AWKWARD SHIP TO HANDLE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 127, 29 May 1914, Page 5

AWKWARD SHIP TO HANDLE.

I THE VATERLAND'S SUCTION. OTHER VESSELS DAMAGED, j I iTimes and Sydney Sun Services.) i NEW YORK. May 2S. The frreat American liner Yatorland. "n the harbour yesterday, overturned a real baa-c. and drapred two Lujrboats from their berth*. In ti.'ickinj.' out >he nearly crashed into two larii' pus«eti;rer steamers', and (ben swung towards the pier. Tlio churning 01 lirr screws sucked the water nut. i-aiisin? TV hawsers of two steamers to snap, auil forcing them against the pier. The vessels, as well as th<" pier, suffered considerably. The Yaterland proceeded on her voyage iLfter inllirtinjr damacre estimated at £fi.nOO. V.hen tlie Vaterland was hrinp berthed in NVw York last, week, upon arrival, she broke away from the two t ujrs that wit" helping to brrtli her. nn.l befffin i«. drift down the Hudson helpless in the prrip of the ebh tide tJiat was ninninp. The biR liner swiintr broadside arross ilic river, and was carried steadily down the stream. After bad drifted more than a mile t.he tujrs suecci-ded in fretting hold of the Vaterlund atr.iin. The distinction of 'wing 'he larpes - . ship in tW world is mw held by the Yaterhuid. White ploiuJj rp-wmbli-ng her sieti-.r shrp -the Lnr;>erat.>r. she. exi*>e>ih i'.k- Pa4t«T in all diin-oneloe*. The Vatcrland in J>.JO f»yt. "r nearly tive city blocks in Ifng-cii. lull feet in width, n.nd ban a fcinmagrp of . r iS.oriO. L\B in t-ho ejsr , of the lmpc-a-i-or iier hull h-as t>wn constriiotod with a <t>mpl»"tn inner skin carried liijr'n aUvve the water-line, making in'T a nhrp wirthin a ship. She. if provided ivrih bot'n langitndin.il and :ranveroe bulklnMtls. grvin;: her a i-ellu-lar <-rmstru<-uon and n-nderititj her proof afrainist collwwne -and siinila.r She carries lifeboat.- more ilian suflicien.i ;o at-comniivdat-i' all on board. .Ilvr pn-werl'iil wireless appa.r»itiw Ikt t" keep coTTtinn-oufly in toucii with lanvl. A unique f«allirr a i-rrarplrte tire <lvpajfcmt>nt m-nifc'-d from -tbc lire dejjartmonte <rf fiemmn cities. The Yat-frland 'ha~ many ori<rina.l fc.3t,iirei«. She the thvt KU-anner built n-ith fun-nel* divided in the torm of tlio !<■•.;<-r V a: a poinr- berreath tin , Inweet paesonjier deck" ti?>d tiio ;n a tube wliich ripes a.hove her uppermost dock. The rjea.-e mvupifd by 'the ordinary fimnele paf^irrc , ilrToiich the nridile of t'ne derkf i« thus l< , fl clear and the public cabins may T.lrus occupy The deck wirhout obstruction. Taking advantage of this neir arranjraicat «f the fuiin-r-l* thr jrrand dini room "f tlio X'-.iterlan-d is unique It ar-rormnotia-trp SDH pacsengPTfi at ono. •im-e. all seated upon ihe Kanro deck. Tbe grnvt frize and e-teadin«=s of the h,;.cam-er make i.t prttfible to fnmish the dininpr room witii movable dminff-f-hair? in place of Uic sw.ivy.l epat« at-ta-oheil 10 ahe floors rommo:i 1o »>ean >tea.meTti. Tlip p.iftsenijPTs on the Vattrland have •be choice of private surtfs wjiirh vary in eiz« from .two 10 iwelve rooms. The Tnoet elaboraJe of them, known aB ilie iinjj-rciora. breai-faet room, two ha.th?, s-ervantw' room«, and a rrrivate desk. A largH pro-port ion of t-he s-Latcrnoms nave private ba-l-hroonw and the oth-er lia-tiiß are so distritoutnl at< to be ronv«nienl toovery stateroom. In the firxr ■ •3,!>iii aloii-? 1-iK-re. am more than 2">n ibathe. An important innovation has been made in the etw.rafro an'.ommoda■.ions hrttli cv tlie Vaitfrland and Impnrntor. The strera'jre naKsensppns occupy wparate for two. four or six persons instead of ih<» d-ormimrie? forimerly unrJ.