Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-14
MRS. CARNEClE'S YACHT.
4 Hand some Vessel Nearly Ready {
Launch al Sparrow's Point.

4 Hand some Vessel Nearly Ready 10
Launch al Sparrow's Point.
The stcam-yacht designed by Mr.. George
T. Mallory. Of New York. FOR Mrs. Lucy
9. Carnegie IS nearly ready for launching
at the sh'p-yard Of the Maryland Steel
Company. 1T Sparrow's Point. The
launching viii take place in FcbTn1ry.
Mrs. Carnegie Is sister-in-law II An
drew Carnegie, the steel manufacturer.
She IS the widow Of Thomas w. Carnegie,
Of Plttsburg PA. Mrs. Carnegie has de-
cded To christcu her yacht Dunsene&s.
IN honor OF her island home, off the coast
Of Florida. near Fcrnandina.
Mrs Carnegie is an enthusiastic yachts
woman. and her name is on the American
yucht-list as the owner OF the steam-yacht
Missoe I'm which she has been cruising
for several seasons along the Atlantic
coast she is having the new yacht built
for extended cruising. Mrs. Carnegie. says
the Baltimore Sun. has applied for admis-
sion 10 membership in the New York
Yacht Club. which Is The first instance IN
tho history OF the club Of n woman APP
plying for membership.
The new yacht IS l35 feet long over the
bowsprit. ll9 feet over the rail, End lOl
feet on the seven-foot water-line. She has
long ovcrhang aft. and forward IS
beautiful clipper stem terminating in an
oaplo's head. The effect of this viii lie
enhanced by carved trail-boar1s. The
beam IS % feet. and the nodded depth 10
feet 3 inches. The draft Of water will be
about 5 IL feet forward and IL feet
AFT. displacirg 19l gross tons.
The hull ia built OF steel throughout.
The frames are spaced % inches and
doubled IN thickness under machinery
spaces and ct all the wateright bulk
heads. Of which there are four Steel
reverse frames are riyoted to every frame
and extend to the deck and TO floor-head9
alternately Seven keelsons are carried
Through the vessel The outside plating
Is $40 Of an inch thick, tapercd at the
ends The sheer strake is 3-S Of an inch
thick, and Is carried up TO tho rail in
one width. giving the effect OF flush plat
Ing TO the top side.
Below the main deck, which Is OF choice
white pine. are tho main saloon and the
owners state-roOm forward and the quar-
ters OF the officers and crew art. The
finish Of the saloon and the owners rocm
Is in ivory-whits and gold. From the
saloon n rOomv staircase ascands 10 the
deckhouse. This house IS Of mahogany.
At its after end are n gtate-.oom, bath
room, and closets. There VIII be no pilot
house. and the vessel will 5e stored from
the top of the deck-housc. All wood
work about the deck IS mahogany. and
all the metal work is brass or galvanized
iron.
The vessel Will be rugged az n two
masted schooner. carrying f0reslll, main
sail, forestay-sail, and iib
The machinery will consist OF Scotch
boiler. 10 II feet diameter. and 10 feet
long. This will have two 3S-inch furnaces.
aggregating 80 square feet Of CRATE. The
working pressure will be 125 pounds to the
square inch. The engine is Of the COM
pound type. with cylinders Is and q
inches by Is inches stroke Of pistong de-
signed 20 run at $50 revolutions. 1t is
fitted with steam reversing gear, and with
surface-co condenser and indepen lent CEN
trifugal circulating pump. The yacht
will also have Independent donkey. feed.
fire. and sanitary pumps. She will be
fitted with distiller capable OF supplying
ample quantities of fresh water. There
viii also be a donkey-boiler for heating
the vessel and running the auxilarles
when there is no steam on the main
boiler