The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-16

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 chimney.
 The Potonac has two stacks, but only one of them carries the exhaust from the engines. The other is a dummy in which an elevator has been installed. :.
 The President enters the eleva- tor from the main deck. Then Q steel door in the stack swings open and the elevator discharges Its passenger on the boat deck.
 Tn other respects, however, the POtOmac is not superior to the SequOia. Her speed is no Greater-12 knots an hour-and she takes just as I0ng--8 hours ito get down the river to the bay.
 The Potomac's quarters were built for seamen and they were less spacious below than the se- uuoia's. The Presidents guests are quartered at the water-line, which means that the port holes must be kept closed while the ship is cruising. Air is introduced through ventilator tubes.
 No Steerage
 There is nothing "steerage" about the cabins. Their equip- ment includes bright bed-spreads with window curtains to match, stainless steel bathrooms and a Filipino boy to serve breakfast in the morning.
 There are accommodations for five guests at most. This is in addition to the Presidents regu- lar staff, always in attendance. The staff consists of Captain Paul Bastedo, naval aide; Gus Gennerich, bodyguard; George Fox, pharmacist, who acts as personal physician pro tenn; and the usual quota of Secret Service men.
 The staff is quartered forward, the guests aft. The crew of 30 men, six of whom are FilipinoS, are huddled together on canvas racks, three deep down in the forward quarter, where the ships hull narrows to the bow.
 No House Party
 Life on board the Potomac is no house-party. The tempo is in tune with the movements of the Filipino boys who ask in quiet tones whether the Presi- dent will have supper in the din- ing saloon or on the after deck.
 There may be . burst of ex- citement now and then if some- one, with . line oversidc, pulls in . particularly large hard head. (Hf the species Is rare, 1t
 Is kept alive in the water filled fish boxes on the boat deck, and turned over to the Zoo or the Aquarium.)
 Perhaps greatest excitement on board was created when the Presi- dent pulled in his COW fish. It was @ horny, bloated, ugly speci- men, but the President was proud, and one of the crew cleaned 1t, shellacked the skin and mounted it. It now stands as a question: able adornment to the large cen- ter table in the dining saloon.
 At this table, covered between meals with Q green baize cloth, the President sometimes sits alone, reading the latest news of the stamp world from the "Phi- atellc Journal" or boring over weighty report from @ govern rnent agency.
 There is c cabinet radio behind him, but 1t is silent.
 Swankier Sequoia
 The Sequoia which carried the President down the river" last year, was . much swankier ship. Built as Q private yacht. 1t had polished oak decks and mahog- any paneling, and was far heater than the iron-decked Potomac.
 But the navy got to worrying about fire hazards, and decided that while the President was in It's care he should be safely en- cased in boiler plate.
 So the Coast Guard cutter Electra was remodeled. She had just been built for the coast guard at 8 cost of $247,520. Cost of alteration for the President: Sl1s,ooo.
 Named After Old Frigate
 The President expressed a de- sire to have her called the Pc. tomac, after the old U. s. frigate Potomac, a picture of which hangs in the saloon of the new vessel.
 The alterations allow the presi- dent not only greater safety but also a wider range of movement. He is now able to sit on the "transom" on the main deck Gan upholstered bench that runs athwart the stern) and cast his fishing line over the rail. Or, if the fish are not biting, he can go up to the boat deck and bask in the sun.
 Friends of the President say
 the White House as . home means little to him. The presi- dential car, the Secret Service
 bodyguard, the title "Mr. Presi- dent" the 19-gun salute, all are things he could dispense with.
 But he would hate to lose the Presidential yacht.
 When he lunched with Cover nor Landon in Des Moines re-
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