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44 STEAM YACHT LIBERTY. The steam yacht Liberty of 1,600 tons has been built by Messrs. Ram- age & Ferguson, Ltd., Leith, Scot- land, for Joseph. Pulitzer, of the _ "New York World," from designs by Messrs. G. L. Watson & Co., Glas-. The Marine REVIEW The accommodation has been car- ried out entirely to Mr. Pulitzer's own ideas, and in this respect is something quite different from other pleasure vessels of her size. The part of the yacht forward of the machinery space is. entirely de- A ~ STEAM YACHT LIBERTY, OWNED BY MR. JOSEPH PULITZER. gow, who have also carefully super- intended her construction in every detail.: The Liberty was launched on Dee. 5. Mr. Pulitzer's yachting con- nection 'has extended over a number of years, though he has not before possessed any large vessel. Last year he epartered for six months Baron Pe forests 1,000 tons steam yacht Honor, which was also built at Leith from Messrs. Watson's designs, and so well was the peased with that vessel that he determined to have a yacht of his own, but one of larger dimensions. So he commisioned. the same designe-s and builders to do "ie work for him; and before his charter had expired the new yacht was under' way. As was -natural under the circumstances, the Honor was taken as a basis, and to outward appearance' the 'new vessel' has a strong resemblance to her. But she is also a decided advance, and there are 'many points in which she shows a decided improvement. The Liberty is schooner rigged with two pole masts, and large smoke stack, clipper bow with scroll head, and an elliptical stern, which seems to suit this type of vessel best. She is practically a -three-deck vessel, tyough there is a short break: for- ward, which, however, is scarcely ob- servable to a casual observer.. On the top deck she has a long unbroken range of steel deckhouses amidships, With chart room and flying double bridge above. voted to the owner's own private quarters. and store rooms--all the guests' rooms, and the servants, offi- cers and crew being aft. This en- sures entire privacy for the owner, and all the bulkheads have been spe- cialy deafened to eliminate noises due to the engine, etc., and so add great- ly to the owner's comfort. To get forward when necessary, the crew need not' come on deck at all during the night--for a special pas- sage way has been arranged on the port side of the lower deck leading from their quarters aft to. the store' rooms, etc., forward, and by a stair- way they get to the forecastle deck. In the range of deckhouses on the upper deck, commencing forward is Mr. Pulitzer's own study with lava- tory and private vestibule adjoining, then there is the dining room, a very large apartment in oak, from which an oak corridor-tuns: aft on. the sta-- board side to the drawing room, which is aft of the machinery. On the: port side there is a passageway leading from the dining room to the main pantry, which is placed in the casings. The drawing room is fin- ished in white, with panels of silk on the walls. A smoking' room in Givker "oak is placed dit of the drawing room, and at the aft end of this room there are double doors BOW VIEW OF STEAM YACHT LIBERTY TAKEN ON DEC, 7. LAST, we A Ny 0