The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-30
THE HAMILTON LAUNCHED.
Haudsom~sf and Largest Steamer
Aaoat ON the Yukon.

ICErf NNFkt4f IL - the E-ss@ - tsfs'
boats noW plying or tire fako1 The
fat.nchtna took place artrr fse arrival 81
the Portland I'll s. M.eharis and gas tire
: stsr aVont Of ira steamsTfs stay a. fnat
Z port. On account II The tides the hour 81
the event read .. n. on the iaFitsliDfs
cent cmt ~ re company. AZ O'Clock.
when fi4e launch WeEt out Tor the guests
on the Portland. II was bright daylight.
/. the sun having already shown above the
horizon Promptly 81 4 o'clock the ship
carpenter beFstn driving the wedges ~ 10
raise the boat from the blocks and 5f1nG
J. her onto the cradle blocks. For bait an
hour the slelEes played 2 lively tattoo
and the crowd waited FOR the word 20 -
given 70 cut the haWsers which held me
xzays fast it vas curious crowd IN
ssany respeets-E7qulmaux dressed IN
= fssS miners IN nonGescript garmaFia. pas
senaeTs and employees Of the company we're
grouped 81 every point 81 vantage. I'm
/. fnedlasaIy in front % The steamers bow
stand had been erected ard upon X were
Mas Helen Hs3ly. who was 10 ehristeu
i the boat aud Mrs. Capt. ksdst0n and Miss
BeasIey who stood ~ sponsors. On deck
were Capt. George Hill Charles Almond.
Csief Engineer Joe Crow. the crew and
others The two coolest men were John
r Goliietf the builder OF the boat and
. William Moran. % Moran Bros. the con
tractors. ar. Gosiett seemed TO take the
: launching az an everyday matter.
A suspicious snap told that Tire strain on
the hawsers was as much as they could
stand. Then Mr. Goulstt seemed to wake
w . BIT.
Knock out that block Cut the haw-
sers'H he shouted.
Three sharp az strokes rang out stimuli
taneously and at the same instant the boat
started
Mis-. Healy struck ribbon -bederked
bottle Of Maet & Chandon White Seal
champagne on the bow. sending the apark-
ling wine in all directions and exclaimed.
II chrfsten thee Charles ". Hamilton"
In a moment more the boa; was rushing
Gown the WAYS intn the water and the
Charles III. Hamilton was floating like
swan on Norton sound. a. handsome a
boat as there Is on the Pacific coast and a
vessel that will be worth untold gold 90
the miners mp the Yukon In helping bring
them supplies.
The building Of the Hamilton Is one Of
the greatest faats In its line ever achieved
on the Pacific coast, and Is one that every
ssastleite will take pride in and Join in
eongratulating Moran Bros. on their sue
cess
the contract for the Hamilton was
placed in Chicago with Robert Moran
April 10 OF this year. on April ~ the first
work was started on her construction at
Moran Bros yards In Seattle. The boat
was built and set up and then taken apart
and shipped IN sections 10 Fort tsef There.
On July the first work OF building was
started af this place and at 4 .s5 a. M. on
August II the Hamilton was floating on
the waters ready TO steam up and start
away "a soon M her cargo could be put
aboard
At Fort Oct There she was nieknamed
the Seattle boat. as every man working
upon her construction and all her officers
are Seattle men. The Seattle spirit and
pride never displayed Itself 20 greater adj
vantage Three thousand miles away from
A
fagex. they rushed this noat 10 compile
ton IN less than - DAYS In fact there
were but d days actual working time on
the boat Itself the other two DAYS being
needed to place the ways IN position.
The head builder was John r. Gouiett
for the past % years a shiphuilaer tn Seat
tie Hts crew Of assistants were the fol-
lowing men who all have their homes Ia
Seattle: Frank Gririths. Peters Aherns.
William Goulett. David Cone. Thomas
King. Louis faragail, Thomas A. Mat
thewE. A TTudeii. II Crawford Thomas 4.
Matthews A. @. Hickmott Iohn a var
no. jeremiah Hogan. T. Green +. Swert-
son. y. Smith, A. T.. Husnn. T. X. Bar
nun. A. J. Hartley, J. J. Sinclair. w. H.
Haynes. Joseph pAuiek. John r. Nelson.
Avery Houghston. James stephens, Ed
Baldwin. t. j jose. !. ~. Helm. Charles
] Jordan. E r. Bnrkmau. J. IT. West
Frank G. Helm. = T.. Roberts. The elec-
trio fittings and plant were put tn by Al
bert Bryan and ", A. Stanley.
The Hamilton Is a stern wheel steamer
az very handsome lines and has been built
for speed carrying capacity and light
draft. No steamer In the Northwest Is
better built nor any finer in general ar-
pearanee than she H. T-te only noticeable
difference between her and the large F,l-
&c, sound ssern-wheelers IS that the Ham
iiion has two smoke stacks n larger wheel
than usual an ever-hanginF forward deck
somewhat similar - Mississippi river
boats Her dimensions are ~. foot keel
sis feet over all - feet beam and Is feet
deck Her upper works are capped or by
a Sfx-rocfn Texas In addition IN the oil
not quite IS inches ioaded with freight
caracity Of co tons Tnc hOia Is provida1
with two ilghf tracks and several freight
ears for carrying cargo and placing g.
There IL nearly six feet between noor ard
main deck ard electric Hshts make Is ma
easy task 60 handle the freight SIZE e.
ftted with a hank Of three Es-irrh. hE IS
feet tubular boilers and hlrh PRESSURE enc
ssnes. SAsnch diameter cylinders NtfA
seventeen stroke Her wheel Is - geet
IN diameter. A arst-class steam cspstsn
= also provided Ar independent electric
metor supplies iEht tar thc electric
aearchlight ard FOR lighting all parts ~
TIRE boat Each ststeroonl f. Httsa Nfth
electric lights and electric c3lI beilE ON
the main deck are aecamrcfa lions for i8
sfeeraxe passenger, refiev for the
crew mess and galley for tHc csh.n table
or the caAin deck are $ Stateroenss a
spacscus bridal chamber. ladies uarfur
smoklnr room ana pursers os'lce besides
tNe main saioon With ainfns tables wAich
viii seat Is peopie
Having been hssilt hy seattle u}cu e.
very properly fellows that the Hamilton
should he run hy seattle uen capt
.sNNwwe T. Ngu whs I~ known frern ere
end 81 Puge, sound 20 me other ss ere ol