Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-10
A new WAR VESSEL.
Launching the Cruiser Cincinnati at
Brooklyn.
STREET CAR STRIKE At COLUMBUS, O.
Four Persons Burned Alive in a
Railway Wreck.
& RIG HIT EN- ED TO DEATH.
FRIG HTENED TO DEATH
II Was Committed to the Wave Durin. q
Downpour of Rain.

Gus downpour of rain and cold northwes. wind
waa the weather which prevailed today here
upon the occasion of the launching Of the United
States cruiser Cincinnati at 2;l7 today. The new
cruiser, from stem to stern, was decorated with
flags. As she rested on the ways the Cincin-
natl presented beautiful sight Above the
water line she was painted white and below it
an orange red. Her sharp and extremely
graceful lines at once struck the eve. At the
bow Il grand stand had been erected, about
which flags and bunting were arranged. 1t had
been found necessary, owing to the day, to
cover and inclose this stand with canvas.
The unusual number Of war ships in the basin
made the scene additionally attractive.
The list of these vessels included the
cruisers Philadelphia and Atlanta. the
double-turrettcd monitor Miantonmoh, the
dynamite cruiser Eesuvius. the dis
patch vessel Dolphin, the training ship Ports
mouth and the Giovanni Bausnn. the Italian
cruiser, which represented Itnly in the late
Columbus fetes in New York.
The Atlanta occupieda position alongside the
docks on the East river side of the Cincinnati.
The Philadelphia lay in the Wallabout
creek next beyond the Cincinnati. The
Miantonomah lay on the opposite
side of the Walabout abreast Of the
Philadelphia position. The Giovanni Bausan
was next beyond the Philadelphia and beyond
the italian ship the Portsmouth. The
Dolphin lay of the mouth of tho Wallabout.
Tho Vesnvius rested in the Wallabout. Both
the Vesuvius and Dolphin have throughout the
last week been at Charleston, s. c.
The Vesuyius reached this port Tuesday.
The Dolphin arrived at the navy yard at noon
yesterday.
The italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan has
been undergoing some slight repairs. She will
shortly sail for the West Indies.
The yard was open freely to the public, an
Enclosure of about thirty feet about the cruiser
being roped off that the workmen might have
room. The navy yard band was stationed near
the grand stand to enliven the occasion with
patriotic music.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS FROM WASHINGTON.
Miss Mosby. daughter of the mayor Of Gin
cinnatI, who was selected to christen the ves-
sci, arrived in the morning, together
with a number Of prominent citizens Of
Cincinnati, with the mayor of the city
at their head. A special train from
Washington arrived in Jersey City at noon,
and on it were the Secretary Of the Navy.
officials who were to take part in the cere-
monies. The launching of the cruiser
was under the charge of the naval
constructor, Frank L. Fernald, who had charge
of the construction Of the ship for the last
eighteen months, having succeeded the naval
constructor. W. l.. Mintoyne, who began the
work OF building.
Secretary OF the Navy Benz. +. Tracy arrived
at the yard from the st. George Hotel ut noon,
and Mayor Mosby of Cincinnati and his
daughter. Miss Stella came at the same hour.
Commander Erben had as aids Lieut. Nichols,
Harlow, Prime. Ncston and II. II. Hodges;
Past Assistant Engineer W. N. Parks, Assistant
Engineer W. II. Chambers and Assistant
Surgeon n. J. Biackwood. Among those
present were Rear Admiral d. l..
Braine, Mrs. Braine, Miss Braine, Rear Admiral
John VI. B. ClitZ, Miss ClitZ, the officers of the
Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausin, Capt.
Cavaliere and Commandant Alber.i de
Liberia. Vice Capt. Cayaliere Eola Ar
turo, Lieuts. Principe Digniate,i Bonamo
Quinte. Arcangel Luigi, Cipriani Ricardi,
Maj. Body of Brooklyn, Capt. George
A. Ford of Cleveland, Ohio; Naval Constructors
Wilson and Street, Commander Jacob W. Miller
| of the naval reserve, ]. S. 7. Stranahan, Gen.
J. S. Catlin, Rear Admiral Rhind, and Chief
Naval Engineer J. H. Schasmer who built the
engines for the Cincinnati.
At 1910 o'clock Secretary OF the Navy
B. F. Tracy saluted with seventeen guns
fired from the Vermont.
At this time the rain had stopped, and while
it was still cloudy and raw it was possible for
the crowd to stand in the open air with some
degree Of comfort.
At 1245 p. m. the word was given by the Sec
rotary Of the Navy, the side piece was cut and
the handsome cruiser commenced to move.
Miss Mosby stepped up with bottle of wine
wrapped in a miniature flag in her right
hand, and uttering the words appropriate to the
occasion, gracefully smashed the bottle on the
vessels steel bow. The vessel slid down the
ways with an increasing momentum, while the
| band played the Star Spangled Banner" She
shot out into the stream almost far rs the old
Vermont, which lay near the cobb dock.
She was then taken in charge by the navy
yard tugs Nina and Narkista, and towed back to
| the wharf.
THE NEW CRUISER
no ~ fho bov
| built with reference to the new plan of arma-
ment and construction, which divides war YES
| sells into battle ships and monitors for harbor
defense; cruisers for active operation and for
commerce destroyers, and torpedo boats, dyna-
mite cruisers and the like as at xiliaries. The
| first mentioned class includes all varieties Of
the monitor design, while the second, or cruiser
I class, is the most numerous and best developed
| OF recent war vessels.
| The new cruisers built for the United States
! navy have made this arm OF our service both
! popular and prominent. They have carried the
| flag over vessels which suffered nothing in COM
| parisou as they swung mt anchor in the great
harbors of the world.
The Cincinnati is Of this class of vessels and
will do credit not only to the enterprising city
| for which she is named, but to the entire navy.
| She combines the seagoing qualities and speed
Of the cruiser with the protective strength az
forded by an armored deck and heavily shielded
gun ports. Her keel is compositly built and
the hull is double, iron plates on each side Of
| the ribs and packed with cellulose along the
water line to expand and close a hole should a
| projectiie penetrate the ships sides.
| Naval Constructors Fernald and Street have
exercised the greatest care in the matter of her
framework and she is believed to be as stanch
! q vessel Of her class as ever left the ways. The
| vessels plates riveted on the expansion
plan, q secondary plate being fastened behind
the main plates and the rivets fastened through.
| OF THE MOST IMPROVED TYPE.
The vessel is Of the most improved type
throughout She measures $3.50 tons and is
built entirely Of steel and iron. She has twin
screws and machine steering gear and is also
fitted SO that she can be steered by hand in case
OF accident to her machinery. Her keel was
laid January 20, 1890, and since then workfhAe
been going forward as rapidly as circumstances
would permit. The fire In the navy yard few
weeks ago, which destroyed one Of the con-
struction buildings, injured the engines Of the
nearly completed cruiser 30 - to cause some
delay. The engines and battery have mot been
put on board yet
THE RNaINEs.
The engines which can act independently
are vertical triple-expansion engines Of 10,o0(
collective horse power, high pressure, s6-inot
cylinder and intermediate 50 inches snd two
iow-pressurs cylinders 81 inches diameter, tha
common stroke being IS inche& The CON
densers have 1000 feet Of cooling surface
There Ia double vertical air pump, forced b.
. verticle compound engine for each Of the pro