Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-29
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COST Of: ROyYAkk lA !g,Hl!Il:als,
ENesmous, SUNS Rad -ouH ges
THEM IN THE OLD WoRL0I 70
s.saspi F5sin Aessai, agss 81, iss
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eraaspi f In Gessniss RdssI sS1s|s siSs
afiaiio,aDniiaes Rzae5daa aOrss1ssasi sehtaS'
One of which Was Never Used -EnCinnd's
Outlaws and a rratcst Il saih-t Them. ~
!. Admitting the Importance ina eouhtrS
~ Sss.s7tya has nlqpxrchicsl form IF goYern7
nisnt that the Spitn;lor ana dignity of
thessevezet,n Should he maintained! The
London Daily, News lems1kS that .c.there
are txtrava;;ant as well as reasonable
methods of maintaining all the splendor
and dignity that may be desirable. and
few people who give themselves the
trouble Of nquiring into the subject will
be foina to- deny that an. enormous;
amount of money has been needlessly
wasted ii connection with roynl yachts.
Great Britain is far from being the
only country IN which suchswastesul ex-
pendi,ure has occurred and IS occurring.
Russia is great transgressQr in this re-
spect. The late car already possessed
half a dozen capital yachtswhen lie gave
orders for the building of the notorious
Liv"t lila. She was to dbc the largest and
most magnificent as well as the most
Original Yacht in the world. Unlike all
other. Vessels of The kind, she was to =be
constructed with beam equal to two
thirds of her ngth.eso that she might
not roil. and the imperial family might
be- spared the horrors of 81 sickness.
Sh, was to be supplied with three SCREWS
SO that she might be handy as well IS
fast. And upon her spacious deck was
10 be built veritable palace. The plans
were carried out. and the Liyadia was
launched sr.Govan in-lSS0
ExrRAvAoAST CARS.
Probably no one knows what she
cost. hu /; is GRAIN that from first to
| arabiy more than $500 900 was
oa her Yet her Imperial own
sve nothn, to say to5hcr. AS
1. ga. ss!.c WAS :, Colossal failure. and
toias 81. i. onlg useful ~ o kind Of float
Ing barracksin tlie?BLrk ssa. The pres
ent ear is, nevertheless, expanding
f,;ith.-f- e19a :Vno, ,oSer new vessel.
wc-yich is; 10 b. called the 'Polarhaia
Zvezda. aad which. should she be sue
cess. will haveali the magni6cence, near
" all The sizc.und more than the speed
and hanlin".,s of the tliscreditsd Noehis
ar; in WHICH his majesty once hoped to
fa.,sl;. v.Sure
Il ": ;ravasance does not IN
jur....- Me-. r does the Yachting ex-
tray: ana OF tie young German einper-
ar. :. al ION III he possesses in the
Il :: IN u!e of the prettiest and
49, az acrattof tn kind ahoat.
u 81 to his f,i !ful subjects
..atof moacgrc.a. ITO COO, OOG
trt he uTiy t;r,.i him slfa new
cxa.=....-A notwithstanding
=, -, /. ,iysr only because
whit Up ears I'd be3a very
80. c. The pa"ttsf the Eu-
~ ioyal,.cs Itis>not until the tax
er.co-als To consi Ger The royal yacht
ii .i,n As it affects hlm personally that
Ii experiences any very 'liscomfortins
shock F a.. :,
il.rI ssty at present ENJOYS the use!
of.foar ) hts and tenders The yachts
IT. The V.,,,d,i4 and Albert and the Os-
f, rle; re tenders. which for all prac-'
i II i: .,r>es are yachts also. and the
~. ;h.' t.liin. The Oldest of the
So 1T l,,l. yacht Elm. which was
p.i.t;:t C...:......iin in lS+9. and which is of
II. ii :, three tons displacement. She
iii ..ay., cost &C. les. or about ESQ IS. a
.,.u The E:icbantress. tile present ad-
niraity yacht, is a beautifully fitted
.rit OF LOO tons displacement. yet her
j. su,.i I VI WIS rather less than e41 a
~. 4, clear. therefore. that, at the
outset the Elan was an expensive bar.
.s,,.nss S.e has ~r"w been in existence
) tyss ears. and. during that period with;
,u!Itt1 y.o..iag tie wages OF The crew ano
lie pri2g # cr coasuluable stores, she
H., cos, -. additional sum of over e40,-
)J0. Or on the average, more than FL ,OOl
wear. h'r total cost up to date being
lbuut eis.GJ0. 1t is as if an ordinary
citizen had bought house for 10000
for; years ago and had since spent e4l,-
002. rot IN aiding to it. but simply keep
il. ii in rep! If The little Elm at this
>, III :. ,. S. es,st the country over e5OC
--ss. ~ -tt,a-of-ire ef-p placement:
f,,si,ARIN,4 FNtsf te,lI N L,ss.EI ST.