82 Report of a Journey Around the World. 



"Temporarily the Museum is situated at 34-36 Georgenstrasse in 

 a building formerly used by the Chemical Institute of the University, 

 near the Friedriehstrasse station .... The museum is not only to 

 serve the Royal Berlin University, but above all for the education 

 of the people. On this account we have endeavored to explain each 

 object with detailed notices in terms easily understood ; this guide 

 giving a general idea of the collections and the connection as a 

 whole. A small reading room near Room VI is open to visitors. 

 "The Management of the Museum will be grateful for any 

 suggestions and cooperation in the development and perfection of 

 the institution." ' 



The illustrations will show the general arrangement of the 

 museum, but there are several matters shown that need perhaps 

 a word in explanation. The beautiful model (Fig. 68) shows: 



"The flagship 'Kaiser Wilhelm de Grosse' (Kaiser class) ready for 

 sea, the boats are lashed up, the gangway up, the cable which holds 

 the ship to the buoy can at any moment be slipped and allowed to 

 fall, the guns are drawn in, the crew are on duty. The sister 

 ship, 'Kaiser Barbarossa', on the contrary has cleared her decks for 

 fighting, the boats are left behind in the harbor, she shows no sign 

 of life, and only after close inspection some signal men are noticed 

 hidden in the feuer schutz, and at the ports of the Commander's 

 station human heads are to be seen here and there. The guns 

 are ready and the enemy is expected on the starboard side. The 

 topmast flags are waving gayly in view of the enemy. The line- 

 ship 'Elsass' (Braunschweig class) presents a peacefully active 

 scene at sea. It is midday recess; officers and men are amusing 

 themselves on that part of the upper deck etiquette allows to each. 

 The boats lie near the forecastle, the gig at the starboard gang- 

 way. The Commander is just going down the ladder, and the 

 officer on duty with the 'gangway boys' are giving him the cus- 

 tomary salute. On the larboard side the steam launch is being 

 lowered, and a number of men are filling the long boat, for the 

 boatswain's mate has just given the signal to lower this. On the 

 starboard side diagonally from the 'Elsass' is a line of boats moored. 

 They are the boats of S. M. S. 'Worth' (Brandenburg class) which 

 are to be protected from the coal dust of their vessel which is 



'Translation l>v the Librarian, Miss E. H. Hit^ins. 



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