The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-19

pay a visit. ! have critically inspected
many hundred vessels OF all sorts and sizes,
but ! can confidently assert that i have
never seen one turned out to such absolute
perfection an Nyria, both inside and out.
| trust | may be permitted to congratulate
both the builders and the skipper on the
perfection Of their work. II is most re-
f~reshing TO see the absolute comfort and
luxury in which the owner and crew OF n
first class racing vessel can live, even under
racing conditions. This fact should go
far TO encourage any sportsmen who may
he holding back from building owing to
the supposed discomfort OF modern 30
called racing machines
The steam yacht building al Jacobs's
yard at City Island for Peter W. Rouss is
nearly finished and is TO be named VIM
chester. This yacht is from designs by
Henry j. Gielow and will belong TO the fleet
OF fast ~ferryboats that many wealthy New
Workers use to get 10 and from their bust
ness during the summer months. This
Yacht is a most attractive looking craft
and is up 10 date in every detail. her d.
mansions are l4l feet q inches over all. lao
feet on the water line. 10 feet o inches eK-
trsne beam and 8 feet %drauRht. She is built
OF steel and every pfecaution has been taken
10 make her safe, stanch and seaworthy.
She has Il double bottom alnidships which
will serve as fresh water tanks or can be
used for water ballast in a seaway. and she
has four watertight steel bulkheads.
Forward there is a mahogany deckhouse
% feet long, the forward end forming a
dining room with II seating capacity OF IL
persons. This room will have a buffet
and cabinet for silver. Aft Of The dining
room on the port side is a buffers pantry,
with refrigerator and ice box, dresser, sink.
lockers and racks n a dumbwaiter lead
ing to the galley below. On the starboard
side is the captains stateroom.
The crews quarters are forward below
deck. Then there is a large galley and a
large ice box and refrigerator. The ma
chinery space comes next, and in order TO
deaden the sound and keep away the heat
from the quarters forward and aft athwart-
ship coal bunkers are fitted.
room extending the full width OF the vessel,
with toilet and bath and tiled floor. Aft Of
this are two large connecting staterooms
with wide berths, sofas, bureaus. DC. Then
there is a large cabin extending the full
width of the yacht, arranged with sofas,
sideboards, cabinets INT bookcases. Still
further aft on the port side Is a toilet and
bathroom and on the cardboard side a state
room. The sofas, berths, bureaus and side
boards are OF selected polished mahogany
and the rest OF the interior will be finished
in white enamel.
Particular attention has been given to
the machinery. There are two main en-
gines OF four cylinder triple expansion type,
four cylinders being used to secure a perfect
balance Of the reciprooatlng parts, and great
strength and lightness has been obtained
by using steel Of 10000 pounds tensile
strength per square inch, Steam is sup
piled by boilers Of the water tube type
built for a working pressure OF 275 pounds
TO the square inch, and these will furnish
steam sufficient TO drive the yacht rs miles
an hour.