Evening journal., 1895-03-25
NEW BEAUTY AFLOAT.
Steel Steam Yacht Marietta
Launched To-day.
FLoATBD FROM PUsBY's AT NOON

MIR Moore, Accompanied by n Select
Party Of New Yorkers, Saw His New
Yacht Glide Into the Christiana--An
IndestruotibIe Craft-Rrs. Moore's
Graceful Christi trning.
There were fully 900 visitors and
spectators In the shipyard OF the Pasey
and Jones Company to day when the
pretty steel steam yacht Marietta, built
| Tor Harrison B. Moore, OF New York, was
launched into the Christiana.
Among the nut-of town spectators
were Mr. and Mrs Harrison B Moore,
Mr. and Mrs a. Moore, Jr Miss A A
King General Agent 0 ] Gear, of the
Pennsylvania railroad Ia New York; De-
signer A w. Gillow, OF New York;
T. N. jarvis, OF Buffalo; Major Harry 4
| Smith. OF Philadelphia: Chief Engineer
John +. Christie OF the New York and
Florida Transportation Company; Mrs.
Jarvis and others
Just as the whistles announced the
noon hour Superintendent Charles
HeAld shouted command to his men TO
turn to" and the work OF driving In
wedges began at once. There was only
/ a few minutes OF suspense for at IL l3
the Marietta began to slide backward
toward the bosom OF the Christiana,
which looked calm and clearer than
usual after the bright Spring weather.
Just as the vessel moved Mrs Moore,
| standing under the bow, raised a gaily.
decorated bottle Of champagne and
pronounclng the name Marietta" broke
the bottle into fragments across the cut
water
The Martha glided ericsfnlly into
the water and was hauled back to her
moorings by a force of workmen with
long hawser. A d. Warner and
party witnessed the launch from mid
stream on the tug Taurus, The tug
Orlole cAme up alongside the yacht and
will tonight tow the new vessel to New
York.
Description Of the New Yacht.
The Marietta is expected to have a
speed of twenty miles an hour forced
and eighteen miles under natural
draugLt, dimensions are as follows
Length over all. 140 feet; lengthon ths
water line 115 feet; beam II feet
drauRht, 6 feet inches.
A number OF new and novel features
have been introduced In the construc
! ton OF the hull OF this new flyer bl
De igner Gislow, including new, double
bottom, like w A slaters steam yach
Eleanor, except that the spaoe between
the outer and Inner shell will be used q
a storage place for fresh water tanks.
Gould Not sink or BE sunk.
The new yacht is TO be fitted viii
triple expansion engines four eslinders
and a water tube boiler Of 600 hors
e power She has four hulkheads. In
n Guiding q collision one forward, one q
r each end OF engine room, ard one aft, q
she should prove practically unsinkabl
whatever happens Her crews quarter
4 are forward and the owners aft, In til
e good old fashioned way, and will
luxurious and comfortable without bein
; exlrRvagant
The foreesatle forward will have sleeI
ing accommodations for ten men 1t
! also fitted with large mess table an
Z two statsrooms for the accommodate
! Of the captain and engineer The galley
4 which adions the fOrecastle. Is fec
!. long and runs the full width Of the yRchi
|, II Is fitted with large ice box, sink. run
ming hot and cold water closets, dec
! racks, range, etc.
win Leave for New York
, Tonight the Marietta will be towed
+. | New York and will be tied up at Eri
< basin to receive her machinery and dec
I, equipments She will be fitted MP wit
! four cylinder engines and two Robert
! boilers
Z The yacht will be steered from
bridge over the after end of the socl
/ hall, which is surrounded by bral
: rail. Awnings will shelter the helms
4 men, while patent steering gei
I will do the rest. The new zach
:. which will be schooner rlgge
Il with light spars to support Il
awnings. has practically pole masts Al
Il. fourteen inch bulwarks filled with bra
: stanchions and life lines. She will car
twelve-fcot dingy, q sixteen foot 81
and an eighteen foot nsptha launch.
i, Mr. Moore said this afternoon that
1 expected TO 60 out on her on a shoi
81 cruise In June.