Evening journal., 1898-01-20
GUNB0AT LAUNCHED .
Special Train Of Pullman Cars
From Washington To-Day
WITH VISITORS TO THE LAUNCH
FOREIGN AND UNITED STATES
OFFICIALS, ACCOMPANIED BY
OTHER DISTINGUISHED MEN
AND WOMEN, PASSED THROUGH
WILMINGTON THIS MORNING.


Shortly before II o'clock this morn
ing a special traln composed OF Pull-
man cars, passed through this city tax
ing a large party from Washington to
Philadelphia 10 witness the launching
OF the Japanese gunboat Kasagl
The party Travelled on the pennsyl-
vania railroad changing cars at Frank
ford junction forthe shipyard thechange
being necessary because OF the inabll-
ity OF the Pullman coaches to take the
curve at the junction.
Arrived at the yard at 11.30 o'clock,
the party went at once to the stand
erected beneath the bow Of the crui-
ser, and Miss Long, taking her station
at a point from which IL was easy for
her by a gentle tug to release the birds
suspended In their temporary cage
above her, stood in readiness for the
warming from Vice-president Henry
W. Cramp, of the company, that the
ship was about to move
The washington party consisted of
Toru Hoshi, the Japanese minister; As
sistant Secretaries of State William r.
Day Alvey a. Adee and Thomas VIII
bur Crdles Mrs Day and Mrs Grid
les, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. o. l.. Spalding. Assistant
Secretary Of War George ID. Meikle-
john. General and Mrs. Nelson A.
Miles, Miss Miles, Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. John Davis Long, COM
mander and Mrs. Charles O'Neill. Com
mander and Mrs. Royal B. Bradford,
Captain and Mrs. A. S. Crowninshield,
Rear Admiral and Mrs E. o. Mat
thews. Commodore George w. Melville,
Commodore and Mrs. Philip Hichborn,
Miss IIichborn. Captain Rodgers, Com
mander and Mrs. Glover, Commodore
| G. S. Norton. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
| L. A. Beardslee, II. H.. Fnney. Jr, Pay
master-General and Mrs. Edwin Stew
| art. Surgeon General and Mrs Will
| liam X. Van Reypen, Judge Advocate
| General and Mrs. Samuel G. Lemly,
| Commander and Mrs. Charles n. Da-
| Wis. Commander and Mrs. Joseph E.
| Craig, Professor and Mrs. y. X. Raw
son. Captain William "A. Cooper Super
intendent Of the Naval Academy and
Mrs. Cooper, Lieutenant w. c. Cowles,
Lieutenant Tickbohm. Colonel and Mrs.
Charles Haywood Captain and Mrs +.
II. Warrington, Assistant Naval Con-
| structor and Mrs. r. B. Dash
iell. Postmaster-General and Mrs.
James A. Gary, Miss Gary, First AS
| sistant Postmaster-Genera Perry 8.
Heath and Mrs Heath, First Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior Thomas RYAN
and Mrs. Ryan Assistant Secretary Of
the Department OF Agriculture Joseph
II. Brigham. Miss Reed Senator and
Mrs Cushman H. Davis. Senator and
Mrs. William p. Frye, Senator ana
. Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator John
T. Morgan, the Misses Morgan, Sem
atCr and Mrs. George Gray, the Misses
Gray, Senator and Mrs Eugene Hale
Senator and Mrs. William 70. Chandler
Senator and Mrs. George G. Perkins
Senator James Smith, Jr, Congress
man and Mrs. Robert r. Hit, Con-
gresham Hugh A. Dinsmore, Con-
gresham Charles A. Boutelle, Mr. and
Mrs Boardman, the Misses Boardman
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, Mr. and Mrs
J Westinghouse, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
2 | Congressman and Mrs. John Dalzell
Congressman and Mrs. George NJ Cur.
! tbs. Mr.. and Mrs George b. Williams
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph X. McCannon
Mr.. Chamberlain, Mr.. and Mrs Lei.
, ! ter. the Misses Letter Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Wilson. Congressman Freder-
lck G. Stevens and Paymaster Sakagu-
chi. Commander Katsuro Martha. Lieu.
tenant Aklyama, Secretary Keiaheiy
: Matsui, Attache Of Legation JinjirC
Sakata, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Dewitt Ar
/ mold, Mr. and Mrs J. Addison Porter