Evening journal., 1898-03-19
RESERVES FLAGSHIP.
Gould Has rendered the Use
of the Niagara to New York.
ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNOR

SHOULD WAR BREAK OUT THE
WORK OF SUMPTUOUS FIT
TINGs WOULD STOP AND SHE
WOULD BE PUT IN SHAPE FOR |
BUSINESS INSTEAD OF PLEAS
URE.
Some time ago it was intimated that |
| Howard Gould, the owner OF the ocean |
| going steam yacht Niagara, now near
ing completion at the yard of the Har-
Ian and HOllingswOrth Company, was
/ willing to surrender his handsome YES
sci to the government in the event OF
hostilitles between this country and
| Spain.
But 1t is now known that Mr.. Gould
| has made a formal offer, without cost,
1 OF the Niagara to Commander j. w.
| Miller, Of the New York naval reserves,
and that the offer has been accepted by
| Commander Miller in the name OF the
| governor of New York, who has thank
ed Mr.. Gould very heartily, and has
said all manner of handsome things to
him concerning his patriotism and gem
| eroslty.
1t is also understood that the state
authorities have taken occasion to be
stow upon Captain Howard Patterson,
of New York, who, by the way, holds
a commission as lieutenant and navi-
eating officer OF the Second naval bait
talon, the most kindly congratulations
for his share in the matter, for it is
believed that the offer of The Niagara
was made through Lieutenant Patter-
son, whose relations with Mr.. Gould
| ara of fha frippd1fpcf nature
The Niagara will be the flagship OF
the Naval Reserve squadron and the
headquarters of Commander Miller and
his staff and also the headquarters
afloat of the governor Of the state.
Immediately upon the outbreak OF
hostilities the rather slow work OF fin
ishing and decorating the interior Of
the Niagara in the sumptuous manner
decided upon by Mr.. Gould will be sus-
pended and the yacht put in shape for
the service intended with all practi-
cable haste. She will be taken 10 New
. York and equipped with battery of
, 5-indh rapid firing guns and other Of
fensive armament. Should this be
l done all the plans made by Mr.. Gould
3 for the personal use of his yacht which
= included a prolonged foreign cruise,
| will of course be temporarily aban-
doned.
Mr. Gould is rapidly pushing his
| studies in seamanship, navigation and
! naval science under the tuition II Lieut.
Patterson so that. it is said. in the
event of the government requiring his
services as a junior naval officer he
, | will be able to render satisfactory duty
. 10 the state or to the national authorl-
3 ties.
The Niagara was launched on Febru.
II arv g. and is staunch and seaworthy a.
~ well as one OF the largest in the matte
n Of tonnage of the worlds fleet OF pleas
/, ure craft. Her displacement is abou
= I 900 tons. Mr.. Gould desired a boa
n | of moderate speed and comfort unde
. all conditions of weather, and one pos
n sessing the elements of positive safety
4 The best Of judges say that the Mag
II | ara will meet these requirements II
n the fullest sense.
~ The general dimensions of the yach
4, are: Length over all. 272 feet; lengu
on water line, 247 feet; breadth O
beam. SO feet; depth to spar deck, 2
feet: depth to main deck, 10 feet
n inches; draught, 16 feet; tonnage, l,
st 900 tons.
- She is bark rugged, has three deck
,s and is fitted with bilge keels lao Zee
rs | long anu IL lucueS uttp. llAc hOuSo VI
IN the spar deck, 10 feet long and 16 fee
n wide. is built of steel and covered wit
mahogany. The accommodation
throughout are Of the most spaciou
character.
The engines Of the Niagara are OF tn
is triple expansion inverted cylinder, d
re rect acting surface condensing typ'
gs with a working pressure or 100 pounds
l. The cylinders are IS, 2S and 40 inche
re in diameter by thirty inche
~ stroke. Steam will be supplied b
three steel Scotch boilers, each havin
three furnaces. The bunl1ers have ci
pacity of $50 tons Of coal, quantit
n sufficient to take the yacht across th
t ocean and back at twelve-knOt spec
90 The electric plant Of the Niagara
We complete in every respect. 1t consist
OF two dynamos, each capable Of ful
nishing 400 sixteen candle power lamI
and a storage battery with capacii
M Of eighty lamps. If desired the dyn'
on mos may be made to operate nine hur
IS dred display lights at night and pow