The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-25

Newport News. Va, March 24.-The
nrst great battleship launched from
private yard kissed the waves in the
James river at 1902 today, at the i'm
merse plant of the Newport News
Shipbnilding & Dry Dock company. At
1855 q second ship, the exact counter
pert of the first one, except in name.
followed. They were christened re-
spectiyely the Kearsarge and the Ken
lucky. proud and historic names that
have Just representatives in the splen-
did fighting machines put atioat to-
.The ship OF the nation" was
launched first, and long before the hour
announced for the ceremony $4,000 peo-
pIa we're pushing and jostling around
the powerful steel hull OF No. is, as the
Kearsarge was known in the shipyard-
Just before the preliminary prepaIa-
tons were finished the christening
party arrived, and was conducted
through the vast throng to the Saily
decorated stage at the bow OF the het4r-
sarge.
THE PARTY.
The party was composed of Mr.. Cal
vim B. circuit, president of the Newport
News ShipbuildinS company; MIS-. her
bert WinsloW, sponsor Tor the near
sarge, and her maid of honor, MISS Mar
earet Eastman OF Washington; MISS
Christine Bradley. sponsor for the Ken
lucky. and her maids of honor. Misses
Mary GatewcOd. Lillian Siege. Sallle
Rrcnstor. A5bie Ballard and Alice Cas-
tleman. all of the Bluegrass state MISS
Anna Webb OF Paducah, t-y.i MIS-.
william O. Bradley. Governor Tyler OF
Virginia and staff, and number OF
state officials Of Kentucky; Lieutenant
Commander Herbert WinsloW, L. = y,
th,. only surN living son OF the captain
who commanded the famous old heaf-
sarge in her fight with the Alapalha'
members Of the house and senate com
rnittees on naval affairs, and other dis
tinguished visitors from washington.
THIS WITH CHAMPAGNE
= saw severed the pieces that held
the kearsarge in place, and TIE spien-
did hull started on her journey 20 the
water. AS it started, Mrs WlnsioW
broke a bottle of champagne over us
how and exclaimed clearly and dis
tinctlv: i christen thee kearsarSe-
A. the vessel glideu smoothly into the
river cheer after cheer went up IRON
The crowd. and the shrill whistles OF
me steamers in the harbor welcomed
tba r7ev naval champion TO its natural
element. The cruiser Brooklyn anQ
monitor Puritan, lying out IN the
stream. were the representatives OF the
navy and present.
AND THIS WITH WATER.
The christening party then proceeded
20 the bow of the kentuchy > ms eei-
ar,,Or7v WAS an exact counterpart ot the
former. except that Miss Christine
Fradlev broke q cut glass bottle or
u-a,er from the spring on the old LIN
,nln farm. and said. II chrlsten thee
Kentucky" Then, as the vessel start
cd down the ways, several poLJle on 'iu
Poi1rbon whisky were hurled against
~ eides bv Kentuckians who were op-
posed TO the water christening " are
IRON, the spring on the Jefferson Davis
rsrr7 in Kentucky was also smashed
an rha vessels sides. Both launchnSs
were successful ia every particular
TOAsTs AND SPEECHES.
TIL invited guests and distinguished
visitors then boarded the steamer New
r,ort News and proceeded 10 Old Point,
i,-l,ara rbe shiuvard officials rendered a
rnagnf ficent banquet Covers were ldlo
Tor COO persons. It was entirely lhloI-
nal. Among the toasts responded 20
,-ere -Eentucl1y." by Governor 5rad-
L. and virginia by Governor Tyler.
In his speech Governor Bradley de-
c1srsd the people of Kentucky earn
estlv desire that the nation shall inter
vene to prevent further atrocities upon
the suffering people OF Cupa' ahu' ~
tbe investigation should justify, To
avcrse the death of our ssilors. not by
demanding an indemnity in money but
an Indemnity in blood OF the snip
Kentucky. he said: NO ship has ever
been ohristened as ii has been NOT
according TO the custom OK plrate Fih-
49, clad with the skins 0f wild beasts
buf with sparkling water from the
snrine--which quenched the thirst OF him
mo cave freedom to a race and saved
,,llr country from destruction
Purity and patriotism have today
been blended in tie chrlstenin- Oh '.,.
fa,l5a Gather more IaGrel5 ana accom-
n,ish more good than any that has ever
swsDt the seas.