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Astor, J. J.; Electric Yacht Described. ... JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S NEW YACHT; Propelled by Electricity and Expected to Run 75 Miles on One Charge. Share full article. July 15, 1895.
John Jacob Astor IV was also an inventor who designed a bicycle brake and an improved turbine engine, a patriot who offered the use of his yacht, the Nourmahal, to the U.S. Navy during the Spanish ...
John Jacob Astor's Yacht Arrives and Anchors off West Thirty-fourth Street. Share full article. Sept. 30, 1893. Credit... The New York Times Archives.