The Portland daily press., 1891-12-09
LOYAL LEGION.

LII AL lE0AONs
Maj. 7. P. Beals. Capt. G. L. Brown,
Capt. A. L. Turner, Maj. w. II. Green,
Maj. Chas. walker, Capt. 7. j. Little,
Maj. G. 0. Hunt, Maj. II. s. MeIcher,
Ma. I'll. 5. Burrage, Gen. j. w. Brown,
Gen. II. g. Thomas, Gen. Selden Connor,
Com. f. Wildes u N, Capt. r. s. Maxcey,
Col. E. Moore, Lieut. w. b. Anderson,
Col NJ IT. Wentworth
CUMBERLAND CLUB.
g. H.R. Virgin, Ira Crocker.
Wysr Greene, Hon: n. W. Rirgin,
John n. Lord, II. M. Hart,
Il. II. Little, Philip G. Brown,
H. r. Ward, G. b. Morrill,,
Geo. Burnhnm, j. Ellsworth Baker,
Herbert Payson, John Ii. Knight,
III. n. Jose, Il. III. Fassetr,
Z. Z. Chase, q. X. Milliken.
Col f. h. Bcothby. Howard Gould,
E. Ii. York, E. Woodman,
w. 5. Eaton, Il. s. WaterhOuse,
John G. Small, James e. Carter,
s. I. Pullen. II. ID. Lunt,
Capt. l. IL. Washburn, Hon. II. L. Bowers,
Maj. II. A. shorey. BrldgtOn.
The last detachment arrived on the D.
m. train from Brunswick. When they
reached the yard of the Iron Works, which
was thrown wide open to whosoeverlwished
to come in, they made grand total of per-
hops six thousand people within sight of
the Machias. The yard was full and every
available lumber pile, unused machine or
StCh obiNh Va bAlnOCi, Mdo uoCu dS q pUlut
OF view. The windows and roofs of the
shops and other buildings IN the yard, the
new ferry boat lying at ihe wharf. and the
buildings near by, outside the enclosure,
were crowded with people.
AT 10, General Hyde, General Brown,
Naval Constructor Hoover, Captaln Ent-
wistle. Mayor Twitchell, Hon. GaIen Mo.
ses, Hon. Arthur Sewall, Mr.. John Hyde,
Mr.. T. E. Hyde. Miss Ethel Hyde, and
several other ladies' climbed to a small
platform under the bow Of the gunboat,
and active preparations were made to start
the ship. which had been painted bright
vermilion below the water line and lead
bunting, with the Union Jack floating at
the bow. Au army of men commenced
driving wedges under the keel to lit 1t up.
on the ways, the shores were knocked away
aud the hull settled down on the cradle.
Here, there was a pause while the ways
and the cradle were examined carefully
then the word was given, and the forward
block palled away with quick Jerk. The
vessel settled down on the cradle, but with.
out jar enough to start 1t.
After waiting moment to make sure
the hull was fast, a gang Of men com
menced ramming the cradle with heavy
tlmoers on each side, hoping to send it NOV,
about hairbresdth and then stuck again,
Mr.. Charles Hyde, who stood on the bow
OF the vessel, ordered hydraulic Jacks tc
be put under the cradle to lift ii clear OF
the ways. This was done and for about
two minutes one could hear pin drop as
the men pumped away under the iron
Prov. Constructor Hoover dashed down
the stairs Of the platform, seized ham
mer and with one blow cleared away
dozen wedges under the fore shoe aud
started the vessel
At first she moved with almost glacial
slowness, then she gathered speed enough
to be visibly in motion.
Miss Hyde gracefully threw pint bottle
OF champagne at the bow as it receded
from her, and said: 81 christen thee Ma
chias." The last word Immediately ap
peared on the bow of the cruiser as she
slid easily down the ways into the waters
| Of the Kennebec. Those who had come
expecting to see grand splash were disap
pointed. for there was hardly ripple al
| vessel and water met. The Machias rose
buoyantly, drawing less than five feet OF
water. The tugs Adelia and Stella took
her in tow and moved her up river nearly
| to tie track of the ferries, and then brought
her alongside the wharf.
When the Machias started there was
deafenlng cheer from the crowd, and ev
cry whistle in Bath was blown for severa
minutes without cessation.
The launch was all over and the new
| gunb0at bObbing around on the KenuebeC
| at 4 O'Clock, aud the crowd was soon or
Its way to the cars. The regular trair
leaving at LOS was long and crowded
many of the Loyal Legion and Cumber
land Club men preferring 20 return OF
that rather than wait for their special
which left at s. 80 p. m.
Those who did remain were shown abOu
the yard and shops by General Hyde ant
his sons.
In the evening Gen. Hyde and the Saga
dahoc Club kept open house and receive,
the hearty congratulations of hundreds o
his friends nnnn the snccassfnI lannchinn q