New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-29
LAUNCH OF THE TEAAo'
Az ANIMATED SCENE At NORFOLK.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SEE THE GREAT bAlii'f-'
SHIP GLIDE DOWN THE WAYS

SHIP GLIDE down. THE wAfs'
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TErnrSk''
a.. lama os-Tweve thousand people
,o., ,no storm Of rain this morning AMI stoou "'
,oop Inv mud to witness the huhchi"s Va u. ~, and
roxos and the sight was worth all Vi ''' .a s,oe,
endurance AZ the Immense structure Va fo, o~,,es
ma ,roro the launching ways. Inc '"'s -, y,
wcre thrown opcn at 80 o'ciooh' ar ~" =, bour
,,, ,h,. had been gathering there Ut .'' "o
n"''',,.y from this time there was s.."'
Wa DO rho stood the mud and ram "''"'"'
stream OF people WIN s''
complaint. ,,, :, tho yard At
~ ,n o,c,ocr Miss Madge Houston "hiH''' =.
had come all the Why from the Lohe 9." ~ tho
sov a. chrlstcn thee Texas WIS e9Uo' ,os I'M
launching stand By Lieutenant hhIa,s .,a pureou
ho stand were General MEREDITH 'mci o, '"' I"u,os
"0 ,.,, and = ,praving: Lieutenant W. . .'m'''
" -. 60 tho secretary Of tn, Navy u" -
d,r In chief of the Naval Receives o' NV ,,.r.
s,o,es Specal Examiners OF inc i'"y p,v
mon, Martin and Campbell, Pay DrO>to' "a,
r,,rcctor Ehridge Commodore a. W. "'"'v., anoor
.t ru,,orv p Jones' PASSED. Assistant H'ls s.,
tenant NM, ;,,,no ami Assistant surgeon shirley
cam,or Brown of Mary land WAS rclSeseht''
A., ,o,,oy,nr members OF his stan "ehe'''' ~"
,v noucloss General william Lee "o''o,",
or,cr Brown Colonel sherlock Swa'i' Oo ro,, did
" Can,or colonel John G. IGgg. secretary Ira'9 wv
moi como but was Represented ny LIZ .,,,-,to
rho officers Of tho brazilian manoi-"ar nnn
- rorc ,,,scnt ard received special a''c''''''
horrooo "e.o rn,,cs lind arranged have the snip
-, ,. nc rc,r II o'clock ms possible, ana as UNIV
-. nnrooched the Thousands In the yaru hi' p'''
Increased by the landing Ct people from ar,,,
nIa,forn was erected above the main m"hc"'ns
,,,., and seated there was Miss Wilihms' ID P"''
h,onao dressed IN navy-blue yachuhg 'io'"' 49, .ho
with white and wearing Il jauhty yach'ns '"r' :" a,
,no -, which was the Lcnc star OF TEXTS "
~
, a. - o'clock the last block was h"o' n.'
on, and al, that held tho marine destroyer was
cok bcom and one minUtc later lo''e '.'r 49,
s,v1nc this away Miss Williams VIII" ''o 49, ,f,
bcr hands stood with Lieutenant jones vi ~" 49,
~n, I,ou,o,,nt cowlos on her right awai'ihg 'no
"''" .,,.tor povlcs When the vessel
,,nrtcd slovly ut first to glide into the water m's'
',,' =, . ,Ioor voice cried II chri'ten ihee
raxn r,cu amid the hullahs and ye'S, the too'i"s
az, screccbing OF steam whistles and inc Pa"i"s ~
IN. hand The ship shot with great rap'o"S ~ -.
watcr sunrpIng immense hawSers rs ''""e" No.
tvinc until her heaiwny had been chcche"' uo W.
,u,e bcin, only fcrty-slx seconds. Nol d" "'''
flaw rnalre-l the perfect launch. rs '"o w.. .n,,,
down the WAYS and the cable bitches came Gt,
hcv snapped one after another III III .lc - r,a
mIdstream she swung easily at an ,nVr anu 'oU' '"
n swan on the waves Of the EiihOr.' . m .,ccont
affair The spread" WAS made III tie Dm,i,mS msI"1
n" immense hall rhe tables were set IN me lGrn
~ M anchor aud draped with red whte ana I'm H.
In tho head OF ,he stock was moHel ~ , powIeS
ieNaS ON the ways. Cheers FOR Ctn.Iuctr now anr
Assistant Constructors Baxter and Van |ahuV '""s
Throughout tn. hall until late honr. - orr,s
rms afternoon Constructor Bowles was eo." ,h
stoned ~ p.c,nt 10 the iar icpr's"ntIume vi ~, ,nV
state Of TcHn, Miss Madgc Houston Nian'. ,a 49,
usci ON thc launching tower. Mr.. owes n'' ~
nrrsentatIon nj thu Atlantic Hotel IA the p'caod IN
pI.,i"c,,sh a company Miss Williams RESPONDER ~
charming little speech. md accepted INC th, ma
behalf Of her native commonwealth; ,ho ON ,r,c
rorkingmcn who have been engaged III llc IL ID
lion of the great ship and the enipioies Vi '' '"
enc a bnnaIIet I'm honor Of the occa'lJn