Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-08

remes which Columbus rowed 10 this
country. But these are TO be used only IN
case OF emergency.
The typical New York Harbor house
boat is made ike little cottage. 1t gen
orally is made to order and when II Is
done it is towed out into the harbor ana
anchored. A pilot gives advice about the
anchoring and selects either a private IN
let. where the houss-boat will be out of
danger, or in an out-of-the-course spot
where ferry boats never inrude. The an
Choir Of the house-boat is then dropped and
the tug steams away. leaving the house
boat party to its own devices.
The house-boat is there TO stay. Ana
the people upon ii. What become Of them'
you ask. Are they there TO stay, too? Yes,
unless they want to get to land, in which
case they can get into little row-boat and
be rowed ashore.
on each side of the house-boat. you will
notice, always. these small row-boats
They are called by the house-boat fami-
lies the "life-boats." They hold exactly
as many persons as are in the house-boat.
And in case of any accident to the big
boat they can all get into the little boats
and be rowed ashore. or can so ashore Tor
days pleasure. Nothing ever does hap
pen 10 the house boats. That is their strong
point, THEM safety. You can't injure them
unless you run into them with an ocean
liner. in which case the chances are that
the house-boat is merely a good thing,
pushed along, for il could hardly upset.
The front deck Of house-boat is the pr
azza and family sitting room. Ii has an
awning. and If IL rains there are water
proof things that can be pinned 70 the
deck AS you enter you come to the state
room on either side. They are little cabins
for the sleeping quarters for the guests.
They are tiny, only large enough for a
little cot and a dressing table The bath
ing accommodations are further along and
often very primitive-bucket and n basin.
II the house-boat is large one. there is
dining room on the ground floor. But If
ii is small the upper deck or the roof OF
the house is the dining room. AT night It
is turned into the concert hall and roof
garden, and until morning dawns there
are always restless spirits maefag night
musical aloft.
Lovely Households lie down the Shrews-
bury, where oysters come from They
have gay striped awnings on the sides. and
on top there are little cupolas where the
musicians sit in the evenings. The orchss-
tras are amateur ones. but the music is
none the less delightful
The finest house-boat ever constructed
was built by an American capitalist Of
Mexico, who loves the water He wanted
II built for house-boating on the gulf
This house-boat is sixey feet long and thir-
~ feet broad. On each side of the front
door lie broad rooms. dining and draw
ing room. Then there come handsome
sleeping rooms. while down below are
kitchen and servants quarters In the
second story are more sleeping rooms. and
on top is ball room. which can be put
into any other general use. The walls of
the rooms are finished with a patent damp
proof preparation, and there are pictures
on the walls and rugs on the floor. You
would never, except for a slight motion
OF the boat. fancy yourself on the water.
T'Hs house-boat Is a steamboat and can
so anywhere. Its owner is contemplating
trip to Alassb with 1t this September.
II might be mentioned that there Is n
great deal of talk about house-boating TO
Alaska. The idea OF gong to the gold
fields in your own home. seeing TO the
gold mines without ging out ot&e house,
is fascinating one. For this IN house
boats need to be well built and edslpped
with the means OF heating. They No no
further north that si.ka. so that 1t IS hot
probable that any Greu hardships would
be endured-nor much gold dug.
''The Ark" is the name OF a house-boat