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' December, 1909 S. S. Otyvmpic: Looxine Art. so the new leviathans will take a day or two longer over the Atlantic voyage. The luxurious conditions un- der which the trip will be made, will, it is held, compensate for the addi- tional time spent at sea. The White Star is applying to the propulsion of these leviathans a combination of re- ciprocating engines and turbines such as is already exemplified in the Lau- rentic, also built by Messrs. Harland & Wolff. The 'completion of the Olympic and Titanic will mean, there- fore, that the four biggest liners in the world will not only be under the British flag, but that in each case the turbine will contribute in whole or part to propel them. The White Star mammoths will have Southampton as their home port, and will call at Cher- bourg to tap the continental traffic. The detailed dimensions of the ships, however, are still withheld. We have been favored by the build- ers, Messrs. Harland & Wolff, Bel- fast, with two interesting photographs showing the frame work of the Olym- pic at the end of October. The view is looking aft, and shows the vessel more than half framed. Amidships and forward, the lower are being placed in position. From the engine room aft the hold columns and deck girders were fitted in con- junction with the framing, to obviate the necessity of the usual wood shor- ing aft. The question of shoring and staging in these vessels was naturally a more difficult one than usual owing to the great height from the ground at the ends of the vessel, and this has been overcome by the builders by means of a number of light iron lattice-work trestles which they have constructed for staging PUrpocee: The shell plating of the Olympic appears deck beams "TAE Marine REVIEW above this upper turn of the bilge, the whole so far having been hydrau- lic riveted from the keel up. Some idea of the immensity of the work involved in the construction of such a leviathan as the Olympic may be gained by a few statistics. The weight of the rivets in the ship's dou- ble bottom alone weigh 270 tons, numbering about 500,000, the largest being 1% inches in diameter. The heaviest plate weighs 4%4 tons, and is 36 ft. long. The stern frame, which is already in position, weighs 70 tons; the rudder 100 tons, and the boss arms 73% tons aft and 45 tons for- ward. The largest beam used tops 4 tons, and measures 92 ft. easel OBER AMMERGAU PASSION PLAY 1910. Great preparations are being made in the little mountain-hidden village of Ober Ammergau, Bavaria, for the production of the Passion Play begin- ning in May and continuing until the middle of September next year. Many improvements have already been made. Three of the streets leading to the great auditorium have been widened, as has also the plaza in front of: the ticket. office. A large photographer's studio has been erect- ed next the dressing room and as protection against fire a station has been established in which 21 men are to be detailed. The representations are always given during daylight, without the use of artificial light, making the possibility of fire a most remote contingency. To care for visitors who may become ill, from any cause, a temporary hospital has been established under the direction of the village doctor with attendants S, S. Orympic Looxinc Art, 513 and nurses. Seamstresses have been engaged in making the multi-colored costumes for the past six months. These alone will cost in the neigh- borhood' of $25,000. The principal roles together with their impersonators, as furnished the North German Lloyd offices in New York, the official representatives of the Passion Play committee of Ober Ammergau, are: Prologue, Anton. Lechner; choir leader, Jacob Rutz, who acted in the same capacity in 1900; Christ, Anton Lang, who acted this role in 1900; John, Albrecht Birl- ing; Peter, Andreas Lang; Judas, Johann Zwink, third time; Pilate, Sebastian Bauer, second time, and Magdalene, Maria Mayr. TOUGH TUNGSTEN LAMPS IN A WRECK, The collision between a Pennsyl- vania eastbound passenger train and an empty engine just outside Jersey City on the morning of Noy. 8 re- sulted in comparatively few injuries to the passengers, due to the fact that the strong frames of the pas- senger cars resisted crushing. The damage to engines and cars, however, was considerable. One of the steel passenger coaches jumped the track and turned over on its side, denting in the steel plates about 18 inches. In the lighting equipment of this car were nine General Electric Tungs- ten. lamps... It is. interesting..to.. note that, after the wreck, when all the lamps were taken out and tested, the Tungstens were found to be in per- fect condition--a further proof of the rather remarkable strength and durability of the Tungsten filament when specially adapted for train lighting service. / LARGEST AMERICAN SAILING VESSEL. The largest sailing vessel of Amer- ican registry and the largest wooden vessel ever built in the United States will be launched on Dec. 14, at Bath, Me. The vessel will be named Wy- oming, will have six masts and a gross tonnage of 3,730 tons, exceed- ing the William L. Douglas by 22 tons. The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Athabasca of the upper lake service is to be cut in two and an ad- ditional 36 ft. of length built into her during the coming winter. 'This work will be done at Collingwood by the Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. and the Athbasca is to be completed and ready for service on the opening of navigation next spring,