Evening journal., 1894-08-04
ANNEX TO THE CAIMEN.
A Floating Stable, Carriage
House and Kennel.
PIERRE LoRILLARDs LATEST FAD

ho WIZ Adho MS ocffhhthf hAooueu
Horses, Magnificent Carriages and
Favorite Hounds with Him when He
Traverses the Florida Streams in His
PalatiaI Housc-boat.
Pierre Lorillsrd's palatial house-boat
Csimen is not an unfamiliar sight to
Wilmingtonians. She was built by the
Pusey and Jones Company and taken
south under its supervision. Last year
force Of the compsny's employees went
TO Florida, cut the Caimen In two and
added materially TO her length.
II has only been few weeks since she
was on the company's docks here under
going extensive repairs and everyone
who passed in or out Of the Christiana
river must have noticed her as the
unusual lires of both her hull and
housings make her noticeable anywhere.
Now Mr.. Lorillard has a floating stable
for the accommodation of his magni6
cent stud Of blooded horses,
which will in future accompany him on
his tours in southern waters being In
tow of his house boat. Concerning this
marine stable, which will probably be
here next year for repairs, the New York
Herald says;
"a curious looking craft was launched
at half-pAst o'clock yesterday morning
at the foot Of Twenty fourth street,
Brooklyn. Nothing exactly like II has
ever been seen In these waters, and
when moored opposite Tebo's wharf it
caused much speculation among the
yschtsmen there 1t looked more like a
passenger canal boat than any other
conceivable thing
The curious boat proved TO be the
| floating stable which S II. Pine has Just
/ built for Pierre Lorillsrd, Sr. 1t is in.
tended as an annex TO the palatial house
boat In which Mr. Lorillard Is accustom-
ed to cruise In shallow Florida waters In
the winter
1T is the first boat Of the sort ever
built in this country. br Lorillard
| designed it himself, and had h Hubble
draw the plans from which 1t WAS built
THE boat is n feet long, with a beam
of 10 feet 8 inches. It's draught upon
launching WAS 10 inches, but it will
draw feet inches when equipped and
loaded. The frame Is soundly built oi
oak and hRckmatack The deck and upper
works are of yellow pine.
An Excellent Stable.
"The boat is complete stable, and
| provides quarters for six horses, two
COWS, eight men and half q dozen dogs
There is also q carriage house which
will hold from three to six vehicles
according to their style There is also
provided storage for 300 gallons of frest
water and a large quantity Of hay RnC
feed.
"The stalls are built below deck Sll
horses can be accommodated, each in
roomy box stall nine feet long by fou
wide. In front OF these Is stall min
feet by fifteen for the COWS. The fee
chamber 10 about fifteen feet square. AM
in the bows are quarters for four mel
and a diminutivs cook room.
ION the deck is the carriage house
twenty six feet in length Forward o
that is the harness room, which will
also be used to quarter the dogs, ant
again forward Of that are quarters fo
four more men.
Entrance is had at the stern by
curious mechanical contrivance
gangway, sixteen and one-half fee
long, hinges to the deck and can be le
down like an old fashioned drawbridg z
TO the wharf or shore. Coming over thi
bridge horses and cows plunge down
1
deck may be covered to permit carriage
being pushed into the carriage hous
over head.
Novelties In Construction.
"Tbe gsDgwsy and its supportin
mechanism may be removed and stowe
out of the way when not in use.
There are two distinct constructio
novelties in this boat. One is a ruddt
which slides up on the brass 70
on striking bottom, thus Rverting
frequent danger in the navigation {
very shallow waters The other is
tow pipe directly in tie stem.
1.-THE boat is to be painted in indig
blue within Without il will be blac
below the lower fender and dull stra
color above. The cost of the hostin
: stable is $1,000"