The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-23
ACME OFLUXURY.

LFrom the New York Sun
Th new steam yacht Margarita that
is being built at the yard of Scott &
Co, GreenOck, Scotland, for Anthony
J. Drexel, of Philadelphia, will be COM
pleted early in the spring, and when in
commission will be one of the finest
yachts in the fleet of the New York
Yacht club. The Margarita, which is
the second vessel of that name that Mr..
Drexel has owned, is designed by Geo.
L. Watson, who also furnished the plans
for the Mayfower, Nahma and Va
runa.
Mr.. Drexel was a long time deciding
just what accommodation his yacht
was to have and the plans show that
considerable thought was given to the
interior arrangement of the yacht. The
dimensions of the new Margarita are:
Length over ALL 323 feet; length on the
lOad-water line PIP feet; extreme beam
Sc feet inches; draught, 16 feet 3
inches. The engines are to be 5000 in
dicated horse power, which are to drive
the yacht at the rate of II knots over
an S0-knOt course. She will be much
larger than the Nahma, Varuna, Cor
sair or any other yacht in the New
York Yacht club fleet. with the excep-
ton Of the Valiant. which is 332 feet all
over.
The Margarita has three decks and
every inch of room is utilized to the
best advantage. There are two bridges,
one for navigating purposes and the
other for the guests on the yacht. On
the bridge will be a chart room and
under it the smoking room. The deck
houses are all of steel covered with
paneled teak, and in the after deck
house will be a boudOir. over this will
be a promenade deck. On the cabin
deck forward will be the fOrecastle.
Then come rooms for the firemen,
stewards, petty officers, and further aft
on the starbOard side will be the pan
try, fruit room and wine cellar, and on
the port side will be rooms for the val
cts and maids, with a sitting room for
the maids. Above this deck will be the
will be the meSSrOOm for the officers
and crew.
Aft the engine space will be the din
ing room, and still further aft the draw
ing room and several staterooms Be
low Will be six large StaterOOmS and a
room for trunks. The drawing room eX-
tends the full width of the ship and is
to be finished in Louis XIV. style. The
library or main hall is to be furnished
in Empire style and the dining room in
Chippendale. The wood work in this
room is to be carved Spanish nahog-
any and it is to have a glass dome.
niShed in Louis XIV. style and her bOu-
dOir in Louis XVI style. The smoke
room is to be finished in old English.
Every modern convenience will be on
the yacht, which will have an electric
light plant with 500 lights and an ice
plant with a capacity of 1,200 pounds q
day. All the rooms are to be ventilated
by the "blOw down and uptake" sys-
TEN and heated by steam. The Mar
garita will carry eight boats, including
a steam launch for the crew and a Ii
quid fuel launch for the owner This
launch is 35 feet long and has already
shown a speed of 13 knots on her trial
trip. The yacht will be armed with
two breechlOading guns, two Colts rap
id fire guns, 30 Lee -MetfOrd rifles and
80 revolvers of the army pattern. It is
expected that the yacht viii be launch
ed in February and be ready to go in
commission early in June.