Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-22
JUST ONE MORE DAY
And Then the Launch Will
Take Place.
READY AT THE SHIPYARD
Finishing Touches Put On the Two Big
Fighting machines. Many WISH
tors Expected to Arrive To-
day and Tomorrow.

dtaf, DIE coming TO Witness nv !:lun'- n
ing of the battleSh:pS kearSlrSe and
launching of the BATHS ships kears;l; ge
hentu+ky. and as early as today THE
visitors VIII begin to arrive in TINS
city and Old Point Tomorrow special
trains will come putting in laden with
human freight, and from that time TIL
| the greatest event in naval shipDu.ld-
lng tiunsprts the city VIII present 4
scene of Saiety.
Among Ihe first to arrive Will be Gov
ernor William q. BIadlzy, kentucky 6
chief executive, his staff OF coionels, and
the delegation Rom the Blue Glass
State. The Chesapeake & Ohio raiiwa y
has arranged for q special train to leave
Louisville at O'Clock this after noon.
This train Will be made up Of u bagSG sc
car and seven Pullman seeprrs of che
latest pattern, making tic iiEeSt train
that ever left Louisville. The Governor
and his staff. the Louisville Board IF
T:ade, and the Kentucky Commission
ers of the Launching wall lake th S train.
The first stop will be made at Frank
fort, w'ha!e the Governor al his party,
in special car, wifi join the Lrain. TL.v4
next stop Will be LeNing ton. whes the
Central kentucky delegation viii he
taken on. The tram Will arrive at Old
Point at o'clo X tomorrow alteri.on.
Miss Christine Bradley. who has been
invited 10y Secretary Lcng to Chm. st 81
the Kentucky. s att niing shingt ON
College. in EckiTgton, a suburb OF
Washington. She Will arrive al Old
Point tomorrow evening accompanied
by her mother. In figure Mss Bradley
is petite, With' q bright, sunny face. With
brown Eyes and brown hair lhngej with
gold. ard n her unaffected and frank
manner feels iittle Of the importance
and distinction Of the role she rs to as-
sumo. though she anticipates much
Will be surrounded by her K ntucky girl
friends. having invited five y-ung la
dies to assist as ma ds OF hunur--M ss
Alice Castleman. of LolGsvile Miss
Sali'a Bronston Of Lexington: Mss liz
liam Siege, of t~ouisvil4s, and Miss
Mary E. Gatewood, OF Mt. st Fling.
Sine traditions Of the sea Civ. no
special origin of the custom of christ
mig of ships by breaking bottle c<sn-
tanning spurious liquid OF Evat,r. it s
left to our imagination 70 ascn. be the
liquid used in the ceremony. Isl :n this
INSTANCE it is the happy sils- N>on Of
MSS 3: ad!ey ~ ~.- pure sprin; ta:r :
brought from a spring in k-:.ntucky
from which President TstNcpln was won't
to a'llay his t'hiyszt. Her decision to use
water in naming the snip, found favor
VIII The Temperance organizations in
he manifested in Tokens. Ealy last
night ;he Y. w. c. T. U. decided TO
present Mss Bradley "a handsome god
medal. and designated Miss Annie Wat
Nils 10 deliver TN trophy. FROM the
LEGAL w. c. T. U. Mss Bradley, Will We
ceive 4 handsome bouquet OF American
Beauty roses. within will bS presented
by Miss Louise Hopkins
Naycs W. a; POST ana Mr.. r. NJ.
Braxton left last n!ghs TO: Wash
ce!ve and escort the naval offfs ials,
Senators. Congressman and others who
are coming to- this city to witness the
launching, Mr.. Br.xton will ASSIST
Mayor Post in making arrangements
for the party. Today Mayor Post viii
call on Pr sident McK.nley and send
10 him. on behalf Of the Newport News
Shipbu.dng ard Dry Dock Compa ny
q personal invitation to be present Whsn
the sh.p are launched. TIE disLrn-
scshel party will atrive at Old Point
carly Thursday morning .n tn steam
er Newport News.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the
Virginia oyster boat Chesapeake. with
Governor J. Hoge Tyler and party On
bcard, steamed past this past en- route
direct to onaneocH. wnar- The PARTY
wiz arrive today. and will re;urn to
Old Point tomorrow night. Taere the
Governor and his party will d.sem'hagk
and proceed to the Charnbelfin Hotel
The night Wilt spent al e h tel
and as there Is a hop every Wednesday
night. a good time is in sto4. for the
Richmond party.
Thursday morning the party Will
come 70 Newport News to witness the
Kearsarge ana Kentucky. The Cover
nor's staff will Join him ana It Will he
the first time the colonsls have turned
out as a body.
After the launching the party. in
Guiding the staff. Will return TO the
S 81 sl and will attend the grand
banquet to be given Their ov th. New
port News Shtpbuildtng and Dy Dock
Company Thursday night F,r;d a,,
morning the return trip to Richmond
WIZ 'be made over the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway.
ing ladies md gentlemen:
Governor and Mrs. Tyler: his sister,
Miss Evelyn; his daughters. Misses
Belle. Sue. and Lily. and his sons,
Mess:s. Hoge. Jr., and Heth
Ing the Fourth Virginia regiment will
participate in the Ger; monies attending
the launch. The regiment will he 3
command OF Colonel Hodges, Of Nor
folk. and win be headed by the ,pand
from the Norfolk navy yard. Visiting
civic orga n "a atoms are also vxpe ted.
Everything is In readiness aftne ship
yard for the launch. AN OF the I'm beers
and deh".s lying around the ways nave
been removed. The platforms and
chrlsts ming boxes ere now finished To-
"iNiioS tie SIiiutS WIN De decorated With
streamers OF hunting.
There IS demand for tickets to the
stands. Already the applications. which
| are pouring in by every mail. far out
n'rr,'ber the capacity OF the p!a tforms
Ire hostelr.es, restaurants and pr'i-
Vate boarding houses have prerared for
the large crowd. a numher nf visitors
are alreadH In the city. and tfie ho-r X
ana lodging houses are rapidly firing
tip.
| The banquet at the chamnoerrn FLO.
tel. which viii follow the launch. will
be brilliant event. Around the festa
BOARD Will gather diss!nCu' shed pers
| ases coming from every section of III.
broad land. The banquet WI be hell
IN the ball room. which win he leeco
rated with o1b c.corv NJ Nnff7ed1erfe
q Sons. OF Richmond. secured the con
tract for decorating the haaq:et he.
yesterday.