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MARINE REVIEW. Wo. V1. CLEVELAND, OHIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1892. Norr7, The Auxiliary Steam Yacht Comanche. The steam yacht Comanche, shown in the accompanying il- lustration, was built and engined by the Globe Iron Works Company, for Mr. H. M. Hanna at a cost of about $125,000. The engines were shown in a gravure supplement to the REVIEW of March 1o, and were generally pronounced a model of design for triple expansion engine. 'The yacht is designed as an aux- iliary sailing yacht, carrying some 4,000 yards of canvas on two masts, the foremast being square rigged. 'The dimensions of the hull are: length on load line, 165 feet; over all, 185 feet ; beam, 25 feet; moulded depth, 14 feet 3 inches and mean draft 10 feet, the displacement being about 500 tons. 'The coefficient of: fine- ness is about 68 per cent. 'The engines are 14, 23 and 36 inches by 24-inch stroke, steam being supplied by a Scotch boiler 12 by 9 feet, which is allowed a pressure of 160 pounds. There are many new features in the arrangement of the boat,one of which is in the location of the steering wheel, which is just in front of the The hull is painted black, relieved by a gold band extending all the way round, just below the strake. 'This band terminates in handsome ornaments aft and in the figure head capped with shells. The "Comanche" was designed by Mr. A. U. Sheldon, formerly shipyard superintendent with the Vulcan Company, de- signer of the Saal and Lahn, and the drawing is by Mr.W.J.Wood. The Largest Steamer on the Lakes. The name of the large steel straightback building at the Wyandotte yards of the Detroit Dry Dock Company will be Selwyn Eddy, in honor of one of the firm of Eddy Bros. & Co., large ship owners and lumber men. 'The boat will be launched 'Saturday Nov. 5. She is 360 feet long and is 42 feet beam. For the rest of the season and until the Hawgood steamer comes out next spring the Eddy will be the largest boat on the lakes, and her carrying capacity will be in accordance with her size no doubt. / \ \ \ . \ \ \ 7 3 \ \ <a a Wars } Ss) (et fet te = Tall ea Re Seatiee Se AUXILIARY STEAM YACHT COMANCHE. funnel, leaving the top of deck saloon clear for promenading. The main cabin, from which a stairway leads to the dining room and guest chambers below and forward, is finished in oak, the electric light fixtures being ground glass' enclosed in three oak leaves. At the after end of the main cabin are two recesses, the one on the port side being an armory and the one on the starboard containing charts and paraphernalia for naviga- tion. The dining room is finished in ivory and gold and the walls are paneled in green silk. 'The dead lights in the state- rooms are ornamented with small shelves. The quarters of the captain and the crew are below and aft, the captain's apartments being more commodious than usual. A neat mess table is pro- vided in the crew's quarters. Space is economized in this depart- ment by the use of hammocks. The engine room is lighted by incandescent lights. 'Iwo direct-connected Fisher plants furnish light for the 250 lamps. ; The bulwarks are paneled with mahogany inside and the cabins are of the same wood, The jib-boom and rail is of teak. Innovation in Boat Building. An English firm has made a seamless lifeboat, composed of two pressed steel plates. 'This boat it is claimed is better, more durable and cheaper than wooden or metalic life boats. 'The many boats usually carried by steamers are seldom in use and therefore are rendered so leaky by the action of the sun, weather, and heat radiated from the funnel casing, that they can not be relied upon to float when required. 'The new boats are built in two sheets of thin Siemens-Martin steel, pressed to the exact model of the desired size boat, and riveted together with a steel bulb bar between them, forming stern, keel, and sternpost, and can, if required, be galvanized all over, and afterwards painted with two coats of enamel or other composition. Gunwale strakes, seats, and bottom boards are fitted in usual manner, and a strong hook or ring bolt is fitted at each end for the reception of the boat lowering tackles or mooring gear. Cutters are fitted with buoyancy cases in bow and stern to insure flotation, even if the boat is filled with water. Lifeboats are, in addition, fitted with the usual bouyancy cases.--Maritime Register.