New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-18
LAUNCH OF THE VIGILANCIA.
LATEST ADDITION TO THE UNITED STATES
AND BRAZIL LINE.
PATRIOTIC SCENE IN RoAcHs sHIPYARD AT
CHESTER-FINE LINES AND PROPORTIONS
OF THE NEW STEAMSHIP.

Chester, Penn, Sept II fSpeciaD-The latest al
dition to the fleet OF the United states and Erazii
Mail steamship Company was launched from Roach
yard here today. 1t was o most successful launch.
and was witnessed by several thousand people. About
two hundred people were on the vessel whei SIG
slipped into the water. A convention OF freneh Is
being held here and the rcd shirts and blnc uniforms
OF the visiting fremcn were seen everywhere among
the crowd. The water was smooth. and the rain.
which fell in the morning. had ceased when the time
for the launching of the big ship came Shortly afer
> o'clock a special train Of vestibule cars arrived
from New. York, having on board captain >. VI.
Lachan and tho guests whom he had invited 10
witness tho launching. The party went on board
the shin. and Captain Lachlan gave the signal to
begin tho work Of launching Thirty men with
long handled hammers. sounding blow on
blow, "wedged up, the forward part Of
the ship Her bow then raised by
hydraulic jacks and the strap at her stern cut away.
Slowly and majestically the great iron hull moved
down the creased ways and rested on the BOSOM Vi
the Delaware. AS she started Oh her journey 10 'ho
water Captain Lachlans daughter Gertrude. stand
ins at the bows with two American flags ueid over
her reached down. and breaking bottle OF champagne
across the stern said: name her tho Vigilancs
MAY God bless her., As the ship took the water
cheers went up from the crowd on shore, ana I'll"
OF steam whistles from the tugs ana steamer,
on the river and at the wharves near by a oahu
on board played Yankee Doodle. ana e'ciyOouy N''
patriotic.
II was tho launching Of a big American ship ioi
successful American line and the ship was hult VI
iron and steel OF American manufacture. The
shin was designed by Captain Lachlan. the super
intcndcnt OF the line. She will cost when READY iot
sea- nearly half million OF DOLLARS She mas 'o.'
steel decks even her hurricane deck being OF stec
she Is the latest addition 10 the American
merchant fleet and will surpass all other vcs'e"
81 in
OF the fleet in completeness OF "',,"e,.
She /, 400 feet on the line, 36 feet over ALL ~
feet cam has % feet depth OF hold and is Is feet from
her main deck 10 Der hurricane deck she Will register
O3 gross tons and Is expected TO make sixteen hos
an hour. She will run between New-lorG anu ORA
lillian ports, going far south as SANTOS III" WI"
carry about 1000 tons VI cargo and VIII nave ac'""
moda,,ons for lls first clas, and fprtyiw" steer
age passengers Her construction Is so sofa ta' '"'
il rated us al and In excess Of rules Her Hires
forward are beautiful Her forcfoot is cut away 81
that in >caway >hc will be cushioned By the part ~
tho hull inst ala the swell OF her BOW" ana '"hc .'
scas without shock She Will have tripl" "Npan'I"
engine, and a hot air drsught for her furnaces VINE
viii insure the greatest economy III the 'oh>uP'''" :"
coal. Th!. ship will bc able 20 steam at ten KNOTS
around the world and not put In ut Single por' '''
coal In timc OF war she could bc used for cruiser
,ho will lie lighted bv electricity, the wires ns" hcihg
insulated In the most perfect manner. shc VIII nav
great lee machine on hoau 10 ''"' III Wv
| tropic. her passengers cannot want Tor a" ap""
d,n,, of what theirs l. great a luxury. ""'
In the tropics her saloon will be kept cool by an II"
..ni,,us soi ~ port called IN" swivel port "h" y
when open Will at scoop t. bIihg ia inc ic'"
hrrfics.
The machinery and engines of the NIc'lan'a W"
immediately ic placed IN her 1T the wharf III h"''"
,,ri 10 viii he WIS lowed after nor E"h'''"h
TIN, il hc .,u,d large ship which has been iAl' hco
4 Roach. varl tr the tinted states ANA i''Thil Mh
Line within three months. ~ =" u ~ thc pm.rl'
adm nj ration came aud 4 WAS seen that 'h'I' va
n d.. ~. un a." part OF The '">"rhhrh' I" tr,N"
Anra, nm nrr h.nt m,rihc the directors III Tue "'n
many al o,r gave orders to build two large N">>I-
a. add 10 tc,: fleet The first u these t"nIh" SILT
,n,a sailed for Rio from New York ON SATURDAY W.T.,
:, -oO ,n, Of cargo aud 80 tons 81 coal on hoFu
Iurr m, launch today Captain il,thian received
wnrm con vratuiatons on the success ~ the i'uncN
| md tint ship.