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90 THE MarRINE REVIEW Dining Room or THE HAmBURG-AMERICAN LINER CLEVELAND. ' the passengers' contracts. The first cabin "section of the Cleveland also includes a book stall, library, infor- mation bureau and gymnasium. A notable feature of the first cabin, accommodations is the large number « of rooms with bath and toilet, and for the sole use of one passenger. The dining room on the upper deck is equipped with small tables, seat- ing two, four or six persons each. A spacious lounge where the passen- gers can gather during inclement weather is unique in that the men have the privilege of smoking. There is a music room and writing room on the upper deck. "The accommodations for second class passengers are also unusually elaborate and include a dining room seating 210 passengers, ladies' room, upper and lower smok- ing rooms, all the second class pub- PROPELLING MACHINERY OF THE HaAmsBurc-AMeERIcAN LINER CLEVELAND IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION. May, 1909. lic rooms, with the exception of the dining room, having large square windows in brass frames, insuring plenty of light and fresh air. Eleven compartments on the lower *'tween and saloon decks are fitted to accommodate the 2,054 passengers of the fourth class, or steerage, all the compartments being equipped with its quota of tables and seats and cupboards. The wash houses and toilet rooms are on the upper deck, as are also.-a large number of shower and other baths. Rooms for two, four and six passengers are provided for the accommodation of third class passengers in the forward part of the vessel. Here, also, ae a large dining saloon seating 234 per- 'sons at..one time... The third class THE STEAMER CLEVELAND. passengers have a _ promenade fore and aft of the bridge on the upper deck entirely covered by awnings. The Cleveland has a cargo capacity of 15,000 tons and is equipped with all facilities for the rapid handling of her enormous freight. Every ap- pliance for the safety of the vessel and its passengers has been provided, including wireless telegraph apparatus, hydraulic gear for operating the wa- ter-tight doors, automatic fire alarms and extinguishers, inter-:o mmunicat- ing telephones and a submarine signal. system. The former lake steamer Minnie E. Kelton, which has been ashore at the mouth of the Columbia river in Oregon since last May, has been floated through the efforts of Daniel Kern, of Portland, Ore., who bought thessavreck from the underwriters for $1,400.