The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-14

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Mss Manger's band One o. zrosp Of
Ehorfng mar on 4 sh@s n TIE background
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1ste The mage seatsnee made animate
an inansrnafs E1lnx u gave a personality
y Ire thing % s.aes and established -
risst % Classification IN the feminine gen
Ger Look. lock: sna moves" went -
IRON tire thr0rT. AZ though heslfafiug AZ
Lrs prospsct 90 a cold plunge. Ire cutter
moved slowly a few feet, them gathering
trupstSts. e rushed down IRE incline an1
dashed the wafer right and left AS Eae
ssa gracefully through the water zftaT
TIE first soork, cheer after cheer rsu. the
air. The few rnsr sSo&F6. men who rad
WORKED with their own hands on the con
struction. stood proudly or the deck wav-
ing Nass The Ways on whieh he Golaen
Gate has rested 20 long locked deserted
The torpedo boat. iy1ng alongside. seemed
lonely. and might be imagined as saying
With melancholy voice: An revoar, sister:
ID join You later"
Miss Munger. Ratchet.
The aatchet with swhscfl Ms~s Munger
cut TIE trigger string was % ths steel
from which The huH was made and the
handle q walnut. was from the finishing
Tne hafcr@t was ~ q beautiful caken case
the top % which was iniaid with other
kinds of wood. The inside 81 the case was
lined with fine green baize-
The hatchst bore the following inscrip-
ton:
~ 8 8 Golden Gate. launched Feb
ruary u. 1897, $40 a. N. Moran Bros. Co.
Seattle"
On the reverse side OF the blade:
"Christened BY Miss F.nrIco Munger"
After the vessel had glded into the basin
At The foot OF the ways, j. b. Metcalfs
stepped forward with the case In which
the Ratchet had been replaced. and said:
Miss Munger, the Moran Bros. Company
have honored me with the request TO pre-
sent 70 you this mensuto OF this occa-
slcn. Moran sBrOs Company have won
for themselves much honor by the inaug-
urafton OF the great enterprise you see
around you. and today they win the ac-
claim OF their fellow citizens and Of the
commerce % the country for the happy
way In which they have. through your
hands. consigned this beautiful vessel 20
the element ia which hereafter she win
serve her country. This Is the first steel
vessel constructed upon Puget sound that
now rests her graceful line upon the
waters OF the American Mediterranean.
This little hstchet / scarcely hope will
occupy the unique position OF the one made
famous BY Gen. Washington. but I feel
assured that this little memento together
with your own fair self. the gallant ship
you have launched and the distinguished
company which constructed her viii ali
find an honored place In the history OF our
national Affairs"
The platform was occupied by the mem
berr OF the Moran family. Ex-Gov. Eugene
Sempls, Capt. and Mrs. b. F. Munger. J.
Il Metcalfe. Mayor W. d. Wood and other
prominent people.
Those Present.
Among those present by special invita-
ton OF Moran Bros. Company were: ex-
Gov. John II. McGraw, ex-Gov. Eugene
Semple Andrew Heinrich j. r. Hayden.
n. II Latimer. s. l. Crawford, j. II. Lil-
Is. Rev. A. l.. Hutchisou. W $. Harlan,
J. r. Metcalfe William J. Colkett. Dr. T.
NJ Young. County C0mmissi oner Timothy
Ryan. 5. O.. Yerkes r. n. Halter. Griffith
Davies. Deputy Collector #. A. Melon
aid, q. y Alexander, Eben Smith. John
Collins. DIR. J. +. Sweeney J. W. Goodwin.
Col A. J. Blethen O. a. Seagrave. julius
Horton. Thomas Jones, DR.. j. Il. Eag3eson,
Richard Osborne George D0nwOrth J. ".
Van Br0cklin Major +. s. Ingrahsm, c.
r, Tyler. c. q. Austin. j. W. elise. NJ NJ.
Teater. Joseph shipper. Roger s Greene,
r W Gordon. James Sheehan. +. II.
Schuyler. W. T.. Boone, -. r.. Durle. Capt.
a. Cove. y. r. Denny. ex-Mayor Byron
PHELPS, ex-Mayor Frank u Black, Gen.
John H. Bryant T. A. NAdeau. +. W. Nc
Ginnls r. H. OsEood. l.. r. Smith, ]. +.
Trowbridge. ". :. Scott. Capt David Gil
more. capt Allen. OF the Wakanoura Ma
ru: James Griffith. Capt. T. 2. Game and
Capt. James Morgan.
Among the city officials noticed We're:
Mayor w. u. Wood. city Comptroller WIN
II Parry, City Treasurer George +.
Meacham. Councltmen J. +. Crichton.
william r. Chapman. II. J. podds. George
n, GUson r. H. Hurd J a. James, =.
q. Rudy. John Taylor. Chief OF Police
Charles Z. Reed. Fire chief Gardner kel-
logg and George +. Cortcrin.
The Happtest Man.
Probably the happiest man In that vast
copcourse was Robert Moran. head OF
Moran Bros. Company. which has con-
structea the boat under government con
tract. Had nature been allowed TO take
It's course. the Golden Gate could not have
been launched yesterday. But Robert
Moran. IN his anxiety 70 fuldu the ex-
pectatlons OF the crowd worked all the
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