Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-19
hahma, a Pleasure Yacht,
Brought Woe to GOeIetS
Last Addiction Caused Family 20 Deny
Dying Wishes Of One Of lite Prom
inent Members-Yessei Prob
ably viii Be Sold.

New York.--The members OF tho
enormously wealthy Goelet family Of
New York, one of the most prominent
families OF America. either die on
board their yachts or are taken from
them to die. says a writer For this
reason young Mrs. Robert Wilson Goe-
Aet. the former Miss Elsie Whelen.
win ROt let her husband own a yacht
Of ans kind, will not let him go cruis-
ing. 1or will she go herself And
moro than this, she is bringing up her
small boys to hate yachts and will not
even bet them have toy boats of any
Kind.
yachts are evil to the Goelets." she
has SKID many times. Last summer
when the news of Mrs. Robert GOe-
let's serious illness reached her,
young Mrs. Bobby said to her great
friend. Mrs Gordon Douglas:
"The Nahma will Claim another VIC
tina"
Early in December Mrs. Goelet died,
not on board the Nahma. as she de-
sired. however, but in Paris, where
her only son. Robert Walton Goelet,
insisted on taking her. Mrs. Goelet's
illness and death is the latest tragedy
Of the magnificent pleasure craft that
cost the late Robert Goelet more than
S1y8OO.0OO.
So strongly do the whSis family feel
on the yachting subjeAt In general,
SO Keen Is their dread OF the Nahma
In particular. that they refused to
comply with Mrs. Robert Goelet's last
Wishes and have her body brought
back to America on board
But the MAMMA was not the first
yacht to bring tragedy to the family
Fifteen years ago Ogden Goelet, one
Of the best known New York and
Newport multlmilllonalres diod on
board his steam yacht Mayhower. He
had been cruising in English waters
RnG died al Cowes. His body was
6geught home On board the vessel thai
he loved as he did his life. His widow
ana son, Robert Wilson Goelet, would
moi keep the MayhoWsr. Mrs. Goe
let said that it would always be a
funeral ship to her, and so she sold II
to the United States government. II
was Tsed as a concerted gunbOat dur
ing the Spanish war, and is now the
presidents yacht
" is noticeable fact that Mrs. Og
0eA Goelet and her son have nevei
been Interested in yachts or yachting
SINCE Ogden Goelet's death,
Twenty months after putting tn;
MAMMA In commission Robert Goele
died on board in the bay OF Naples
and bis body was brought home t
ESW fork, in the beautiful httl,
library whose walls were lined will
rare hrst editions and equally rar,
Old prints,
Ranert dcelet left the NahlRa to hi
wife. With the request that she hOl
4 antil her death. From that day VI
IA her death few weeks ago tn
widow lived almost entirely on boar
tho vessel on which her husband dick
In January. 1902, after P series Q
brilliant entertainments on the Nal
ma, Mrs. Goelet decided to return
New York and bring out her danghte
Beatrice.
Beatrice was then seventeen yeaI
old, a remarkably pretty young pc
son, and one who seemed destined
make a great match. for in Europe sh
was on friendly terms with III
younger members of the royal famlhC
OF Great Britain and Germany. Will
speeding across the Atlantic with u
future 80 rosy before her Beatrice WI
stricken with measles On reachlu
New York abe was hurried to q
mansion SO wonderfully prepared Il
her. but she died on the tenth Of Fe