The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-20
THE PRESTO GETS 1FLoAE.
View Twin Screw steam Yacht Launched at
Upper Nynck.


With gay bunting swapping from every avail
able space. "Old Glory" fiuttering from her
flagstaff. J. Adolph Mollenhauer's handsome
twin screw steam yacht Presto entered her ele-
ment from Ayers shipysrds at Upper Nyack
yesterday Afternoon. The long.delayed launch
ing was q complete success. The yacht was
wedgcd up in the cradle shortly before 3 o'clock.
At 3:l7 she began to recede from tho small
platform, and Mrs. Mollenhauer. wife OF the
owner, shattered the customary bottle OF cham
payne across the sharp PROV. exclaiming at the
same instant, II christen thee Presto" The
new boat slid gently into the Hudson, and was
warped in to the end OF the small pier.
The Presto was designed by Charles d.
Mosher. who also superintendent her construc-
ton. Her lines arc rather fuller forward than
the Ellide's, but are carried aft with the same
graceful sweep. Her stern has a long overhang
in addition to the peculiar form atthe water
line that has been q distinctive feature OF all Of
Mosher,s fast boats Her { pripcipal dimensions
, Ses 'H shallow q drausht Being desired by By the
owner in order to enable the boat to cruise In
the shoal waters of Great South Bay.
She has u trunk cabin and Is schooner rugged.
pilot house is arranged to be used AS a saloon
and dining room, and Is connected ny a dumb
| S MSIi ! w'I sea a sH witb I lockers ~ un ns eroea bit ste aP.
ing wheel, binuacie, compass, and chart racks.
as well as electric signals to engineer, and speak
| ing tubes. Abaft the pilot house is u low steer
ing bridge. while a powerful searchlight is
placed forward over the house and controlled
from the bridge, which is also lifted with a
steering wheel in addition to two independent
systems Of engine room teleRraphs. r-
The main saloon is commodious and tastefully
decorated and upholstered in figured silk and
forward end and finished in polished mahogany.
The saloon is arranged SO as to be readily diyid-
ed into four staterooms. while in each corner
stands "a beautifully carved buffet,
Ia1nSp ln,Ea thnra Ia N ,Np1ltsinn hull hau1 aff
OF which is the crews quarters, 10 feet long
and the entire width of tho boat. fitted with
toilet, wash basins, and folding berths. Aft OF
the forecastle are the galley. large storerooms.
and fresh water tanks.
being thirteen separate engines all Of them
specially designed for and adapted to their re-
spective PURPOSES. The propelling engines con-
sist OF two eets OF patent uuadrupie expansion
to run at extreme high speed. Steam is supplied
crate and l.Sss square feet Of heating surface.
There Is also an in board surface condenser with
about 500 So uare feet OF cooling surface. There
are Ave steel bulkheads dividing the boat into
tsiS water-tight compartments. The boat Is OF
composite construction.
The planking consists OF two thicknesses, with
a layer OF light canvas imbedded in cement be-
tween. The p~lanking is 1la inches thick next to
The inner plankinE Is of cedar and the outer OF
pine. and all the fastenings, are Tobin bronze
e~liiptical in form. All the fittings on deck are
OF polished bronze There is a polished ma
| DORAny rail- tIIenulnR al hTOuuu lue DoAC sup
ported 10y bronze stanchions. and u largo boat
will DO carried on dayits.
The yacht has a complete electric-liRhting
plant and will be steam heated throughout. J.
Adolph Mollenhauer. her owner. is the well.
known sugar refner. and has been a prominent
figure in yachting circles for several years. He
is a member OF the New York, Atlantic, Pen
atauquet, Corinthian. and Great South Bay
Yacht clubs. He Is an expert navigator and will
command his own boat. his sailing master be-
ing Edwin C. Hendrickson of Bay Shore, l. l.,
and his chief engineer James 4. Haines Of
Syack.
The yacht will have a dock trial tomorrow,
and the speed trial will DO arranged for q later
date.