Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-25
Virginians Anxious That He Should
Visit Richmond.
TORPEDO BOAT TO Be LAUNCHED
Event to Be Celebrated With
Three Days Festivities.
S HU RICK DESC RIBBED

large delegation of Richmond Va,
citizens were at the White House at
O'Clock this afternoon to invite President
Mckinley to be present at the launching
of the torpedo boat Shubrick, on Tuesday,
October 81. The vessel is the first for the
United States government to be launched
in Richmond and the event will be cele-
brated by three days of festivities, includ-
ing parades. Illumination etc.
The delegation was headed by Senator
Martin, Representative Lamb, Judge l.. l.
Lewis and Judge Waddill 1t was COM
posed of the leaders of business. banking
and other interests and organizations, as
follows: James N. Boyd, E D. Starke H.
D. Eichelberger, G., Watt Taylor, Col John
Murphy, VIM. holland, JOS Wallenstein, L.
w. Brander, Warren P. Taylor, Col. c. o.
B. Cowardin, s. w Travers, r. o. Lecky
Ir., L. z. Morris, H Theodore Ellyson
James Caske, G. K. Pollock. P. H. Dona-
hue. r. o. Whittet jr., Sol Cutchins, ManX
Gunst, S. H. Cottrell, Phil Shea, j. II.
Lawder William H. Curtis, A. Fl. Mellow
ell, committee clerk; George c. Ruskell
sergeant-at-arms, and William H. Thomp-
son, superintendent fire alarm.
President May Go.
The Shubrck is being built by the Rich
mond locomotive works, and they have
contracts for two other vessels. This Is
the only southern firm, except at Newport
News, constructing craft for the govern
ment.
The President was strongly urged by
members of the delegation to accept Vir-
ginia's hospitality and to visit the state
Secretary Long had already announced that
he would go.
In his response the President indicated
that he would probably accept but said
he would give a definite answer at 3 o clock
this afternoon He said that he had de-
sired for some time to go to Virginia. He
inquired to the details of the trip. 1t is
probable that the President will leave here
on the 31st, about 7:30 o'clock in the morn
ing. and return here about 10 o'clock at
night. He wants to get to Richmond early
enough to visit places of historic interest
before the launching,
The Boat Described.
The torpedo boat Shubrick will be launch
ed at Richmond, Va, next Tuesday. 1t will
be named in honor Of Rear Admiral VIM
Brandford Shubrick. United States navy.
Admiral Shubrick was a native of South
Carolina, and among other duties assisted
in the defense of the Norfolk navy yard
in 1873 and was commandant of that yard
from October, 1910, to the same month
three years later.
The hull and interior arrangements of the
Shubrick are a reproduction of the torpedo
boats Porter and Dupont. These boats, on
trial, developed an extreme amount of
squat, or settling down of the stern,
which the Navy Department has endeavor-
ed to overcome in some degree by altering
the form of the stern of the Shubrick. In
this latter boat the after portion is very
fiat and broad, instead of being fined down
and having much deadwood, as in the case
of the Porter and Dupont.
Its Dimensions.
The Shubrick is of the following dimen-
sions: Length, 175 feet; beam, II feet
5raf =
165 tons; speed expected on trial, % knots !;
diameter of H. P. engine cycIinder, IA
inches; diameter, each l. P. engine cylin-
der, 2514 inches; stroke of engine. is inches;
CRATE area of boiler, 1868 square feet; heat
ing surface of boiler, 7,54S square feet; in
Dictated horse power, 5000; number revolu-
tons of engine, 800; boiler pressure, 80
pounds square inch.
The Shubrick is to have twin screws YER
teal engines placed in separate water
tight compartments, each with a condenser
and bunker capacity for at least forty tons
of coal. 1t will be lighted throughout by
electricity and furnished with one search
light of an approved pattern. 1t is to have
two coming towers, the forward one to be
of one-half inch nickel steel plates The
battery will be composed of three rapid
firing guns and mounts weighing about two
tons, with three and a half tons of ammu-
milton. There will be mounted on deck in
approved positions three fifteen-foot tor
pedo tubes and storage space below for two
additional torpedoes and five war heads
All ordnance weights will amount in total
to about thirteen tons. Berthing space will
be provided for a crew of twenty-six men
and three officers, and provision space for
twenty days. The contract price for the
Shubrick is 1928 $50.
Without the Skating.
When launched the Shubrick will not be
equipped with the shafting beneath the
hull. which is essential to her makeup
Owing to the fact that the South Bethlehem
Steel Company was unable to deliver this
shafting in time, and being DESTROYS of
launching the boat in October, Mr.. Trigg
secured permission from the Navy Depart
ment to put her in the water without this
Shafting, and when she is sufficiently near
completion therefor she will be lowed to
the dry docks at Newport News, where the
shafts will be placed under her.
Army Orders.
Mai Stephen Mills ipSpectnr oaparoI