The now Hamburg-America Lino coasting str. Admiral von Tirpitz, which ed hero from Tientsin on the 9th instant, care alongside the German mail jetty yesterday and during the afternoon, between the hours of four and six o'clock, a most enjoyable reception was held on board, some tivo hundred residents availing theroselves of the kind invitation of the agents, Messrs. Melchers Ca, to visit and inspect the now steamer. Light refreshments were served on both spat and promenade decks in that dainty German fashion in which the caterers—tho Club Concordia—are experts, Those who visited the stoxmer were well rewarded, as she is a perfect model of what a coasting steamer should be, and has in small compass every luxury and convenience that is found on board the largest and most up-to-date ocean liners.
The Admiral von Tirpitz is a steel twin-screw steamer, with promenade deck and spar deck, and was built this year at Bremerhaven by Messrs. G. Seebeck Go, La., who have also supplied the machinery. Her dimension are:—length between perpendiculars, 260 fest; depth to main deck, 14 ft. 3 in; depth -to spar deck, 22 feet. The carries 1,200 tons of cargo ona moan draught of 13} feet, and hor speed is from 12 to13 knots. She is fitted with two sets of triple-expansion, surface-condensing engines, with cylindors 14, 234, and 382 li meter by 25 in, stroke, steam being supplied by two largo steam boilers working at high pressure and fitted with forded draught arrangements. The hull is built with deep frames, clear holds, cellulardouble bottom, and fore-peak ballast tank. 'The total water ballast capacity is 413 tons in all, of which the fore-peak tank can carry 118 tons. The tanks for engine-room use have a cay ity of 118 tou: li equipped with a powerfal' steam windless and four must modern friction winches, and eight derricks to facilitate the quick discharge of cargo.
On the spar deck forward is the whol-house, with every modern convenience in the way of telegraphs, compass, electrical connection with the whistle, side and mast lamps, and a telegraph by means of which, should the steam steering-goar break down, the man at the wheel can steer by hand by an electrical telegraph connecting aft. The chart-room is most commodious, and is fitted with an electric tell-tale for the side and mast lights. Aft of the wheel-house is the captain's cabin, beautifully fitted and roomy, and with a through door to the wheel house. Aft, on this deck are six boats, including four life boats, capable of carrying comfortably many more than the ship's full complement of officers, crow and _passongers.
On the promenade dock are ton splendidly fitted first-class cabins for foreign passengers. These are amidships and are boaatifully decorated and fitted with two bunks and lounge, double lavatory, electric fan and lights, and prettily upholstered. Aft of these are the smoking room and the ladies' room, the former decorated with untrimmed ash panelling, leather upholstered leung stained glass skylight, and furoishod wi four card-tables, sideboard, and electric fans. 'The ladies' room is prettily farnished with turquoise blue upholstery, maple-wood desk and hook-cnso, pile carpet, and the walls are panelled in ivory white with gold decking.
On the main deck is the first-class saloon, handsomely furnished and upholstered, and aft on the port side is the second-class saloon, which is quite equal to the first-class saloon of the ordinary coaster, On the starboard side, jacent to the second saloon, are the pantry and kitchen, and aft agai on the starboard side are the officers' and engineers' eshins, and on the port side two more first-class and four second-class cabins, two of the latter containing two berths each and two containing four each, but it is worthy of remark that the four-berthed cabins are almost double the size of those with two berths. Aft again are eight cabins' to accommodate first-class Chinese passengers, and these are far ahead of any cabins for natives on any steamer that has yet visited Shanghai and are equal to first-class foreign accommodation on many stoafaors that visit the port. These cabins open on to a large dining saloon, and aft are wollfitted lavatories with marble slabs and basins, and every modern accessory.
In the *tweon decks is accommodation for sixteen second-class Chinese passeners aft, for 116 third-class natives abaft the engine room, and for 110 third-close natives amidships, and 68 forward.
A sister ship to the Admiral von Tirpitz is now under construction and is expected to arrive hero about the end of the year. So well does the Company appear to cater to the wants and comfort of passengers that their now. enterprise cannot but succeed, and their steamers will be well bouked up for some time to come,
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