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Round the walls panels embodying various coats of arms will also pro- vide pleasure to the aesthetic taste. The fireplace in the lower room has given opportunity for the display of the highest excellence of the deco- rative art. The rooms are surmounted by a beautiful glass dome, completing the handsome character of the apart- ment. Outside at the after end of the upper smoke room a verandah has been arranged, with a skylight over- head, providing facilities for friendly concourse in the open air but protect- -ed from the weather. It may safely be claimed that the accommodation arranged and provided for smokers surpasses anything afloat. The cabines de luxe. On the upper promenade deck are magnificent apart- ments 9 ftv Gin. high. There are four bed rooms and bath rooms. In two of the rooms 'the furniture is of maple wood with rosewood inlaid, and the other two mahogany with palm wood inlaid. Each room has luxurious brass bedsteads, combined wash stand and toilet wardrobes, and easy chairs. The two sitting rooms are in modern Louis XVI style, white lacquered, with silk panels, rich carpets and upholstery in appropriate colors. Servants' rooms are provided in conjunction with these cabines de luxe. There are also cab- ines de luxe on the lower promenade deck. A special feature of the first class accommodation is the large number of one and two berth rooms, also suite rooms with private baths, these suite rooms being fitted with brass bedsteads. All upper berths in first class state rooms are Pullman berths which give a much more roomy and tidy appearance than the ordinary ar- rangement. The promenade spaces on this ves- sel are exceptional, and on the upper promenade deck a new feature has been introduced by the company, viz., an arrangement of large frameless plate glass windows across the front and along tthe sides nearly the whole length of this deck, doing away with the old canvas. screens, which had many disadvantages. At the same time the passengers have the great advantage of a covered-in promenad- ing space without any interruption in their view of the horizon. The win- dows can be lowered and kept in any position by an ingenious arrangement of springs, making the deck an ideal promenade, which will doubtless be greatly appreciated by the passengers. The decoration of the second class public rooms in this ship is also of a very high order. The second class TAE MARINE REVIEW saloon, library and smoke room, also the entrances, being exceptionally fine apartments. In tthe second class sa- loon the general scheme of the decora- tion is white relieved with gold. The library is paneled satinwood relieved with carving, and the smoke room is in Austrian wainscot oak, with dado and furniture of polished walnut. The public rooms and passages through- out the second class accommodation are laid with linoleum tiles, ensuring the quietness so much appreciated on board. ship. ; The comfort of 'the third class pas- sengers is. all that could be desired, the accommodation for them being ex- cellent, the enclosed cabins being large and comfortable, and separate dining, smoking and general rooms being pro- vided, also open and enclosed prom- enading spaces. The vessel is fitted with the very latest and most improved Marconi system and has also for the safety of the ship and passengers a submarine signaling apparatus. In fact, the ves- sel when she leaves Rotterdam on her maiden voyage on June 13 will have no equal in many points both as re- gards construction, general design and completeness. Mr. Wierdsma, the president director of the: company, arrived from Rotter- dam with a large party of friends and his son, Rypperda Wierdsma, who is also a director, joined the ship, hav- ing arrived at Queenstown by the Lusitania from New York. Mr. Van Holden, the engineer-in-chief of the company, and under whose direction and superintendence 'tthe ship was con- structed and completed, also joined the vessel for her trial trip, and the ship left under the command of Cap- tain F. H. Bonjer, the commodore cap- tain of the MHolland-America line, whose entire mail fleet, except the Potsdam, was built and completed in Ireland, the Rotterdam being the four- teenth vessel for this company first floated in the waters of the Lagan. DECISION IN HAVERFORD EX- PLOSION. Judge Adams, in the admiralty 'branch of the United States district court, on June 8 dismissed the suit of the International Mercantile Marine Co. vs. Messrs. Joseph Fels and Sam- uel F. Fels, which grew out of the explosion on board the steamer Hav- erford, of one of the company's lines, June 14, 1906. The catastrophe oc- curred while the vessel was at her dock at Liverpool, Eng., and resulted in the loss of 13 lives and heavy dam- age to the steamer. After a long in- ment. 15 vestigation the company decided that the explosion was caused by the in- flammable vapor arising from a ship- ment of "naphtha soap," made by the defendants. Suit was begun on March 28, 1907, and $100,000 damages were asked. In the complaint it was charged that the defendants knew the character of the cargo to be danger- ous, and should have stated that fact when they arranged for the consign- The Messrs. Fels asserted that the accident was due to an infernal machine on board the vessel, and that their soap is not explosive unless con- fined in an air-tight place where there is no opportunity for the gases to escape. Their product had been ship- ped around the world for 20 years, they asserted, without a single acci- dent having occurred. In his decision Judge Adams practically held that the explosion was caused by gas from the soap, but dismissed the action on.the ground 'that the steamship company well knew tthe nature of the soap and had neglected to stow it where it would have proper ventilation and could be safely carried. SEASICKNESS. In the prize essay department of the New York Medical Journal of May 30 are papers by P. A. Sure. Chastles 3: Butler and Robert A. Bachmann, U. S. N., on tthe ever engrossing subject of seasickness and the proper treat- ment of it. Dr. Butler says there is no specific for the ailment, and that the thing to strive for is immunity, which is only relative after all, since the hardiest sailor is liable to succumb to an unusual stress of weather. He divides victims into three classes: itthose who have: slight nausea that rap- idly wears off; those having more per- sistent symptoms who ultimately ac- quire immunity, and those who never become used to the oscillation of the ship. Members of the last class are rare, he thinks. For those in the sec- ond class, by far the large majority, he recommends careful dieting and catharsis, and abstinence from alcohol, coffee, tea and tobacco before sailing. Sleep during the day on shipboard should be discouraged, interfering with the regular sleeping hours. Orienta- tion is an important factor in obtain- ing immunity. The most distressing part of a ship's motion is the pitch, as the roll can be anticipated. The sailor learns to go with the -ship in pitching, the landsman fights against it. Once the traveler has learned to be part of the ship instead of trying to right it, a big step toward immu- nity has been taken. He advises avoid- ing sources of depression, like tea,