Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-12
v,rsS an Advance in The Clty'S
Business Interests.
,vrrrY SCENE OF EARLY MORN.
Occurs Before Break
n.t. while Hundreds of Men Are
., WorlS-BuiIt Entirely of Steel
Richmond PRrty's Trip.
n. steamship S. t. Morgan was launch

7,s steamship s. t. Morgan was launch
,f vssterday at Wilmington, Del.
The event was one of all Importance to |
P.bmond In the early morning hours, |
while Wilmington put on no holiday at
,-s and everything seemed TO move in
ps usual business-like manner in the
.tip-yards Of the Harlan & Hollings- |
worth Company, q great ship for the
f-st time kissed the waters on the his
todc Delaware.
II was an epoch in the history OF Rich
rsond's progress, yet the denizens Of VIII
,,lnrton seemed ignorant of so important
On event.
THE RICHMOND PARTY.
The party from Richmond left mere on
tuesday al noon, on a private car. as
follows: Mr.. 5. r. Morgan. Miss Morgan
Mr.. s. T. Morgan. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. .
pahDey Crenshaw, Miss Warfeld Cren-
shaw. Miss Fanny G. Crenshaw, Mr. and
Mrs s. W. Travers, Mr.. Il. b. Addison,
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Lyons. Mrs. John
H. Addison. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
I-rouhart. Miss Lily Urquhart, Captain
D. J. Anthony, MI A. r. Ellerson' MISS
Rebe ]. Elerson. Miss Ruberta w. Eler-
son. Miss Evelyn Gordon. Mr.. w. j.
walker. Mr.. Andrew t2~-tian, Colonel
q Oh. Cowardin. Mr.. Pascal Davie, Mr..
r. p. pancy, Norfolk Va; Mr L. a.
Carr. Durham n. c.; Mr.. Charles watts
baltimore; MIR. w. y. Chisolm. Charies-
ton. S. c.; Mr. Sinclair Stuart. Insurance
surveyor. New York: Mr.. Haug. inspector
far British Lloyds, Philadelphia; Captain
r. =. Gray. United States Volunteers
Greensboro, n c.
Arriving at Wilmington at about b
o'clock p. NJ, the Richmond party was
ss,orted TO the Clayton Hotel, where
slmutlous banquet was spread. President
Morgan. acting as POSTMASTER, intro
5u,ad n number of eloquent and happily
trlsf orators, including Mr.. E. B. Add
.o, Mr. s. Dabney Crenshaw. Mr.. 5. w.
rravsrs Mr.. Andrew Christian. Mr.. w. Il.
f,btsolm. Mr.. L. A. Carr, Mr.. r. b. Dancy,
n Norfolk. and Captain Sinclair Stuart,
Of New York.
Al o'clock yesterday morning the
Richmond party inspected the steamship
s T. Morgan and without any other
crowd. save the workmen of the yard'
oscended the gayly- decorated platform
10 await the baptism Of the great steel
shin which is soon to ply the waters ol
the lanes. There was every arrange
ment made. such as has been witnessed
~ Nevport News recently in the lauach-
ing Of the great battlesnip, yet there was
"a singular absence of the curious crowd
TOOK TO THE WATER.
As the last prop fell from the great
steel hulk the Morgan moved maJeslcti,
lv 10 the waters, and little Miss WarIleiu
Crenshaw. with a bottle of champagne
beautifully encased in parti-colored rlo-
IONS and without the usual guy ropes
energeucally baptized the prov VII VI
wine. The foaming fiuid new INTO ~ ~
ewes. and though temporarily blinded, thc
self-possessed little Miss was hedru dpone a. ",
the din TO say: Il christen thee D l.
Morgan 81, ood
The launching was most successful anu
though the waters of the Delaware " ae
tbis point are most contracted not near
so spacious as the James at our tiue-
water line, the steel ship ghded into hel
first waterway without mlshap' anu 90
though IL were an everyday occurrence
Tbs Pichmond party returned 10 the
hotel for breakfast, and subsequently
visited and inspected the Morgan
A GREAT VESSEL
sbo &c q wonderful ship. built entirely
NJ steeI There is no wood upon her AT
present and she has been built under tne
sureryision of the British Ldoyds'
heavy forfeit 10 the contractors Tor iaii-
ure Ia complete the ship within me t1ine
allotted will have TO be palo 10y .,.h
builders, as they were behlnohailu VIZ VIZ,
their work. premium ol gov a u's q, tts
offered by our Richmond company lS' .no
completion before the expiration Oh 'ne
contracted time. o-.,o,s nj
No adeouate idea of the proportions ~
mis- Immense steel steamship can p'
given until II is seen by our clu%ehs. -,
Morgan Is a screw steamer ~oo ,t, q,
All ~ Il feet beam and p feet dePtn ~
hold with a tonnage OF 2'5Oo tois, a'' a.
10 have a speed Of 10 knots per houl' a.
she ts, a. the dock OF the builders yestel'
day morning. with her Prov at least Si, 49, =
feet above the surface or the "as'-, ~.
vs. tr,,lv alive with an army OF worn
nep LET the reader imagine steer We ,.
sel with steel decks and hatchways nee. . -
The length OF one Of our blocks anu ~ -
o8f feet heam. and when launcneu oil'
drawing four feet Of water YET WIN W'.-s s
90 workmen with forees anu H.a tao.
buslly engaged. Then some sis"s
nav he haS OF what this steamship mean
present man she IS 20 run between hicn
mond and Charleston. S. c. Her Una
trip will be made some two months hons
witch % cargo - rN~' fa@ ~
freight carrier, though in every RESI- respec
she viii be an up-to-date Hon s,,s noes
the seas. with all electrical appns" asos
Her cabin will have elegant ststs-. g.. oU,,, oo,,
supplied with every appointment for com
fort, Including baths-
A LONG STEP FORWARD. -.
While the Virginia Carolina Chem'es
great enterprise " this work Mcnmon a non
and Virginia are TO be fehe,.a'sr .ss,,sres ry
this great advanced s,ep ~ '"s tr,,t IA
OF our states capital. This ~ pus ~
initial step 20 what this company; wh'c
has the @ proud distinciion Of enriching an ~,
not Sssoo,ling the soil. proposes ior o'
community. x x~ xyuPv
The TIP OF the Riehmonders 60 "