Evening journal., 1898-02-18
GOULD'S NEW NIAGARA.
Largest Steam Yacht Ever
Built in America.
TWIN SCREWS AND BARK-RIGGBD

AT HARLAN AND HOLLINGS-
WORTH SHIPYARD-HEROW OWNER
WILL CRUISE AROUND THE
WORLD IN THE HANDSOME
GRAFT.
The bark-rigged, twin-screw, steel
steam yacht Niagara, constructed by
the Harlan and Holllngsworth Com
pany for Howard Gould, of New York,
will be launched tomorrow at the
| yard in this city.
The Niagara is capable of any ser
| vice, and the hull is constructed on the
lines submitted by the builders Some
| Of the principal features embodied in
| the form of the vessel are those Of Mr..
| Gould, while the complete interior
plans are the result of his suggestions,
and have not been modified in the
least detail
Mr.. Gould from the first decided that
his yacht should be built in America,
and so told his friends, and the passage
| of the Payne bill regarding foreign
built pleasure craft during the closing
days of the last session Of Congress
had no influence upon him in this de-
cisiOn He does not endorse the bill in
question in any of its provisions, and
yet he had never thought of ordering
his boat from a foreign builder. And,
more than this, so far as practicable,
the materials of construction and of
he finish and fittings are home pro-
duction. He named her in honor Of his
former twenty-rater Niagara.
Mr.. Gould will bring a private car
load of friends from New York to wit
ness the launching. He has kept a
sharp eye on the building of the boat,
| md makes frequent trips to Whining
ton, dropping off between trains and
making short visit to the works. Mr..
4oulds journeys are most democratic
While here. and few persons recognize
he young millionaire. He is usually
accompanied by Miss Katherine Glenn
mons, the actress. his reported fiancee.
l The two dine at a modest German ho-
el near the railroad station and then
20 to the shipyards. The honor of
christening the trim yacht will be be-
itOwed upon Miss Clemmons
| LARGEST CONSTRUCTED IN
AMERICA.
The Niagara will be as safe and sea-
worthy as il is possible to build her
Nothing has been left to guesswork
Everything from keel to finishing
.Ouches Of her general construction
las been carefully considered whilt
be incidental matters Of finish and fit
ings will also in due season be just as
ninutely gone over. The Niagar;
/ stands as the largest steam yacht eve
! INSTRUCTED in this country, and ther
s no doubt of her proving to be
I 'redit to American skill and naval ar
z hitecture and to her owner, and ais
Tatifying as such to his legion O
e Yachting friends. The Niagara is Of tn
y following general dimensions:
E 4 Fee
: LenSJh over all.... t......'s... 70
u Length on water line. .. "a
Breadth of beam ...........
Depth of hold from spar deck.
Depth of hold from main deck.
Freeboard amidship .......
Freeboard at bow Ow...............
Tonnage. ....... 80. .... ........1 go
MANNER OF BUILDING AND SPEEl
She has three decls-spar, main an
over; her bottom is double and bilg
t. leel5 were given her, while her sys
i .em of bulkheading win not be SUI
Il passed by any vessel in the world He
main deck is steel, appropriately co,
t. RED with selected planking, while a
3 Else in the construction Of her hull wa
s. lsed that the most exacting Of the r,
Fl luirements of both the British an
American Lloyds in such vessels ma
le so fully met that she will be give
P the highest rating for the create
n number of years.
Great speed is not required by NJ
a. Gould. The contract calls for IA knot
ts which must be easily shown upon h
ie rial "trip. This speed will not
er used at sea, as it is the intention
making long voyages that the vac
shall steam 1215 knots per hour. al
considering that the Niagara's coal c
no Dacity is to be 400 tons she would
"a. noted, make the voyage to Alexandri
a., or to and around the British Isles al
back to New York without exhaustil
op her supply of fuel. The engines
,oi the Niagara are of the triple expansi,
type, the high pressure cylinder beii
rs inches. the intermediate 2S inch
and the low pressure As inches. with
- stroke of piston of 30 inches. Stea
ty: | will be furnished by three Scotch bo
i've ers. and the working pressure is to
ara "a 100 pounds.
the DECK HOUSE AND ElAIEN
at
for On the upper, or spar, deck there
70 a continuous house of Steel 100 I,
81 long by 16 feet wide. This will
BY covered with mahogany or teak.
Gu may be decided upon in the future.
n. the forward part of this house will
the chart room, which will contain Z
plicate steam steering gear, to be us
avs in bad weather, and connecting W
ere this room is the captains quartz
Soe seo which are spacious and will be W
the comfortable. The social hail. 80
,as- by the full width of the house, folio
tbe aft, this to contain settees or seats,
Vii may be determined upon. while
om- joining this hail will be the smok
o"p room. II feet by 16 feet, and a pass;
way from it along the engine space
rs. the port side, which is to be glass
INV closed, leads to Mr.. GOuld's room
best this deck. of the same size as the sm'
&C ing room. From the owners quart
| the observation room which is in