Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-31
4 FATAL LAUNCHING
1 Terrible Scene al Newport News
ShipyaTd.
.o., WAYS TO BOTTOM.


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.lr. Newport News sAiiDuluNs ana
r..< Company. The launching Of
...u. .f It's ward was attended by
.....l.. .,,.r d. c,cfoct tbis
f
. whom The fensdcoia p'lol-Dof''
..- Is. smith was launch d. sho
..r There being fully 100 souls
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''' present "''''''7
.. whether or not any hNts were posi-
... f.-. although use reports Of iatai-
....fa. numerous. Il As rumorad
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rr.. E Taylor was seen To go Gown
..nu.r of DTS friends. and has not
..,.. j., is also said that several
.,.. ,..,.. ,..,s e., tbo hold
'i "' t'' "'"o vi 'i'.
| Hlp. ANA must nave been lost
.r these rumors. however, have
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al
d. ,,f. at,,ro Tho plant.
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,.I,.'n, u. arr ,'or @' Iyhen. at
,r. christening marty assembled
...r..ed r.1,form m the bow of
...+.Do.t which was nearer the
-U.r fra new Plant side-wheci
and ..rsooiian-lv the FIRST 20 be-
tb.r. .var. fYrv 1000 poople
... ..a.ut On, ways in the north end
.t.,.,arl ON AN sides could be
... .orrds Of the hammer. as the
.... knocked the blocks from under
..r- huu FINALLY the ztgl pairs
r. DISTINGUISHED the buzzing Of the
Ed ..f..r had started 10 sever the last
. ..,,f..- chat prevented tho newly
......t h..t ,r1r, Gliding into the
- .,l.i .r, instant the hum of voices
,T .,o.r owes were strained TO
. .l.,,,rs. ~ fh. lady VINO was to
... h, i,s+
.,lt i,,.,. ,..,e. ~ che nres,-
....r tf. poDYlar liaa of steamers bear
...i" i,,t,. ~ cbap.1erc encalel
.t.,. and tlua .ixau net.
.r. .t 1~s O'clock ms The last
40 ... wooden plank was parted.
. .....l started down the creased ways.
ur Plant dashed the bottle against
. r.o.lre bows. cxciaimng at the
. Il chrsten thee S1mmcrs y.
.rr
CRIES Or WARNING.
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tr. ,.,..-t ,.l. fsro-
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...... .....,.rg5 p, b.ir horror
..t.. t..u ,,..e lf.t.r, ID, tba MORT side.
rr rure with water IL ia
..-...I ttat there were nearly "a hum
... and hovs On the boat. and as
... has. ll.o,r.rsd ttat the boat was
.. ,t.v r,d. a scramble to the
....-d eifo which was upocrmost.
- ...,l. .n SHOW. uttered cries OF
and shouted themselves hoars.
-... f, direct i'm. fnrcripel persons
...r...n ID r1iut of safety. A dozen
-.r. " The mon and bows at once
...I INFO ir. water. some swimming
,..r while others la7t from sink
.... ...t.tfr,-. hold of piacas of floating
....
r. I... .,,,f,. ooet.d ont into the
.,..I,...I,- sfrtino IN fine while
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,..i... ,,s ..oi,,o. an nd
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M 80. and
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l lN' immense crown ol nol ~
'.lc Joiut" ll N'i ''ii 'D'0
.Nt sierra OF lhe SNnl'n was ulS
It'd hc I'ih1is b'iHs NHue4' "oll'
II i'anales VINO Were cihsihs {"
.-.n oi ihe vessel thal lemalhed
..r water climbed ana sHpped l'-
..r BOWS. DINERS ltaped INTO tht
Ntue others aull mostly smaH
"N' were TOO ttfrined 10 90 any
remained Nhei- lheE were anu
Carried into The water Again the
oi the r0Whoals VIGOROUSLY
enc spot and oid good WORK ID
h- iac helpless ones from goins
bottom. liy This time only Few
i.c stern Irotruoed above waller
' t-s portion oI tiiS Nts+el az leeSV
' SOUS were cI.ibi'-' aII"4' 70
me waves Nhth lHis par |
.o ore eide, MOST OF the men ana
t to thc water All OF these IT
tOi. we've saved. IL was certainly
s.-lt 30 see The two small boys,
. stuck Co the vessel. trying % |
m slipping OF the inclined mass
Nut thc Smith had settled ae
possible and tho men in Tho |
shouted to them that there was no !
thcy would hold on until some
took them of. one Htue fellow |
Ou and was promptly picked un !
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