The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-15
COMMODORE oERRvs ELECTRA.
= steam Yacht That Affords its DwelIcrs
tho Comforts of a Sybaritc.

q steam Yacht That Affords its Dwellcrs
tho Comforts of Sybaritc.
The Electra, the great steamer Of NJ.
Elbridgc 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 t. Imagine anything more beautiful
than the Electra as she lay ut night amid the
"darl, ships" of the harbor, one fame of
electric light from stem to stern. by day
the two large deck cabins rather interfere
with the symmetry of her lines, but they add
so distinctly TO the comfort OF her crews that
when one has explored their luxurious in
tcriors, one easily understands why she IL
built upon this model. The afterdeCb cabin
has a table where dinner IS sometimes served
to any ladies who may happen TO be on board
and who have a prejudice against going
down below TO their meals. 1t is finished in
mahogany and fitted with dark green leather
furniture Tho wide divan running about
three sides Of the cabin IS most inviting and
commodiCuS.
The commodore's quarters are in the other
deck cabin, wherein are found charts and
compasscs and scxtants and binnacles, and all
other navigating necessities y second wheel
and steering apparatus are placed here, and
would come III play If any accident should
happen to the ones in ordinary use. y COM
panionway leads from this commodious cabin
TO the lower forward CABINS, winch arc set
apart for the use Of the commodorc's family.
One of these Is without pcradventurc the
most suuptuCUs apartment seen since Cleo
patra's barge The Moorish decorations,
family Suggestive of the Alhambra, arc
carved from the solid light wOOd-Oak, per-
haps, or Cherry-Of the walls and roof. Great
clear mirrors reflect the face 50 many times
that, unless it should chance to- be a very
peaceful Or a rarely beautiful one, it might
be wearisOnc 70 an occupant of this fairy
room 20 see so many far away images of HIM
self The dainty appointments of the bed and
dressing table are III the most exquisite taSty.
Passing from these pcnetralia of the Elec-
ira. we are shown something OF the mo
chanicisiu by which the swift boat is urge
over the ocean. Her great engines, her elcc-
tric machines and the process hy which the
ice for the consumption of the Electra j.
made between her very sides, close by the
throbbing heart beats OF the seat of her life
and motive power: the galley, wherein pro
sides q foreign functiOnaTy, polite, white
cappcd starchld and immaculate from top to
toe, is Comprchcadcd at a glance, and the
great refrigerator near by. The large after
dining cabin Is rs handsome in its way as any
part of the great ship, and il boasts n CCllcc-
ton Of rare eNoticS which seem to thrive well
on their diet OF salt air. Ii the weather
should be in the least cold the Electra can lie
flooded with steam heat till she IS rs warm IS
a hotel parIor. Another luxury provided for
her inmates IS salt water baths, both hot and
cold. Luxurious washstands, furnished with
electric lights Turk in the corner, opening like
lockers to the surprise Of the astcnish, I
Iookcr-on. Newport Cor. Boston Journal.