The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-26

First Description of the Yacht as She Is
Below Decks-Dry- Docked Yesterday
Morniug-Crowds to View the Big sloop's
Hull.
New York, July 25.-With her hull
as high and dry as it was before she
glded into the waters at Bristol, the
Defender rested in the Boston dry dock
in the Erie basin to-day. She left New
RochelleJ at o'clock this morning in
tow of the tug E. c. Atwood, which
fetched her up at the entrance to the
dry dock at 7:45 O'clock.
Although the Defender passed down
the East river at an early hour and
though she was not expected, those in
command of the ferryboats and other
crafts speedily recognized her, and
made their recognition known by con-
slant shrieks of the whistles.
The Hattie Palmer, the Defenders
tender, also came down with her. Cap
tain Terry. in the absence of Hank
Haff, who has gone up the state ito
have his jaw doctored, stood at the
new sloop's wheel on the way down.
When the Defender reached the dock,
which is situated near the northern
end of Erie basin, she found every
thing in readiness on her arrival
| BY o'clock the men were Juggling
on her hawsers hauling her in, and
within less than an hour every block
and prop had been placed in position,
and at 80 o'clock the boat rested
| high and dry, the center Of observation
of many hundreds who had gathered to
take first look at the under waterlines
of the new boat.
| The Defender will remain on dry dock
until tomorrow, when, if all goes well,
she will be floated and go down the
| bay for little spin. In the meantime,
| 1t may be stated on positive authority,
she will unship her present boom, and
ship new one, 107 feet in length,
which was made for her at City Is
land
Her staysail will also be recut as 1t
was by no means satisfactory. AND
other minor changes in her rigging will
be made.
The Defenders interior fittings, which
have thus far remained a, mystery, can
| now be described. From stem to stern
the inside Of her hull, that is to say,
that part of it which is utilized by those
aboard, is finished in white zinc paint.
To the touch it feels as smooth as the
surface Of a rosewood piano., and in the
Sunlight it glistens like the sides Of the
yachts aluminium hull.
| The crew sleeps on the port side for
ward. Their berths begin just AFT
of the point where the bowsprit is fitted
| to the deck and run back to about the
center Of the boat. The beds consist d
light iron frames, which are let dowr
from the deck by even lighter chains
The berths are constructed in tiers
which are three deep, arranged one
above the other.
i Opposite to these on the starboar6
side of the yacht are the quarters goi
Captain Haff, Assistant Captain Terry
i and the mates. Then comes the gal
ley. This is about fifteen feet in length
running back to the companion way
and extends across the entire width o.
the boat 1t is filled out with the usua
gas stove, cupboards and other neces
stiles to the serving of a good ses
meal. After this and extending from
the companion way almost back to tht
point directly underneath the wheel i.
the cabin Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver c. Ise
lin. Like the galley it is nearly fifteer
feet deep, and extends across the en-
tire width of the boat
A door opens into it. But the panels
Of this door have all be taken out, ant
silk curtains of deep and rich rel
hue have been substituted in thei
place.