The evening times., 1897-12-10

New York, Dec. 1O.-There is under
construction at the works OF the Electric
Launch Company, Morris Heights, this
city. al: electric gig for the Emperor OF
Russia, which will be used as a tender to
one of his imperial majesty IS steam yachts.
The order was received by the comp any
from, Rear Admiral N. Lomen, the Emperor y
fleet captain, through Naval Attache u. i.
| sIerivaSo, of the Russian legation ut Wash
| ingtOn.
| Mt. J. C. Chamberlain, of the company,
says that the gig will be complete in every
| particular, and 10 constructed, fitted and
| finished as to he credit to this branch Of
| American industry. The gig will be re ldy
for shipment by April 10, as called for by
| th. terms of the contract, 50 that the Gar
| may receive it bv the middle of May.
| Til. .iilnensions of the gig will Ue as
| follows.
Length over all, 81 feet; length on load
| v tter line, 81 feet; beam, extreme outside CT
| pIanl:inr. feet 3 34 inches; least freeboard,
| . feet inches; draught at wheel, feet
| inch; drnught Z fhull feet inches, dr'iught
orskeg, , feet inches; length Of fcuckpit'cr
| Seating capacity, 4 feet 8 inches. greatest
width Of same, 6 feet inches, distance be
tW een hosting shackles, 10 feet; dispiac.-
ment, without passengers, not 81 exceed
81 tons.
Great care will necessarily he taken I'm the
construction of TIL. boat. The keel. kels'n
and stem Will be Of oak, the stern OF hlcK-
matack, md the fra mes OF steam bent, SEA
soned white oak. The p.anking Will I've
d, ,.l.e, the inner planking OF selected white
cedar. copper fastened and thoroughly
coated with white lead and the outer plank
ing Of seasoned mahogany. The deck. both
fore and aft, will be laid with thin strips
of nahoeany, blind nailed and IA king shape
from, TN. y dter edge of the boat.
The E.ain Cockpit, or s-ating space, is 10
be surrounded with coaming of quarterad
oak g inches hove the deck and all in
terror finish Of this cockpit will he in ma
hogany. except the tops of the side seas,
which are to be of white nire. Forward
and q # there will be- a small cockpit, with
Guartered oak coaming i L. inches high,
and large enough to accommodate one deck
hand in each.
The finish of the gig will be in rarnish
and paint. The outside of the hull abuve
the vaterline. al the upper works and ;hc
interior work will be handsomely polished
and finished in the natural wood with spar
varnjsi. The hull below the yaterline VIII
b, painted and shcathed with latteen trass.
All the deck fittings Ill i,- in hard brass,
ui:Iess otherwise specified, and the exposed
parts Eickel2 plated The stern band VIII
also lie mic plated. The propeller
Ab,.ft iS ts lao r. Tnhip hrnuZp, and
W heel win Ire easily removable. The rud-
der will be Of solid brass. with a suitable
hi,.ss tilIer under the deck. and rudder
post extending above the deck for an adj
justa ble tillcr. The steering wheel is to
b.; Of brass, with a mahogany drum and
handles. and the gear is to consist of a
linked Chain around erooveG pulleys, con-
n,ctcd by bronze wires alongside of the
boat To the rudder tillcr. duplicate
Y leel will lac furnished.
OF the gigs furnishings, there will be a
I,or,a BILE finna Gle, three 81 Hing lights, the
side lights to fit or the coaming, and the
bright light to be attacha,,ie to the for
ward awning pole: a galvanized iron
folding anchor, With twent y-five fathoms
OF MANILA rore, one and one-half inches
in circumrerence; coamlng steps OF ma
nDHanE. canvas cover 10 III over tHt
decks, rubber mat for flooring over the
motor and the battery matches; velvet car
net to cover the entire floor: three Hicl:er
chairs FOR main seating space: linoleum
mats for the flooring Of the smaller cock
pits. and the gig Will have twenty life
preserving vests.
There viii be cushions stuffed with
hCIse hair and upholstered IN dark blue
leather for the side seats and back
OF the seats, and pillows OF cushions for
the wicker chairs, and Two raised otto
mains OF suitable design and covefed with
lea ther.
Ar awning OF white canvas, with dark
blue trimming, will be supplied and SO
spread as TO he under the control OF tn-
deCkhand on the after cock pit that 1t nay |
be readily tilted for the cnny enience of The |
passengers, and is secured In position Dy |
through rings on deck to suitable |
c!e:. is. |
Tie accumuators, or storage batteries, |
viii be OF the most improved and modern |
typ, all lcoLtsiincd in hard rubber cells, with
Il ight fitting covers, and placed under the |
flaoiing and seats. Thenumoer and group
in; WILDE such as toadapt tliemto be easily |
charged from dynamo or electric cir
cult Of Ovolts The motor will beof special |
marine tyne, with self-cont aimed ball bearing |
thrust fitted under the floor In its compart |
nent, AMI directly connect ed with tie pro-
peller shaft. The controller for regulating |
the speed Of the motor will be placed under
the forward deck, and operated by a shaft |
extending Though the steering wheel bear
Ing. Thiscuntroller will he capab!eof effect
ing fivevaria bl speedrates, fron; slowstart
ins tc squirting speed. and also adapted for |
reversing the motor with three variable
speeds.
The gig is to have a speed of eight miles
an hour for three hours. or seven miles III
hour fur six hours.
The lines of the boat were furnished the
company by Messrs. Gardner & Cox, of this
city, and in rough water she is expected to
De the lest Ct lier type.
The Electric Launch Company will today
shipto Trieste hy the Mcdliterraneanstea ner
an electric gig to Baron Nathaniel Ie
to be used as tender to his |
steam yacht Veglia.
The gig is 20 feet long, feet 9 inches
beam, feet 8 IA inches deep, and % 1-2
inches draught. She is of mahogany,
Iouble planked and is very pretty. She
viii have a speed of $40 miles an hoar
or fouI iouIs, and 6 Ii miles an hour for
'iX hours.