The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-21
the NEW GUN BOATS.
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port News on saturday.

port News ON SATURDAY.
The gunboats Wilmington and Nash.
Vile were launched from the yard OF the
Newport News shlpbuildlng Company. on
Saturday morning. In the presence OF
10 000 yeopls.
The Wilmington party was In two SEQ
lions that going over the Pennsylvania
Railroad arriving at Old Point Comfort
Friday evening at 8 O'Clock. aud that
kolpg over the b. & o. Railroad ut z
O'Clock the following morning. Together
to Newport News Saturday morning, ar.
rlving there shortly before o'clock.
Later Secretary OF the Navy Herbert, .hT-
miral and Mrs. Ramsay, Admiral Walker,
Commodores Howell. Hiohbone. Melville
and fampson. Captains Chadwi and
Lamby. aud o number of naval and army
officers. among whom was Captain r. Il.
HarrlL gton. arrived from Washington on
special steamer. The young ladies who
were to christsn and name the two ships,
Miss Gray and Miss Thompson Of Nash
Vile. Tenn. with several oil their relatives
and personal iriends were also passen gers
by the aectetary's steamer.
The Nashville was the ilrst launched. At
Q. 40 the craft moved and as She etarted
Mise Brian ehrlstened her Nashville.
The christening party OF tho Nashvlile
left the platform as soon as the ship was
out OF this way for the launch OF the VIII
mington began.
Hali an hour later. Miss Gray. daueh.
ter OF United States Senator Gray. accom-.
panied by Mrs. II. Is. Thompson. the
Mieses Cooper and Black OF New Castle.
Andrew Gray. son OF Senator Gray; Sec-
retaty Herbert. Assistant Secretary Cur.
tbs, the Hon. j. S. Willis, Captain p. +,
Harrington. the Hon. q. r. Jsfferis, mayor,
the Hon. jesse X. Baylls. president OF
City Council; President William Lawton,
Of the Board of Trade. the mont bers OF
City Council and Board of Trade and
numbor OF other members OF the vii.
mtngton delegation. Captain Thomas
Johnson, of Reeds Wharf. Va, ana local
visitors assembled on the platform at the
bow of the Wilmington.
1t was 1i.l2 O'Clock when tho shoe was
snwed OF aud the wedges driven TO start
the ship. Superintendent Oroutt, who
stood with his hand d x sinst tine ship. cried
out: "She moves." Crash went the bottle
Of wine from the hand of Miss Gray. The
crowd was shouting. bands playing aud
whistles sounding.
A lunch followed tho launch and the
Delaware speUkers were Mayor Jefferis
and Hon, Jonathan +. Willis. The Wi.
miDgton delegation broke up Into a mum.
ber OF groups and visits were planned to
the Soldiers Home, Fort Monroe Norfolk
and to the battieshlp Texas. and they we're
hour al the Hygoia Hotel. Probably q
greater number visited the battleship than
elsewhere. In compllman. of the la rye
delegation from Wilmington Secret III y
Hcrbert gave an order for the RECEIPT lou
OF delegates aboard the ship.
Daniel W. Taylor was the artist Of the
company. His Kodak was used freely
and has a good many interesting pictures
III It..
At the Hygela Hotel the Wilmington
visitors met DIR. and Mrs. Egmont 4.
Negendank, recently married. aud on their
wedding trip Many of the party were
old friends and acquaintances OF DR.
NeRendank aud his bride, and their greet.
ings wero very cordial.
Captain Thomas johnson and son. How
ard johnson, Joined the party at Exmore
on the way south. When 1t was an
nounced In the car that Captain johnson
was on the platform the whole delegatlon
rose to thei. feet and half OF them rushed
TO the platform TO greet him. The cap
tain was highly pleased at his reception
by his fellow townsmeu.