The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-07
Distilling Vessel Built in
Jersey City Goes to the
Bermuda Prison
Camps.
OFF FOR THE CORONATION
Clement Griscom's Alvina
Fitted Up Here to Par.
ticipate in the English
Festivities.

A group Of noted vessels has been
nloored during the past week at the foot
of Grand street. near the new mammoth
pier which the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is building at that point The
vessels have been there undergoing r.
pairs by the james Riley Repair and Sup
ply Company. under the direction OF the
local manager, Mr. Henry Brinkman.
The most interesting Of this group was
no doubt the Edgewater, which sailed at
noon for the Bermudas. where she VIII
distii the salt water Of the ocean into
good and wholesome drinking water for
the Boer prisoners who are confined on
these islands by the British The Edge
water was originally steam lighter and
looked like any ordinary craft of that
kind when she arrived al the yards. When
she left this noon Her own mother
wouldn't have known her. to such an
extent had she been altered. She
carried one Of the Riley COM
pany's evaporating and distiiling
plants capable Of turning 5000 gal
Ions Of sea water into palatable drinking
water every day. Although most every
vessel which goes to sea these days IS
equipped with one of these distlIlsng ma
chimes this is the largest one afloat The
deck Of the Edgewater has been so built
up that she resembles one Of the old time
Yankee cheese-box monitors The Edge
water left Grand street early this morn
ing and went to the coal docks at Com-
munipaw. where she took on coal and
then pushed her nose out. to sea. She
has been chartered by the British Gov
ernmeut and when she gets out TO sea
will hoist the red flag of England
Close to the Edgewater's berth the
Alvina, the private yacht Of Clement A.
Griscom. CT the American Line Of steam
ships, has been moored during the past
week. The Riley Company has been
overhauling her and fitting her up for
participation in the festivities connected
with the coronation Of King Edward VII
The Alvna has been thoroughly reno
vated and FURNISHED up Wires have been
strung around her huh and upper works.
up her stack, masts and stays. from
which electric bulbs VIII dress the snip
in d blaze of red. white and blue light.
All this morning the crew was busy tax
ing on supplies and storing away coal
The yachts bunkers are too small to hold
a large enough supply 10 take the vessel
across the Atlantic. and sixty tons, or
four days supply, was piled in impro-
vised bunkers on the main deck. At
three O'Clock the Alvina's lines were cast
off and she started on her way to see
King Edward put his crown on. Mr.
Gr.scom will follow on the St. Louis.
which sails next Wednesday, and he ex-
poets to get to Southampton as soon as
the yacht.
Just in front of the Alvtna Is the New
York police boat patrol, which is also
being overhauled and repaired By the
riley Company. This morning the steam
vacht f4ydrographer. Of the United States
hvdrographic service. under command OF
Captain John Ross. Joined the group.
The Hydrographer has just arrived Krem
the South, where she has been engaged
in hvdrographic work She as been sur
veying the bar at Sapelo Bay, Ca ana
ST, Elmo Bar. South Carolina she
sfonned here to set supplies and when
ice box and cooks store rom are filed she
win proceed northward for survey work
of the New England coast.
The United States revenue cutter Bex-
ter one of the trimest and neatest crafts
in he revenue service. is also at the Yards
Of the Riley Company undergoing re-
pairs.