The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
LAUNCH OF THE COLUMBIA.
NEW cur DEFENDER LEAVES HER
CRADLE WITHOUT HITCH.

Defcnder-Boy Killed by an Explosion Of
Photographic Powder-Two Others Hurt.
BRIsTot. June l0.-The Column bia the Yacht
built to defend the Anne ricas CUP against tho
Shamrock. was launched tonight The boat
about which there has been 80 much secrecy
was shown to between 5000 and 5000 persons,
and her shape and approximate dimension
are now known. The Columbia was built
on launching cradle under shed.
This cradle was on railway. and at S:l5
o'clock Designer n. q. Hcrreshofr gave the
order to lower tho boat. The big yacht slowly
slid down the ways and in twenty minutes was
floating in the water OF Narragansett Bay. be-
inc saluted by cheers from the crowd OF spec
tators and from the yachts.
1t was holiday at Bristol The works Of
tho Hcrreshof Manufacturing Company were
really the only busy place In town. Every one
except those connected with these works was
talking OF the launching. and journeys
were made to the works to try and get
a peep Mt the new racing wonder Early
in the day excursionists began to
arrive. and the sleepy old town. once
noted as the home Of daring whalors seemed
quite bright and gay. and flags were hung on
some OF the houses. Visitors arrived from
Providence. Newport. Fall River. and many
other smaller towns In tho State. and big
lleet OF yachts with friends OF G. Oliver
lselin on bonrd came up the BAY and
anchored OFT the shops. Among these boats
were ex-Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry's
steamer Electro. Henry Walters steamer
Narada. Harrison B. Moore's steamer Marietta.
John L. Drcxels steamer Sultana. Miss susan
De Forest Days steamer Scythian. II. f. Lip
pitts schooner Quisetta. the steamers Felicia,
Katrina and Adrienne: the sloops Glorana,
Ramahah. Queen Nab. Defender and many
others.
Inside the shops the finishing touches were
given to the Coumbia and men were working
on the yacht until a short time before she was
launched. The Herreshofs took extra precau-
tons to prevent any one from getting a peepat
the boat. and only few members OF the New
York Yacht Club and their friends we're admitted
to the shops. Waterman stood at the door
opening onto the street. On the water side 10
was different. Herreshoff had not expected an
attack from this quarter and many invaded tho
precincts OF the yard and had a good look at the
boat before the designer knew that boats were
rowing in front Of the shops. Then this part
had to be defended and watchmen were placed
on the piers. The st. Michaels. the Colum bias
tender. was moored across the slip and the
crew OF the new defender lounged about. thus
ehectually preventing any one from coming
near the boat All that could be seen from the
water was the stern of the yacht on which. in
letters OF gold. is the word Columbia"
Nat uorrosboer bod noth,r,, 20 - ~
all doy 10 mn. h,., u ~ - TIt -
busy. too. and did not talk about the boat.
Others who went into the sbed had their Inns
sealed. and those who could NOT cat ins,de had
to whit until the vocbt was launched he
fore eating n look Mt ber II was n WARY
wait for many but the afterpoon nassed avav
and then nearly every one went to supper aud
afterward toward the Herreshoffs' again. The
Column bia was built in the south sbop. and tbe
pier near the shop was reserved for friends ~
IseIin and Hcrreshoff. Anotber Mar m tbs
north side was to be thrown Oman IN
the public, and a big crowd gathered
around this gate early in the evening Ico
cream peddlers did a thriving business during
the wait for the doors to omen. and ca did sey.
eral OF the light fingered gentry who had becn
attracted TO Bristol. John L. Herreshof thu
President az tina comnanv II vos said liza.
$3.50 The police soon spoil.d tbe nronts n,
tbeso man and about n dozan ausn.ots var.
picked out of the crowd and escorted hack 10
the railroad station
The eveninp Was n qIorious one The clouda
had cleared away and tho skv was a haautiiuI
blue The sun was n bio hall OF crimson and
was gradually sinking in the West sending n.
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hoy,nd into tho sbeI In which tho CoIrmbia
stood Thop II dronnad hoIoy tho horivon
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