Identifier: niagaraoldnew00blan (find matches) niagaraoldnew00blan_0085
Title: Niagara; the old and the new
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: (Blanchard, Frank L.) (from old catalog)
Subjects: Niagara (Yacht) (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York, Publishers's printing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ng from a broad, richly carpeted hall. They are 12 feet square and each is finished in a different kind of wood, the beauty of the grain of each being carefully brought out by hand polishing. The carpets and the hangings match the color of the woodwork. One of the chambers is in curly maple,another in sycamore, the third in prima vera, and the fourth in California redwood. On the lower deck, reached by a broad staircase, are three more guest chambers of the same character, though finished indifferent woods, and like them provided with private bathrooms, the tiling of which has a dash of color to match. Each is furnished with a brass bed, a bureau with a large plate-glass mirror, a wall writing-desk, and a cedar-lined clothes closet. In addition to those already enumerated there are rooms for Mr. Gould's private secretary, doctor, valet,and personal servants; an apothecary shop, a photographers room, a fully equipped steam laundry, a hospital,and a room for fishing tackle and camping outfit.
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Staircase in lower hall - THE CREWS QUARTERS. The space devoted to the comfort of the crew is a striking feature of the Niagara. One of the first orders given by Mr. Gould, when the construction of the yacht was begun, was that the men who were to run the engines, fire the boilers, and take care of the ship should have attractive living rooms. As a result of the provisions made the Niagaras crew of 78 men have the most commodious quarters to be found on any yacht. The forecastle is a large, well-lighted, and well-ventilated room painted white. The bunks are constructed of light iron framework, with wide spaces between each tier, and are furnished with an abundance of blankets and comfortables. The officers occupy state-rooms which compare favorably with those found on ocean steamships. Aft on the main deck is a recreation hall for the men. It extends the entire width of the ship, the sea walls being so arranged that they can be opened when desired, thus giving the crew what is practically an open deck. THE ELECTRIC

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