Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-23
MRS. LANGTRY'S YACHT ARRIVES

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the Hanosoms Boat TO Earn money for
| her.
NEW YORK, July 22.-After q run OF
/ fifteen days from CoWes, Mrs. Lkngtry's
trim pleasure cruiser, the White Layde,
crept in past Sandy Hook with the
dawn yesterday, ran up the East river
and came to anchor of the New York
Yacht Cluo's landing at the foot Oh
/ East Twenty-sixth street.
As they spoke Of the Jersey Lily"
nearly a decade ago, SO they said or her
Yacht yesterday as her taper spars tow
/ cred above those OF the other craft al
anchor, About as handsome a thing as
they've ever sent over from England"
The careless phrase, coined ty an
early yachtsman who witnessed her ar
rival, APPLY describes the White Ladye.
She will be proud craft even in the
artistic feet at Newport, which she Will
iotn this afternoon. She will again at
dawn this morning and Captain Jones
thinks he will reach Newport In ten
hours.
Mr.. Ogden Goelet, who has chartered
the steam yacht for five months, went
to Newport on Wednesday night to
await her arrival. III the White Ladye
pleases him he will buy her In Noyem-
Der.
IN HEAVY SEAS.
Though her bows were hidden Tor
two days in the cloud Of spray which
marked her battle with high westerly
seas on Sunday and Monday last, the
White Laeye came into port In good
condition. A bit OF her white oulwark
is missing from the port bow. Other
wise she is uniDjured.
The voyage which the White Lsdye
completed yesterday is the longest she
ever made. Captain Jones-Mrs.
Langtry's own captaIn-stopped for
thirty.six hours at ST. Michael's. But
for that and three days thick weather
off the Georges Banks, when IL was
necessary to run az half speed, the
Yacht would have made the trip across
in thirteen days.
The voyage was pleasant and fast uu-
I'll early on the morning Of July 16,
when the Yacht ran into heavy west
erly gale. For two days she battled
with high seas. She sits well out OF the
water, and her high freeboard prevent
ed the shipping Of many seas, but her
deck was awash for thirty-six hours
with the spray that broke over her as
| she beat back the chop.
BIG AND FAST.
Loosely speaking the White Layde is
q thirteen knot boa bf 700 tons. On
The run from COwes She averaged a lit
tie more than eleven knots. She is
scarcely three years old. She was built
| in Leith for Lord Ashburton, who chris
tened her Lady Mabel. Mrs. Langtry
bought her in 1891 and gaver her the
! name she now bears.
The White Ladye is three-maSted and
Schooner rugged. She is 900 feet over
all and q feet beam, and carries crew
OF thirty one men. When she left
Cowes she had $50 tons Of coal In her
bunkers. She burns twelve tons day.
Mrs. Laugtry ibid" the Mediter'
ranean in the White Ladye from No
vember OF last year until April, after
which the yacht laid up. Now that her
owner pleases TO be interested in racing
rather than yachting, the White Ladye
is to work for her keep.
The yacht cost 100000. She is
painted white, and her lines were pro-
nounced markedly graceful by the
yachtsmen VINO saw her yesterday.
They noticed her bowspit has sharper
elevation than is usual In American
yachts.
THE LILY's CABIN.
The yacht is not yet in fix for guests.
| do nd n
niture is not properly bestowed, but
there is one cabin which Capt Jones
! Justly says has few equals. 1t is Mrs.
| Langtry's. Superby finished in white
and gold, II ls at once spacious and pic
turesuue. Its width is that OF the yacht
and IL is twenty feet long. It's wood is
immaculate, its furniture comfort itself
and its couch an indeScribable corner
in luxury, consisting mainly OF salmon
tinted silk drapery, with a high awning
OF the same material, which softens the
effect OF the brilliant electric lights.
The upholstery is in harmony with the
other arrangements.
Three speaking tubes hang within
easy reach Of the bed. They connect
with the Captains room, the bridge and
the maids cabin, and permit Of order.
ing anything, from a change Of the
yachts course to bottle Of champagne,
without great exertion In either case.
Abaft Mrs. Langtry's room is the
main saloon with the dining room lead
ing out Of 1t. Both are in state Of
confusion now, but will be placed in or
der before Mr.. Goelet gets aboard to-
day.
There are nine cabins, inclusive OF
the accommodations for servants. Con-
siderlng the space required for her ma
chinery and coal supply the White
Ladye is decidedly comfortable.
Captain Jones says she stands up
we'll in rough water, and certainly In
finish and speed she justifes all the
pretty speeches made about her by the
yachtsmen who saw her yesterday.
YicotrIa's Powerful Family.