Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-11

Ir7HE members of the enormous
Iy wealthy Goelet family, Of
= New York, one of the most
monument families of America,
either die on board their yachts or
are taken from them to die. For
this reason, young Mrs. Robert Will
son Goelet, the former Miss Elsie
Whelen, will not let her husband
own a yacht of any kind. will not
let him 90 cruising, nor will she go
herself. And more than this, she is
bringing up her two small boys to
hate yachts and will not even let
them have toy boats Of any kind.
Yachts are evil to the Goelets,"
she has said many times. Last
Summer when the news Of Mrs.
Robert Goelet's serious illness
reached her, young Mrs. Bobby said
TO her great friend, Mrs. Gordon
Douglas:
The Nahma will claim another
victim"
Early+fn December Mrs. Goelet died,
not on board the Mamma, as she de-
sired. however, but in Paris, where
her only son, Robert Walton Goelet,
insisted on taking her. Mrs. Goe-
let's illness and death is the latest
tragedy Of the magnificent pleasure
craft that cost the late Robert Goe-
let more than one million dollars.
So strongly do the whole family
feel on the yachting subject in gen
eral, 50 keen is their dread Of the
Nahma in particular, that they re-
fused 10 comply with Mrs. Robert
Gpeiet's last wishes and have her
body brought back to America on
BOARD, 1t was no easy thing to thus
disregard the last request of his
mother. Her son Robert was urged
by bis aluts and cousins to have her
body brought over ON a regular
steamer Draading the voyage him
self, young Mr.. Goelet was persuad-
ed 10 follow the wishes of his fam
lily rather than those of his mother.
But The Nahma was not the first
Yacht to bring tragedy to the family.
Fifteen years ago Ogden Goelet, one
Of the beFt-knOwn New York and
Newport multfmiIliunaires, died on
board his steam yacht Mayflower.
He had been cruising in English
waters and died at Cowes. His
oodg was brought home on board
the vessel that he loved, as he did
his life HIS widow and son, Robert
Wilson Guelet, would not keep the
Mayfower Mrs. Goelet sail that it
would always be a funeral ship to
her, and so she sold it to the United
States Government II was used as
a converted gunboat during the
Spanish war and is now the Presl-
dents yacht.
II is a noticeable fact that Mrs.
Ogden Goelet and her son have
never been interested in yachts or
gachttng since Ogden Goelets
death.
With the other branch Of the fam
lFy It has been different. At the
time Of Ogden's death his oldest
brother Robert was having built
a superb vessel designed to put all
others 70 shame. When finished, 1t
cost Just one million and a quarter
aolars, and rivalled every other
craft IN the register of the New
York Yacht Club.
Il twenty months after putting the
Mamma in commission, Robert Goe-
let died on board in the Bay Of
Naples, and his body was brought
nome to New York, in the beautl-
iul little library whose walls were
lined with rare first editions and
equally rarp old Drints
Robert Goelet left the Nahma to
as wife, with the request that she
mold 1t until her death. From that
Gay until her death a few weeks
ago the widow lived almost en-
TeiT On board the vessel on which
her husband died.
eohert Goelet left the bulk of his
.oflune, about fifty Millions, to n )
'nly son, Robert, and one million
10 nus only daughter, Beatrice, who
vas was Then a girl Of thirteen. Mrs
n Toelet was one Of - executors
u her husbands will. The first 4wo
'eais utter his death she was pro -.
Escal7 a stranger TO New York ana
Ne"porL The Nahma was ALWAYS
- .Y't.&n waters and at that time
.aeIe was no entertaining. HeI
an was at college with mis- cousin
Gu r',l gust here 1t win be well to
sti out the family relation.
-p tor these two cousins are al
ways being gadIv conFo,,,5o5