Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-04-03
. THE IOWA
THE GREATEsT WAR ENGINE OF
Z THE WORLD.
When Armed and Eeuipped No ves-
sci Can Contend with Her
single Headed.


Philadelphia, March 2S.-The launch
of the battleship Iowa from Cramps
shinvard today nartoolr moro Of thn
rat,,ra - ..,o,,., a,.,4
-,
one silee MIS- e''"'
chFisteheu the 81. Louis nearly Two
years ago. Vice President Stevenson
headed the delegation from Washington
which included Secretary of the Navy
Herbert Attorney General Harmon.
Secretary of Agriculture Morton and
large narty of senator's and congress-
men
The Iowa marty was. led by Governor
Drake. whose daughter. Mary Lord
Drake broke the bottle of champagne
over the vessels prow and gave it lis
name. Miss Drake Is handsome
blonde of commanding figure. When
she baptized the vessel she stood on a
little stand raised above the bow
platform. and on either side of her
were Henry w Cramp and Miss Her
bert daughter of the naval secretary.
II was 40 in the afternoon when the
last block was knocked away and the
marine monster began her brief Jour
nev. Following Cramps instructions,
Miss brake Crashed her bottle and as
the mighty hull began to slide down
the ways, she crushed it against the
PROV. The Iowa slipped gracefully
down into the middle of the stream and
the tremendous crowd let out a mighty
roar while the nearby factories and the
craft which dotted the river opened
| their shrill whistles. After the launch
mould loft but no speeches were made
The Allison boom was brought to the
| front inst before the launch. accidental
" or otherwise Governor Drake, who
was standing on the little christening
Ma form called over the heads OF the
crou,d n senator Allison and Secretary
rJorhort rbav nushed their way
cd n and faced the throng. AS soon as
| senator Allison apneared on the ele-
vation the crowd irrespectiye of poll
| TICS hurst into annlause and the rowans
lifted their hats A minute later they
| stanned dour ana mingled with the
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