New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
TO BE RIGGED FOR A Filler.
POINTS ABOUT COLONEL o. II. PAYNE's
NEW YACHT
WILL NOT ONLY BE LARGER THAN ANY AMERI-
CAN BUILT BOAT OF THE KIND. BUT WILL
BE ORIGINAL IN OTHER RESPECTS
TO RE READY ABOUT
MARCH. 1890

TO RE READY ABOUT
MARCH. 1850
II seems to many people a pity that the eviathan
steam yacht ordered from the Bath CMe) Iron
Works Will take fourteen months TO build as Mt
the next March meeting OF fashions yachts in the
Mediterranean she would well represent the yacht
building OF America. But not until the March OF 1899
will she appear. Since The Tribune announced the
ownership Of the coming craft. Colonel Oliver H.
Payne has been the recipient OF many congratua-
tory messages. 1t is no small thing to be the
owner of the finest steam yacht that America has
ever turned out. and Colonel Payne's many friends
think that the representative pleasure vessel of the
country is going to fly the right private signal
The particulars now furnished by the Bath Iron
Works as TO the dimensions and pccularties Of the
yacht have confirmed The Trbunes statement
that Colonel Payne's coming craft would be about
three hundred feet long over all. three-masted
bark square-rigged on the fore and main and fore
and-aft rugged the mizzen. and that she would
be built Of steel. When William a. Slater Of New
London brought out the Eleanor IN 1893. she was
believed to be about the best steam yacht that
could be built Since then some large vessels have
been built for American owners in England. The
Varuna of Eugene Higgins is pa feet on the water-
line. with an overall length OF 3oi feet. So feet
beam and 16 feet draught Of water. The Nahma.
Robert Goeet is rs feet the load waterllne and
3OS feet over all She draws 1712 feet OF water and
is SO feet inches wide. The Mayiower, designed
by g. L. Watson for the late Ogden Goeet, is said
be 275 feet the water-line and 800 feet over
all. She draws 17is feet Of water and is S7i2 feet
wide The Margarita. owned by Anthony j. Drexel.
is 27sie feet over ALL 239 feet inches tho water
line 33i. feet wide and draws l5i2 feet Of water.
But Colonel Payne's yacht will have an over
all length of 3Ols feet water-llne length Of 2oS. a
width of 80 feet and draIght Of 10 feet
Perhaps the best news that Colonel Payne has re-
! ,la.r ~ Ia oh arDa
Of the new vessel. Scott commanded the Eleanor
! last summer. when Colonel Payne had her char
tered for the trip to the North Cape and to the
Swedish festivities. He is going TO live at Bath
until the Payne yacht is finished. and he and the
chief engineer will superntend the putting together
| OF every inch Of her. Scott did this with the
| Eleanor and for the Slater family. which he has
| served for eight years more and on different
! yachts He formerly chief officer In the Pacific
Mail Steamship service
Those who delight I'm reading and writing de-
! scrlptions OF upholsterng will be disappointed TO
! learn that there Will be no grand saloon in this
| craft The space usually given 10 this show
| apartment has been up into guestss state
rooms OF which there six on the ground floor
! Four Of these fourteen feet square and the
! two others are slightly smaller Each has It's
| own bathroom adjoining Aft OF these are servants
| apartments Thus the only large rooms Tor gen
| eral meeting are the dlning-room. IN the forward
| part Of the deckhouse, and the smoking room SIN
teen feet square. which is directly over the dihing
| room in a second story Of the deckhouse: ABOVE
this high and airy smoklng-ro Is the stu higher
long. and on each side of IT Is six foot passage
extending the whole length Of the ship between ven
G ooS t faa' whoe width of the vessel
With its windows opening on the quar,era nIs,s,
| the owners apartment, ID by &c. Is al the at..l
| end ~ the long deckhouse, and adjoining are TWO
more guest chambers. by TO- An inside passass,
connects these rooms with the dining room % bnd
weather no one need traverse the OUTSIDE uet th
on the way meals. This passase%ay So or ' If
reduces the size OF the staterooms adjoining IL is
necessary provision The Who'e Do% not a. vet been
Sossn but from the amount OF space allotted 10
him In the plans. 1t is plain that great d''e"'''
viii be given to this department hovs ten water.
,tSSt romnartments divided by steel ouiKheaI s
and il the desires to sink ner ne "u ccason
81. bave IN arrange his rocks Tor the oC'd' IL
hhoy r. viii be necessary to punch holes IN nfp
,n Tonr or five different places at One. "a Sir,S
rock VII ~ here are numerous ways or leaving
the vessel on each side SIDE OF tm which Will
room oH, hondv for the Colonel II It comes ~
Sr mKIsIniines Save Ki Poo nlne Ia, earn
forward the sig q sn hem me- one On each side are
other a ti launch and the naphtha launch; che
these boats hung high IN tn5p chock. on the
s"H'i5 the lighthouse. where they aI arr - n,,bott
| TO DO smashed b. the seas "''o"
inytauon ttanscom is the designer OF TINS
st,I I've al Bath until the yacht IS The
hou, March 1899 according 10 W. ia gfteen knots
speed agree natural draught sc9tt say width
an houl 49, Yards should be douD'e nr' sa,sntv
This will give magntF ,erds It is probable that
Iet1 90 sa plan in propotuon more ore canvas
ors Will be given sGo,r are that the new boat
! - I,Ieanor and the cnan0s,99 ~