THE COST OF AN OCEAN RACER—INTRICATE “FINANCING” OF SUCH AN UNDERTAKING—THE CONTRACT WITH THE SHIP-BUILDERS—THE UNCERTAIN ELEMENT IN DESIGNING—GREAT SHIP YARDS ALONG THE CLYDE—THE PLANS OF A STEAMER ON PAPER—ENLARGEMENT OF PLANS IN THE “MOULD LOFT”—WHAT IS MEANT BY “FAIRING THE SHIP”—THE “SCRIVE BOARD”—LAYING DOWN THE KEEL—MAKING THE HUGE RIBS—WHEN A SHIP IS “IN FRAME”—SHAPING AND TRIMMING THE PLATES—RIVETING AND CAULKING—READY FOR LAUNCHING—THE GREAT “PLANT” WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THE BUILDING OF A SHIP—DESCRIPTION OF A TYPICAL YARD—WORKS COVERING SEVENTY-FOUR ACRES—WHERE THE SHAFT IS FORGED—THE LATHES AT WORK—THE ADJUSTMENT OF PARTS—SEVEN THOUSAND WORKMEN. OCEAN PASSENGER TRAVEL 112 BY JOHN H. GOULD. THE FIRST OCEAN RACE—PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN THE OLD CLIPPER DAYS—STATE-ROOMS AND TABLE FARE IN EARLY DAYS—THE FIRST OCEAN MAIL CONTRACT—DISCOMFORTS FIFTY YEARS AGO—AMERICAN TRANSATLANTIC LINES—GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES—NOVELTIES ON THE COLLINS LINE—WHEN STEERAGE PASSENGERS WERE ALLOWED ON OCEAN STEAMSHIPS—IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE COMFORT OF PASSENGERS WROUGHT BY THE OCEANIC IN 1870—THE PRESENT ERA OF TWIN-SCREW SHIPS—THEIR ADVANTAGES—THE FASTEST VOYAGES EAST AND WEST—RECORDS OF THE GREAT RACERS—MODERN CONVENIENCES AND LUXURIES—THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CABIN PASSENGERS FROM 1881 TO 1890—HOW THE LARDER IS SUPPLIED—ELECTRIC LIGHTS, LIBRARIES, AND MUSIC-ROOMS—CUSTOMS PECULIAR TO THE FRENCH, GERMAN, AND BRITISH LINES—LIFE IN THE STEERAGE—IMMIGRATION STATISTICS—GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. THE SHIP’S COMPANY 149 BY LIEUTENANT J. D. JERROLD KELLEY, U. S. NAVY. HAS STEAM RUINED THE GENUINE SAILORS OF STORY AND SONG?—HAULING A LINER OUT OF THE LIVERPOOL DOCKS—THE TRAITS OF MASTER-MARINERS—EDUCATION OF JUNIOR OFFICERS—A FIRE DRILL—STOWING THE CARGO—DOWN THE CHANNEL IN A FOG—THE ROUTINE LIFE AT SEA—THE TRIALS OF KEEPING WATCH—A BO’S’N’S RIGHT TO BLUSTER—STEERING BY STEAM—SCRUBBING THE DECKS IN THE MIDDLE WATCHES—FORMALITIES OF INSPECTION—THE MAGIC DOMAIN OF THE ENGINE-ROOM—PICTURESQUENESS OF THE STOKE-HOLE—MESSES OF THE CREW—THE NOON OBSERVATION—LIFE AMONG THE CABIN PASSENGERS—BOAT DRILL—PLEASURES TOWARD THE END OF THE VOYAGE—THE CONCERT—SCENES IN THE SMOKING-ROOM—WAGERS ON THE PILOT-BOAT NUMBER—FIRE ISLAND LIGHT, AND THE END OF THE VOYAGE. SAFETY ON THE ATLANTIC 185 BY WILLIAM H. RIDEING.