Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
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Sent to the Water in Handsome style q
Saturday Morning.


Saturday Morning.
The launch OF the handsome steel
seagoiug steam yacht Alcedo. now
building atNthe shipyards of the Har-
Ian & Hollingswofth Co., or George
w. Childs Drexel Of Philadelphia took
place at 5. so o'clock Saturday morning
at the company's yards 10 this city.
MIR. and Mrs. George ". Childs
Drexel arrived here Friday night accom-
panied by several friends from Vim
centowp, N. j., and were at the yards
of the Harlan d Hollingsworrh Co.
at an early hour. Everything being
in readiness the word to drive the
wedges was given about s. 40 and ID u
minutes the vessel struck the water.
Mrs. Drexel, accompanied by her
husband, President Henry G. Morse,
Superintendent N. r. Benson. and As
sistant Superintendent Thomas Benson
and Designer A. S. CheeHebrough, all
of the Harlan &c Hollingsworth Co.,
were Oh the deck of the yacht, and rs
the vessel touched the water Mrs.
over the bow, christening the vessel
Alcelo. aes9
The dimensions of the yacht are !:
JbHgt III UNbF VIC tudiu rail- LA le6ti p
inches; lengIh on deck, ITO feet, 8
inches: length on the water line. l50
feet, inches; bsam, "a feet; depth, IA
feet, 0 inches; extreme draught, IL
feet.
The main deck will be of selected
three inch square white pine, laid on
edge and beve planed.
The deck houes will be OF steel,
Ia I'D 4.
and the entire construction will be of
the best. Tbs vessel will have five
water-tight bulkheads extending from
the main floors to the main deck.
The speed OF tho yacht, it is ex-
pected, will exceed 10 knots an hour.
1t will be schooner rugged.
Tho engines will be of the triple ex-
pansion type, 141s inches in diameter
high pressure, "a inches intermediate,
and 81 inches low pressure all with a
common stroke of % inches.
The vessel will be lighted throughout
by electricity BY one multipolar dynamo
OF $50 16-candle power lights and a
storge battery plant Of Is 16.candle
power lights.
The water tanks will be of galvanized
iron with capacity Of 1000 gallous.
The boiler tanks will hold 2, 500 gal
Ions.
The vessel will be fitted with steam
steering apparatus and will also DO
fitted with a hand steerer, situated aft
over the rudder post. The hunkers
will have a capacity OF so tons of coal.
Three Amy water tube boilers placed
side by side, with total Of 81 square
feet OF crate surface will furnish steam.
The propeller will be of Manganese
bronze, 8 feet 6 inches in diameter
with four blades.
The deck saloon will be finished 10
mahogany, the windows glazed with
heavy plate glass white tile. The PAN
try and galley will be finished in ash
and tho floors covered with tile. The
officers quarters and forecastle will be
finished in white pine
The starboard and port state rooms
will be finished 10 mahogany; the
grand saloon in mahogany and Mexican
onyx. An ice ohest~af of the saloon
will hold 400 pounds of ice. Opposite
the pantry on the etarhoard side is the
bath room, with tiled floors.
The owners quarters are placed aft
of the machinery and Connect with
private bath room. Opposite to this is
boudoir, finished 10 white enamel.
Tine main hall ahaft OF this is finished
in mahogany and leading from the main
hall on the port side are two tateroums.
There is also large double stateroom,
finished in white enamel and mahogany,
and bath room for guests.
Quarters for s5c engine crew, in the
engine rooms, and the chief enginner's
room, in the deeS house. will BIZ fin
ished In buttufnuI