The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-02
A BEAUTIFUL VESSEL.
Nh. Pierre Lorillard's Private Steam Yacht
In Palatka.


in Palatka.
Mr.. Pierre Lorillard, the well known
tobacco manufacturer of Jersey City, ar
rived in Palatka yesterday afternoon in
his beautiful steam yacht Reva, which
now lies at anchor in front of the city.
A reporter of THE PALATKA NEWS late
in the afternoon had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. Lorillard just as he was
boarding his trim little naphtha launch
at the boat landing, and upon receiving
a kindly invitation accompanied him to
his Yacht. On the way, Mr.. Lorillard
stated that the Reva was on her second
"trip TO Florida, having assembled the st.
Johns last winter, but that since then he
had made some important alterations
and improvements. The craft in length
is III feet, with twenty-foot beam, and
draws very nearly six feet of water.
She is square rugged schooner yacht,
with three yards on the foremost, has
compound engines with double screw
propeller, and viii easily maintain
speed of eleven knots an hour.
Arriving, the reporter was placed in the
hands of the first mate, who courteously
escorted him over the yacht from stem
to stern. On deck, forward of mid
ships, and what would from distance
appear as a wheelhouse was one OF the
cosiest smoking rooms imaginable. The
furnishings, which were mostly of ma
hogany and old gold plush, were superb.
| Just abaft this we were shown down
| the companion way into saloon of
some sixteen feet in width by eighteen
| feet in length. The trimmings through
| piano corresponded precisely with the
| other furniture in the cabin. while the
| walls were lined with handsome old gold
plush and the ceiling was beautifully de-
| signed in Iincrusta-W Walton. On the
| starboard side of the saloon in the corner
| facing the bow was Mr.. Loril-
lard's private sta teroom, finish
ed in the same elaborate manner
as the saloon, and along the walls were
several closets for linen, clothing, and
such necessary articles of wearing APP
parel as the owner would need while on
cruise. Back of this were four more
state rooms-one fitted in brown water
plush, one in blue, another in maroon,
blue containing berths on either side is
so arranged with portieres as to readily
be converted into two separate state
rooms. Electric bells are placed at all
practical points and all conveniences to
be found on modern steam yachts tend.
ing to make everything comfortable and
luxuriant are at hand. Mr.. Lorillard' {
guests, consisting of Messrs. John G.
IIeckscher, t. Van Buren, and Col
Schuyler G. Crosby, consequently fine
life as comfortable as at any well APP
pointed hotel.
The Reva has crew of fourteen mel
with Captain G. F. Jones as skipper, and
carries five small boats According tt
the log she left New York on November
3, and after cruising along the coast and
making stops at Washington, Charleston
and Savannah, she arrived at Jackson
vile on the oath of this month. A
pleasant passage was experienced all the
way.
Mr.. Lorilard thought somewhat of go
ing up the famous Deep River into Ores.
cent Lake, tomorrow morning. and
then up the river as far as Lake George
on short hunting and fishing tour. but
his chief idea seems to be to make his
way around to Punta Gorda, there tc
try his luck at tarpon fishing.