The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-09-22
A sumPruous YACHT.
Ship That Affords Its DweiIcrs the
Comforts of "a SybIrIte.

Comforts Of "a SybSritc.
The Electra, the great steamer of Mr.. Ell.
bridge t. Gerry, commodore of The New
York squadron, is said to be the finest boat
Of Its kind in the world. II would certainly
be difficult to imagine anything more beau
tiful than the Electra MS she lay at night
amid the dark ships of the harbor, ono
flame of electric light from stem to stern.
By day the two large deck cabins rather in.
terfere with the symmetry of her lines, but
they add so distinctly to the comfort of here
crews that when one has explored their
luxurious interiors, one easily understands
why she is built upon this model The
after-deck cabin has a table where dinner is
sometimes served to any ladies who may
happen to be on board and who have pre-
JUDGE against going down below to their
meals. 1t is finished in mahogany and
fitted with dark green leather furniture.
The wide divan running about three sides OF
the cabin is most inviting and commodious.
The commodore's quarters are in the other
deck cabin, wherein are round charts and
compasses and sextants and binnacles, and
all other navigating necessities A second
wheel and steering apparatus are placed
here, and would come in.play if any acct
dent should happen to the ones in ordinary
use. A companionway leads from this com.
modious cabin to the lower toward cabins,
which are set apart for the use of the com.
modore's family. One of these is without
peradventure the most sumptuous apart
ment seen since Gleopra's barge. The
Moorish decorations, family suggestive OF
the Alhambra, IRE carved from the solid
light wood-uak perhaps, or cherry
of the walls and roof. Great clear mir
rors reflect the face so many times that, un-
less 1t should chance to be very peaceful
or rarely beautiful one, it might be weari-
some to an occupant of this fairy room to
see so many faraway images of himself.
The dainty appointments of the bed and
dressing table are in tho most exquisite
taste. Passing from these penetralia of the
Electra, We are shown something of the
mechanism by which the swift boat is urged
over the ocean, Her great engines, her
electric machines and the process by which
the ice for the consumption of the Electro
is made between her very sides, close by the
throbbing heart beats of the seat of her life
and motive power; the galley, wherein pre-
sides foreign functionary. polite, white
capped, startched and immaculate from TOP
to toe, is comprehended at glance, and the
great refrigerator near by Tho large after
dining cabin is rs handsome in its way as
any part of the great ship, and it boasts
collection of rare exotics which seem to
thrive well ON their diet of salt air. Indeed
IT is said that flowers will keep longer In
the cabin of the yacht at sea than anywhere
else. Numerous portfolios and open hatch
ways give abundance of fresh DIR on board
this beautiful vessel and keep the cabins
cool in spite of the great quantity of lights
everywhere visible. Fourteen can sit down
comfortably to dinner in the great dining
cabin spoken of above II the weather
should be in tho least cold the Electra can
be flooded with steam hent till ahe Ia NJ
warm AZ . hotel paffor. Another Iuxnf,
provided for her inmates Is salt water
baths. both hot or cold. Luxufious wash
stands, furnished with electric lights, lurl
in the corner, opening like locker to thu
surprise Of the nstonished looker-on.