Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15
1AUyoH or THE yoBFoIK.
The Second Boat for the New Norfolk g.
Washington Line.

Warrington Ahno.
At noon time Saturday the new iron
propeller steamboat Norfolk was
launched from the shipyard of the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company, into
the Christiana river. A crowd of nearly
800 people viewed the launch, which
was most successful one, from the
shipyard, the steamer Washington,
which is sister, at the shipyard, and
the opposite bank of the river.
A party of ladies and gentlemen, rep
resenting the company that owns the
new vessel, were on board with a
number of Wilmington ladies and gen
tlemen.
The Norfolk is being constructed for
the Norfolk & Washington Steamboat
Company, a new line, whose steamers
will ply on Chesapeake bay between
Norfolk, Va, and Washington, d. G.
The beautiful day attracted crowd
of spectators that was unusually large
for a launch on winter day. The
new vessel carried the Union Jack at
her bow, the national ensign at her
stern and the flag of her company,
recently adopted, amidships. 1t is a
white flag, with a red star in its centre.
At the sides of the star are the letters
en- and W."
At 1920 o'clock, the tide being full
and almost slack, the order was given
to drive up the wedges. Five minutes
later the vessel moved, gained Roadway,
and, saluted BY whistles, cheers and the
waving of hanakerchiefs and hats, slid
smoothly down the ways and floated
gracefully on the water. AS her bows
cleared the ways Miss Mollie G. Gala
nan, daughter Of Captain John Gala
/ han, manager Of the company, broke n
beribboned bottle Of champagne against
| her starboard bow, and, as the spark
4 ling liquor burst out in foam, pro-
4 nOunced the new vessels name.
As the vessel moved out into the
stream, the long line of men at the
snubbing hawser, ran up the wharf,
dropping the rope as it became taut and
| payed out in angry jerks. The tug
Taurus went alongside of the boat and
\ in few minutes she was hauled up to
4 the wharf, beneath the shears, and near
her nearly completed sister ship, the
Washington
Among those on board from out of
the city were w. E. Clark, president
Of the company, and wife Of Washing
ton, Levi Woodbury., vice president,
4 and wife of Washington, General v. d.
4 Groner of Norfolk, Miss Mollie g. Cal
lahan and ID. j. Callahan of Ports
mouth, Va; Captain John Callahan
manager of the company, Miss Curdts
Of Norfolk, and several other ladies and
gentlemen from Washington and Nor
folk.
The Norfolk is duplicate of the
Washington, which was launched on
November 22d last. She is 260 feet
long over all, 246 feet between pcrpen,
diculars, 81 feet beam, and 164 feet
deep. Her engine will be of the triple
expansion, surface condensing tppe
with cylinders 22, 36 and So inches in
diameter and 90 inches stroke. She viii
have four steel boilers built for work
ing pressure of 1G0 pounds.
Her deck is of iron and she has five
water tight compartments, Her joineI
work and furnishings will be of thu
finest and accommodations will be pro
vided for 80 first and 100 second elias
passengers. The vessel will be Lighted
by electricity and well provided will
electric bells. The cost of the vessel viii
be about $240,000. Her hull is of re
markably graceful design. The sides
near the deck are curved outward
doing away with guards and addin!
strength.
The Washington will probably b
near enough to completion to have
trial about the end of the month. Sh
will be completed in February, and tn
Norfolk will probably be finished il
March.