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Ja Ne Se ee VOL. 39. CLEVELAND, MARCH 18, 1909. NEW YORK FOR THIRD CLASS PASSENGERS ONLY. The Red Star Line steamer Gothland, which recently made her maiden trip in the New York-Antwerp service, is unique in that she..is equipped for third- class passéngers exclusively. and has un- usually elaborate accommodations through- out. Formerly one of the crack vessels in the Australian and New Zealand ser- vice of the White Star Line, as the Gothic, she last year underwent exten- sive overhauling and alterations at the yards of her builders, Harland & Wolff, Belfast, for the trans-Atlantic third-class trade. : The general dimensions of the Goth- land are: Length over all, 504 ft., beam, 53 ft. 3. in| depth, 37 ft. with a gross tonnage of 7,660. Her propelling ma- chinery consists of two sets of triple- expansion engines capable of maintain- ing an average speed of 14.5 knots per hour, steam being supplied by six single- ended boilers. carrying 175 Ibs. per sq. in. As shown in the accompaning photo- graps, the accommodations are superior to those ordinarily assigned to this class of passenger. A large number of two- berth rooms are set aside for the use of married couples, familes also being as- signed to separate smail rooms. The old type of open-berth sections is en- tirely dispensed with. Two large dining rooms of ample seating capacity are sit- uated on the upper and lower decks, smoking, reading and lounging rooms also being provided. The Gothland has a wide expanse of promenade and main deck, both of which are entirely at the service of the third-class passengers, of which the ves- sel has accommodations for over 1,700. She is lighted throughout by electricity, and in addition to the usual auxiliaries has an evaporating system of large cap- acity. Her fresh water tanks have a capacity of 57,000 gallons. The Goth- land has -nine bulkheads and a double- bottom ballast tank system. RED STAR LINE STEAMER GOTHLAND. No. 11 STAIRWAY CONNECTING THIRD CLASS DINING SALOONS,