Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-11
CRUISER CINCINNATI.
Successful Launching of OufNew Man
of-War at Brooklyn.

of-War at Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN, Nov. lO.-Amid the cheer
ing of 5000 people this afternoon the
Cincinnati, Uncle Sans newest cruiser,
slid gracefully from the ways into the
water of the East river, where she was
welcomed by the guns of the Atlantic,
Miantonomah and Philadelphia. 1t
was not a pretty launching, but me-
ehanically was a success. KAN Tell
steadily all the morning, and the avn
ing, which had been placed over the
platform to protect the invited guests
from the weather, did not fulfill It's
mission. Everybody got wet from Sec
rotary Tracy down, and many OF the
guests went away before the launching
took place.
TWAS O'Clock when the props and
blocks had been knocked from under
the hull and the cruiser rested In ner
cradle, which was held on the ways by
the sole-piers. Then the saws cnt
through the sole-piers and the vessel
was clear. But she did not move. At
q word from Naval Constructor Fer
nand the hydraulic rams Were manned.
Suddenly the great steel hull began to
move.
Mss stells Mosby, daughter of the
mayor of Cincinnati, raised RIBBON
covered bottle in her hand and snat-
tered il on the bow of the vessel. she
said: 81 christen thee CINCINNATI. y
Ii was just PIP p. m. as the great snip,
with ONO wine dripping from her
PROV, moved from the spot where she
had been built, and with gradually
increasing pace took the water with
graceful dip and rode majestically out
toward mid stream. She kept an even
keel and her graceful lines and trim
shape drew favorable comments from
the experts who were present and
cheers from the crowd. Half dozen
tugs surrounded her and .owed her TO
the navy yard dock, where the work
on her Will be completed.
On the platform with Miss Mosoy'
when the Christening took place, were
Secretary Tracy. Assistant secretary
Soley of the Navy Department; Jonn
b. Mostly, mayor Of Cincinnati, j. NJ.
Blair, l.. Il. Keck, George Gerke, WI.
liam McAllister, William IL. Meyers, Oh
the chamber of commerce OF Clncin
natl: George =. Storrltt, Edward Dlnst,
Robert Roberts and Scott Bonham. OIL
the board Of legislation or CINCINNATI
Commodore Erbin. commandant oil the
navy yard, officers from the United
states man of war and of the Italian
cruiser Bausan, and q number OF
Brooklyn's citizens with their wives and
daughters were on large platform
The band played inspiring airs on
another platform, while the rain beat
down on their heads.
The Cincinnati Is the second OF the
new war chips built At the Brooklyn
navy yards. She ia 3 protected cruiser
OF 1892 tons displacement; 800 feet IN
length, forty-two feet beam and WITH a
mean draught of eighteen feet. oht
will have twin screws and vertical
triple expansion engines of 1000 horse
power, with a steam pressure oil lVt
pounds. She will be one oil tue iasies'
vessels IN the navy, rs her average
speed will be nineteen knots. hei
armament will consist OF q main bat
terry of ten five-inch rapid fre guns
and one six-inch breech loading rine
a secondary battery or eiEnt SIX
FOUNDERS. four one-pounders ana tw'
gatling guns. She will have Ioui
torpedo tubes. Her keel was laid IN
1sq0. and the cost Of her hull snd
machinery will be 100000.