Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), September 1914, p. 326

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326 FORWARD AFTER END MAIN SALOON LOOKING INTO WOMEN'S LOUNGE the dining room are located the stores, refrigerators and fresh water tanks. Aft on this deck are located the bar and crew's quarters. The bar is finished in fumed oak with tile floor. On the deck above, which is the main deck, the after part of the vessel is given over to the social hall and passengers' entrance. Leading from the social hall are the purser's room, barber shop, cafe and parcel check room. Forward of the social hall are the baggage room and accommodations for the engineer crew. The galley is located on the main deck amidships, connected by elevators and dumb waiters to the pantry and _ store- rooms below. Forward of the galley is the lower cabin. This is surrounded by nine parlor staterooms each with' private bath and fitted with double brass beds and mahogany furniture. A_ stairway leads directly from the cabin to the din- ing room below. : The main saloon om the upper deck is reached from the. social hall below by the main stairway. The main saloon is finished in cream enamel and leading BALL ROOM AFTER END BOAT DECK LOOKING THE MARINE REVIEW off from it are 128 staterooms with accommodations for 256 passengers. Separated from the main saloon by a glass partition and French doors at the a PROMENADE DECK, STARBOARD SIDE, LOOKING AFT September, 1914 ase WOMEN'S LOUNGE LOOKING FORWARD INTO MAIN SALOON after end is the ladies' cabin finished in silvered oak. Both the main saloon and the ladies' cabin are furnished through- out with leather chairs and _ settees. Officers' quarters are located forward of the main saloon on the. upper deck, but are entirely separate. The promen- ade deck is given over entirely to state- rooms and a covered promenade. There are 52 staterooms and 14 parlor state- rooms with bath on the promenade deck. These staterooms, as shown in the photographs, open onto a_ gallery which overlooks the main saloon. Ac- cess to the gallery is provided by broad stairways forward and aft of the en- gine and _ stack casing. A_ covered promenade 9 feet wide and furnished with deck and steamer chairs, extends entirely around the ship. The extreme after end of the prom- enade has been' given over to 4a children's open air playground, and is supplied with all sorts of toys for the little This is a very popular feature of the ship. The railing around the 'children's room is entirely screened ones.

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