Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-27
4 EVE srrAMER nAuxcHED.
The Norfolk & Washington Steamboat
Company's First Boat.

The new iron propeller steamboat Wash
| ington, built for the Norfolk " Washing
ton Steamboat Company by the Harlan A
| Hollingsworth Company, was successfully
| launched ON the high tide on Saturday,
| About 100 spectators were present. includ-
ing large party representing the steam
| boat company who were on board Of the
vessel when she entered the water. Capt.
| Thomas johnson ordered the men to drive
M the wedges ut S.45 o'clock. The shores
were knocked away and the sole piece was
| sawed asllnder,
4 iiuw turns Of the lever of the by
dratllie jack gave the vessel a start and
about s.52 O'Clock she moved off, salnted
| hy whistles and cheers The vessel gained
| Roadway as she moved and the launch was
q swift one. AS She sped down the ways,
the national ensign at her stern and the
union Jack at her bow, iloatcd out on the
| breeze, and when her how entered the
water and she was fully atloat, Miss Jean
MaeCoy Of Philadelphia, the little niece Of
the president Of the company, christened
her by smashing u bottle of champagne,
decorated with red, wliiteand blue ribbons.
against her stern. Miss Jean was dressed
IN Il iuunty yachting costume.
The Washington iloatcd gracefully OIL
the hristiann river and was blown by the
strong northwest wind towards the eastern
shore. " took an hours work for the tug
Taurus and the men On shore to haul her
MP To The wharf The i;tck-staif at the
Westinghouse bow was to high togo under
Il derrick stay and just as the vessel tloated
clear Of the ways the stay caught the staff
and snupped it OF close TO the deck, flag
and all.
Tho party Of ladies and gentlemen on
board Of the Washington stood on tenn
roraIy second deck, laid in the bow The
party was from Washington, Norfolk and
l'hiladelPhia and was a. follows: lresi-
dent AMI Mrs w. H. Clark; Levi Wood
bury, secretary Of the company, and wife;
| e. &. Drncanspn, treasurer, and wife; Mr..
| and Mrs, II, 4. Wheeler, Il. +. Baker. John
kcNWnrth, 5. Is, Davis, u. A. Sheriff, w,
G. Metill, Victor kauilmanu Of Washing
tom William o. Seville, government in
spectur Of steamboats,; Mrs, Harrison of
baltimore; eN-GOngrcssman Libby of Nor
folk; Mir and Mrs. W T. Logan Mrs.
Mact w and Miss Jean MarGny of phila-
drlphi;t, and captain Callahan, superin.
tendent OF construction for the company.
There ware also on board representatives
Of the Washington Shi. and Crith and
numerous workmcn n, Il, Benson
directed the launching operations on the
vessel
The Norfolk & Washington Steamboat
company was recently organized, and the
/ Washington is its first boat The Norfolk,
| the second boat is being constructed by
| the HARLAN n liollingswnrth Compnnya
| viii be- Il duplicate Of the Washington
These boats will PLY between Washington
& Norfolk
| The Washington is ahow 800 feet long
overall. 2lG feet between rerpendiCulars;
W tGG beam and lGl feet deep. She has
| I'VE Whicr tight compartments and an iron
deck, Her lines are sharp and clean and
| give promise If good speed Her Joiner
| worl, and furnishings will he Of the finest,
and recommendations for " first and loo