Daily Republican., 1884-04-15
THIRD EDITION,
cIRRY,s NEW STEEL YACHT.
She G,tdes Gracefully Into sho
Christtaps aud II Christeneo s"e
Electra

She Glides Gracefully lnto '"0lv
Christtaua aud II Christened '"e y
Electra" h
The har dsome steel yacht now being ouit 1
a, the Yards Of tle Harlan l. Hollingswor'h {
ompany. was launched yeste: day afternoon
in the presence Of about 800 spectators, among
whom were a number OF prominent citl'Vue
and invited guests, including the owner
bridge I Gerry, Frederick uaaii saninwaii. Mrs.
aerry and four children, Josiah M. FSss Mas
Mr. Pond and George W. Hail, oi Ne"
York. and ths hand.
some craft WAS soon wedged W, ,ana R1"r~ R,v" thaI
At O'Clock the word was passeG aiOas he ,He
line look out, there she goes" and tSs me
boat glidsd swiftly and gracefully nom %nris' Inc
vays into the seething waters OF tne ona.o ss
tiana amid cheers from the spectstots, .an,s
as the prov Of the boat touched INC w"tV n.n
edge the customary pottie eS o' snd M,a' miss Lil
Ian Ian Gerry's voice rang out in clear tones -
cAristsn thee Electra. . ., +ba |
deck Of the vessel, over whicn noateu wv Nv"
fest0Ons Of fsgs, with the nauGnai .hn SmPnU how
She,s the owner and invited guests were
The launch. as Is usual, was successiu,
one in every particular. After the D0at s nsa
glided from the ways the young MISS WY
Rad chrtstened her was presented WIN
hsndsome wreath Of natural flowers and .
ANAL bouquet She also took possession 81 .,
the neck OF the bottle and the hammer WIN
vhich the bottle was broken, and Will 10
rreseryed as mementos Of the launch py inc
"sfIH Ths Electra, when completed and ready
6or her initial cruise, will Do one Of the nnes.
yanhts af1oat. She is built 10 o stroDe Anu
mbstantial manner, and will be very last.
Her fittings and appointments will Dc very
handsome and elaborate; Her arcnlteetEtr, eTGttu
Tsla5d. N. Y, who also designed the Ast1r
Yacht. now on the ways at the Harlan Hoi.
iinwsWorth Company, and 10 experimenting
Inc construction Of both crafts. ~,
The Electra 10 built under the rules OF u. m
English Lloyds relating to steamers o. o. N nsl
nioss while the requirements Of the United
States steamship inspection laws have no
been overlooked. She will be specially adat
lad Tor long voyages. Her dimensions are:
Length Of deck, 176 feet inches lengtl
on water line lel iest - inc ,ncnes ,set atso r.
ches: draught Of water, feet inches
Her bar keel is 8 inches deep by incne
thick. while the stem is inches by lAinchel
The frames are Of steel angles, 3 lnches y
nches BY SlS inch ana .ns n0GT %hpe nts
cnstai Mate keelson Is GIG inch In thickne'
and 2b fnches wide, of iron. The bilge kee
Sons are iron, the double angles being >
inches by inches by GIG incn. Inc pean Il
viii be Of bulb 7 steel, 9 inches deep py % .
asck T. f q iron plates $40 inch thick, cover.
Nv white nine inches by inches. All Il
Mating ii steel and varies In thickness 1ro
%to us inch in thickness, the plates work
flush, rivited and strapped. ,,.,.
d,rect acting compound engine Of the b'
material and workmanship: The high pr
smre cylinder will be 23 inches In diamet
and the low pressure cylinder ~ lnehes
diameter with 20 inches stroke Of piston;
bearings will be Of extra iengIn ny; =, anu J.,
Gspendent condenser, having indePendt
air, circulating and feed pumps. me
heller will be feet In diameter, Win 10 J.
Mitch. and capable of 100 turns mlnu
Steam will be provided oy @ Two tyarnor, tiarn III
two furnaces in each OF ~ inches dame
Each boiler will have from 1900 to J.
square feet OF heating surface Ihe II
water copd anser will have capacity ol
gallons day. -,.o, :,
ton.masts to house he will carry a
stay-saiI. lib, foresAil two gaf topsalls
sninnaker Four boats will be PROVE
The finish of the cabin and saloon and 81
room will be in the most artslio syi'
hard wood, and her joiner work and all
tings and appointments must DC
keeping with the character OF the cralt.
tmrnitnre W III be handsome and rich,
for which are now being made. All tn
terpal arrang gements are in the hands Of
builders and will be tirstclass in every
ticular. The staterooms, officers cabins, al,nna.,
will be he ndsomely fitted up and everyt
tending to the comfort OF those VINO
cruise % On her will be added. When
pleted she will cruise during the sun
with her millionaire owner IN ana
New York, the Hudson river, and prot
along the Atlantic coast.