New-York tribune., 1896-12-24

~, tho ofre of tho platform ncrvoasly holding
ribbon -hedo kcd bottle o. champagne. while prepar-
ations were made for cutting Away the supports
- the last shore was sawed through. the ship with
an, tho slightest hesitation. began 10 Gid" down
the ya,s and Miss Porter swung the bottle against
the ironciad bow. As the vine sizzled ana foineh
from, It's shattered prison the young woman III
lear voice exclaimed. Il chrisien thee Ann"iohs'
with an impulse as II OF lifc the vessel CON
rnucd on her way and a moment later her stern
s,ruck the water fully and squarely. sending up n
small cloud OF spray. At the same time ha"sor
was tossed aboard from the iushoat Ere "h''
thus guided the graceful Annapolis rlgh'eh her-
se,f and WAS toa,d to OF the piers OF the yard
u.hor, ehc will be attcd out with her engines ana
,r,,arrsrt Immediately after the ceremony the
guests were invited 20 luncheon In the ptiVa'e
offices OF MIR nixon. and for an hour inc ""'rc'
-, ,ho shin received the fclictatlons OF those VINO
had witnessed tho launch.
Among those who were present were Lieutenant
,1 u,s Theodore Porter and three daughters;
professor william W. Fay. Professor " W Perry
Lieutenant Ty and pr. Won Wedekinh' OF '"'
Naval Academy: Frank II. Stock"tt ir. city 'oun-
sol of ANNAPOLIS: Dr. Washington q. Tuck, VIII
lam Meade Holiday. J. T.. Abbott and James W.
ouens rcnrescntng the State OF Maryland ana the
city OF Annapolis: William Acorns. representing
John II Thomas. Mayor OF Annapolis VINO was
una BILE 10 be present Mayor John c. Rankin Jr.' OF
Elizabeth: Commander jacques. representing tue
New-Jcrecv Naval Battalion; Mrs. ID. q. Moore
ur and Mrs Livingston Mr.. Woodbnrn. Mrs
Douylass Moore Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. +. Moore. MI
and Mrs Bert Moore. Mr. and Mrs TABOR. MT ana
Mrs Ackerman OF Elizabeth: clark Merchant OF
Philadclphia; Mr. nud Mrs. Albert Mor'tz OF New
York: Miss Estc. Sweet. California; Dr ana Mrs.
Mack Of Elizabcth: Fanny NJ. w. Delehaniy. OF
nrook,vn: Mr. and Mrs. ". X. Steele. OF Orange;
Mr. and Mrs John H. Hoover jr, stevenson Tay-
lor George l.. Norton. Mr.. and Mrs X McA.
Iloyd Mr. and Mrs John Dougherty. Mr.. aud
Mrs George X. Harrison, Arthur II. Dutton. Com
= j,
H,sa,,c Mr. and Mrs l. T. Fireng. Mr. and Mrs.
G. " /. Allnton. Commodore Charles T.. Hoyer,
of the Staten Island Yacht cub Mr.. ana Mrs
Waterbury, Mr. and Mrs. T. y. Wilson. Mr. and
Mrs I!ctzel and Miss Hctze, W. j. Powell. chief
drauehtsnan Of the United States Navy; A. G.
Cassidy chief engineer OF the United States Navy;
Lieutenant g Commander Kimball. Z. H. Frost.
Misses NJ. T.. and NJ. Il. Wood, the Rev Otis
Glascbrook a. Cary Smith. Colonel D. NJ. Drake,
Captain and Mrs Mcconnell. j. Frost. DE lie Roy
Culver Miss Allie Barnnardt. Miss Bertha Barn.
hardt Professor Alfred Mnckay. Aaron Vanderbilt.
Professor and MIS-. Hutton. \. H. Locke, A. II.
Smith. Captain II. Il. Sanders. John f. Donald.
James c. Lindsay. Mr.. and Mrs. s. Holmes and
James Mcguire.
Much regret was expressed AT the inability OF Sec
re;ary Herbert and Assistant Secretary Mc.idco to
attend the launch. The former elephoned that he
was III and the latter was detained in Washington
by mis- duties.
The Annapolis is a composite. sIngle-screw. full
sail-powered cruiser She carries six fouinch breach
loading rapid-ire rifles. four s.x-poundT rapid-hre
and two one pounier rapid-nre guns. The vessel Is
framed strongly in steel. and is built with steel
double bottom. She is panked with four inches OF
yellow pine p,anks just above the watcr-line The
pianks are fastened by manganese bronze bolts. and
then covered by copper shedthinS The stem
sernpos, and rudGer are all massive pieces OF bronze
that steel is exposed 70 the action OF water
I'm contact with brdsS She Will thus be able 20
long cruises OF seve:a. years duration stations
where there are re docks. as she Will no; have to DE
subject frequent scrdpES OF the bottom Ia the
shaped for easy handling under SAIL viii enable her
10 make most of her passages under sail and
coal. while her Light draught VIII enable her 10 visit
almost every port. She Is ltS feet the wa Ter line
80 fee: all and 20 feet beam, with dspace-
ment OF 100 tons All the wood Ia this vessel.
10 the decks has been hic-prcofed that there
he no damage from fire. The vessel was designed By
chief Constructor Philip iichboin OF the six
composite gunboats appropriated FOR year ago.
n,.tted the OF water tubular boilers OF the Bab
cock and Wilcox type SO that steam OF 225 pounds
pressure viii be used with fAst-runnlng engines pro-
poriioned for this great pressure. Twelve knots IL
the guaranteed speed, but as every vessel built
this sh!pysra has exceeded her guaranteed speed.
The boilers Will he placed oil board Tomorrow.
that there will be no delay during the holidays Her
trial Il Up VIII take place time In February, and
she Will be delivered to the Secretary Of the Navy
March l.
This IL the nineteenth launch from Nixons ship
yard IN thirty-six weeks. and IN this time
sells have been sent knock-down 10 South America.
The Holland submarine boat. started about two
weeks ago. Is already In frame.