The times., 1898-10-24
HOWARD GOULD COMING.
VIII Arrive In His Yacht Niagara
TOdnN or TOmOrrOw.


Howard Gould's sumptuously appointed
yacht. the Niagara. which has been at
Annapolis for several days. is expected to
reach this city some time today or to-
morrow In response to a telegram from
Annapolis James Richardson, one of the
best-known pilots of the river, left for
Annapolis yesterday to pilot the vessel
down the Chesapeake Bay and up the
Potomac River to point opposite the
arsenal grounds.
Harbor Master Sutton has arranged to
permit the vessel to anchor at-the forks
of the channels of the river, just below
the arsenal point, and Mr.. Gould and his
guests will come to the city in launches.
The Niagara is one OF the most costly
and superb yachts in the world. 1t was
built in the Spi ing OF 1897 and was launch
ed in February of the present year from
the yards OF the Harlan & Eollingsworth
Company. at Wilmington, Del Before the
work of fitting out the interior OF the
vessel was begun Mr.. Gould offered her
to the naval reserves of New York, with
out cost to be the flagship of the com
mandlng officer during the war. The oifer
was accepted. but the American Govern
ment made such liberal provision for the
| Niagara was not needed This fact was
communicated to Mr. Gould and the work
on the interior finish and decorations OF
| the vessel was begun and continued with
| so much zeal that the Niagara was re-
| Gently completed and is now probably as
nearly perfect in the matter of an ideal
| pleasure craft as may b, found anywhere.
Mr and Mrs. Gould are now cruising
| southwark on their wedding trip.
| l.. sg-f.a of hA "a
Shackford. who was formerly the captain
OF the steam yacht Atalanta. built and
| owned by the late jay Gould, and which,
| since his death, has been the property ot
| George J. Gould. The captain began his
seafaring life in the days of the Old clip
per shii'S. During the civil war he was an
officer of the American navy and later the
commodore OF the Pacific Mail Steam
| ship Company's fleet.
The Niagara is 247 feet long on the wa
ter line and 2Ia feet over all. She has
three decks the upper containing a stee
| house, covered with mahogany. Aft OF
the room of Capt Shackford in this house
| is MIR. Gould's private office, which is fin
ished in East Indian mahogany and hung
| with green damask curtains Telephone
| communication is to be had by Mr. Goulc
with every part OF the vessel without
leaving his desk in this room. Under th'
bridge is the navigation room and nau'
teal library On the upper deck is tbs
social hail, 32xl6 feet, and off this hall /:
the smoking room.
The dining saloon, which IS lars
enough for a small hotel, is finished Il
hand-carved quartered oak and mum
with old tapestry decora tions. The Ii
brary is also on the main deck, and is
magnificeRtly finished room, with trim
mings of black walnut, hand-carved. an
hangings of Venetian red.
The library contains cases filed with 60
volumes. each of which is handsomel
bound and marked with the word nj
agara In the library is also to be foun
the ships armory. in two large glas
cases and consisting of rifles. revolver
and cutlasses. Mrs. Gould's apartment
are on the port side of the main deck. an
are finished in ivory and rose tints. Tn
/ electric plant of the vessel consists of tw
dyuamos. capable of furnishing 400 l6-car
die power lamps. and a storage battery q
eighty lamps capacity.
Electricity is also used to run the vi
chestrion of the social hall. to heat tn
rooms TO operate the machinery in tn
laundry and for cooking purposes. TIL
boat equipment of the Niagara is a 3j-foC
steam launch with a speed of ten and
half miles an hour. 2i-foot naphth
launch. two life boats. % feet long. q
% feet in length an IS-foOt market bo;
and several dingies
1t is not known Just how long the y
agara will remain here. but her stay
not expected TO be Of long duration.
, the owner of the vessel is anxious to col
1 time his trip south before the co
weather sets in.