New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-24
YACHTING.
SEVERAL ATTRACTIVE PLEASTTpu
CRAFT NEARING COMPLETION

CRAFT NEARING COMPLETION
The frames and plauking are being set IN q, a.
Gas Engine and Power Company and the Seas
Company's yard. at Morris Heights for an -
tractive 1l5-feOt composite steam yacht for q -
Vandergrift. of Pittsburg The yacht IA SAs,,-.
for service among the Thousand Islands. NotS,.
will be omitted I'm the construction Of this vassaT =.
make her the most completely equipped Graf =
the st, Lawrence River. She has several w..
tight bulkheads and detachable bow and St.,
for passage through the canals. The MOTIVE 49,.
IS furnished by triple expansion engines and a g..
bury water tube boiler. and the contract sDa.1 =.
fourteen miles hour The electric pIa14 -
storage batteries will be of large capacity 50 +b
there will be no necessity for shutting OF anv a,
of lights when searchlisht or deck lights are in Ma.
The owners quarters are below aft OF the r,a.ht
cry compartment. They consist Of two largs s+.,.
rooms, taking in the fun width OF the yacht ana
connecting with the bathroom. Directly folIov-r-
are two stateroOms for the guests. located on ebs
side. with entrance through the main saloon
The owners quarters viii be finished in brdssv
maple, and the guests rooms and saloon in ma,
hogany. Well forward of the engine room ara ~.
crews quarters. finished in pine we'll veutilat.5
and lighted by port lights and skylghts. The EaIsv
is large and well equipped
Mr.. Vandergrft formerly owned the Ss-foot stsar,
yacht Cherokee, designed and built by the ssabu-r
Company. When he disposed of the vessel a sbor,
time ago he decided on A larger yacht and entsrs5
into for delivery OF the boat early In TIA
spring
There is also on the stocks twin screw lNAsoo,
steam yacht. ordered BY T. Adolph MolIenhausr 40
this city, who will the boat FOR making danv
trips from Glen Cove to this city. and also for
general cruising This vessel, which Is to Be d.
livered on May Is. will have a flush deck. ANNA
cruising accommodations and good speed.
a decided novelty IN the high speed line "a shou,
in the plans OF 110-foot steam yacht 10 bs br,I,
to the order of s Parker Bremen. OF Boston Tb,,
yacht will be similar in general appearance to thu
steam yacht Vixen, built by the Seabury Conauapv
this year for John n ArchbOld, OF New-York who
for the last six months has used the boat for dav
trips from TarrytOwn to this city. Mr.. Brennan IA
the owner OF the steam yacht Velthra, well known
in Boston. His yacht IS for daily serves b.
tween his home at Manchester by-the-Sea and Bos-
ton. Her chief dimensions are: 10 feet over all
1O4 feet waterIine Il feet beam. feet tnchs.
draught She will have double suokestackS and
will be equipped with twin screw triple expansion
engines and a water tube boiler The general con.
struction will be wood throughout with steel noory
and steel strIngers. The interior finish vii BE-
either in mahogany or butternut- Her contract
speed is twenty miles an hour.
The flush deck steam yacht Inia. 100 feet over all
IS being built for Henry s F. Davis. Of New-YOrk
The work this yacht Is well under way. She viii
be schooner rigged and have flush deck with
forward GeCShOuse dining saloon. The main sa-
loon or social hall Will be aft The interior finish
an electric light plant Of ample capacity and shs
Will De ftted with triple expansion engines and
water tube boiler. The owners and guests quar-
aft and the crews acCOmuOda lions for
ward Of the engine room. This yacht viii Undoubt-
ediy be one of the most attractive and commo-
dious her size that has Yet been turned out by
these builders She viii be launched about May I
1893.
a handsome craft for which the keel viii soon ba
laid is a 65-fOOt steam launch, intended for Lake
George service next season Many new Ideas
be embodied in her general construction The
frame will be OF steel, with cedar plank1ng. The
owners quarters att and the boat VIII b
used oniy for day service Lake George She Is
10 fitted with ar Sinch stroke triple expansion
engine. There Is also in course Of construction
and rapidly nearing completion a 54-foot steam
launch. with q cabin. 10 De used 1or mana axe
service.
one OF the finest new auxiliary cruising yawis
that will be seen next season Is TIE vessel being
built for J. H SmedIey. OF Detroit The boat Is in
tended for general service in the vicinity or DeCrot
will also used for extensive inland cruising
The hull Is TO be very strongly built and VIII e
81 feet over all The prOpeIHnS power VIII De
horsepower explosive type engine Below deck
there will be ample accommodations Ihsre are
quarters are forward. The boat Will be finished
in mahogany. and she VIII carry two small boats
number OF cabin uaphtha cruising launches that
have been ordered for delivery early In the sprns
are now IN process OF construction
Among the steam yachts laid up at the MOTIFS
Heights basins are the Helenita. the Lnga, tne Al
Nta the Naspeth the ChatOlah, the Laurita, tna
calypso. the Margaret. the Bellmere. the AIa1le
the tIeneveve the HirOndeue, the Ntvt, the Gladys
the Adrisnne. the Halcyon the Cherokee, the "a
moose the Hldegarde. the Lorna ne rtaInole.,
the Dawn. the Advance. the Norwood, the NEen
and the COrante A number Of these are oelIs oNe4-
hauled and altered for next seasons service.