Evening journal., 1889-07-18
TO BUFFET OCEAN WAVES
FoUR-MAsTEp SCHOONER LAUNCH
ED AT JACKSON & SHARP'S.
A Happy ship to Rise and Dip. wiu

A Happy ship to Rise and Dip, with
the Biue Or. stai at Her Lip.
The largest modern sailing vessel ever
launched in Delaware was launched from
the shipyard of the jackson q Sharp
Company yesterday afternoon She was
the four masted schooner Marjory Brown,
owned by Captain Marion A Osborn OF
Keyport, N. j.. and others.
The vessels at the wharves and those
unfinished on the ways were crowded
with people. Others lined the edge Of
the river, making crowd of about 200,
which was largely made up OF
ladies. About 100 people we're
on board the vessel, including a
large party of the friends OF Captain
Osborn. The Union Jack was displayed
at her bow, her house flag with the
initials NJ. b., amidships and her national
ensign at the stern. The first wedges
were driven in under the vessel at 3 80
o'clock Those who stood on the forward
part Of her deck, at the bow, could see
over the roofs Of the high car shops in
the yard and look down dizzy distance
of over fifty feet TO where the men were
preparing for the launch.
While the preparations were going on,
the steamer Henry A. Haber came up the
river and quickly darted past the big YES
sci on the ways Shortly afterwards the
| Brandywine came down and hesitated, as
If fearing a collision, and then steamed
by at full speed, her passengers crowding
to the rail
At 4 o'clock after half hour Of pre-
paration the ways were sawed off and at
an unexpected moment the vessel started
with a Jerk. The workmen sprang ont of
the way and the big schooner slid swiftly
and smoothly off of the ways into the river.
Her stern rose buoyantly in the water
and as her bow lett the ways it took
sudden plunge down Of seyeral
feet. Little black-eyed anc
dark haired Bessie Osborn, the captain
daughter, dressed in q white frock and a
large straw hat, dropped fragrant roses
over the schooner bow and pronounced
her name, as she slid down the ways
Marriott Norris Of Philadelphia stood
by and snapped his Kodac at her as she
dropped the roses.
There was cheer, blowing of neigh
boring whistles and the schooner glidec
across the river and ran her stern deeI
into the mud of the opposite bank. Haw
GERS were run out to the tug Taurus, an'
after half hour of hard pulling the tul
pulled the vessel off Of the mud and sh
was hauled up to the wharf.
While the Taurus was putting and pull
ing, Captain Osborn invited his guest
into the cabin, where refreshments o
lemonade, ice cream, cake and fruit wer'
dispensed. The invited guests presen
l were as follows: Mrs Marion A. Osborn
Misses Bessie and Matte Osborne of Key
Dlk
]. Thomas Lupton and Mrs Woolley
hathaway, N. j.. Captain Daniel VIII
, liams. Forked River, N. j.. Miss Smith
q Little Silver, N. j.. Charles II. Clayton
3 Oceanport, N. j.; Captain John Hough
Seaport, N. j.. A. Sidney Logan an
lady; E. P. Morris, Marriott Morris
Mr., and Mrs. Arthur Taylor
!, OF Philadelphia; Captain John Twohy
I Norfolk, Va. Captain w. II. Baily an
: Andrew J. Osborn, MAnasquan, N. ]
Charles II. Wrightington and wife; Mr.
a w. Luxbury, Mrs Thomas II. Kicker
s Evan Clark and wife, Miss Mamie Kel
" shaw, Miss Clara Butts, j. w. Kersha
9 and wife, John Taylor, Monteith jackson
Charles Smith, Benjam Ennis and th
u representatives Of the city press.
;, The women on board the vessel had col
z siderable difficulty in getting ashore. 4
u she laid at the wharf her deck WAS hig
above it. A ladder was put over the sic
y and few of the more venturesome d.
Q cended with same assistance. Then
long gang plank was placed in positic
2 with life lines at each side, and all lands
u safely.
e The Marjory Brown was begun lai
December. She will be finished durin
IS the latter part of August and will NAL
6 her first voyage in September from Phi
adelphia to Boston or Portsmouth, N. h
y with cargo of coal. Her carrying cap
city is about 1,S00 tons, and her n
s registered tonnage will be about l,2l
tons. The dimensions are; Length, Il
feet, beam AZ feet, depth of hold
IS feet. Her masts will be 81 feet lor
g and she will carry 5000 square yards
canvas She will be furnished wit
:, steam heating apparatus. The hoistir
n engines will work the sails and capstan
The cost Of the schooner will be abo
% $50, 900. She is provided with full S
Z. of colors, including in addition to tho
g displayed yesterday, large ensign,
:, burgee 35 feet long and full code
y signals.
/ On Monday the schooner will be TAX
Z, under The Harlan and Hollingsworf
J. Companys shears, where her masts W
- | be mt in