The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-10
THE HILDEGARDE DEPARTS.
Millionaire Coleman and His Hand
some Yacht Leave Brunswick.

Brunswick, Ga. January g.
The schooner yacht Hildegarde, Capt.
s. NJ. Masters. master, which has been
in port here for some days awaiting
the arrival of her owner and guests
preparatory to a long cruise, sailed at
o'clock to-day for Barbados. The
party aboard consists of Mr. Edward
r. Coleman, the owner, and his wife,
of Lebanon, Pa. Miss Emma Coleman,
sister of the owner, and DR.. Tunis of
Philadelphia The Hildegarde sailed for
Barbados as the first stopping port.
From there she will go to Trinidad
and thence to the following places
along the island track: Grenada, ST.
Vincent, Martinique, Dominique, eau
daloupe. Antigua, st. Thomas. st.
Croix. Porto Rico. Haiti. San Domingo,
Jamaica, both north and south side,
three ports in Cuba, thence back 10
the states about the middle of May.
The Hildegarde has been very much
admired since she has been in port
She is almost an eXact model of the
Defender and was the first boat that
Cheesborough designed after he sew
cred his connection with Herreshoff, as
head designer. Some idea of the mag
rif1cent appearance she has can
be gained when it is learned that
she carries 2,2s0 yards of canvass in
her mainsail The Hildegarde is one
of the swiftest racers in the New York
Yacht Club, and the Corinthian Yacht
Club of Pennsylvania. Her record for
first prizes is not approached by any
yachts in these or any other organi-
cations.
In racing trim her crew consists of
81 men, while in ordinary cruising form
a he 81 90
dimensions of $50 feet length and IS
feet draft, give some idea of what she
looks like when all her canvass is
spread and what speed she can make
When in commission, it cost on an
average OF $1,000 per month to run her.
Mr.. Coleman, her present owner. IS
one of the Pennsylvania steel mag
mates. He bought the Hildegarde
from Mr.. George w. Wells. an enthu-
siastic Yachtsman who only let her go
at fabulous price. and that more
from personal friendship for Mr.. Cole
man than for any other reason. Mr..
Wells is young man, manager of his
mothers estate of $27, 900 600. His
mother is SIS years old, and he is the
only heir. For a great many years he
has not walked step, hav-
ing been injured by fellow chum
pulling his chair out from under him
at a country house barn dance one
night just as he went to sit down by
a pretty girl. He at that time sustain
ed injuries to his hip that made him
an invalid for life.
The present owner carries out all
the forms and customs of the Hide
garde as observed by Capt Masters
and the crew under Mr-WelTs owner
ship. The morning fatigue uniforms
and afternoon and evening dress semi
and dress uniforms are worn with al
most religious observance of etiquette.
and no vessel in any navy of the world
is conducted with greater discipline
in regard to her crew and their rules.
When the owner is ashore, at dinner
or at leisure, the respective flags fly
from the masthead as also at other
times when flag signals are accustom.
ed to being used. Life ON board the
Hildergarde is a dream of luxury. but
as the owner, Mr.. Coleman. pulls out
about $4,000000 per year from his steel
holdings he can spare the time and
$1,000 per month necessary to enjoy his
beautiful pleasure craft.