The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-10
OF THE MOHAWK.

such Il the extreme height or tue spars that the
t0pmasis VIII have To be 10 Sercd 10 pass under-
meath the famous Brooklyn Bridge. she measures
l63 leet lrom the top OF her cuD toTsall 10 tile
wafer aud 2S5 leet non the END OF her nalnDoom
10 tue end OF the nylHg JluoOom. No expense MS
been spared III her Duliilng, the fiour tImbeIs
are OF white oak and TIE tlniDers III the top frame
are o locus; ana nacklnaLack. The stem and
stern frames are OF oak anu the Geek stancnlons
OF locust. rhe plankshear is oil Georgia pine with
walls OF oak anu bottom panKlng vi Georgia pine
and oak garbOaras. The centreDuaru trunk IS butt
OF solid OAK up 10 Inc water line anu rom taere
pine, with hacxmaracK knees except down
below, wnere iron IS USED as a snosti-
pine, and all of the hatcn comblngs,
hartners, bits. &c, are OF mahogany. The cat
yacht Il built with nush deck lure aud art ex-
ceptng the small COCKPIT At the entrance 10 the
mum saloon. Tue last named place Is one oil the
largest ever seen IN yac1t, ana measures q feet
square, with feet OF standing room, anu lighted
the walls OF the saloon VIII be fitted VITA paint
lnss OF marine subjects, executed ~ DE Haas, al
ternated with mirrors, anu on eacn side Will be
handsome bureaus bo0ks5ands anu other draw
ing room articles The .urDiture VIII be very
ricnly upholstered and scattered ABOUT without
any stuuied enecl. fae vice CommOdore'S state
room Is On tue starboard slice ana measures Is
leet by Is ieet. on the opposite side are three
staterooms, each measuring ieet by feet, and
ltted with hot ana cold water, sieam
heating pipes and an electric call ben. Forward Is
the pantry, iceooxes kltcnen, rooms for captain
mases, steward, boatswdin ana q roomy forecasts
Tor the men, There are also two sGater0oms each
II ieet ny feet, located ON eacn SIDE OF the
companlOnway. rue SanroOm right in the
stern and Is reached from the deck Dv a scuttle.
Inc water tanks, four IN number, with capacity
Tor 500 gallons, located beneath tee cabin
nooring The rigging Is entirely Of steel. manu-
iactured especially IN England. and the ballast IS
OF leai, moulded TO SUIT. Ine centreboard and
sails are worked by hand cranks, especially
adapted for the purpose.
AFTER 4 PLEASANT HoUR
mad been whhed away inspecting the yacht the
party returned To the Peasant Valley, when
backed out In TIE stream and awaited
THE LAUNCH.
Vice Commodore W. T. Garner and party OF
personal trends renamed on board the yacnt. and
at thirtY-tve minutes past oge The last book was
knocked IRON under her ana she g,Ided maJes-
trally into the water, STRIKING her water line 10
the inch. Mrs Garner oflclated ut the ceremony
and smashed the regulation bottle OF champagne
over her bows us she cnristened ner Tue Mohawk.
were the sponsors for The baptized, and acnIeved
sucn success Ia taelr avOcaton tEat quite a num-
per 81 gentlemen were ANXIOUS 70 Oe christeheu
over again. TN the wafer The Mohawk reminded
one greatly oil the Columbia, with bow soine-
what ike that oil the SapphO. Notwithstanding
tie predictions or some wlseacres that sue
would not stand up with her masts she ap
peared as stln as three-dccker and abie
to carry ten icet more timber alofL she
alongside the dock, wucre the nnsniug touches VIII
be given. The guests all returned on board the
Peasant Valley, whicA steame down TO
1IE NEW CLUE HOUSE
OF the New YORK Yacht Clun oil Stapeton, staten
Island. On the way down 4 DeimUnico collation.
was uncovered, ana ample Justice was done 70 IL.
lulnb-r vi speeches were made wishing all
kinds OF GOOD luck 10 me Mohawk. ner en- erpris-
ing owner and tue builder, Mr. Van Deusen, wnO
Is a man really deserving praise The vislt 10 tae
club house was rather failure, rs the rain was
pouring and everything was damp ana disagree
nble Yet enough was seen 10 give a iair idea or
what CHARMING summer retreat tie CLUB mcm-
DeTs VIII have tnls seas N. Inc Pleasant Valley
returned 10 the city SPOUT nye T. NJ, anc, nOtwih-
standing tue unpleasant weather, everybody APP
peared delighted with the day excursion. The
MOHAWK will probably make her hrst appearance
ia public al the Cape May regatta.