Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14
AS ZIG AS A MODERN wARSHIP.
Magnffcence of the German Emper-
or's Yacht HOhenxoIiern.
From the London Queen.

the LOnuon queen.
The Hohenzollern is magnificent vessel.
and looks more like cruiser than a yacht.
1t Is built of steel, painted white and pro-
peued by twin screws, connected with q
douo!e Set OF engines. Its average speed is
nineteen knots an hour. and this can be in
creased to over twenty knots In the hour.
The Hohenzollern has two wheels one at
the stern, the other near the bow the lat
ter worked by steam. the former by man
power, both being painted white and gold
with nickel spokes.
The yacht is armed with eight quick fir
ing Krupp guns. and with its graceful out
lines sits high in the water. 1t has three
masts and two tunnels. painted yellow, the
S1lded imperial German crown on the prov
and the Rohenzollern coat of arms in black
and silver, surrounded by laurel wreath,
on the stern. The deck is covered with lin
oleum, and over large part there is an
awning, where in fine weather the emperor
has luncheon and tea parties. In the fore
part or the vessel is bridge reserved for
the emperor. 1t is approached by . mahog-
any stairway and has mahogany Ratings
Inc emperorS apartments on the middle
deck am1dships are on the port side, those
OF the empress and her children on the
starboard side. Wainscoting, doors and
staircaseS, as well other hitting and fur
niture, are of very light-colored almost
white, maple wood: the ceilings white, pick
ed out with sold; the rocco chimneys of
nickel, and the walls covered with Gre
tonne, varying in pattern in the various de-
partments. Ihe lofty and spacious dining
saloon on the middle deck is twenty-five
feet broad by sesenty-five feet long, but by
an ingenious arrangement of portieres ca n
be made of any size the emperor pleases.
III Is upholstered in gray and white and
like the whole OF the vessel lighted nv eIec
trcity and warmed by steam pipes On the
center table stands the Queens cum won nv
the Meteor at the recent royal Yacht squad
ron regatta al Cowes, and on another tabIe
the County Down cup, won by the Meteor
at the royal Ulster regatta in 1892 Above
this saloon is the promenade deck. with the
smoking room at one end and the emperor,s
br1dge on the other. The smoking room ,s
very comfortable. furnished and lined with
porcelain plaques, on which iliusrra tons of
German battles by sea and land are paint
ed.
on the upper deck is one of the emper.
or s working rooms, furnished with a teIe-
phone. Hanging the wall is the log
book, and On shelf are some nautical
books. Another work room and a confer
ence room are on the middle deck, their
walls being decorated with water color
sketches and photographs of the queen, the
Empress Of Germany and her children.
me saloon intended fer family gatherings
Is decorated in blue and silver and fitted
with furniture of maple and fireplace of
marble and nickel. The empress bed room
contains a bedstead of nickel, with a conn
terpane of red silk and hangings of gray
satin Adjoining the emperors room AFR
are the apartments and the mess room of
the imperial suite, while the officers mess
room and cabins, fitted up with oak furni-
ture are situated forward. The kitchens
on the deck below are splendidly fitted IN
The Hohenzollern is 116 meters long. with
IA meters beam. its tonnage 2, 400, displace-
ment 4,2UO tons and horse power 2OUOU.