The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-06
shtiskR OLYMPIA AYLoAT.
Great Crowd IT LAsnehanx Of On. Of the
biggest Warshfps in she wm-sa

sas F1Ascfsco. Wow. 6~-rrssser Ma 8 wr.
sssneasd snecsssfsIiy AZ tn~ rsgas rr.n
sSfss 81 high tide 81 1875 shs. rsoynsug
Dc srnensng wss s-sez~s ~ su .ut,.
lAae-s esvsee thai liberated the vesssl
1asA ss<inx was cas Az sne earn. tsr-- a s.,t
80 = casinpsxns Vas braxen over tue cruiser, .
rF9s Sy Miss Bella Dsekle. daughter Of grer-x.
~ exae, manager OF tie Evna wpsxs sh~fss<r
aAg he Ersa. sesset TIE Olympia Tee wpsths-
Nss laar s2c tbs launching sftn~xsess s,r Is 100
people large nrab~- Ct these. faeEtsslnv
i1ssg eve, nsrA and military orsel.as. b*stg
ihsiasa Tsssss Among the nannsr wars As-
nasFss Drown, Admiral Irwin. Capt gohusou a0s
Isps. Eaases.
TIE erowd Of people whsea attended IN.
isanenins sxceedsd anv which has h~~u ,eea
"a Ira part OF tns city in wkfeh tse rakau
"@sss LAS S'ssa located saaee tia coast 1etgnss
vessel Monterey was iaunch=d nj taa
h1ss OF President Hsrrlson's visit harw
u April isL sswersa hours before IL
wa time for the cruiser 70 slip OF sne ~ny.
paopas nsssn 70 trsvsi toward the scene, and sas
Streets leading 30 the shIpyard were fIled with
a1aE AaDss oi crowded street cars and carriages
saa handfeda Of pedestrians A great
A0Tnoss OF special Invitations had been issued
aaa There were probably 2,sao reop,s in tna
al p yard alone, In addition to The sraav more
sho occupied commanding positions On
81 TIE streets and hillsiass In she
sFnal4 steamers snd tugs in the hay .
platform decorated with national cosors wa
bhJts around she boz OF the cruiser ana on thf.
we're representatives OF the navy and arny and
fhs band from Admiral Browns temporary fsx.
snip. toe Theta The ceremonies we're brief
Atsr short prayer had been offered.
tae Last blocks which bed the cradle In
position we're Knocked away, and a. tie hull
nsxsn 70 move slowly down the ways a bottle
Oh vine was broken over tia boz and tao band
psaysa Tue national anthem. Great shouts and
hufrahs ffom the crowds of peopls aud tha
Iolss from q hundred or more steam whistle.
eoMfneaeed IS soon as tle cruiser made IA. arst
movement aud continued ansii after she made
The plunge in the water and noated easily less
fhAn i've lengths from shore.
The olympis Is OF The protected eralssr tvns
excssdiag in slza sGy vwsse. OF a similar tyna
ia tss Y nitei states service aad a majority 81
ass eass ~ iorsign nsvies. Her Length on the
all. 5s4 iset; breadth Of beam. So feet. mean
drsugni. Il fes. ineaes; displacement $50.
gusrantecl speed on trial. ~ Knots with . sa..
tanned spsvd Of II Knots Tbs cruiser has a
eaai carrying capacity 81 $50 tons. which al =
itAnot rate would carry her 1900 rites With
out rseoaiing. Her displacement has been
features, including belt OF eeilulose mai.
Ter which would repel, 10 erees
9 kent. the Influx OF water through any otsning
1aat mixot DO made IN her armor by hostile
tive decs sx.end az the whole OF the length OF
TIE vessel Ina Olympia has douo!e bottom
ana CONTAINS 40 watsrtight compartments the
center ones being occupied by powerful enzsnes
" IN natural arAught her engines viii de-
sstop 100 horse power. but under forced
dFnugnt 1900 horsepower The surrets ana
snus ara operated by hydraulic machinery
he two masIs OF the cruiser are each furnished
win Two military tops. the lower ones carrying
Two rapil-hFing guns and The upper topa being
provided with search lights The battery OF the
olympia consists of four s-inch breeeh-loading
rifles; ten o-inch rapid airing guns. four &
Founders, rsp.d-nrng, aud six torpedo
Euoea Eighteen-Ineh Nhisebesd torpedoes
sre used The outer srmor oil the
sssssi consists OF steel plates To the
thickness OF from 10 b. inches. the barbettes
having thickness OF four inches and the re-
solving turret OF three inches. The cruiser ear.
les sd men She constructed under
IN appropriation approved by congress on
sapts II Der 7, 1883, aud will cost, when com
pleied. In the neighborhaod of $4,000 The
lnh va built under the superintendent Of Ma /
fal Constructor Robert W. steel, OF the United
states navy. and her engines and boilers under
he snpari ntendeucs Chief Engineer f.
<utx, of The United states navy. The contract
or the construction OF the vessel was awarded
IN June 10. iega