The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-10-10
MANZANITA'S TRIAL
TRIP A SUCCESS
Accepted by the Inspector Before the
Time Limit Expired.
ASTORIA AGAIN TO THE FORE
hsf Aanuisstuters Equal to tho Best 10 the
countfy-iundrsds Join 10 rrsise
Of Astons's Industries.
ASTORIA AGAIN TO THE FORE
Astoria can build ships.

Astoria can build ships.
Astoria has bull, United States steam.
ship
Astorla's work on this particular con.
tract l. perhaps tho most successful ever
performed on a government vessel.
For almos, i've months past the United
states lighthouse tender MnnEtnltn IN,
been undergoing repairs. and. IN fact.
has been entirely rebuilt, under special
con,rac; by tho Astoria Iron Works.
During this time SONS t2s 900 received by
tho contractors from the government
have been expended In this city. and
more than one.half this amour, has gone
out In she wages Of men employed on
tho work This item has not been an
lne'onHldcrahlo one In the business OF the
ciiy this rcason. and IN indicative Of what
may ~ expected when Astora's ship
yards grow 20 tho proporNbns they will
attain In the near future. The enterprise
of the company having this work IN
charge cannot ba oyyreatimatod. and
may De considered thc first real step TO-
wards the adWnormcnt OF tho greater
Astoria. The phenomenal success OF the
'rihl trip Of tho ManEanlta yesterday
IN not only source of great satisfaction
90 those who were fortunate enough TO
b. present. but cannot fnll to le a mnttcr
of intense qualification TO the entire com
munlty,
A, o'clock yesterday morning the
lighthouse tender Mnnznniia. In charge
Of her master. William Gregory. and his
officers. by tho courtesy OF tlpa CO. act.
ors. III" Astoria Iron wor.s star d
from tho Main street wha, upon ~
trial trip on boari were Mr.. tohn rpx.
prcsiden, % the Astoria Iron Works ana
corpa of assistants: Commander John
+ Merrcll Cnitod State, navy. Inspector
~ ih" 18Th lighthouse district: Captaln
Gr0gg, experimenting engineer OF the
department several other officials. and
about two hundred invited guests. among
them many prominent citizens The run
was made from the city to Fort Stevens
ana return up river 10 point four miles
east OF Cathlamet and back again 20 the
Can Company's wharf As tho staunch
little ship cast loose her stay lines. every
factory IN The city and all the steamers
on the river sounded their whistles In
greeting Captain Gregory awakened the
echoes from tho Washington shore with
his hig steam horn and all the way on
the trip each vcssel or steamer which
was met or passed saluted the Manzan-
TIA in royal style.
one ot the particularly pleasing In
cidents Of the trip was tho meeting Of
the British ship Arrnnn. near Pillar
Rock, abou, noon. Tho Arracan was In
tow Of the oklahama. which was also
on its maiden voyage down the river
after having undergone n complete over
hauling In Portland. Tho Oklahama was
as spick ana span as the Manzanlta, ana
the noise Of the new steamers In their
greetings was simply deafenlng. Upon
the return TO the city at I O'Clock. the
MonEanita wos again given royal salute
and ted up 10 her wharf the proud |
queen OF tho day,
Tho government rules regarding nm In |
spcction trip of this kind call for a ton !
hours test. II necessary, but In less than
'our hours from tho time rho ManzlnIta
EFT the wharf in Astoria on her trial trip. /
he inspectors declared the vessel was
perfectly satisfactory. ana up to every
'cquiromcnt OF the specifications In the
contract and they officially accepted her
rom tho contractors. Few realize that
his contract was the means OF dlsbursing
n Astoria s2SOI0, more than half Of which
vent as wages to Astoria workmen Not
dollar OF the contract money has thus
ar been drawn from the government.
md tho splendid results attained fully
demonstrate that Astoria has a few live
business men who can compete with the
world. The work done on tho ManzanIta
vas thorough and artistic throughout.
rhe vessel Is now better than when she
irst was floated, and Is good for ten
ears service without material repair.
'hief Engineer Rlckords says that she
low makes one knot per hour more than
he ever did before, and that without
orclng. and under low pressure of steam.
yesterday she made eleven knots an
lour. Engaged on the work as sub-con-
ractors with the Astoria Iron Works
we're Harry Anderson. foreman Of the
yards; Swennes, foreman OF
he Joiner work; Weaverson. plumbing;
he Electrical Supply Co. lighting ser
ice: Charles Verschueren. painting:
Ieilborn. upholsterlng. This is the larg-