the steward, mcgillis, and the purser, donahue, had cabins on the main cabin deck up in the forward part of the texas there were cabins for the officers, including captain crang, pilot larkins, and chief engineer evans. the steamer was now equipped with electric lighting, as well as new steam-driven steering gear, reportedly superior to the hydraulic gear installed on "telephone". new cylinders had been fitted into the steam engines, and a system of electric engine room telegraph bells had been installed.