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compass and binnacle stand are lo- cated in the pilot house. The vessel is fitted with wireless supplied by the Radio corporation. Room for the wireless is located in the after end of the forecastle on the spar deck and is finished in mahogany. This room has been sound proofed accord- ing to latest methods with acoustic felt and sheet metal. No noises are transmitted to the surrounding rooms. Arrangement of Forward Spaces Coming to the guest passenger ac- commodations on this vessel it may be well first to consider the number and arrangement of decks in the for- ward end. The lowest deck is the so called main deck which is really a sort of orlop deck. On this deck is located the deck crew and cooks and attendants for the guest quar- ters. The galley for the passenger accommodations is located on_ this deck on the port side. It is fitted with an electric range of Standard Electric Stove Co. type. ‘There is the usual assortment of galley equip- ment and shelves and cupboards. A rubber tiled floor is laid on the steel deck. A large cold storage space off the galley is fitted with meat and vegetable compartments. Refrigera- tion is furnished by a Frigidaire ma- chine. There is an automatic con- trol of the temperature. The deck above, called the spar deck, is, with the exception of the windlass and wireless rooms, entirely taken up with guest passenger ac- commodations. A_ hallway on _ the center line with door leading out con- nects with a vestibule which is a part of the main lobby of the guests’ accommodations. Opening off this GUEST DINING ROOM ON §S. S. HARRY COULBY—PANELED IN TEAK WITH WAX FINISH lobby are five staterooms and_ the dining room. Five Staterooms With Baths Accompanying illustrations will give an idea of the arrangement and fur- nishings of these staterooms and of the dining room. Each stateroom is fitted with a tiled bath and equipped with the best plumbing fixtures. The staterooms are paneled with Haskel- ite and moldings and the finish is in tinted enamels. The dining room is on the starboard and after side and is beautifully finished in Burmah teak- wood in its natural state, rubbed down and waxed. The ceiling is of the beam type and there are built- CAPTAIN’S OFFICE ON THE S. S. HARRY COULBY MARINE REVIEW—October, 1927 in silver cabinets and an upholstered settee. A butler’s pantry finished in quartered oak is located adjacent to the dining room inboard and is fitted with a sink, cabinets for glasses and dishes, various lockers and a large day refrigerator with coils operated from the refrigerating machine below. Now going to the deck above which is the forecastle deck. A _ stairway leads up from the main passengers’ lobby on the spar deck to this deck and to the living room which is lo- cated immediately forward of the captain’s suite. This living room has been beautifully decorated and fur- nished and would do justice to the finest home or ocean liner. It is paneled in French walnut and has a beam ceiling. An electric fireplace adds an atmosphere of homelike com- fort. The remainder of the space in the house on this deck is occupied. as mentioned above by the captain’s and mates’ quarters. Pes Guests’ Sun Parlor On the next deck above, ‘which: is the top of the house on the fore- castle deck, is located the guests’ ‘sun parlor immediately aft of. the pilot house. ‘This sun room is’ an open air veranda fitted with large windows closely spaced. These windows may be readily: operated somewhat sim- ilarly to that of automobile door win- dows. They are fitted with a lever operating gear and were supplied by the Kearfott Engineering Co. A stairway leads from the sun room down to a passage leading to the living room. Access ‘may be had from the living quarters to all parts 21