Evening journal., 1898-02-18

from which the yacht will be steered |
except in boisterous weather. will ex-
tend from the forward end of the chart |
room aft to the smoke-stack The |
woods with which to finish the interior
of the house and the fitting are mat
ters for future consideration None of
the crew will ever be found on the up
per deck except when on duty
ON THE MAIN DECK.
From both the forward and after
ends of the social hall there are broad
stairways, the former leading to the
staterooms, on the main deck-all ac-
commOdations being forward-and the
latter to the library, which opens into
the dining saloon. The library is on
the starboard side of the yacht, % feet
by u feet The after end of this room
Is fitted as a large armOry, and will be
enclosed with glass. The dining sa-
loon is "a feet long, by 36 feet wide, the
full width of the vessel, and with the
other handsome furDiture, will contain
a piano, while a fireplace Of exquisite
and appropriate design will add much
to the spacious and cosy apartment.
DOmes in the sides of the social hall,
ingeniOusly concealed from view with
in, will give sufficient light and addi-
tional ventilation to the dining saloon.
and at he same time will permit Of
very effective and artistically arranged
electric lights.
OWNERS AND GUESTS ROOMS.
From a door on the starboard side Of
the dining saloon, Mr.. Gou,d's suite Is
entered, and this consists Of bed
/ a L..
room, feet by 10 feet, and a bath
room, feet by 10 feet. On the port
side. directly opposite, is the largest
guests suite on the yacht, the three
rooms being similar in size to those OF
the owner. The finish and fittings OF
| these six rooms will be rich and hand
some and determined upon later. There
will be no thoroughfare in these suites.
Four staterooms, each with a private
bath, are forward of these suites, one
a doctors room, a photograph room,
\ and a brushing room, together with
linen and other lockers The occupants
CT these rooms will use the stairway
leading from the social hall to the up
per deck.
Going back to the library there will
be found opposite IL on the port side a
large buffers pantry, two kitchens,
which are connecting, one for the
owner and guests; and the other for the
officers and crew; a laundry, a hos
pital room" and a room for a valet
The quarters for the officers and
crew are aft on this deck and are
particularly cOmmodious. They will
have a recreation space Of 40 feet by 36
feet. which will be lighted and venti-
lated from large square port holes
hooked back from above. thus giving
them really a shaded open deck.
FOUND ON THE LOWER DECK.
The stairway from the social hal
will continue to the lower deck, where
there will be found three more guests
rooms. a hall for the servants to meei
in, rooms for the maids, together with
trunk and general storage rooms. AL
. Of these are large, and win be appro
, priately finished and fitted The plumb
, ing work is to be of the most moderi
description and simple as is possible fl
|, its workings. Hot and cold fresh an
: salt water will be found in all bath
rooms, as will be such other conven
fences as are required.
The yacht will be lighted by electric
n ity two dynamOs being supplied, t.
Z gether with large storage battery
= which will be found extremely usefu
. and convenient.
q The Niagara will carry eight boats
. one steam launch of 80 feet. one naph
Q tha launch Of "a feet, two gigs, tw
% dingeys and two lifebOats.
Captain w. c. Shackford of Sout
, Orange, n. j.. an ex1Pacific mail com
d mander and formerly in charge OF ia
o GOulds yacht Atalanta, will comman
p the Niagara. and is experimenting he
= building. She will carry crew of fift
r men. and the running expenses CT tn
r boat will be about $4,000 a montl
Il The Niagara will go on her trial trl
S during the Summer
, The Niagara will be delivered to NJ
d Gould under the terms of tho contra'
y on April 10. 1898, just one year and te
n days from the date Of affixing his sil
st nature to the document.