Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-08
STEAM YACHT FOR HOWARD GOULD.


Received Big Contract.
The Harlan q Hollingsworth Co. of
this city will build bark-rgged, twin
screw steel steam yacht for Howard
Gould Of New York. Under the terms
oe the contract nhe will BIO delivered to
MIR. Gould April 18th. 1898. Sho will
be named Niagara after Mr.. Gould'a
victorious 20-rater and will be the
largest steam yacht evor constructed
10 this country. Her general dimon-
sions will bo as follows. Length over
all, 80 feet; length on water line, 2i5
feet; breadth OF beam, SO feet; depth
of hold from spar deck, 2S feet; depth
OF hold from main deck, 20 fest;- frae-
board, amidship, Is feet; freeboard at
bow. Is feet; tonnage, 1000. The
contract price is not given out, hut IL
may be placed at half a million dollars.
Tho Niagara will have threc darks--
spar, main and lower; her bottom will
be double and bilge keels will be given
her, and she will have fino system of
bulkheatling. Her main deck will be
Of steel, covered with selacted plank
ing. Her entire hull construction will
be Of the best. @
y The contract calls for IA knots an
hour; great speed not being required
by Mr.. Gould. For long voyages it ia
| intended that she shall steam 1915
knots an hour. Her engines will bo OF
| the tripla expansion type, the high
| pressure cylinder being Is inches, the
intermediate sS inches and the low
pressure 45 inches, with stroKo of
piston Of 30 inches Three Scotch
boilers will furnish steam and the
WORKING pressure viii! be 100 pounds.
On the upper, or spar, deck there
will be continuous house % steel, lu0
feet long by l6 feet wide. This will be
covered with mahogany or teak. 1t
will contain the chart room, and tho
captains quarters, tho social hall. SO
feet Icing; the smoking rom, IL by 16
fect; Mr.. Gould's room, IL by l6 fact,
and an observation room aft with sides
| Of glass.
From both forward and after ends OF
the sociui hail win DO broad stairways,
the former leading to the state rooms,
on the main dock, and the latter to
dining room. The Library, which will
be on the starboard side, will be % by
IL feot. Tho after end of this room
| will he fitted as an afmory and win BIO
| enclosed with glass. The dining room
will be 81 feet long by SO feet wide.
| 1t will CONTAIN handsome fireplace.
From door on the starboard side of
the dining room saloon. Mr.. Gould's
| suite of rooms is entered, and this con-
sists of bad room, 16 by 16 feet: a
dressing room, by 10 feet, and a bath
room, feet by 10 feet. On the port
side, directly opposite, is the largest
guests suite on the yacht similar 10
size to the owner's. Four state roomH,
each with private bath, one forward
| of these suites, ono DOCTORS room,
Opposite the library on the port side
will be large butler's pantry, two
kitchens, ono for the owner and guests,
| and the other for the crew a"hospitai
ROOM" and a ro0in for d valet. The
| quarter for the officers and crew are
| aft on this deck. They will have d
recreation space 40 by 36 feet. The
chips company will include about So.
The stairway from the social ball will
continue to the lower deck, where there
| will be three more guests rooms, a hall
for tie servants to meet in, rooma for
the maids, together with trunk and
general storage rooms. Tho plumbing
work will be of the most modern de-
seription. The yacht will be lighted
throughout by electricity. two dynamos
and large storage battery being sup
1 piled.
The Niagara will carry eight boats,
one steam launch of s. feet, one nuptha
launch of "a feot, two dingoys and two
lifeboats. H
Her master will be Capt. W. @.
Shaokford, late commodore of the
Pacific mail foot. When she Is finished
Mr.. Gould and guests will cruise
around tho world.