Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-03
WORK ON SHUBRICK.
MECHANICS AT sHP-yARDs ARi
ENGAGED NIGHT AND DAY.
local COMMITTEES TO MEET.
They VIII Assemble Next Th"rs'"'
Evening and Map Ont Plans TOT
Celebrating the Launching 4" "P
proprinfc Manner.

Now that &; has been decided 70 launcf
She torpcdo-boat Shubrick on "Wednesday
hOctober 18th. 10 It can be gotten ready by
shat time. the william r. Trigs ship
Building Company Is putting forth extra
efforts 10 this end.
As many workmen as can find room "a
work on this ship are now hammerine
away nj the hull. and the force Of me-
ehanics In the machlne-shops is work
ing night and day on the pieces Of ma
refinery necessary 10 go in the hull before
The launching.
Concerning the launching ceremony the
Trigg Company heard nothing yesterday
from Judge Advocated General Lcmly. re-
lstive 20 the selection Of the young lady
who Will break The bottle of wine over
the PROV as the boat starts down the
ways. il has been agroed. though, be-
tween Mr. Trgg and Secretary Lohs'
that the young woman shall be olrect
descendant az Commodore Shubrick, al
ter whom the boat Is named, and Judge
lAdvocatc-Gcncral LeInly IS IN CORE
spondenco with the Shubrick family.
They will name the young lady who is 70
have the honor of christening the boat.
The OIilElk CIOsN'NlisN.
The arrangement under which this Sc
lection Is being made embraces all the
ships now in progress of construction I'm
the Trigg yards. The Navy Department
IS selecting the sponsors for ALT he ships
10 be launched and has already agreed
upon the following:
Miss Mary Thornton Davis. the 9-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. Charles Thornton
Davis, Of Boston. and a near relative Of
Captain Thornton. for whom the boat ~
NAMED has been selected 10 chris,en the
Thornton"
Miss Virginia Stockton viii break the
bottle over the bow Of the stockton"
Tho Dale will have as sponsor Miss
Wilson. daughter Of Mr.. Joseph VI. VIII
ton. Of Philadelphia. and a great-grand-
laughter Of Commodore Dale.
The name Of the sponsor for the DE
patur" has not been reported 10 the Trigg |
Company yet. but Will be a daughter OF
NlT Wyndham Il. Mayo. of Norfolk. Mrs |
Mayo was Miss Decatur. and a de- |
Scendant from Commodore Decatur.
The launching of the other boats vii! |
not be attended with as much ceremony
- viii mark the floating Of The ShuOrck.
This being the first launching ot the new
fhip-yards, the Navy Department and
the Richmond people generally VIII take
much interest I'm il.
4 GRAND TRADES PARADE
II IS more than likely that a grand |
trades parade will be n part Of the pr5-
eramme for the 18th of October, and CO.
tain it IS that the city Will be thyongc9 |
with visitors from q distance.
committee has been selected. con- |
sistlng Of thirty citizens at large, three
from the Trigg ship-yard. seven from
The Young Mems Business Association. |
and seven from the Chamber OF Com
merce. making forty-seven members IN |
all.
This committee will meet at Murphy's
Hotel on September 7th al $50 p. NJ, 20 |
organize for the work. elect a chairman, /
and form committees.
THE COMMITTEES IN CHARGE.
As now constituted. the several com
mittees are made up as follows:
Chamber of Commerce.. Il. Morris, |
IL. l.. Cabell, S. II. Halves. J. Il. Purcell |
j. +. Greenwood, Leon Wallorstcll, and
Warner Moore
Young Mems Business Associations !
]. hin. Henry Lee Valentine. Reuben |
Emrtou. Robert Lecly. Jr.. II. d. Eichcl-
berger. =. S. Hume, and John Stewart |
Bryan. I
W. r. Trigg Company-Winiam i
Trigg. j.. II. u. Myers, Jr., and James A. |
Nelson.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
Clay Wards. Dabney Crenshaw. Colo !
mel John 5. Harwood, James l. Smith. |
j. +. Shepherd. V. A. T.. Spott and John |
1<rausse.
jefferson Wards. Stern. c. Manning.
Jr., -. OSullivan. Il. II. Ferguson, and /
George J. Brown.
Marshall Ward-John A. Curtis. George |
/. Currie. George Watt Taylor. Charles |
\ Metzger, James II. Hartley. Clyde W. |
Saunders. James n. Boyd, and o. y. |
Hawkins.
Madison Ward-Colonel NJ. L. Spots
wood. jefferson Wallace. Colonel John |
Murphy. f. A. Stumpf, and H. j. Myers |
Monroe Ward-Dr. Jud 3. Wood. |
Charles Hutzler. Charles G. Baughman, |
NJ. r. Maury. and RO. c. Reynolds.
Jackson Ward-CbaTles H. Phillips.