The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-16
edward ADDICKS' YACHT.
The Vision to BE Il Floating Pal
ace When Rebuilt.

Progress of the Work Being Done ut
st. MichacE~. yTd.-Thc Boat orig
! innIIy Belonged to Pierre LOrfI-
| Iurd-Nevv Fittings for the Vessel
| ST. MICHAELS. Nd July -I6--There is /
now being rebuilt at the yards Of Thomas
| H Kirby 4 Sons. OF this place, a large
steam cruising yacht. which when com
pieted viii be one of the most complete
and handsome boats of her size in Amer
| lea 1t is the Vision. owned by J. Edward
/ AddiCkS. of DeIaware. who at a cost OF
/ between Sl50a5 and S2Gn00 Is having the
I yacht entirely remodel,d and fitted no in
| the most paiatiaI style for the use of him
| self and friends IN cruising along the At
| lautic Coast. from Maine To South Amer
/ fca- experimenting the reconstruction of
! the yacht is W. o sullivan Deuiphle- o.
| Talbot county
! The Vision was built at Greenport L l.
/ in ISIS, as n cruising yacht for Pierre Lor-
| lizard, who used her several years She
was transferred to the Alexaudcrs. From
| them Frederick Benedict bought the yacht
| and he IN turn sold her to Mr. Addicks IN
1899 The international races for the
Americas Cup of that year were attended
by Sir. Addicks in his new Yacht and
intervals in the Delaware River and Bay.
Though built for % tyvclvc-ku0t boat she
developed slightly greater speed.
! Her original Dimensions were aD0roxi-
mately 10- feet over ALL s. feet keel l6
feet inches beam and feet draft and
feet depth Of hold There were living ac-
commodations for about eight or ten per
/ sons, but the quarters were badly ar
ranged for thu comfort OF those on board
/ She ! being rebuilt because Of the be
lief that her original length and depth
were insufficient to make her comfortable
in d rough sea. When completed. It is
said b.. experienced ya-htsmen. there viii
De no storm too heavy for the beautiful
craft, which, even at this stage of the
work Of reconstruction. rests 1T lightly a.
/ q duck upon the water. at the same time
presenting the appearance of stanchncss.
! The Vision when finished VIII be praC-
| tiCaIly new yacht Her freeb0erd has
| been raised three feet along he. entire
length and her stern converted from .
| short. round overland into fiftean-foot
square finished overhaue- thus adding ten
| feet 70 her length. Although this in itself
would greatly change the appearance of
! the Vision. Il Is but a small portion OF the
work being done. The entire interior has
been changed from it, original plan The
materials used iu the interior work are
mainly oak. pine and M hogauy- tn,
entire lower suite OF rooms VIII be I'm
| ished IN white enamel, mahogany, ana
| teak with fittings OF polished brass
/ Beginning at the extreme aft. the be
tween deck arrangements are as follows.
Just under the deck At the stern. are
two three-eighths OF an inch galvanized
iron water tanks of z1a gallons capaciyy
each These ara separated from the guest
! chambers by a wooden wall and connect
with the engine room and bathrooms by
pipe Tise apartments FOR guests are 70
be finished mainly in mahogany and whit
enamel. with the ceiling of open scroll
work There are FIVE Of these. all Of
which viii be fitted IuxurinUsly. The
bathroom. which is upon the port side l.
reached by means Of hallway leading
into the main saloon A mahogany stair
case leads from the deck through brass
/ mounted skylight into the saloon Of the
guests suite. Among the sides of the sd
loon are ranged wide setJees. which viii
Be covered with leather
In the main saloon viii be grouped
bookcases. tables and other convenience
Of q drawing-room. On the starboard
side is the owners cabin and on the port
are private state rooms Forward Of
these rooms and about amidsnipS Is the
engine-roons. which adjoins a large gal
ley. FoTws.Sd Of this come the captains
and engineers rooms, each Of which -
being handsomely furnished.
In the extreme bow are the crew 5
quarters. Under the floors of the cap
tain's and engineers rooms are four large
water tanks, with a capacity Of 1900 gal
Ions the water in which is to be used
both for the engine and for drinking and
cooking purposes
The ventilation is furnished between
. | decks by twenty large brass ports which
were built on special order by the Cramps
at a cost Of so each. The old deck has
been torn away and q new one built 4
new and rooEny piIotholIse has been built
forward and adjoining 1t large sleep
/ ing room with two brass beds
These are the only buildings on deck
|! | and an agreeable feature Of the new Wis
/ ion is that her decks present an unbroke1
| promenade from abaft he pilothouse to
the extreme stern. q distance of seventy
! | five feet Two short spars viii grace the
deck and a squaHsaiI viii be kept on
/ board as an auxiliary power
To aid in serving the meals to passen-
gers with aIacrity a system Of dumbwait-
| ers VIII run from the galley 10 the din
/ | iug-roorn.
new Topper wheel propeller will b.
/ added III place Of the old bladed one and
an additional speed Of two knots an hour
/ / is expected by the change At the ex-
/ IRENE bow a steam windIass. with a hose
| | attachment for washing the decks. vii.
| | be built. Around the entire deck VIII TUT
! | a handsome mahogany and brass rail
| hIled in with corded network
1 The Cary patent telegraph system VIII
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