The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-19
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Yacht Hohen z0.lern.

Yacht Hohen zO,lern.
! The Hohenzollern is a magnificent YES
sci and looks more Ike a cruiser than a
yacht. She is built Of steel, painted white
and propelled by twin screws, connected
| with a double set Of engines. Her aver
| age speed is nineteen knots an hour, and
! this can be increased 20 over twenty knots
/ in the hour. The HohenZOlern has two
| wheels, one al the stern, the other near the
| bow, the latter worked by steam, the
| former by man power, both being painted
| white and gold, with nickel spokes.
The yacht is armed with eight quick
firing Krupp guns, and with her graceful
outlines, sits high in the water She has
three masts and two tunnels, painted yell
low, the gilded imperial German crown on
the prov and the HOhenZOllern coat OF
arms in black and silver, surrounded by
a laurel wreath, on the stern. The deck
is covered with luoleum and over large
part there is an awning where, In tue
weather, the Emperor has luncheon and
tea parties. In the forepart OF the yes
sci is a bridge reserved for the Emperor
Ii Is approached by a mahogany stair
way and has mahogany ratings.
The Emperor's apartments on the mid
die deck amidships are on the portside,
those of the Empress and her children on
the starboard side. Wainscoting, doors
and staircases, as well as other fittings
and furniture, are Of very light coiOred,
almost white. maple wood; the ceilings
white, picked out with gold; the rocco
chimneys of nickel. and the walls covered
with cretonne, varying in pattern In the
various apartments. The lofty and spa
ciOus dining saloon on the middle deck is
twenty-five feet bread by seyenty-Ave teet
long, but By an ingenious arrangement OF
pOrtieres can be made OF any size the I'm
peror pleases.
10 is upholstered I'm gray and white. ana
like the whole OF the vessel, lighted By
electricity and warmed By steam pipes
On the centre table stands the queen
cup, won by the Meteor at the recent
royal yacht squadron regatta az Cowes,
and on another able the County Down
cup, won by tne Meteor at the royal
Ulster regatta in 1892. Above this saloon
is the promenade deck, with the smoking
room at one end and the Emper0rs bridge
on the other. The smohng-room is very
comfortable furnished and lined with
porcelain plaques on which illustrations
of German battles by sea and land are
painted.
on the upper deck IS one Of the Emper-
or's working rooms, furnished with "a
telephone. Hanging on the wall Is the
log book and on a shelf are some nautl-
cal books Another workroom and
conference-roon 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.
The saloon intended for family gather
iuas is decorated in blue and silver ana
fitted with furniture OF maple and fire
place of marble and nickel The Empress
bedroom contains a bedstead OF nickel
with a Counterpart OF red silk and hang
ings Of gray satin. Adjoining the Emper-
ors room aft are the apartments and
the messroom Of the imperial suite, while
the officers messro0m and cabins, htted
ND with oak furniture, are situated for
ward. The kitchens on the deck below are
splendidly fitted up. The Hohenzonern Is
n6 metres long, with fourteen metres
beam. the TONNAGE 200, displacement 400
tons and horse power 2),0O-London
Queen.