The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-25
In New York
DY PAUL HARRIsoN


 Now York There arc about twenty wealthy mon who 70 down to their offices In ships. To . lands- mans eye, at least, Bomo of the big cruisers used for committing almost could qualify as ships, and q lot of people must wonder why tho owners bother having country homes--why thoy don't just live aboard and Ash.
 The other afternoon I wandered down to tho East Twonty-sixth Atreot landing Of the New York Yacht Club. Tho location isn't very exclusive, but it's the best tho members can find just now. Buildings of Bellevue hospital, the city's huge charity institution. itsclf is full of scurrylng nurses and intornos and rowling ambu- laneoB. Patients lucky enough to have q river view look right in on tho maritime activities of the As. torfell0Ws and Vandergouids.
 The landing itseif !s not pre-. tentiouB -- Q squntty little frame clubhouse of no known architec- tural style, Q boardwalk along the waterfront for about Q hundred yards, somo wooden bonehos and n floating pier. Also 0 high board fenc0 to koep out tho stares of the curious. Thero wero about 70 boats there this day; crufscrs, mostly. but out in tho rivor wore anchored Commodore Arthur Cur. tiss James Aloha, square.r!ggcd and romantic looking, and Henry 3. II. Ripley's stoam yacht El. freda.
 Has Crew of BB
 J. P. Morgan's big black C0rBair ls here most of tho time. It's no longer tho largest or most power- ful Of private yachts, but remains tho most celebrated. Carries q crew of bS men. Two hoard that tho cnp. tain, w. D. Porter, is paid $i2,000 q year and has n first mnto to do tho actual navigation. Now you know why MT Morgan once advised q man who was wondering whether he could afford yacht that mos body can afford q yacht who oven has to think about tho cost"
 Aside from tho craft itsclf, and upkeep, and tho wages of its crew. and club mem borships and things llke that, there arc a lot Of small details which run into money. Tho china and Bilverwaro, for example, must bear your private insignia and tho flag Of your club. Tho Manvilles' He lssmar0 has napkin rings--thoy being perfectly proper aboard q yaeht"s-Which cost S1b0 each. Tho bill for tho rest of tho table service ran to something like Si0,000. Laundry aiono easily may amount to ' 900 . month. She's the Biggest
 Cadwaiadcr of Philadelphia, is yachts. Just % one item, tho china, cost $26,00 but at that she isn't as fancy as tho Bavarona I. It had c pipe organ, and Q bathroom done In Egyptian marble with gold fit- tings. The organ had to bo torn out, though, because tho salt air
 'sa Along s"v about Sa'' { o'clock each afternoon guests and families of tho committing businessmen gath or at tho landing for tho cool dash along the East River and up Long Island Sound. Stewards get busy in tho gailoys shaking up c flow rounds Of cocktails. skippers mukU CTltlcul lHbpucbiUH " UB suro everything's shiny and ship. shape. Engineers duck below Co warm up the motors. owners ar- rive by taxi and limousine, and look pretty worn and warm until they've freshened up and d0nned their jaunty caps.
 Business Men on Deck
 Juniug Morgan eommutes to and from Glen Cove in a modest little cruiser, but ho also owns q big sail- ing yacht. William Harkness uses the trim Ardea. and George Mof- fott tho Cossack. ogden Mills has n biR steam yacht, tho Avalon, but uses q small. fast boat for the trip from Woodbury, Long Island. Iarg est of tho committing craft is Mar shall Fields Corisande. Fast. too, and can come down tho Sound in any weather.
 ono by ono they get away In a cloud of spray, pennants flying, brass and varnish giistcning in tho afternoon sun. From the upper windows of gloomy Bellevve sick people wave bon voyage.