The morning call., 1890-05-19
THE UklAH.

Successful Launch of the FerrY-Boat of
That Name at rIburon.
The prettieSt launch of vessel ever seen
in San Francisco Bay took place on SAtur-
day evening, when the San Francisco. aHets
North Pacific Railroad Company'G new
steamer Ukiah slid gracefully dswn thu
creased ways into the waters of 2he bay at
Tiburon. The launch was Witnessed by
about 500 people, including those who live
at Iiburon Point, those who came on in
special train from San Rafael, members OF
the Corinthian Yacht Club and mem bers of
the press. and others who went over on the
tug Etna.
The tug Ntna. Captain Glenn Randall.
lett her berth at Failejo-street Wharf at 9
O'Clock III the evening with a small party on
board, including George Scott, Superintend-
ing Engineer of Steamers, ana John 4. Bur
gin Jr., President of the railroad L. f.
White, j. I. Fleming, a. c. Whyte, Ii. A
Cox, the Misses Olive, Lizzie, Nellie and
Laura Mcguire, Thomas 6. Mcguire. Mrs.
Z. Randall, Miss Mary Griffin and others.
On arriving at the Tiburon Point it was
found lit up by boudres and about $50 peO-
pie were gathered there, many of whom had
come down on special train from San
Rafael. Among them were Henry Z. Whit
ney. General Manager, Edwin Reynolds,
Master Mechanic, aud w. q. Corbaley, As
siStant Superintendent Uf the railroad, anu
Captain II. A. Cox and Messrs. johnson,
Dennis, Howard, Tracy, Grimm, Emme;-
son, Lyon, Bear, Fisher, Ruloffson, Pen
nell, Bennett, Bender, Blanchard, Parker
and about seventy-hye other members OF
the C0rinthian Yacht Club. When the
party landed large force of men was ell
gagged knocking away the keel blocks to re-
lease the vessel and let her slide. Finally
all the blocks were Knocked away and the
vessel was held by two rope lashing5 which
were trapped around the sliding-ways on
which the hull rested and the ways proper.
Promptly at 10 40 o'clock Judge Dicklr,
the builder, gave the signal, the lashings
were cut ana the BOAT gllded gracefully iuto
the waters of the bay amid the cheers oil
those assembled. As she slid down tue
ways Miss Olive Mcguire, cousin OF the
late Meryyn Donahue, who stoUd at tile
stern. smashed bottle of champagne on the
rail and said, a. name thee Uklah." The
boat slid off about 500 yards and was then
taken in tow by the tug Etna and drawn
alongside the wharf, where she will lay uu-
til Tuesday next, when she will be brought
over 10 Main street to receive her boilers
and machinery.
The Ukiah will be tie largest ferry-boat
on the waters of tile bay excepting the
Solano. She is built after the latest liat-
tern of the New York ferry-boats, and Will
only have passenger accommodations OF
the main deck, the upper or Texas deck
being used Tor q promenade. Her motive
power will be a beam engine, with a cylir-
der 65 inches in diameter and 12-fOos
stroke. The wheels will be 81 feet in di-
ameter, with "a buckets, with 12-foot face.
She Will have TWO steel boilers, each % feet
long, 11-foot shell, the steels being 1882
of an inch thick, having working pressurr
Of GO pounds TO the square inch. The en-
gines, which will be of 100 horsepower,
were constructed by Hinck!ey, Spiers Il
Hayes.
Captain Howard r White. now OF the
Donahue, will command the Ukiah.