The sun., 1900-06-05
SEVEN Ships HIVE
GLIDED FROM WAYS
since JANUARY
Harlan & HoIlingsworth Com
pany Launched the
Seventh Yesterday.
WHITNEY'S GRACEFUL PLUNGE
Miss Ruth B. Whitney Chris
tened the New Steamship Yes
terday Afternoon. Many
Ships are Being
Rushed to Com
pIetion.

Amid the blowing of whistles and
waving of flags the steamer James S.
Whitney, being built by the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company for the Metro
politan Steamship Company of New
York city, took her initial plunge into
the Christiana river yesterday afternoon.
The last wedge was driven about )
O'Clock and few minutes later the
Whitney slipped off the ways without
an accident. The whole program was
successfully carried ont. The boat was
beautifully decorated with flags Of all
the nations.
As the steamer glded from he ways
Miss Ruth b. Whitney, daughter Of the
president OF the steamship company,
very gracefully broke the bottle of wine
across the steamers bow, aging, II
christen thee James ). Whitney,
Among those on the stand when Miss
Whitney christencd the steamer were:
Miss Eunice Follonsbee, Miss du Pont,
Miss Wilson and Mrs. Gilpin. OF this
city; II. +. Whitney, president Of the
steamship company; W. I. Barr, gen
eral freight agent; Edward w. Brown
and Ii. F. Dimock, OF New York city.
The Whitney is steel, single sore "
freight steamer and will ply between
New York city and Boston. This is the
second vessel built by the Harlan & Hoi-
IiDgsworth Company for this line; they
having built the steamer General Whit
ney some years ago. She will conform
to the American Shipmasters' Rules for
highest rating.
i he James S. Whitney is 2SS #. 81 in.
over all, 43 TT. beam monlded, 30 #.
depth to awning deck. Her motive
power consists of triple expansion sur
face condensing engine, supplied with
steam by four Scotch boilers, l3 it. long
! by IA #. diameter, with pressure of Ia
pounds. The deck houses are of wood
with accommodations for twenty-one
sailors and tiremen and twenty-three of
GERS and passengers. The joinery is o.
soft wood, tastefuly painted. She has
six water tight bulkheads, iour hatches
eight side ports, SIX wlnches, Hyde
windlass and capstan aft, Vas t%o stee
masts and q complete electric lightning
plant.
Seven New Ships This Year.
This is the seventh ship launched a
the yards of this company since the first
of the year; the others being the steam
ship Grpcian for the Boston and PaiIa
/ uClpillh '7uCaihcl4lJ VilO SilNSd PCHnV
and Mamma Hata ior the New York anC
Baltimore Transportation Line, which
have been such a success since being pu
on the rou e between Baltimore and New
York, and the three Pennsylvania Rail
road tug boats Wilmington, Johnstowr
and Harrisburg, which are now rapid,
nearing completion.
The Harlan & Hollingsworth Com
pany has also under construction in ad
dition to the Whitney, two 30 knot tor
pedo destroyers, Hopkins and Hut
which are now practically plated up; TIN
2l2 foot twin screw steam yacht 70
Charles Fletcher, of Providence, r. l.
the 400 foot ship for the Mallory Line
which is one of three; six 200 foot barge
for the Rockland Rockport Lime Com
pany; the steamer Indian, which is to b
heightened 40 feet and which was sue
cessfuly pulled apart on the 28th of Ma.
in the remarkably short time of hou
and lj minutes; the st; ans ip Foxba'
tor the United Fruit Company, whlcl
will leave here very shortly, and tn
steamer Republic, which has been over
hauled and renainted