Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-30
COMING TO TAE LAUNCH.
Many iuinoisans Will See tho Isattleshiy
Leave; the Ways.

Leave the Ways. Ef$$
The Chicago Inter-Ocean, comment {SSS
| ing on the preparations for the launch Ss$
ing being made by Illinois people, has #
this to say: {sSse
There Will be- a large attendance OF $
lllinoisans at theslaunching of the bat @
tleship Illinois. ,sif present indications ~
are not misleading. The special trainsE%53
over the Big Four and Chesa peake &: Va8
Ohio railways will include three cars E
for Governor Tanner and his party, one #Sl
for Mayor Harrison and his party, one m
FOR the general committee, and as many s
| more as are found to be necessary for @
| the people desiring to go. The Governor E
and Mrs. TannerSwl have one car for t$S5
their own use and that Of their personal ESaa
friends. HS
official party wifleave Old Point Conn S
fort on boat for Newport News. the
guests OF the governor OF Virginia. S
Lunch will be served upon their return E
after the ceremonies. Those who do not S$3
so on the boat can reach the shipyard Sss
by electric cars the trip occupying one iE&
hour. E
"A movement is in progress among NE
number of merchants and business men I&S
TO make up a party and secure one or ma
more special cars sB@
The general committee on ARA e4sS8ss&
ments met yesterday at the GrG
Northern Hotel. with ex- Mayor job tk2s5Essss
Hopkins in the chair.
MIR. Donnersberger reported tina
formation had been received fro1Sss8$s 85SE5s5
Point Comfort that there would be
Portable hotel Accommodations
Chamberlin and tiygeia hotels
llinoisans, besides their regul or
Der of guests.
The shipbuilding compan
the committee thatit would & MOI
bottle for the launching Of \ ISL
and would have small souvef4 The S
for those present. 8f3Snir DO,
Mr.. DonnerSberger was ;fSs$$4
committee to secure badges 'Ppointe
eral badges will be of whit, @aassESs The g
the word illinois, printed ~ silk. W
The committee will have olSsS@ there,
slightly different." 5&sssaB &c design
Governor John r. Tam
Carter Fl. Harrison, the II er' May
their official stats and cs|4#s8 tnoels
citizens with lesser titles o,,hets an
titles at all will leave Chi with II
Sunday afternoon bent on EES baso mex
of the State of Virginia. invasion
point of the invading arrB, ,. objective
Newport News and the biect VII be
battleslip Illinois. lncldNe nia, me new
viii be lunchcons. speeches&s anny there
ne ss;;S . al Sns The %st svs !"
The committee charged wnst,,
sponsibilty OF arranging forS me re-
cursion to Newport Ndws met N,ae ex-
Great eo Northern Hotel ;a ana first . The 4
citizen of Illinois to attend the launch ~
ing. The committee HIS secured a very =.
low railroad rate for 1.-THE round trip to | ~
the shipyards town and asks every g,
man, woman or child within the terri IL
torial limits OF the state leave other af- ! 81
fairs attend to themselves and Join with 81
those who Will attend because of their tf
official position.
In addition to frafninss this Invitation W
the sconanittee conslaeTel. the tWoSyers$I oe
<iinpnr Tam questi ohs of Hotels and ci
transportation Charles Counselman | 10
reporting for the committee on trans al
portation said that propositions had bl
been received from several railroads m
giving substantially the same rates to u
Newport News and return from all M
points in Illinois. This rate will be $50 | On
The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad was ~
selected as the official route by reason M M
of possessing the shortest and quickest ~
route. FL AZ
The Governors Special will be run | 49,
over this railroad It will leave Chica- ~
go Sunday afternoon, October .. at ! =,
o'clock and will arrive at Old Point w
Comfort Monday evening at o'clock. Gj
Mayor Harrison. the members of his
cabinet aldermen and other city and ! its
county officials will also be aboard this ii.
train. Because of the absence of so ha
many of the members there will be no at
meeting of the city council Monday ev- ST
enns. October 8. Is
as yet been devised for the first evening IL
near the scene of the launching The NJ
members of the arrangements commit
tee feel chat every member of the party co
will probably want good nights rest NJ
preceding the day of the launching. Ac- ci
cordingly there will be a genera. 81
searching out of available hotels a list -
Of which with their special rates for -
the occasion is now being prepared by ali
the committee. T.,
Tuesday morning about the hour of
II the great battleshp will be sent down n
the ways into the water of the James m
amid shower of champagne from the lii
bottle to be broken upon the bow of the III
great vessel by Miss Letter. Following
this very important event the Newport Oh
News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Com 4
pany. the builders of the Illinois, will OF
entertain the citizens of Illinois at a eli
luncheon. Addresses will be made by
the governors Of the two states. Vir- 10
sinia and Illinois. r. Hoge Tyler and pr
John r. Tanner. A ball at the Cham nc
berlin Hotel will end. the day
ICE PLANTS GALORE. ~