The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-26
BRYAN HEARD's NEW YACHT.
A Fine sixty-FoOt Pleasure Craft for
the Texas Coast.


the Texas Coast.
Galveston Tribune.
The neatest and best equipped pleasure
craft that has been seen in these waters
since Joseph Letter came here with his
yacht and stirred UP the natives was
moored this morning in the slip at the foot
of fremont street. 1t is the naphtha yacht
Stella. which Bryan Heard, South Texas
manager of the business of George II. Nc
Fadden & Bro. recently had built Tor his
use. The Stella is named after Mrs
Heard and this is her maiden trS. The
yacht WIS built at Long Island City ~
Y, and was brought South on special
fiat car. About a week ago she was
launched at Clinton and Mr.. Heard is get
ting acquainted with her. The engines
there are two Of them, each OF sixteen
horse power-work smoothly and we'll. and
although they haven't been tried out,
they have shown enough to satisfy Nj.
Heard that his beat will speed along at a
twelve or thirteen-mile an hour rate
whenever he wishes TO go at that rate.
The stella is sixty feet long and u ne
feet wide. She draws forty inches Of
water. Mr. Heard had her bull for trips
! down the coast, through the inner water
ways or wherever his pleasure or fancy
may dictate He is more than satisfied
with her There Is no gingerbread or
| hligree work about the vessel For a
! craft of her size she is, wonderfully roomy
! and has more conveniences and more
! capacity than a landsman would think 3
! possible. The utilization Of space in the
/ stella is scientific study Just imagine.
| II you can a vessel OF her size,' with
thirty-two- horse power engines. having
berth room for eight, having two cabins
and a kitchen. ice boxes and larders, lock-
! ers and closets, store rooms and other re-
| cosses so numerous that YOU marvel how
| the ingenuity of man could have thought
! it all out
! Just as an example Of how we'll space Is
utilized, Mr.. Heard showed to visitor a
contrivance which stood against the wall
| in the lavatory. II looked like an orna-
mental box about IL or 3 inches deer
laid against the wall and having a convex
reflector set in It.
Mr. Heard took hold OF the box a
the top. pulled it over so that It was hort
zontal. and 10 and behold! it was fully
equipped washstand. That convex re.
Hector was the bowl of the washstand
There were faucets and pumps and soar
space and all that just as washstanc
should have. Then MIR. Heard pushed thI
boy back and again It was an orna
mental piece OF furniture taking up prac
tically no space.
The Stella is divided into four com
partments Between these compartment
there are sliding doors. Mirrors are sc
into the doors and when these doors arr
closed each compartment Is private ant
separate from the other,
It Is evident that Mr.. Heard looks {
comfort more than to racer like lines 70
his pleasure yacht The "house" of III
Stella is good and high and tall ma,
doesn't have to do any STOPPING while 90
ing from room to room The house is ee
we'll up over the deck line, the space nc
tween the deck line and the top of tn
house being used for windows. This in
, sures good light and plenty of ventilation
and should make the Stella cool. pleas
ant boat in summer
Evidently MIR. Heard has had experienu
with the gay galllnipper For each bert
he hae a box MESQUITE bar and his guest
can rest assured of peaceful sleep withe1
more intimate visitation from the nigh
birds OF this glorious country.
Mr. Heard says the Stelll will carry 6
gallons of fuel. That is sufficient 10 propc
her 1900 miles without replenishng tn
supply After the newness wears off h
Will probably give her a good long rli
The engines are the build OF the Daimle
: Motor company, and they work like
charm.
The boat Is stsunchly and prettily bull
Most OF the wood is white osk. Here an
q there you will find panel Of pine Their
is some ornamentation in the way Of car,
- Ing over the sliding doors. but with IN
= exception OF this and a little fratwor
and some minor concelts in the wood turn
Ing art the charm OF the boat Is In /
. remarkable neatness and comfortable Pre-
portions.
Mr. Heard was asked how much N
Stella represented In money He SCI
$4,000. She will carry a crew OF three. VI
Heard Will be the captain or the CONNIE
dore or the admiral or whatever n
guests choose to call him In addition /
Is will have an engineer and for the thil
le member he will have a major domo