The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12


" wealthy Goelet family, Of
New York, one OF the most
|7ominent families Of America,
T |klher die on board their yachts or
|I De taken from them to die. For
bis reason, young Mrs. Robert Will
Irn Goelet, the former Miss Elsie
4heleD, will not let her husband
IA yacht OF any kind, will not
h him go cruising, nor will she so
'crself And more than this, she is
5Ineing UP her two small boys TO
he yachts and will not even let
Eem have toy boats Of any kind.
'yacbts are evil to the Goelets,"
ID has said many times. Last
0lmmer when the news OF Mrs.
2obert Goelet's serious illness
Ached her, young Mrs. Bobby said
d her great friend, Mrs. Gordon
5uglas;
The Nahma Will claim another
tijm.''
Eerly.in December ETrs. Goelet died,
% on board the Nahma, as she de.
|'1ed, however, but In Paris, where
'er only son, Robert Walton Goelct,
INSISTED on taking her, Mrs. Goo
cts illness and death is the latest
|uagedy Of the magnificent pleasure
|claft that cost the late Robert Goe-
h more than one million dollars.
so strongly do the whole family
PEEL on the yachting subject in gen
efal, 30 keen is their dread of the
MAMMA In particular, that they re-
lsed TO comply with Mrs. Robert
6oelet's last wishes and have her
Pooy brought back 10 America on
peard. 1t was no easy thing to thus
disregard the last request Of his
mother. Her son Robert was urged
" bis aunts and cousins TO have her
|pcoy brought over on a regular
Reamer. Dreading the voyage him
'ei, young Mr.. GCelet was persuad-
q 10 follow the wishes Of bls FAM
Y.rathe- than those Of his mother
But tho Nahma was not the first
<acht 10 bring tragedy to tie family.
k1iteen yehrs ago ogden Goelet, one
q tho best.known New York and
newport multi-milliona!res died on
eoard his steam yacht Mayhower,
ne had been cruising in Engllsh
Faters. and died at Cowes. HIS
pody was brought home on board
'ne vessel that 10 loved, as he did
ps life. His widow and son. Robert
Wilson Coelet, would not keep the
Aayfower. Mrs. Goelet sai@ that 1t
Fould always be a funeral ship TO
ler. and SO she sold 1t to the United
yates Government. II was used as
converted gunboat during the
9panish war and is now the Presi'
lents yacht.
u Is a noticeable fact that MTs.
9gden Goelet and her son nave
nayer been interested in yachts or
schurg sincs Ogden GoeleIe
1eath.
With the other branch OF the ram
" 1t has been different, Al Tue
pe Of Ogden's death his oioeSt
fpther Robert was having buile
Superb vessel designed to put an
'pers 10 shame. When finished, IT.
PSI Just one million and quarter
QQllars. and rivalled every otneI
ralt In tho register OF the Nc"
iors Yacht Club.
twenty months after putting lhe
'ahma IN commission, Robert Goc-
81 died On board in the Bay OF
naples, and his body was brougnI
eoue TO New York, in the Deautl-
ll llttle library whose walls were
nned with rare first editions anu
eguauy rare OLD prints.
Robert Goelet left the Nabnna 70
Wy wife. with the request that sue
9old 1t until her death. From tnaC
pdy until her death a few WeeaS
4so the widow lived almost en-
.ifely on board the vessel on WHICH,
ner husband died.
Robert Goelet left the bulk OF MS
ostune, eoout fifty millions. TO a )
ony son. Robert and one million
nis only daughter, Beatrice, VINO
eas then girl of thirteen. MIS-
seelet was one OF - executors
her husbands will. The first TWO
edrs after his death she was prac,,
tcally a stranger TO New York ana
rewport Tie Nahma was always
loreisD waters and at that time
osre was no entertaining. tsi
~ Was at college with his coIsin'
~ Just here it will ba we'll 70
.'alghlcn out The family rtlation'
~ Tor these two cousins are al
.T>'s oelng sadly confounded.