New-York tribune., 1909-11-22

ost or were persuaded ny the captain 10
stay
= refused 20 go and demanded my
n7v As first the captain refused 10 give
TO ms. but when nc found was deter
uin,a ho paid me. and said as Z Was
rsfns. Well I dons know that blame
ran FOR she is 4 pretty hot ship
When asked 90 tell what caused the
srcs. and la what way tho YACHT WAS hoi
,esdv for sea. Bourne said:
.-The covering was Of The boilers ana
tie heat from them set the woodwork on
g., The "a orst are ate SIS way dear
through the deck into tho chartroofn-
That one Mr. Astor and ms guests
l,elped 20 put out. Another serious
trcubie Wa that she Seas she shipped on
deck could find no outlet for want of
proper scuppers. ano they came down
the engine and nre rooms and flooded
them. Her condenser pipes were not
stted when VIZ lett New York. and dur
INK = storm a steam valve Of the main
engine broke and We drifted around
three or four hours before il was fixed"
NOT TRUE, SAYS SKIPPER's WIFE.
Mrs Richard Roberts. tho wife Of tho
Nourmahsls skipper was happy last
night when the news reached her that
she vacht was reported safe in san
Juan Esrbor. When told what Bourne
hsd said about the yachts unses WORTH
ness. siie said.
That rs not 50 Ny husband Is n
5000 sailor. and I am sure he would
never have permitted the yacht 20 20
10 80 IN any but good condition, both
FOR the owners sake and his own. The
aacht did not leave on two hours notice,
Tor he was tolC she would prohablys 20
south after the n uoson- Fulton celebTa-
sion"
r r Morse, ST.. iu charge at the
Morse Ir0n Works where the Nourma-
hal has beer drydocked for seven wears.
Declared last night that the Yacht was
ss stsnch one as he knew of. and that
sire vas In frst class shape when she
lcft New York. He denied absolutely
Bournes statement about the srupDers.
WHY" he said. ''she has automatic
freeing ports that Jet the water OF the
decks. in addition 10 her regular Soup
pers"
Captain John Cody. who served for
three wears as boatswain 81 the Nour-
Fnahal. spoke il glowing terms 81 the
sReht's ability as q sea boat Her main
and TIRE berth decks are steel he said.
and they strengthen her fore and aft
she always behaved well in a seavvay.
except. perhaps. when she was fuIl OF
coal Then she wEs out Of trim ana
Gown ny tho head bit. but as soon as
about = third ~ hcr coal was used she
would ride easily in sesway.
HAS bad MANY ACCIDENTS.
Although the NourmahaI has been in
many accidents. she has been lucky
enough 10 escape serious 5.iury IN
August, 1899. she ran aground H. Hayer-
straw BAY. suffering ouIy nominal dam
aEe Two days later she ran down the
barge Naomi in 1he East River while
going 20 Newport In August. 1901. while
on her way from Newport % the inter
national YACHT races Of Sandy Hook.
With Colonel Astor and his wife and Nr.
and Mrs Clarence II Mackay on board.
she rsu into the schooner Iroquois. The
Damage WAS slight.
Her most serious accident was during
tho international race. when tho Yacht
was run down and rolled over almost %
her scuppers by the merchant steamer
N0Trh Star. Colonel Astor sued Tor
sl5."ee bu; tho case was settled out 81
court. in 1903 the Yacht ran on an un-
chsrted rock in Brenton's Cove Newport
Harbor. smashing in some - her star
hoard plates.
The Nourmahal rs one ~ the most
luxuriousiy furnished yachts in the
world. II has been frequently stated
that iIer cabin equipment cost more than
81 ~oW0. Tap~stries worth a fortune
RdOrn the SIDES of the main dining room
which occupies tie whole width Of the
saCht where TWENTY-FIVE guests can dine
- once. Tho stareroonls are marvels 4
beauty. While The culinary department
s. equal 10 that of any first class hotel
COLONEL ASTOR's GUESTS
colonel Astor was elected a member
~ tho NeW York Yacht club on Febr,--
Pry :. Fes9 nve wears after the Nour-
mahsl Was built hy Tho Harlan & Hol-
linEsvorth Companv. al Wilmington.
De. His private signal is - white
hurEee with "a red fVc-pointed star
Colonel Astor sers~d as n member -
1hc committee on admissions Of the club
in 1876. That is the oniy Office DE has
held iu the club
Among those on board tho Nournahal
hesidcs Colonel Astpr and his son Vim
cent when she sailed from Jacl,sonviIie
cn October u were Tichard Peters. Mrs
Ava willing Astor's cousin. who is wen
known IN New York. Newport and Phil
adelphia society. d. IS bachelor nfty-
Eve wears old, and member ~ many
clubs. Including the Enickerboclser and
New York Yacht
Hans Won Kaltc..boru. vho was on
gagged - tutor 20 Vincent Astor. was
graduated with high honors from Hsr-
ward ln June. IT'S home G. in Madison.
Wis. and n" was formerly = newspaper
nan boa Brooklyn Fe is thirty z-ear- old
and q n member ~ the Pd Beta Kappa.
Cosmopolitan aud prsmatic clubs. the
l;ound Table. fhe Memorial society tho