Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
SAILED FOR NEW YORK.
THE MORGAN LINER FL. SUD LEFT
YESTERDAY AFrERSUON.
VIII be Fitted Out ut the Metropolis and
Go Into Commission. "A
Great Shlpyars!.

Company for use IN the service of III
Morgan Lilac Of steamships. left the
81 rpyard yesterday afternoon sEo; ;iy
after l o'clock on her maiden "Trip 20
New York.
The vessel was accepted by her own.
ers last Saturday. but as it was nat
necessary 10 have FL sud at New Yori,
until Thursday the date of he; sailing
was postponed.
x is believed that the ship can max .
lie p:lss:1g. to New York n sixteen
hears. providing she has fair wrathen.
In that event she should reach her lies
tinati"n abou1 > q clock This mol:.'i%
None OF the nigh officials of the New
port News Shipbuildng and by Dock
Company made the trip on FL SUD
General Superintendent Post left Tues
d:.E night for Baltimore and xii. ,,e.%ln
t1is morning.
President Calvin l.. circuit was not
expected here. He was in Wa.sninstou
TIT Cay ana called on Admiral Hic..-
f''.in and Chief Engineer Melville at
the Navy Department. presumably in
reference to The proposed changes Of
arn"r belt TO be made i'll the plans y.
to-: battleship Missouri. bu1ldins here,
L! SUD, is commanded by Captain
Robert r.. Quick. ne senior office. If
the Morgan Line fleet. DurrE, Tie war
nc commanded the United Stl.,.s trans
p,::i Logan ana only left thA: shl, -,
her arrival at New York several wee ks
ago
nc first ON ser or the nrw ship is i:
]. Jacobs who was formerly with Cap
tam Ou:rl1 on the old FL T,in ana was
= 50 with him on the Logan
Mi. Robertson, os the Ola AIor.a1.
n I 1,,N 1,
cine. engineer Of the new Fl S,ld ara
Ward Sadlcr is his first assistant
III Eorte, sister ship Of I'll sud. viii
u" the next vessel to leave the >ard an.
il is expected that she will ~ able T..
get away about the middl, OF mex,
InCllth.
y BUSY ssTlIPYArD
In reference TO the activity IN Amer
lean shipyards in general ana Tie Ec~-
port News yard in particular. tie Nc>v
York Commercial has this tn $ ~:
This is season nf unusual activity
il the shipbui'ling industry throughout
IN" United States. Each of The lare
ShiryardS has number of naval o.:
rlrrchant vessels on the stocks IN vuri-
Gus stages Of construction. and Skill..!
l;'holrrS are in demand
scarcity nf material is Il matter I'M.
is causing builders considerable trouble
anG it is feared that delays may ,t,:,r
in The delivery Of many vessels un tbs
account. In he shipyar,.s wnrrr vs.
Sels for III" navy ana erchlntnicn az.
hrlnG constructed the lack Of ,.,a1r.i.i;
is serious. When the shipbullers con-
tlarl"d with the government Ia hu,,l
vessels for the navy the a:ree mon
called for tho delivery d: The ,.sscl,. 4,
>.fi, ,yy1 ~
not anticipate such IN unprrrndrEte !.
demand for merchant vessels ana now
trey seek remedy for their troubles
b asking extension If time from II
pNcrnncnt
'''i'hc Naval Board Of tnns;rurti,a
ii;:s decided I" recommend t, the Sc,.
'tiarN NJ he Navy that tn" line for
construction If six cruisers OF tie Den
Yer class De extended from two wears
to thirty mon.hS. 1t is cxnncted that
builders having warships in course -.
construction Will ask for extension. al,
on the ground that they cannot coIl-
!cte the vessels ard deliver .hair MR.
ct'ant work promptly because Of sc,;rc;-
Is of material.
g i. Orcu:t president OF the New
port News Shipbuilding ana Dry Dock
Company. Newport News. VA, was
Seer at his office in the washington
l.ulding yesterday by Commercial re-
POI ter. IN speaking Of the great actiyi-
ty in shipbuilding and the sca.ci,v Of
| material, he said:
The ship5uilding interests Of III,
eh'lre country are enjoying rSlraordi-
nary prosperity. We have more wor,
On hand at Newport News nov than NJ
any time since the plant was Completed
l#cur hattleships. the Kcarslrse Ken
u6ky, Illinois ana Missouri. ana Ills
coast defense monitor Arkansas. are a,
course or construction for .h,. navy.
we are also building eight merchant
vessels.
The scarcity Of material! occasion.
e't b.: the activity in shipbuil1ing. h -
retarded the work somewhat. iut VI.
MAJ" not made application for.cNtcnsioi
OF time in the delivery Of ar. vcss J.
S""uid the government decide 10 give
us more time we would be pleased, h .
cause we could devote more time to The
mere liant vessels. several Of watch are
p;'Hiy needed for service
we now have about $500 men nj
work and are doing all in our power to
complete the vessels in the yards. The
rev Morgan Limo steamship I'll ST.
WiS delivered to her owner last saj1,~..
Gay. and Will enter the service or tin
g mrany between. New York ana New
orleans. i"
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