The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-05-20
ID LAUNCHED
EsHIP 0llOES INTO
,A,N THE PRESENCE
or $4,000 PEOPLE.
E,|peN1 IN ATTENDANCE

|. .bsenee Of Mrs. Mckinley Her
!. Miss Barber Touches the
:. and Releases the Vessel.
.,,ion From the euekeye State
=. place Of Honor During the
.non'es.
rronciseo. May 20.-Miss Bar
sed the button. Miss Deshler
hottie Of California cham.
na i, lo:26 p. N. the big battle
asio took her first dip into the
ri,,y thousand people cheered
.,,.s hoarse: the big guns OF the
.,,s doomed ont a salute and
'..anl whistle within radius of
.a.s sbrieked It's loudest as the
ron.,er glided into the water.
-. lasted for nearly half an
.,8 Naen 1t finally simmered
ar. lay the Ohio. peacefully
81 inc little cove in front OF
r. ron works. Later she was
the dock. where she will be
.,,y,ar or more. or until finally
.,.a As the vessel slid into
.aa- stern foremost. she created
uayc that made the biggest
a.. nearby bob uncomfortably up
saxr As for the smaller craft.
,,arl, stood on end. Mrs. Nc.
: VA. 10 have pressed the but
IA, started the Ohio down the
III, On account OF her illness.
,.fe Mss BARBER. acted in Mrs.
t.!ey's place.
Ceremonies Were Simple.
!. economies were simple. but
.sant There was the formal eA-
I. i. aceeptances upon the part
> government and then. the tide
.s rae he'd it's food. Irving NJ.
gave Miss Barber the signal and
ga{A,d the magic electrical ma.
s4a /, became generally known
=. pr, .ident was to attend the
,tjng N the battleship Ohio. most
L. population Of San Francisco
re!n.ty seemed To be moving to-
i m Union Iron works. Al
kEa the time for launching was set
L. . p m the people commenced
n.her about the iron works many
!. before. Only a few were al
b . enter the enclosure surround
IL WAYS. but thousands OF spec
y clustered the bluffs overlooking
sarks. ON the bay shore near the
into which the Ohio glided.
(is had been erected and they were
9Th people at an early hour.
q hay the scene was most am
= Every pleasure craft ana
H. Sailhoat and rowhoat thar
6e PRESSED into service hov"red
ID tan hip and these We're kept
4 Ri'h difficulty by the patrol or
!, was estimated that fully 90
ieopl" saw the big battl'shp
Ese INTO the water.
p'eparing for the Launching.
H. sDore Of picked men who have
-t.F time launched some OF the
q ON great battleships. of whleh
-. .ile coast is proud. We're So
~ Ht l,a SCOTS To do the work oI
ta..hs !. H. enormous steel hull ior
Ast dlp into salt water. No out
@as allowed in the yard ad1oin
" ways until the appointed houi
'.e gates to open-ll O'Clock
- wa knocked of at l0:l Tor q
A4li'l' SO that the men engaged
'"laiIlg away the blocks could JON
lt'loN workmen I'm hearing the
US Of the president. who had ar
|. 81 that hour on the United
| transport tug Slocum with th'
4' oi!ieers and specially invited
y q the army and the navy.
' mo speechmaking the launch
~" returned to their posts an'
'aOir Of mauls and splitting o
S gave warning that the cradle
oelnT released down 10 the re
lug oiock, or shore dog. a tug
a"a launch patrolled the channe
n, pa' OF the ways and took fina
""FS to make certain that al
h., launching platform had bee'
N, ' somewhat to admit of Tn
Man, VA The south side Of about 20
knat. oh the platform there wa
h., S room for $50 more. In tn
n : sdra a number Of seats wer
lmo, pace for guests fortunaf
tspa 70 hold general admission ~
= on'o Socie'y Bar0es.
horoa 'o east OF the ways were al
Nm '"e barges OF the Ohio socict
ks 'eating capacity for 500 pei
- ''oad hull Of the Ohio locke