The sun., 1901-04-05
WHITE DOVES
HAIL DENVER
Mallory Lines Big Steamer Sue
cessfully Launched.
LARGEST EVER BUILT HERE
Miss Cora P. Mallory, Daughter of
the President, of the New York
and Texas Steamship Com
pany Was the Sponsor.
LARGEST EVER BUILT HERE

|
the new steel freight and passenger
steamer Denver, being built by the Har-
| Ian X Honungsworth Co. for the New
| York u Texas Steamship Company,
known as the Mallory Line, aslaunched
Mt precisely 1906 o'clock yesterday. The
| Denver is the largest boat ever built i'll
| Delaware. The launch was IL most sue
cessful one, the big boat glided gracefully
| from her ways into the Christiana with
| out the least incident to mar the oc
casion.
I A large number of the officials Of the
steamship company with their guests
trriyed in this city from New York i'll
special Pullman car shortly before the
launch. 1t had been announced that the
| launch would take place at 1890, but
the condition of the tide being favorable
the event occurred earlier, to the great
disappointment of many people, who
We're on their way to the yards and
learned, to their dismay. that they were
too late.
Master Shipwright William Harman
had charge of the launch and was con-
graduated by the officials of the com
pany for the successful manner in which
| ~ WIS uttoIiplSItA. Hp IDHSliSl tNS-
| tom of snubbing by secured chains in
stead of by cables running through
clamps was used for the first time in
this country. 1t worked with success.
The vessel ran into the flats on the
south side Of the river, but was soon
hauled off by three tugs and towed to
| the wharves.
Boss Rigger Joseph Smith was in
charge of the vessel after she reached
the water.
/ The Denver was christened by Miss
Cora +. Mallory, daughter of Mr.. Henry
Il. Mallory, president of the New York
& Texas s. s. Co., for whom the vessel
s built Instead of the usual custom of
christening il vessel by breaking bottle
of wine over the how of it, at the launch
Of the Denver the ceremony was per-
formed of the imperial japanese custom
If liberating number of pure white
doves, which We're placed in an orna-
mental box together with lot of high
~ decorated, colored emblems. inscribed
with Japanese characters wishing the
vessel good luck. When the doves were
liberated they lowered about the steamer
and the light paper emblems We're caught
up by the air, making a most picturesque
effect
Among the guests of the company who
witnessed the launch We're Henry r.
Mallory, president of the n Y. & Texas
S. s. Co.: Philip II. Mallory. Clifford ID.
Mallory. Misses Cora r. Mallory and
Harriettc Stevens, Mary S. Could Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Mallary and Masters
Robert and Charles ii. Mallory. Miss
Eunice Mallary. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mallary, Misses Mary Il. Gift and Sarah
Holmes, William Willis, Jr., Jas. Gould.
William De Tamater, A. III. Baeden-
croft Master Charles Vein, H. Fl. Ray
mond, superintendent and Il. q. War
field. assistant traffic manager of the
Mallory Line; w. l.. Guilaudoll. presi-
dent of the Old Dominion S. s. CO..
Alfled Winsor, president of the Boston
Il Philadelphia S. S. Co.; Henry T.
knowlton. president on the N Y. &
Porto Rico ). $. CO.: III. A. Appleton
Esq. attorney for u. $. Lloyd's; Jos
Hadley, manager of the Firemans' Fund
Insurance Co.. III. McGee. agent of the
st. Paul Fire X Marine Insurance Co.
Frank ). Martin, surveyor and consult
ing engineer: Messrs. S. G. Hunter and
John ID. Barrett, of the insurance firm
of Johnson 4 Higgins; Edwin T.. Bulk
ley, Of New York and III. McMutre
Philadelphia, agent for the Mallory
Line and Mrs. III. McMutrie and Miss
McNTutric, who came to Wilmington on
Il special car. Philip Hichhorn, Real
Admiral. Z. $. n. retired. Washing
ton, ID. G.; Henry g. Horse. president
and De Courcy May. general superin
tendent of the New York Shpbuldina
/ IN q Enltpn int 81,
.5oiaware River Ferry Co., of n. j., OF
Camden, n. j.: Michael Jenkins, presi
dent and Decatltre III. Miller, secretar,
of the Merchants & Mariners Transpor
iation Co.. OF Baltimore, Nd; JOSEPH
Blackrtt, Lloyd's surveyor, London Sal
wage Association, of London Eng; Thos
Ill. Mrkil, Jr.. superintendent Jas. III
Maloney. secretary and Frank w
Bum, of the Southwark Foundry &
Machine Co., of Philadelphia, Pa; D
McAuslan. 1loyd's surveyor, of Phia
delphia, Pa. and others.
After the launch the local compan,
had luncheon served to their guests ii
the mold loft at the shipyard The off
cials of the steamship company left fol
New YORK i'll the afternoon in theii
| special ear much pleased with the sue
ceSsful launch of the Denver.
The vessel is intended to ply betweer
New York and Galveston and othe
southern ports. She will be the larges
vessel of her class in the United State,
md will have carrying capacity o
5000 gross tons on 10 feet draft He
speed will be 16R knots. Her dimension
,, fre 1856 feet over all; length from afte
side of stem to forward side of rudde
most. 96S feet beam moulded. As feet
depth to lower deck, moulded, 16 feet
lepth TO main deck. moulded, 26 feet
depth to awning deck. moulded. S5 feet
She is built to class in T4loyd's Registe
IF British and Foreign Shipping for 100!
rating, awning deck type. She has thre
t decks continuous from stem to stern, nj
e completely plated fore and aft; si
. watertight bulkheads: hatches:
$ double drum winches. five for cargo an
] two for coaling: windlass forward o
1 awning deck: two capstans: two stet
e Dole masts: steel deckhouse: accommodf
g tions for IS first class passengers and Z
$ Steerage passengers: complete electri
Il light plant of 5000 candle power caps
a city and an evaporator and distiller 4
e 30 tons capacity,
The motive power of this vessel col