Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
STUCK ON. THE WAYS.
Hitchs ils the. Lnuzchfng Of the St
Hank;.s
.Fhe H3tp Ship Haa Sunk SO That 1t
Wouldn't slide POST
pOned the AFFAIR.

tnOuSanQ6" OE eyes were TlVelSQ upon inc
big st. Paul and waiting with bated
breath to see her take her maiden dip 1t
was seen by the superintendent that the
ways had settled down, and that the big
boat would not bulge an inch. The crowds
were quickly ordered back and work be-
gan at once on the ways.
1t was stated that 1t might require any
where from half an hour to half day to
bolster up the ways.
PHILADELPHIA. March 2a.-The launch
of the st. Paul has been indefinitely post
poned.
The delegation from the city of st. Paul
arrived in town yesterday, and were well
coined by Mayor Stuart and officials of the
navigation company. In the party were j.
j. Parker, president of the city councils
who represented the mayor of the city, and
Markham, Kartak. Ehrmantrout, Milham
Johnson, Reardon, Arosin and Lewis.
Among the other st. Paul guests were
Mr.. and Miss Finch. Mr.. and Miss stees,
Dean and wife, Miss Dean. Mr. and Mrs.
y. $. Chittenden, Sherman Finch, H. w.
Hall, A. II. Stees, c. W. Horr, z. w.
Peet. Mrs. W. F. Peet, T. A. Johnson and
hin. Col w. P. Clough, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
A. Hendrickson,' MIR. and Mrs. +. A. John
sen, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Brand, aud Mrs.
Hokanson.
The New Vessel.
It Is well known that the st. Paul is al
most the counterpart of the ST. Louis diff
fering chiefly in the steering apparatus
On the st. Louis it is of the screw gear
type, with Williamson's steam and hand
steering engine, while on the st. Paul
Browns patent steering gear will be used.
The rndder is of the single plate type. The
ships dimensions are: Length between per
pendicElars, 53J feet. length over all, 554
feet inches: extreme BEAM G2 feet .
inches; depth from first deck to fiat keel
q feet inches; depth of hold for ten
mage amidship. Is feet inches; height Of
how above water line at load draught, 80
feet; number of decks. ); number Of wa
ter tight compartments, exclusive of bal
last tanks, Il; gross register. IL. 100 tons;
load displacement, 1890 tons; dimensions
of main saloon, 100 feet inches by 46 feet;
dimension Of second cabin, 50 feet 6 inches
by 56 feet; seating capacity Of main sa-
loon, 322; seating capacity Of second cabin
EOS; berthing capacity of steerage. about 900
The propelling machinery Is a pair CT
vertical Quadruple expansion engines, to
carry working steam pressure of 200
pounds, and expected to develop from 49,
600 to 10000 collective indicated horse pow
er. These are the largest and most power
full marine engines ever built in America,
and as the principle of quadruple expan-
sion has never before been applied on so
large scale, its results in this case will
be watched with interest. Hall and Wat
man anchors are to be used The snip
life boats, fourteen ordinary life boats, one
cutter, enc gig and four metal boats.
WENT TO SEE THE LAUNCHING.
A Large Party of Guests From This
City.
Secretary Carlisle and friends and the
Gridfron Club, accompanied by ladies, left
here at o'clock this morning on a special
train of three parlor cars, composite and
a dining car. to be guests of honor of Mr..
Charles H. Cramp Of Philadelphia at the
launching of the steamship st. Paul. at
Cramps ship yards, this afternoon. Upon
arrival at Philadelphia the party was
driven to Chestnut street wharf, where the
steamship Columbia, chartered for the spe-
cial use of the club, and decorated with
the mammoth Gridiron flag. conveyed them
to Kensington, to witness the launch.
Those making the trip were Secretary and
Mrs. Carlisle, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. K. Car
Isle, and Assistant Secretary and the
Misses Hamlin, Gen. George B. Will
iams Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Chew, Miss
Bell Armstrong, Mr.. F. A. Richardson,
Col. John, Cassels and daughter, DR.. Ed
ward Bedloe, VIM. E. Amin. Mrs. r. E.
Amin, David S. Barry, Mrs. Barry, Henry
v. Boynton. Miss Boynton. John NJ. Carson.
Mrs. Carson, Miss Virginia Butler, H. C.
Clarke, Mrs. Clarke, L. A. Coolidge. Mrs.
Coolidge. P. v. DeGraw. Mrs. P. v. De-
Graw, Mrs. Samuel Cross. A. w. Dunn,
Mrs. Dunn, E. G. Dunnell, Mrs. Dunnell,
Richard Lee Fearn, Mrs. Fearn, Louis
Garthe, F. H. Hosford, Mrs Hosford. E. J..
Gibson, Mrs. Henry. Mr.. Roland Gibson,
Mr.. F. A. G. Handy, Mrs. Handy. s..
E. johnson. Mrs. johnson. Robert NJ. Lar
ner Miss Evelyn Larner, Miss Car
RE Larrer Mr.. F. E. Leupp, Mrs. Leupp,
RIB. Matthews, Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. Brad
ford J. j. Noah, c. c. Randolph, Mrs. Ran
dolph, Reginald Schroeder, Mrs. Schroeder.
NJ. G. Seckendorff, Master Seckendorff, ].
s. Shriver, Miss Shriver, o. o. Stealey, Mrs.
Stealey, w. B. Stevens. Mrs. Stevens A. j.
Stofer jr., George H. Walker, Mrs. Walker,
E. B. Wight, Mrs. Wight, Mrs. Powers, MIR.
James Preston, H. l.. West, Mrs. West,
Beriah Wilkins Mrs. Wilkins, r. ]. Wynne,
Mrs. Wynne, NJ. P. Handy, Mrs. Handy.
Miss Virginia Handy. F.. s. Presbrey. Mrs.
Presbrey, Jas. R Young, Mrs Young, Mrs.
Beale Howard, Mr.. Bsale Howard, George
Y, Coffin, E. B. Hay, Mrs Hay, w. D.
Hoover, j. Henry Kaiser, Mrs. Henry Kali
ser, Herndon Morsell, Mrs. Morsell, Hub.
T. Smith, Henry Xander, Alex. Mosher,
Mrs. Mosher, Mrs. VIM. E. Curtis, Miss
Noyes.
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