The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-02
TAX HOWARD LAUNCHED.
II Was lhs Most snccrssini One Ever seen
Here.

Tho big iron stearuhoat Howard was
nuceessfuily launched by tho Harlan aud
HoliiEgswoTth Company yosL erday nttsr-
noon and in the presence OF fully live
thousand people
The time for tho launch was announced
ns o'clock but long before that hour
crowds moved through the Bhlpyard To
get look ut the new steamer. Her mas-
sipr rea hul lowered high into tho air
aud about her oolectod most Of the eight
BenTers who admired the beautifully con-
strurted craft as che stood ready to make
heI Initial dip. Police officers kept the
moro Interested spectators from getting
within too close a distance.
Tue day was all that could he desired
Tor u perfect launch 1t was 5.02 O'Clock
when tho order was given aud the tip tap
oil the wedge driver rssounded through.
out the great Dhipyard. For fourteen
ntIutes thle was kept up, suddenly coas'
ing leaving tho crowd a. qaioL as a church
gathering, Then tho shores on either side
OF the blg hull were removed. The bat
,erlag iaus sounded, giving THRU OF
expectancy to the spectators. Still she
had not moved When the last shore
had fallen. the dharp sound Of the great
saws eating theil way through the tim
bers which held the craft was heard. In a
minute the raepiug ceased and for u mo-
ment the huh he3itated.
| AT h..6 o'clock che shtyared, then moved
on her way to tho waters o. the Chris,iana
Creek while men and women ehouted and
the shriil whistles OF many tugs Welcomed
her. Tho steamer tloated gracefully up
the ptrea m aud stuck In the mud.
| Tho christening party occupied n gayly
decorated stand erected under the PROV.
| As tho Howard moved, Miss Maud Miller
OF Baltimore, daughter OF D. II. Miller,
one OF the directors OF the Merchants' and
Miners TRANSFORMATION Company. brose
a bottle OF champagne over her hull and
| DlIie eteupd the craft TIM Howard.
The launch was the m ost successful one
ever Witnessed here and tho Mombers oil
tho building company and owners con-
graduated each other Mt the success.
Tho Baltimore party CONT prlsed 200 peo'
pie moro prominent among them being
George j. Appold. president; Michel Jenk'
ins, vice president; Hsnry James Il. L.
whitney and ID II MlllerJr.. directors OF
the Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company. Sinclair Stewart Of the United
states Standard Steamship Insurance As
socintlon; w. L. Russell. president Cape
May and Delaware Buy Navigation Com
panyi Il. B. Fryer. Earn Line Steamship
Company; George lie All Standard OIL
Company, Philadelphia.
| Previous to the launch a luncheon was
served IN the mold loft of tho new
steamer. The menu was an attractive one
ana about 200 persons were served. incud
Ing the baltimore party aud Anthony
Higgins. Henry q. Morse. the Rev. and
| hAtE' L IL tdpoll, MI tlltl hIH D. II. iOt
iecker. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. 4. Allen Hiles
Mrs. Mary Iugersoll Of New Haven, Conn
Miss Lillian Janney OF Leesburg. Va; Mrs
L. l.. Gilpin. Miss Hubbard, the Rev. sIer
ritt nnlburd. Mrs. ii It. Cause, AIsI
Helen Cause. Miss Marguerite Cause
Spottswood Garland. II. W, Cause, A. G
McCauslond, members and representative
OF the building firm.
DESCRIPTION or THE HOWARD
The Howard is the fourth ship built b,
the Harlan and HollinKsworth Compan.
} for the Merchants aRd Miners Transporta
ton Company. She Ia a sister ship to tn
! Fairfax, built here about four years ago
, Tho new steamer 10 a full four.decke,
ship, 27J feet long, AZ feet beam moulde
and IA feat depth OF hold. Her hull, al
he deck beams and all Of one and portion
, OF two other decks are uf iron. III
planklng OF the first AMI second decks 1
OF yellow pine. 81 by o inches, and Of tn
r third deck OF white pine OF the same d
q. mensions. The iron plating Of the thir
Q deck is covered with pressed bricks laid /
= cement
1here are three freight hatches on eao
+ OF the fret second and third decks, an
two In the fourth decK the after one q
which is double The spaces betwee
= deGks are about s feet each. the lower hol
), being feet inches.
r The passenger saloon Ia on the thir
deck aft aud connects with the fourth dec
loon Will include twenty Staterooms an
i. all the necessary pantrys and closets.
!, Will I've finished In light hard wood. Tt
II saloon proper Is rs feet long. The hous
. enclosing the machinery, Kitchen qnd se
n ond-class rooms on the third Geek ami
10 ship is 75 feet long; on the fourth dec
'e there Is house about 100 feet long and
fHet wido which will enclose the engineer
rooms tho social hall and toilet room
ana passengers staterooms; Rpothl
Ia FFI1 . inn Lao rNns.t
= this deck will enclose the machiner
10 smoking room, passengers stateroom
n and officers quarters.
If On this deck forward tho SIN oke .stac
4. an eiiptIcal front room, will contain Il
steering engine llrst and second ollicer
rooms and toilets. On the top OF th
house will be the pilot house, the captain
rocms and a stairway Leading below deck
y, The Joiner work OF the saloons will be
y hard wood and OF finish equal to that
II. any shipe built for this company.
Iue engine will he OF the direct actin
triple compound variety with inverted cy
: inders; the high pressure cyIinder
. inches. the intermediate cylinder Is luch
and the low pressure cylinder u inches
III diameter The stroke OF the engine W
be IS inches.
ID Stoam Will be supplied from four cyli
K dtlcal return tube OOiers of Is feel
N inches diameter OF shell and 1 feet
ct inches long. the working pressure of the
ly boilers to TO 100 pounds to the squa
"a lGch. The speed OF tlte Howard Is expect
to average fifteen knota an hour at &
,IS when loaded, to draw eighteen feet
~ waier. The propeller Id four. blade
"a blades bolied on the hub. and about s.
iI5 teen feet in diameter.