Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-13
As Big as Il WarShip.

The Hohenzollern is a magnificent
vessel and looks more like cruiser
than a yacht She is built of Steel
painted white and propelled by twin
screws, connected with double set of
engines. Her average speed is 10 knots
an hour, and this can be increased to
over 20 knots in the hour The Hohen-
zollern has two wheels, one at 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 grace
tul outlines, sits high in the water. She
has three mastS and two tunnels, paint
ed yellow, the gilded German crown on
the Prov and the Hohcnzollern coat OF
arms in black and silver, surrounded by
Il laurel wreath, on the stern. The
deck is covered with liaoieum aud over
Il large part there is an awning where,
in fine weather the Emperor has
| luncheon and tea parties. In the fore
>qrt OF the vessel is Il bridge reserved
for 'he Emperor II is approached by
n NAH, 'gany stairway and has mabog-
any railiuas.
middle deck ami,'' ships are or the port
side, those of the Impress and her
children on the seaJoar,.. side. Vain
scoting, doors and staircases, rs well as
other fitting and furniture, are "1 very
light coIorcd, almost white, n;Hpie
wood; the ceilings white, picked OF.
with gold; the rococo chimneys OF
nickel, and the walls covered with Gre
tonne, varying in pattern in the vali-
Gus apartments. The lofty and spa
cious dining saloon on the middle deck
is % feet broad by 10 feet long, but y
an ingenious arrangement OF portleres
can be made of any size the Emperor
pleaSes.
1t is upholstered in gray and white,
and. like the whole of the vessel, light
ed bv electricity and warmed by steam
pipes. On the cenue table stands the
Queens cup, Won by the Meteor at the
recent royal yacht squadron regatta at
Cowes, and on another table the CouE-
tv 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 Emperors bridge on the other.
The smoking-room is very comfortable,
furnished and lined with porcelain
plaques, on which illustrations of Ger
man battles by sea and land are paint
ed
On the upper deck is one of the En-
peror's working rooms, furnished wlth
a telephone. Hanging on the wall IS
the log book and on shelf are some
nautical books. Another work-room
and n conference-room are on the MD
die deck, their walls being decorated
with water colored sketches and photo-
graphs Of the Queen, the Empress OF
Germany and her children.
The saloon intended for family gath
erings is decorated in blue and silver
and fitted with furniture of maple and
fireplace of marble and nickel. The
Empresss bedroom contains bedstead
of nickel, with Counterpart OF red
silk and hangings of gray satin. al
ioing the Emperor's room ait are the
apartments and the messroom OF the
imperial suite, while the officers mess
room and cabins, fitted up with oak
furniture, are situated forward. The
kitchens on the deck below are splen-
didly fitted up. The Hohenzollern is
ll6 metres long, with IA metres beam,
her tonnage 24OO, displacement 42Oo
tons and horse power 20,0O0.-London
Queen.