Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-09
RAP|DAN LAUNCHED
Another Big Freighter for the
C. & 0. Line.
BUILDING IN ENGLAND
Description Of II Steamer That VIII be ,
Regular Trader at Newport News.
Will Carry Many Head
OF Cattle.

This. Northern Daily Mail, pa; t1l
published at West Haltlepool, Engnnl
retenuy gave the f.EhCw ms; description
or the faa1IInn, a large fire ghtl-r
Launched at West Hurtupuol fol. DIE c.
& o. Steamship Line:
Today tMessrs. PC. mess, Witty & Go.
Finfted. launched fls1m their Middlett y,
shfpytau,i, West Hart eluor"a fine large
Ste3eE screw Steamer to- the order Uf
THE Chesapeake K O!Glo Steamship Co
Nu.hted. London, III which firm S.il
Christopher F'ulrnSs is Chairman She
Is intended fJ.' thu cargo and tattle.
Service between Lordun, Liverpool and
NEWPORT News. Her Dimensions .,u.. as;
follows:
Length over all. 4sOft: beam extreme.
59tt; depth mtalded, 35,ft. Gin; her
deapd"eleLht carrying CAPACITY WIFI -x-
coed Ill 500 toms. with u measurements
caif eicity OF abomt 1890 tons She. is
DLht throughout Of Siemens- M art in
steel to Llcyd's 100 Al Glass although
a1p MANY instances 'b.Ie stAn;,aiIpgs lar
exceed the Socieiy's requirements She
Is hllat on the Webb frame prin pie.
ND 1', ecu uiaT dcEHlle 'h5ttom f14r '"uter
ballast. with all the dates upplia1l rs
Ton flLing and lisdhargtng th,. tanks.
l'aa white CT the nlIlin framing of th..
Vessel. IS tf strong Ee1cl.uig.h lns, trr.sal
TIE tVpsEe Rtilng Us STRONG as amy
other p.,GtlLnh- The ih,Iil is divided into
N'S'AA 10y seven Waller
tight irlikhesldS, fitted in accordance
With board of trade requirements Her
surplus buoyancy rs -, great that lIf
any two colnpaE1; ms nt>s We're open to
the water The efficient purlilng ar
Engagements with which she is fit ted
would be ne u keep .flt-r atlcut. She
WIZ. have SIX large cargo matches and
ten powerful steam wln0hcs With
slpeici>d. aIranS:e1ri mt OF dor, Il, KS fsr the
quick manipulation of cargo. the vessel
being albie to discharge Snt'tl. and car
go and do her numbering at the same
time without ynt. 1,gt-rlt ion i'm .-rf,It.ng
with another.
The ,wbACe II tt'he cargo holds ar.
cCnir' -A'T-d Py steam fire appliances. 50
nhslt in cas-. of FL. in amy I-omIllTtne
ut Could De reajit y pxtsngui'shetl Stock
le'ss annh"rIs are fitted. hauling into
hawSe pipes. She :1aGs tltst Two G vr,ple;c
steel decks, and in addition a steal
shade deck above. with a b,L,li-e 1e5
1eet long ON top iIf Il. Announcements
nave bessn n'aEie for carrying over 500
hata;i # sst;TlA under the shade and
bridge de4-kS
STE WIKI b. rugged, as n sour-rca.sty=4l
fore amt aft s''SSHner. The saloon and
cabin. ~ ovEiang ac lnrrcdat.r,n atr
the captain. lis hands .mt'y sfi1;s,,.atl in
poi ned hardwood. An inst,l'lat- On Of
electric light wTh Nv fitted ttt, ,uclou
tht. vessel On t,!l,. ,lg:bla wiz, system
The vessel WIN be fitted 'y,i;[, ripe
kNTA,H'slcn engines by the Northeast era
Nnl'ne Engineering Co, li-rs"e-i W.;'N-
send Tyne, Witch n!ave i!sean design
ed + f'Nr2t the requirements OF The heavy
Atlants trade. the .i'am2"sr { the. CYL
indtrs being 2Sn.. I5EL thy - n. stroke.
Steam Wlil HE SUP Ned ~, f,5u,. -tnc-',.-
ended 'nc:lt'1s 15tst On t:rnnrer Ell, by / Fl
Sin. long and $50 pounds working pres
sure
On leaving tn ways fhe ceremony of
Christening the Rapi,lan was gracefully
Performed ny Mrs. Henry Wirhy.
HrantfNrd House. West Hartrer~Gl
mis- is the ftli-hh s.ttamt,o 1ufit by
Ae-ssrs. Furnsss. Witty & Go. H.ni.al
- the :t''Ar of the I'heAlEyeake & OHIO
Steamship Co. limited.