The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
A ROYAL YACHT.
That C. Emperor William of Ger.
 many.
ft 1s Rsistial in It's Appointments Ane Armed ss Thoroughly As If In- eanaed for . War
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The Hohenzol.crn is a magnificent vessel. and looks more like cruiser than Q yacht. It is built of steel, painted white, and propelled by twin screws. connected with double set of engines. It's average speed is nineteen knots on hour, and this can be in creased to over twenty knots an hour. The Hoherlzollcrn 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 spolles.
 The yacht, says London Queen, is armed with eight qaick-fring Krupp guns and with its graceful outlines sits high in the water. It has three nasts and two tunnels. painted yellow, the gilded imperial German crown oa the prov and the Hohenzollcrn coat of arms in black and silver, surrounded by laurel wreath. on thc stern. The deck is covered with linoleum and over 8 large part there is an awning, where in fine weather the emperor has luncheon and tea parties. In the fore part of the vessel is bridge reserved for the emperor. It Is approached by a mahogany stairway and has mahog- any railings.
 The emperor's apartments on the middle deck amidships are on the port side, those of the empress and her chib dren on the starboard side Wainscot- ing, doors and staircases, as well as other fittings and furniture, are of very hght-colored, almost white, maple wood; the ceilings white, picked out with gold; the rococo chimneys of nickel, and the walls covered with cre- tonne. varying in pattern in the vari- ous apartments. The lofty and spa cious dining saloon on the middle deck is twenty-five feet broad by seventy. five feet long, but by an ingenious ar rangement of portieres can be made of any size the emperor pleases.
 It is upholstered in gray and white. and, like the whole of the vessel, lighted by electricity and warmed by steam pipea On the center table stands the Queens cup, won by the Me teor st the recent royal yacht squad
 
 table the County Down cup, won by the Meteor at the royal Ulster regatta in 1892. Above this saloon is the prom enade deck, with the smoking-room at one end and the emperor's bridge on the other. The smolzing-room is very comfortable, furnished and lined with porcelain plaques, on which illus fyo o4 hot land are painted.
 On the upper deck is one of the em- peror's working-roomA. furnished with telephone. Hanging on the wall is the log book and on a shelf arc some nautical books. Another wOrk-room and conf ference-room are On the mid dle deck, their walls being decorated with water-color 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 a fireplace of marble and nickel. The empress bedroom contains bedstead of nickel, with counterpanc of red silk and hangirgs of gray satin. Ad- joining the emperor's room aft gre the apartments and the mess-room of the imperial suite. while the off, cers' mess-room and cabins. fitted up with oall furniture, are situated for ward. The kitchens on the deck be- low are splcnd;dly fitted up. The Ho- henzollern is 116 meters long, with IA meters beam, it's tonnage 2.400, dis placement A,2C0 tons, and horse power 3O,000.