National Republican., 1884-04-10
MIR. AsToR's NEW YACHT.
The Splendid Appointments OF the Vessel
Now Bullding ut Wilmington.
Ncir Ynrt Snn

Nclu York sun.
Scores of men are busily at work on low,
black hull in tho Harlan s. Hollingsworth
shpyards. BY the middle of April it will be
ready to launch, and henccforth will bear the
name Of the Nourmahal. This is the yacht
which Mr. William Astor, of New York, ex-
poets will eclipse anything aaoat, and in
which he Is ready to invest something like
$35OOOO.
The Nourmahal is to be novelty in one
way. II Is to bD built entirely of steel, and
the requirements are that it shall bo fully as
woll equipped for the sea as the best of the
ocean steamers. Mr.. Astor doesn't intend to
be fresh-water sailor by any means. aud he
stipulates that his yacht must come up to the
rnles Of the English Lloyds register. Tho
hull and the frame are of steel, the deck
beams are Of steel, and evon tho deck itself
is to be mado of the same material. Steel
will be used for the deck houses as high as tho
windows.
Tho Nournahal promises beautiful model.
The deck length is 227 feet and few inches.
The breadth of beam is 80 feet and the depth
of hold 1877. Speed 10 to be loss Of an object
than safety and comfort. Tho two engines
can be worked to tho extent Of 1,iO0 horse
power, but only IL knots an hour is expected
from ordinary pressure, which can be in
creased to Ii If necessary. The yacht is to
be bark-riggcd, ond will spread something
like 1000 square feet of canvas TO the breeze.
Mr.. Astor intends TO furnish his floating
palace in manner beftting its cost. AS in
Mr.. BENEFITS Namouna and Mr.. Gould's
Atalanta, the cabins will be forward, and tho
old-time quarter deck will bo given up to the
seamen. Tho engines are TO bo placed about
amidships. Below deck, and just forward Of
the engines, the main saloon will begin,
running the full width of the vessel, and Is
to lighted by an immense skylight, to be
finished in solid hard wood, and TO be fur
nished with the richest material, including
sofas, chairs, and long extension table for
dining purposes. Leading from this
saloon Is to be hallway. Opening
from it, on the starboard side, is to be tho
owners stateroom, u largo room luXuriously
| furnished. just forward is another state
loem, and opposite on the port side, three
statcrooms for guests. At the end of the hall
way is to bo a cabin for ladies, extending,
like the main saloon, across the vessel. For
ward OF the cabin will bo two rooms for tho
maids The furnishing OF these rooms is to
be in hard wood
Ono Of tho main rooms is to be the lounging
room or observation room, or whatever it
may bo called, in the deck house. This is
reached by companion way from the hall
below. The stairs are to be Of polished brass,
with mahogany railings, and the deck room
is to be finished in mahogany, with white
Pine over head and fresco work. Aft of this
deck saloon, with its magnificent appoint
ments. is to be chart room finished in the
same manner.
All the officers and soamen are to be quar-
tered aft of the machinery. First comes q
galley on the starboard side, with rooms for
cooks, stewards, and engineers across the
passage on the port side. Aft Of these are
tho rooms of tho mates captain, and quarter
masters, and at the end of the passage is the
ward room. In the extrome stern of the
yacht ten seamen and as many fremen can
be quartered.
There will be moro room in the Nourmahal
than in the Atalanta. 1t is expected that the
yacht will do well under canvas. The stand
ing rigging is to be of charcoal galvanized
wire and the running rigging of manila bolt
| rope. The tall foremast, raking aft, will float
penant 100 feet above the deck. Electric
bells from all the forward cabins and state
rooms will Summon attendants and the cleo
trio light TIll be used in every portion of the
yacht. 2
1t is expected that Mr.. Astor can take trip
| in his splendid craft, fitted and equipped in
every detail, before the hot weather Of
August sets in. About three months will bt
required to complete everything after the
| launch. r..