New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-17
BUYING AUXILIARY FI,rFr
THE GOVERNMENT ACQUIRE
GOBLET YACHT MAYFLowrp

TO BE ARMoRED AND ARMED As A rooovyo
| BOAT DESTROYER At oNcE-orHrn Y.ct,.
| INCLUDING THE SWIFT vANoosr pv,,o
| CONSIDERED by THE BOARD nv
| iNsPEcrfoS-rERnY Eel.
! MONT OFFERS TIE
| sATASErJ.A
| The Board detailed 10 tho duty a, .v,n,.,
| sells available for use by the Goveran,en, IA ,r~,
hry cruisers In case OF an outbreak Of hss,.,,,..
| divided !ts duties yesterday between ~. , ''s
New-York. BOSTON. Philadelphia and rn,.'.- o'
| Captain Frederick Rodgers president o, .bo p,
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kelley rernal,es 4, 49,,
! ely and spen; most % the day at ibeir ~. =,
! tho Army Building colferrlng With o-.ner. -, a.,
cussing details. In tho morning they v,si.,d -.
| tugs and yachts which arc REGARDED as l.s,rstl.
, Among the vessels said 20 have been offered % 49,
| Board arc the fas; yachts Vamoosc ard Nov. To-
| built for Norman L. Munro and now owned 10
! r. T. Morrell and Captain lewis LIckonbo,h ..
! srcctvely The sa;aaella. owned By Perry d,
mont. has been the subject Of inquiry by ,he po,,,
and has also been offered by Mr. Be!r,on, - Is.
Government.
While negotiations ase under way with tho o,.,...
| Of several vessels. however. The only one a,,r,rv
| purchased yet is the Mayfoyer tho q,1,,, -.
owned by the late Ogden Gocct. Tho no..ns,,.
| Of this vessel has been secured and the Nary M.
! partnent has plans under confederation ,or eo,,
ping her az torpedo-boat destroyer II Il thou,,,
! tina; she Will he 81 much use. The Mayfovs- zs.
inspected on Monday In the Erie Basin. where she
was lying.
| Lieutenant Commander Kelley when .eor nv /.
reporter for The Tribune yesterday afsrnn,n ..,.
| The members Of the Board remaining h.ra h,vo
been busy all day In the prosecution Of their WORK
| Engineer Dixon ard Lieutenant sargen; wcr. 70
Boston last night, and Naval Constructor rayr.sey
TO Philadelphia Their special work vas 70 ,usp.c,
| ocean-going tugs and such other vessels as are
deemed most available and desirable Canal,
Rodgers and myself have beer busy here goln.
over plans, inspecting tugs ard comforting with
owners IN regard 10 their vessels an, upon what
| terms they be made use of ny thc Navy Dc.
rartmcnt. We prosecuting work with the
utmos, diligence giving to It most careful, at
tenton."
Was the purchase OF the Siam zach; a,nowsr
made through your Boari?" Commander Kelley
was asked.
The tender Of her made - us" was hi. re.
ply I'VE inspected her and reported UPON ,he IT,
Inability Of securing her and putting hsr in COM
mission"
Are you willing 10 say anything anou, the price
!, paid for herr"
81 can't say anything about that. tor hat Is a
matter entirely between the Navy Department,
and her owners, the Goelet estate" he replied
Have negotiations been made for the purchase
OF any other vessels"
Yes, for several; but they have rot yet al.
vanced to such a stage that can say anything
about them. We expect al the members q
the Board to he back here tomorrow and We will
have full meeting and cvnsi!er What we have
accomplished separately Il Is not likely that tho
Board can conclude It's work this week and get ns
report ready transmit to the Department. hut
we shall hasten the progress Of IL az much as pos.
sble and put the Government in possession Of al
the facts at disposal tho earliest moment
possible"
The Mayhower lying at her pier at Eris
Basin yesterday. Visitors could get within mn
ing distance Of the man on guard al deck. n
that was all that could be accomplished by "
sons desiring TO inspect the vessel Smoke
issuing from her funnel. and two men we're busy
scrubbing her sides, but there other signs
OF activity. II was said that tho Mayilower would
20 TO the Navy Yard to-day 10 he transformed from
a pleasure craft into "a machine OF war. ..t
The yacht has the reputation Of being tie best
equipped boat Of her class that has entered .EIie
Basin. She built AZ the Thompson shipyards,f
en are r vSds Nswpo s home NJ Ge
body after his death abroad she mas been az Ego
OF the Navy Yard. has the plans for the Mayhow-
ers reconsruction as torpedo-deStroyer srnn rs
of men will ce put 10 work making the n-cessasy
alterations. When in nshtng Trim me Mayhowsf
a
pedo-tuhes and smaller rapid-hre guns. The paris
OF her hull around her boilers viii be protected
with thin armor. All the guns ammunI.Ion ana a,!
already on hand the Navy Yard.
The Interior Of the yacht IS artisticaHy furnlsheo
Descending the companionway 10 the main hatch
the visitor finds himself in a hall Of marble which
leads into the dining-room. This extends from side
to side of the ship. The room is handsomely htted
with sldebonrds ard side-tabies Of rare woods.
re ~ "Syere ID MIX O0 dnm1sx six The respon
r; ON is aft OF the dining II Is SO feet lone
rx,t mid "a n = C.Fl
white and gold. with marble msntels and hand'
some chandeliers Next - the library, which 4
finished in carved onk and green SILK one. end
on the lower deck eight sta teroous for guests
each with tiled bathrooms. spring beds. hair mat
;resses and rosewood bureaus ana washstands, IN,
wide The rooms built for Mr.. Goeiet are on the
main deck forward Of the bulkhead. beside ING
companicnway These rooms were never hnisned
hut they contain pieces OF furniture whlch indi-
cate the lavishness that was TO be the rule BITS.
(ioelet's suit OF rooms, also unnnnSca' tdloins
arc reached by a staircase which leads down
through the main deck 1omfortaDe s,at tn rms
ward scuttlc are the crews quarters. where forV
mon can be easily accommodated ,
The Mayhower at present carries nin@ 6oa, ss ara
launches two dnghies, two gigs, TWO longnoats ahi
big "hackboat" for carrying sUpphes, ne ~.
has two mnsts, one sguare,rgssm , anu ,r ~. and
,rinle evanston engines. ana her dimensions "t'
son feet over all 2S1 feet water-line ana % r..
beam Her speed Is over wenyb kh0 from EnS
and announced that King Leopold Of Belsl1m nah
bought the Mayhower FOR his own use s. as 81, pn,.
IRE yacht and inc dats WAS e never eSt her pier
nowsver and nothing has been heard ahont tno
King OF Belgiums Interest IN 'he 'eS''
era weeks.
onrvYyc rUr CONGRESS- rinPilGN