Evening star., 1901-05-10
CRUISING YACHT ROAMER.
Capt. ROOme's Handsome Little Craft
in Port

The cruising yacht Roamer, owned and
operated by Capt. H. c. Roome of New
York. has arrived at this port and Is now
lying at the o street wharf southwest. The
yacht is believed to be one of the hand
soonest and most complete little vessels
that has ever been seen the Potomac.
Her interior fittings are a marvel of COM
pieteness and ingenuity, the outgrowth of
Captain Roome's twenty-five years of expe
rience as a yachtsman.
About year ago Captain Roome and
his wife visited Washington in the launch
Waikiki, having cruised for several years
in her on all the navigable waters in the
eastern part of the United States She
was too small, however for the captain s
purpose, and last fall he had the Roamer
built by a New York company. In her con-
structlon were many features that We're
both novel and space-saving, a most de-
sirable quality small yacht. Her mo-
tive power is a Globe multi-cylinder gas
engine, which gives her a speed of twelve
miles an hour It is SO arranged as to be
driven either by gas or by dynamo. The
dynamo also supplies electricity for lighting
purposes, and when required drives a lathe
for making small repairs. or operates fans
to cool the vessel in hot climates.
IN the engine room is also the cooks gall
ley The stove and ice chests and lockers
all occupy alcoves that would usually be
wasted The galley is also fitted up with
sink with hot and cold water The sink
can he covered and used as q table
The forward part of the yacht is occupied
by the pilot house and living quarters of
Captain RoOme and his wife. The pilot
house is seven feet long and is provided
with extension lockers to be used as sleep
ing quarters. On top of the pilot house is
a powerful searchlight operated from be-
low The saloon is large and roomy and is
fitted up with folding bed and secretary
which, when closed. form part of the wall
The saloon is SO arranged that 1t can be
quickly converted into two apartments.
cpUches in the forward end forming beds
Tor two persons. Overhead around the
walls Of the saloon runs an extension shelf
which can be employed for the storage of
small articles for daily use. Lockers for
charts. clothing, provisions and such oc-
cupy the most unexpected places and make
the visitor marvel at the ingenuity with
which they arranged.
The vessel is also fitted with large bath
room and toilet with hot and cold water
and all convenienceS, and is finished
throughout with mahogany
The Roamer is the home Of CAPTAIN and
Mrs Roome for eight months in each year
They are now returning from a cruise in
southern waters, during which Cuba and
gulf ports were visited. The yacht will re-
main in port for several days and will then
go to Baltimore and thence pass through
the canals to Philadelphia and home to
New York.
The Roamer flies the flag Of the New
York Yacht Club of which her owner is
an active member. As both Captain and
Mrs. Roome are bicyclists. their wheels are
carried with them on the deck of the YES
Sell Captain Roome is his own pilot and
for crew he has with him an engineer and
cook.
The yacht has attracted much attention
and numbers of visitors have been continu-
ously received aboard and allowed to in
spect the equipments.