The sun., 1891-06-15
NAMES FOR NEW SHIPS.
One OF tho e,ooo-ton Cruisers and the
Prncflce Vessel to Receive Tier.

One OF tho a,ooo-ton Cruisers and the
Prnetice Vessel to Receive Then.
WASHINGTON. June 15.-As the new steel
war shirs approach by turns the stage OF
launching, the Navy Department has to find
names for them, so that these may DO duly
announced simultaneously with the time
honored custom OF breaking q bottle "f wine
over the bows. The Japanese. BY the way.
one OF whose Epalish-built cruisers furnished
us with the model OF tho Charleston. and who
may possibly do US a much greater service BY
their lacquer intended to protect hulls from
rustlng. have supplied asubstitute for the wine
ceremony at launchipRs. Whom the KatsuraRi
was rec, ntly SGT alost, the Imperial Princess
broke fragile cage against the sides OF the
vessel. and set free rair Of doves. But doubt
less our naval contractors will prefer TO con-
tinue the Traditional libstion which has come
down for generations In naval christening per-
iormancea
ofihet three 2.000-ton cruisers hitherto known
No. Q. No. 10. and No. H. two are to be built by
tho Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Com.
ci,Y niavy OF taii tBialiimoe Ace.ringly. the later
PHILADELPHIA II 'sas. gave ohs It's nj name ensso 10
cisco to one constructed at the Umion Iron
Works; Il ls true that the name Of tho Monu..
e cay ALREADY Sss, a. 6s.n PLACED on one
appoal. Is willing that this should not stand in
me way 81 the new christening. The 1000.
ION vessels. under existing regulations. fall
nn ,at9 the same class for The purpose # rat ne
town. tnsa, u aeTSn,gtGn and Concord Marylnnds
Scrh IN .ae asSf 81 P0S Se ;hs
nisE.n North ,I, ,ESin. g to Baltimore nlon. vhas
ha scksr iousbt tho Tas r. ors psso Of 'Ge Gen
in 1914 tried to MAKE % slmisrp rom ONE aaen Bale
more: more: He was killed while advancing with his
Pon bss bs the ndnT a. North
ceeded in driving the Americans back 10 BAL
,inors: There. however. no found them In
Hsst anen Fort MsHsnry H Of liz sis ~ lie
treated his shins thus .Distsa% the name North
Io, Loiht hWi VII commen rate naval MS we'll as y
for eSa new Tesse
The other craft which ia SO far advanced MS
i !" merit II, M Mrape is tho p,a ,ac,cs vessel for the
s'rncton ut ElLnbetlrort. While It ni is not yet
positively announced what name Will be
Ge"rge Bnncroft. or Bancroft viii be the ono one
chosen. This would be a most appr ,Iriate
,a The Say %o aDd Is .sssS. sss
lshcd the Academy at AnHapfiis 1t womi,l
Misc follow tho rule which gives to minor yes
suited 10. those purposes. Thus ihe ,orredo
boat Cushinx takes her name from the gallant
destroyer of the Albemare.
There are still several vessels remaining to
be named, and some Of them SO far adv nee
layed. Among those is tn. 2O-Rnot, So 5O-ton
protected cruiser now under consti uction nt
Snn francisco. which will bear the name OF n
STATE There are also tho two sister ships OF
the North Point. which must 10 nearly 40 far
advanced rs herself. and tho l.U.O-ton gun.
bnats. Last venr Secretary Tracy rese we'd for
his annual report the announcement o no
fewer than six new names OF vessels, and per-
haps he will dispose Of another grOnp in his
next report. furnishing among others title In
9ccortance with the regulations for cruiser
name OF the Pirate