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stituted for mural decorations 4 February, 1912 @ The spouts are operated by electric hoist and are not counter-balanced. This dock has made some marvelous loading records, having loaded a sin- gle vessel with 9,500 tons of ore in 25 minutes and eight vessels with an aggregate of 62,000 tons in six hours, or at the rate of 10,334 tons per hour. UNDREDS of workmen are busily engaged on the new steamer City of Detroit III,at the Detroit yard of the American Ship Building Co., and present progress indicates that she will be delivered about May 15. Work upon the superstructure is well ad- vanced, so that it is possible to get some idea of the scheme of interior decoration, and in this respect it is quite safe to say that she will not be surpassed by any vessel on the lakes. The main saloon on the promenade deck is paneled in mahogany veneer of the richest character. Considerable work in bas relief has also been sub- with excellent effect. When she goes into commission she will be the largest sidewheel passen- ger steamer in the world, though, of course, this distinction she will not hold very long, as the new side- wheeler for the Cleveland & Buffalo line will exceed her in dimensions. The City of Detroit III is 470 ft. over all, 455 ft. keel, 55 ft. breadth molded, and 22 ft. depth molded; depth at 'stem, 29.25 ft.; at stern, 25.25 ft., and at guards 21.25 feet. The hull is built of steel with double bot- tom divided into 11 compartments by watertight cross bulkheads extending from the keel to the main deck. The bottom is divided at the center line and athwartships into 15 watertight tanks. The main deck, and the hous- ings on the main and orlop decks, are of steel. Her steel skin is carried to THE MARINE REVIEW The Barnett & Record Co., of Min- neapolis, Minn., were contractors for the foundations and concrete work, and Whitney Bros., of Superior, Wis., for the dredging. The steel work was fabricated by the American Bridge Co. and erected by the Pittsburgh Minneapolis Construction. Co. The City. of. Dero the promenade deck with bulwarks of steel. : Her engines will be of the three- cylinder, compound, inclined' type, having one high-pressure cylinder 62 in. in diametér, and two _ low-pres- sure cylinders, 92 in. in diameter each, with. a piston stroke of 102: in; In fact, the design of her engine will be exactly like that of the City of Cleve- land II, except that it will be some- what larger. The Cleveland's engine _has* proved" to' be one "of 'the «most successful marine installations on the lakes, having after four years of ser- vice not been the cause of even a mo- ment's delay. Steam will be supplied from three single-ended and three double-ended boilers, equipped with 'Howden draft and allowed 160 Ib. pressure. The main shaft of the en- gine is the largest that has ever been cast for use in a steamer on_ fresh water, weighing about 100 tons. The paddie wheels are of the feathering type, 29 ft. in diameter, fitted with 11 paddle wheels each 14.5 ft. long, and about 5 ft. wide, supported at the outer end by 14-ton steel trusses: Safety and Convenience. Practically every device that human ingenuity can suggest for the safety amd convenience of the passengers is incorporated in the ship. Probably the thing that will be most appreci- ated by the traveling public is the fact that running hot and cold water will be found in every stateroom. 7, Steel & Machinery Co., Minneapolis, Minn., built the spouts. The dock was designed by Max Toltz, of St. Paul, Minn., consulting engineer. It was erected under his supervision with the co-operation of A. H. Hoge- land, - chief engineer of the Great Northern railway. STEEL WorK oF THE Two Hargors OrE Dock Modern system of ventilation will re- new the air in all parts of the ship where artificial circulation is required. Inside staterooms can depend upon a constant supply of washed fresh air, making them as comfortable and de- sirable as outside staterooms in the eyes of the management. Altogether there will be 600 staterooms, 25 par- lors with baths and private verandas. The automatic fire alarm will reach all parts of the vessel, which will in- stantly determine the location of a fire should one break out, as the sys--- tem divides the boat into sections of eight staterooms each, the annunci- ator showing what section the alarm comes from.. This automatic ther- mostat consists of a small hollow copper wire which is sensitive to heat registering 140 degrees or more. Each stateroom will have telephone con- nection with the shore while the ves- sel is at dock, The parlors will be finished in poplar and hardwood and will contain a chiffonier, settee, thermos bottle for hot and cold water and electric fans. The dining room will be located on the main deck immediately aft of the purser's office, a most commenda- ble innovation, affording abundant light and excellent ventilation. The dining room ordinarily on lake side- wheelers has been below the water line. The dining room will follow the colonial in design and will be finished in mahogany. There will be several private dining rooms in con-