Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-19
CONTRACT SECURED
For 0verhau|ing Army Trans
port Manitoba.
: PRETTY NEAT JOB
win Cost Hundred and Twenty five
Thousand Dollars. Remarkable
Record OF the LA Grande

The Newport News Shirbuilding and
Dry Dock Company has just secured
from the government large repair
contract-the general and thorough
overhauling of the big army transport
Manitoba. which is now somewhere in
west lnuian waters. and which has
been ordered to Hampton Roads
The work upon her will begin as soon
as she arrives and the job will require
about two months. 1t will include
among other things, the putting in Of
number of state rooms for the use
of the officers. and other conveniences.
winch will be rushed to completion and
which will necessitate the putting on OF
q large force of men.
The Manitoba was originally a
freight ship and was a sister to the
transport Massachusetts. She has q
tonnage of 1858, and is $50 feet long
The transport was here during the war
ana took six companies of troops from
OLD Point to Porto Rico just before the
close OF hostiities. The government is
Undertaking to put all Of it's transports
INTO repair. and this share of the work
Tell to the Newport News yard
Some figures have been obtained re-
ia'lVe 70 the consumption of coal by the
new Plant Line steamer, La Grande
Duchesse. on her recent trial trip to
New York. These figures go to show
that the record of this ship on that
TRIP. IN this particular, was a very re-
markable one. and has probably never
been surpassed
~ :, ,,,;st;.., I'tei pluhslns aheau
= o1,arta, lnn,. a., 49,, ~ seseliteen ana
consumption of coal Of only one hun
dred and fifteen tons Il day Of twenty
figure. Viii h., ,,,,d . ~ 'nese
st,tt,d 49,, - I'M. s.oou wien it IS
his RI, is anywhar., -. -, NtsselS .,
and thi,.t,. - ~, IN, ON o.ie lul''led
tv-fiva tn,s 81 anu seven
,rha No.. VA,
t.rf,y nr;,tt,a ~, ri,e e!'., VI yes
Viii no intnr.s,i,,.r 'o ,.ia,' ins' "hlch
rouncements a,ra.,d,. 49, sa ~; y, taie an
umns. 800 '''-'Ne ~ e''ese col
..Tha p,o;Go ,,,;,
will sbortl,, nlono a - .i'e
Nawnort Hou.s Shi,.t,,,; uiGen WIN ene
Dock Comnany for t,vn 1a,, CIV 10y
steamsh;ns - 10 saia 49, tsse6 rs,
hf, of 10 ono IONS aisniaoa,,,a.,+ , Win
cost e. 5n0 ooo Na,rn,i.,s;n',, a.io M ~.
building of he vesse1s a,.s nov. ~, ; ne
ana Ir;,l I;ta,r ~ 49,, "a" psi'u ing
DAYS AZ d *"
..Another limo co,+arr,,,;,o +,o
building Of new vessals is ~, So,
we'll This comnanw h.s nnior nn'
SHERATON mans e., ~, ,r',5a,.., 80
sbjns ~ h.a ,ddad - ~ ,a.',; -. g ~.
The contract will likely no awarded r.,
the Newport Saws Shinhuildins an1
Dry Dock Comnany gnu
The announcement, o.aa ,as+.ra,,
to the effect maj threa ,.aI,
liable contracts had hean awarded ~
the Newnnrt Naws Sh;1,h,';IaiIr =.
Dry Dock Company was recai,,a5 ,vi,h
general satisfaction h,- tha panaral n,,sn
lie. 1t was the principaI tonic of dis
cussion Yesterday and Tho neonla ave
anxiouslv awaiting the annnuncan,ant
that the contracts for the two "a ono.
ton Pacific Mail steamships which ara
to be built are signed IN
That these two big shins are Ia ho
built here there is no longer any douht
and it is believed that The next few
days will see the contracts for these