The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-11-16
IAt YACAI 81. CsnRaE.
Description ~ the Vessel aud Ue
N0NREe Around the world


Nothing Of unusual Importance oc-
CURED on the run down, which was
J done under sail Her men wear the
uniform of the British Navy. The
st. George has some fine boats on
board.
The yacht, which is undoubtedly
the finest that ever entered this port,
is steel vessel cased with ) inches
of teak, her dimensions being:
Length 1873 feet, beam 30 feet, depth
Is feet, with tonnage of 1000.
The st. George belongs to the Royal
Yacht Squadron, aud carries a crew
of forty-six men in all departments.
She is barkenLine rugged and so con-
structed that her propeller can be
hoisted and her funnel lowered, al
lowing her to proceed under sail
alone. In fact, she is faster under
sail than under steam, being able to
make thirteen knots at the former
method and only eleven at the latter.
AS she carries only enough coal to
enable her to steam ten days at her
highest rate, the expediency of her
rig becomes at once apparent.
Her apartments are almost palatial
in character. The bedrooms are
large and provided with swinging
beds, which do not roll with the
movement of the vessel. All the
bedrooms have stationary wash
stands, and the two larger ones also
have bath attached. There is also
a bathroom aft for the use of the
owner and his guests, and one for
ward for the crew. The smoking-room
is neatly furnished, the interior fit
tings being of polished woods, while
in one corner is the armory of the
yacht, which includes twenty Mar
tint Henry rifles and as many more
heavy revolvers. Farther aft is the
gun-room, and number of sporting
rifles are kept here, while on deck
are two 6.pound rapid firing cannon.
The parlor contains piano, an Or
gan and large music box, while
curios, picked up during the trip,
are to be found in every nook and
corner. An open fireplace adds to
the cheerfulness of the room, and is
so constructed that even in the
heaviest of weather there is no fear
of the Goals rolling out and setting
fire to the yacht. The cooks head
quarters are on the upper deck, and
the food is conveyed TO the pantry
below by means of a dumb waiter.
All through the vessel is lighted by
electricity, while monster search
light is also provided. Steam and
handsteerlng gear ale used, the
former when the vessel is under
steam and The latter when she is UNI
der sail, while all the latest improve
ments in the way of patent COM
passes, tell-tales, etc, may be seen
In addition TO her whistle the yacht
also carries an immense steam syren,
and rything is under the hand of
the officer who walks the bridge.
The st. George has steam launch,
two cutters, which are also lifeboats;
one gig~and two dingics.
The owner of this magnificent
pleasure craft is K. j. Wythes, and
as guests of his are W. p. Blencome,
r. K. Walker, J. p. Longley, Cap
tain Suinke of the British Army and
Doctor Fyfe. The officers are:
Captain Hutton, First Officer G.
Colby, Second Officer A. G. Rood,
Engine r G. Westwood, First Assist
ant W. Brazier, Second Assistant j.
Westwood, Steward A. Evans.
The St. George left Cowes on
January 18th, and crossing the Bay of
Biscay encountered the only heavy
weather of the trip so far. The
journey was made by easy stages,
stoppage being made at Gibraltar,
Malta, Alexandria, Port Said,
Suez, Malacca, Colombo, Calcutta,
Singapore, Hongkong and various
places in Japan. One month was
spent in Colombo, three weeks in
Singapore and lesser length of time
at other places. The vessel was the
last English one to leave China be.
fore the outbreak of the recent
troubles, and during her trip along
the coast of China and through the
Japan Sea, there was nothing to dis
turb the quiet Of those aboard. From
Yokohama the vessel sailed for Van
couver, making the trip in twenty-six
days. OF the distance between the
two places she sailed $500 miles and
steamed the rest. Her next port was
San Francisco. From here she
will proceed further south and cruise
among the islands of the South Paci-
tic, and thence to New Zealand and
Australia. Then fresh start will be
taken and the st. George will point
her nose in the direction of Cape
Horn, and after weathering that
point will sail leisurely up the east
coast of South America, stopping at
the principal cities. From South
America the yacht will proceed di-
rectly home, and the voyagers expect
to sight the white-cliffs of old Eng
land either in the latter part of June
or early in July.
1t had been the intention when
England was left to include Alaska