Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-23
WEALTHY YACHTsMEN.
A Description Of Jay GOuld'S
Floating PallOe as 1t
Will Be.
How Prominent Wall Street
Men Propose Enjoying the
Summer Vacation

IuX W ulCOt bAAs oOohkC oOaAa Va
Saturday the conversation drifted on
to the subject CT his fathers magnifi-
can't yacht, which Is rapidly bsing
pushed toward completion.
Scan you give The Journal some
Idea Of her fittings, and any details of
interestT
with pleasure. Come to my eff 80
and I will show you the ec'fcations, "
"Her cost will be $3.50, 00O-possi.
bly, more. She will be 225 feet long,
2O5 feet at the water line and % feet
bsam. She will draw 10 feet of water
and will DO built of iron. Her rig
| will bs that Of a three. masted sohoon-
or. She will have a fash deck and
will be provided with electric lights.
SEE will also carry q Herrtschof
steam launch"
"The cabins will be placed forward,
and the crews quartersIwill be aft, on
the same principle as Mr.. Bennett's
yacht. The cabins and s'a'erooms
are to be ventilated by an improved
steam fan, which will be worked from
the engine ROOM"
GORGEOUS FITTINGS.
SIN addition to the owners state
room there will be eight others, The
fl ,ors will be finished in hard and
fancy woods and will be m)veable,
80 that the occupant can raise them,
and, whenever inclined, take a bath OF
fresh or salt water, hot or cold, az his
fancy may suit him. The baths will
be inlaid with porcelain and their con.
struotion In this way will saw the
trouble of going out of ones room to
battle.
"The upper woodwork of the state.
rooms will consist of satinwood,
French walnut aud mahogany, inlaid
with various designs specially made
for the purpose. The rooms will be
upholstered In tapestry and embroid.
cred peedlework of various colors,
each design being In harmony with
tho general character of each room.
The furniture Is to be dlstir c., one
room being In blue and gold, another
In scarlet and yellow, a third In eb.
ony, and SO on; and SO, you see, we
intend making ourselves pretty CON-
Portable" ,
SHOW many of o crew will you
csrrv2'
"There will be accommodations for
thirty ,~ficers and men,"
"What is her name to be-"
"That has not yet been decided.
Neither has my father chosen her cap.
tain. She will carry eighteen days
coal, and when finished We hope to
have one of the most complete yachts
afoat." .Ilt d. Is
"Your father looks forward to his
departure with considerable interest,
I suppose ~
"Yes, he has anticipated q protracted
holiday for some time, and ! think the
change will be beneficial all round,
The yacht will be ready In June, ant
all being we'll We expect to start during
the latter part of that month Speak
Ing for myself, I have long wished t.
see something of the world and itl
ways, for you know the universe Is moi
bounded by the limits Of Wall street,
which does grow . trihe monotonoul
o~ocasionally. Futures you know,
are risky things to speculate upon,
and 1t 10 perhaps ~ well I should say
no more at present, until u dephr
ture assumes Q more definite shape
Mr.. WASHINGTON CoNNER's YACHT.
Mr.. Jay Gould DIS partner, Wash
lngton Conner, also has a new zach
under way In John Roach's yard, Phil
adelphia.
She Ii also to be built of Iron. He
Dimensions are 121 feet 6 inches depth
IL feet " inches; water line, Z feet
inches; draft, 8 feet 2 inches; beam, q
feet 6 inches. Her tonnage under tn
new measurement will be 1870; unde
the old, 267 tons. She will also b.
fitted with upright compound oylinde'
engines.
The new yacht will be finished 1
June and will cost $60.C0 She VII
have tour stAterooms, each IL feet
inches BY 8 feet. The main saloo
, will be 10 feet 6 inches long-lon
enough to dine ten persons, although
she will carry accommodations IL
twelve personh=
! Her cabins, winch are aft, Will b
finished In Sird's.eye maple an
French walnut, and deliberately up
holstsred In bright. oolored ak an
I lace ~ourtains. Her ofioers and Gre
all told will not exceed eight mer
, She will carry forty tons OF GOAL, an
> will have more free board than an
yacht In the New York squadron.
ANorHxRl ELABoRlrE YACHT.
Mr.. George 8, So,tt, broker, VIII
: IL building . sister yacht to Mr.. Col
nor's, i-formsd q Journal report,
that he considered the vessels wou'
: be ahead IN sailing qualities (l
= average speed being IA kno
An hour) Of any OF similar tonnag
: "My oaptaln," said he, "will
= that we'll known veteran, CAPITA
. Healy, Of New London, Conn.,, ths
. whom I don't know q better sail
/. sAoAt. I intend cruising In We
y Indies, for which service she has BEE
= specially built. My object has be,
o to insure comfort with speed rath
than an extra amount of eleganc
n and I don't think I shall be disa
appointed"
al "Of whom will your party consist
Q ~ have not yet decided, but
q there Is anything new that ! eau 81
y you when the time of departure
N proaches you can depend upon 1t Il
10 I will let The Journal have it."
10 A Novel Anuel Report.
=. From the Boston Post.