The Portland daily press., 1900-08-24

The cors"tr with It's Famous Owner in
Port.

An arrival of unusual interest in the
harbor yesterday was that of the elegant
and handsome steam yacht Corsair,
owned by no less a parsonage than Mr..
j. Pierpont Morgan of New York, one OF
the worlds famous millionaires. Early In
the afternoon this yacht was seen enter
ing the harbor and as she glided slowly
up the course attracted the utmost atten-
tion. Within a few minutes. the water
boat Fannie G., went out to meet her and
to tow her to Randall & AIcAIlister's coal
wharf. The little water boat steamed
cautiously up to the palatiaI craft, a
line was thrown out from the yacht and
then the two started along by the long
row OF wharves and piers. They proceed
ed directly to point opposite Randall &
AIcAIister' 5, and then swung about in
right angle. The Corsair tied up at
the westerly side OF the wharf and then
the water boat detached herself and de-
parted.
While the yacht was being fastened to
the wharf a crowd of men quickly gath
cred about the place for the next hour or
more standing about in wonderment
and simply admiring this beautiful
craft, the finest IN the world. 1t was
built two years ago and took the place or
the old Corsair, which was sold by Mr..
Morgan to the government and which
has since been called the Gloucester. The
old Corsair was a sp-endid yacht, but the
new one exceeds the old in all respects.
She is perfectly equipped to the most
minute detail and is lavishIy furnished
throughout. Not the least expense has
been spared TO make her what Mr.. Nor
gan was bound sne should be, the finest
yacht that ever sailed. She is $50 feet
long and draws II feet of water. Her
speed is 20 knots an hour.
There was much curiosity man ifested
among the crowd OF spectsss RS to see Mr..
Morgan. This desire was satisfied for
during all of the time that the yacht
was being towed into the dock, the New
York millionaire took position forward
and directed all of the movements, sing
Ing out to his men and also to the cap
tain of the Fannie q He smoked a cigar
while giving his orders and showed that
he was pretty familiar with the manage
ment of his floating palace. Everything
was carried out to the letter and when
the last line had been tied up Mr. Morgan
retired to the stern which is fitted up as
sort of smoking room, sat down in one
of his great easy chair and spent the rest
of the afternoon IN looking over the daily
newspapers which he had sent for and
reading three or four kilograms which
had been awaiting his arrival in Port
land.
Those with Mr.. Morgan were DR. James
AIarkoe, his physician; Mr.. George Bow
doin of New York, Mr.. Charles p. Lanier
Of New York, Mr.. Wix of New York,
and Mr.. Frank Peabody Of Boston. The
crew consists of so men.
The Corsair has the largest c oal bum
kers of any steam yacht in the world.
Two hundred tons of egg coal were put
into her by Randall & McAll1ster yester-
day afternoon. Never before has yacht
come to Portland which has taken on
more than so or so tons.
''We left New York with the fleet OF
the New York Yacht club on the sixth
of this month, y said one of the Off GERS.
1--WE arrived at Bar Harbor last Wednes-
day. That day and the following day we
had stormy weather, but since then the
weather has been fne.'