOON BE IN COMMISSION-- DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL. The new twin-screw Red Star liner Vaderland, just from the yards of her builders, John Brown & Co. of Clydebank, Glasgow, arrived in New York on Friday last from Antwerp and Southampton after a gallant battle with head gales and seas that 'proved her one of the worthiest craft launched in recent years. She is intended to be an eight-day boat from Antwerp in pleasant weather and her commander, Capt. Albrecht, says she will be equal to the task cut out for her.,-There will be three other ships, one a duplicate, and the other two nearly like her, plying on the Antwerp route, chiefly, before the end of another year. One will be the Zeeland, which is under way at 'Clydebank. The others will be the Kroon- land and the Finland. They are being built by the Cramps at Philadel- phia. They will fly the American. flag... The Zeeland, like the Vaderland, will float the ensign of Great Britain. The Vaderland is a twin-screw steamer with a length of 580 ft., breadth 60 ft., depth 42 ft., and a gross tonnage of about 12,000. In all departments of construction this vessel is fully up-to, and in many cases exceeds, the requirements of Lloyds and the British board of trade, as well as those of the American law. There are eleven water tight bulkheads so arranged that flotation may be maintained with any two compartments filled with water. Special attention has been given to the construction of these bulk- heads, which are stiffened in accordance with the requirements of the width of the ship. It can seat 120 passengers and is panelled with tapestry upon a soft cream-white ground. The furniture is in mahogany, and car- pets, cushions and curtains are in varying shades of one color, giving a very pleasing effect. There are staterooms for seventy-six second-class passengers aft of this saloon. Coming now to the upper deck and starting forward, there is a long forecastle fitted up for the accommodation of crew and petty officers, with hospitals and lavatories for steerage passengers. ~ Amidships is a bridge house, some 220 ft. long, with staterooms for 204 first-class passengers at the fore end, and 120 second-class at the after end. These staterooms are large and excellently lighted and ventilated. In a deck house aft is the social room for third-class passengers. The deck above is the promenade deck, which is sheltered by the permanent roof formed by the boat deck. On this promenade deck are situated the first- class library and smoking room as well'as suites and special cabins. These rooms are in the deck houses lighted by Mullen's patent rectangular win- dows with ventilating stained glass panels in the upper part. Almost all the first and second cabin accommodations are located amidships in deck houses, the forward end of which is 192 ft. from the bow and the after end 172 ft. from the stern. This location places the rooms where the motion is least felt, and where the ports may be kept open in almost all weather. LIBRARY, SMOKING AND LOUNGING ROOMS OF MUCH MAGNIFICENOE, The library is of large size, 36 ft. wide, and is painted in white enamel with panels of striped silk and silk upholstery. The windows are fitted with cloisonne glass panels which gives a fine effect either by day or night. There is a beautifully designed bookcase in inlaid satinwood, a piano and convenient writing tables. The entrance hall strikes one at once with its spaciousness and the beauty of the rich carving of the doorways. These RED STAR LINER VADERLAND. bulkhead committee of the board of trade. The hold and 'tween decks of the vessel are devoted to the carriage of cargo and stores, with the excep- tion of space amidships comfortably fitted for the firemen, and of a small space aft occupied by stewards. There is cubic capacity sufficient for some 11,000 tons of cargo, and tanks are provided for more than 200 tons of fresh water, in addition to what may be condensed on the route. The storetooms are spacious and well arranged for the large quantities of pro- visions that will be carried, and include refrigerated chambers for meat and. other perishable articles. At the forward end of the saloon deck, which is given up to passenger accommodation, are three compartments for third class passengers--the men's quarters, and at the after part of this deck are the compartments for the women and married third-class pas- 'sengers, who are berthed in' staterooms containing two, four or six berths. These quarters have well-lighted dining rooms. Every compart- ment has a wide companion-way leading to the houses on the upper deck, which contain the lavatory and sanitary accommodation, and which give access to the promenades on that deck. INTERIOR FITTINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL IN OHARACTER. On this deck, amidships, are staterooms for 106 first-class passengers, and the first-class dining saloon, which is situated between the funnels and extends the full breadth of the vessel. It can seat 204 passengers. The woodwork of the first cabin dining saloon is white, enamelled in the Adams style and beautifully enriched, many of the panels containing hand- some oil paintings. The furniture is mahogany, except the sideboards, which are of satinwood tastefully inlaid with fancy woods. There is a piano of excellent tone in a case composed of rosewood and satinwood. For.lighting and ventilation, in addition to the numerous side lights, there is an unusually large trunk-well extending through two tiers of decks, tastefuly decorated in white and lighted through a richly ornamented glass roof. The seats are covered with a rose-colored moquette, and the up- holstery throughout is in excellent keeping with the color scheme of the other decorative materials. Aft of this saloon, and between it and the second-class dining saloon, are situated the galleys, sculleries and pantries, so arranged that ready service can be given to either class of passenger, and fitted with all the best and latest appliances, most of which are of American make. The second-class dining saloon comes next and also extends the full and the staircase and the panelling are in oak. Comfortable leather couches line the walls and the windows have leaded glass panels. A massive gilt grille gives a grand effect to the skylight over the staircase. Aft of the entrance hall are cabins for 32 first-class passengers and also four special suites of cabins each consisting of two rooms, with a lobby between, which communicates with the bath-room. These rooms are so arranged that they can be used either as sitting rooms or bed- rooms as desired, and are fitted with small folding tables and other con- veniences as well as extension beds. All these rooms open into passages which are continued aft so as to lead under cover to the smoking room, which is situated just aft of the engine casings. Conveniently located on this deck and with a separate stairway to the deck below, are the barber shop, bath and lavatory accommodation for gentlemen. The smoking room panelling is in fumed American oak. The windows and skylight are enriched with leaded antique glass. The seats and cushions are cov- ered with leather, and the floor with rubber tiling, which gives an excellent and comfortable foothold. A well-fitted bar is arranged to serve direct into this room, and tables for card parties with all the usual smokers' conveniences are in evidence. It should also be mentioned that the de- signing and decoration of the first-class dining saloon, library and smok- ing room were entrusted to the most prominent firm of decorators in Great Britain, the Messrs. Waring & Gillow of London Liverpool, Man- chester and Paris, and the decorative scheme adopted reflects great credit upon them, as well as upon the builders. At the after end of the promenade deck, which is reserved for second- class passengers, is a deck-house containing the entrance hall and the ladies' room, the latter being in mahogany with panels of tulip-wood and satin-wood with a brightly painted ceiling. The second-class smoking room is on a detached part of the promenade, reached by gangways. It is much larger than is usual and has rich warm mahogany walls ieather covered seats, and leaded glass panels to side and overhead windows There can be carried altogether, 342 first-class, 194 second-class. and about 1,000 third-class passengers. The navigation officers' cabins are placed above the promenade deck and at the fore-end of the boat deck: and above their deck house is the spacious bridge, giving a clear wae over the whole vessel and well sheltered by a strong steel bulwark. Part of the boat deck is apportioned as a promenade for the firemen and is fitted with