Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-01
SILVER SERVICE

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To Be Presented to the u, S, Gun
boat Marietta" Today at Boston,
This is Marietta Day" at Boston, 1t
being the day set for the presentation
by citizens of Marietta of a handsome
silver service to the United States
Gunboat Marietta" named in honor
of our historic little city.
ms service Is extremely handsome
and was made by one of the best firms
of silver-smlths in America, The
slreves, Crump & Low Company, of
Boston.
The set consists of the following
pieces, all in sterling silver:
Punch Bowl.
Ladle.
Sixteen cups.
Flower stand.
Fruit stand
Two cake dishes,
our bon bon 4ishes.
III of these pieces bear the coat Of
arms of the State of Ohio and the City
of aretta, also the inscriptions:
the U. S. Gunboat Marietta
from che Citizens of Marietta, Ohio"
The service is enclosed in a case of
beautiful design and finish.
Beside the silver there are further
tokens CT Marletta's regard for the
honor Of having the gunboat named
for her There will be presented the
pictures, Landing of the Pilgrims" :"
Mound Cemetery and a portrait of
Commodore Whipple, Mariettas most
distinguished naval hero and historic
character,
Concerning the presentation event,
the Boston Globe of Tuesday has to
say as follows:
Friday morning at II Gov, Bushnell
of Onio, will formally present the ia
nous little gunboat Marietta with the
silver service, which is the gift of citi-
zens of Marietta, the oldest settlement
in Ohio, and for which the famous lit
tie craft is named
lie formal program has not yet
been entirely arranged, but the cere-
mony will be held with a full dress
parade of the officers and crew. Rear
Admiral Pickering and the officers and
women folks of the yard will be pres
ent, and the navy band, in their full
dress red coats, ETC., will add further
p.cCuresqueness to the occasion.
The little gunboat, the companion of
the battleship Oregon in the trip
which has since been aptly termed as
"the Sheridan ride o. the sea-" is in
the dry dock at the yard, and the cere-
monies will take place aboard her
there.
AT first 1t was intended that she he
foated from the dock for the occasion,
partially in the interst of safety, and
also because it was thought that it
would be more fitting that she be in
her native element for such an import
ant event, rather than perched up on a
mass of cradle blocks ana shores in a
dry dock, with both propellers unship-
ped and about half her internal ar
rangements in a state of overturn.
But this has been found impossible,
by reason of the amount of work that
is required upon the ship and addi-
l.onal shores and blocks will be put
in so that the craft can accommodate
any number of persons with absolute
safety to herself and them.
The Marietta, like all boats of her
class, has very long propeller shafts,
and it has been found that this makes
tlem a powerful magnet, and the gal
vanic actions eats or wears off the
ends so tha. they require attention at
intervals. The Marietta has ben in
commission two years, and now ii is
found that her shafts will have to be
repaired and also new set forged for
her and which will be installed the
next time she is drydocked, within a
year or so.
The program for the Friday morn
ing exercises will not be entirely ar
ranged until after the arrival of the
Ohio party, which includes, in addi-
tlon to Gov Bushnell, a delegation of