The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
STOCKTON PARTY
ARRIVES TO-DAY
Arrangements for launching the New
Torpedo Boat are Com

The torpedo boat Stockton will be
launched tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock. owing 20 the illness Of Miss
Virginia stockton. OF Philadelphia VINO
was originally chosen sponsor MISS
Katherine stockton. Of princeton, n De-
will break the bottle OF wine over the PROV
Of this doughty little ighter as she ghaes
from the ways
Miss Katherine Stockton. the sponsor
AIR. Bayard Stockton and Mrs Stockton
all OF Princeton. and Senator John !.
Stockton Of Trenton, y. j.. VIII arrive
I'm the city this evening at Z o'clock ana
VIII AT once be driven TO the Jefferson
where they will be the guests 81 the " a.
liam r. Trgg Shipbuilding Company.
Immediately after the launching the
launching party and the specially invited
guests Of the Trigg company VIII be en-
tcrtained at luncheon at the yards ana
later will be driven about the city 10 WISH
the various points Of interests. The party
will then return 10 the Jefferson.
TRIGG COMPANYS GUESTS.
Besides the members 81 the launching
partv who will be entertained, VIII De
Rear-Admirai Hichborn. T.. 5. n. CHIEF
Of the Bureau Of Construction and Repair
and CAPTAIN Samuel G. Iemley. L. :. n,
Judge Advocate General. who VIII onlclally
represent the Navy Department ana MI
and Mrs. c. J. Pclherick. Of London Eng
land. who are now visiting this country.
Mr.. PetherlclI Is well known ln naval cir
clCs and is connected with the Royal
navy.
The Trigg company has issued invita-
tons TO the Governor and his staff tho
Lieutenant Governor the mayor OF the
CITY and city officials. the Board of Alder
men. the City Council and the members
Of the various committees who had in
charge the arrangements OF the civic Car
niyal I'm connection with the recent
launching Of the Shubrick. the s;ockhoid-
ers I'm the company. their families and in
vited guests.
EVERYTHING IN READINESS.
For the past few DAYS a force of work
men has been kept busy preparing this
latest addition to the navy for her
maiden plunge and everything IS now
I'm readiness for the event. Two STANDS
have been erected at The companyS
yards one for the launching party and
another having a sealing capacity OF
two hundred and fifty persons which viii
be occupied by the invited guests.
Tho launching, however, viii probably
be best Witnessed from Dock street, OPP
pOsite the yards, and this viii be taken
advantage OF by many.
THE STOCKTON.
The Stockton is a sister ship Of the
Shubrick. and IS Of the following di-
mensiOns:
Length rs feet: beam. Il feet draft.
4 feet inches: displacement on trial. ll5
tons: speed expected on trial % knots.
diameter of II. p. Engine cylinder. IA
inches: diameter Of l. p. Engine cylinder.
Un inc dfaF
cylinder. 25 IA inches stroke Of engine.
is inches; CRATE area Of boiler, 1868
square feet heating surface of boiler.
75iS square feet: indicated horsepower.
5000: number revolutions OF engine. $50,
boiler pressure go pounds square inch.
The Stockton IS to have twin screws,
vertical engines. placed in separate water
tight compartments each with a con-
denser and bunker capacity for az least
forty tons of coal 1t will be lighted
throughout with electricity and furnished
with one searchi.ght of an approved pat
tern. 1T il 10 have two coming towers.
the forward one 10 be Of one-haf inch
nickel steel plates.
The battery Will he composed % three
rapid-fire guns and mounts, weighing
about two tons with three and a half tons
of ammunition. There will DE mounted
OH NN'h lil dIii4 'hNl INFANlNIi0 AillfH i'-tNNt
torpedo tubes with torpedoes and store
age space below for two additional tor
pedoes and five war heads. All ordnance
weights will amount in total 90 about
thirteen tons.
Berthing space viii be provided for
crow Of twenty-six men and three officers
and provision space for twenty days.
FOR WHOM NAMED
The Stockton win be named for Com
modore Robert Field Stockton. whose
eventful life OF Il years closed at Prince
ton. his birthplace. October 7th. 1866
Among other things, he negotiated in
1891 The purchase from African chiefs OF
the territory constituting Liberia, assis-
ted IN the suppression OF piracy IN the
West Indies; surveyed the Atlantic coast
Of the Southern States declined the sec
retarysh'p Of the navy 10 1871. and SUI
perintedcd the construction Of the sloop
Princeton. the first successful war steam
ship in 1872 He resigned from the navy
I'm 1850 and was elected to the United
states Senate the next year.