Evening journal., 1901-04-04
Crowds Line River Banks to
See Launching
BIGGEST BOAT BUILT HERE
UnyicIding Snubbing Line Used for
The First Time in Local Ship
yard successfully

As the big black hull OF the new
Mallory Liner Denver glided down the
ways from the Harlan and Hollings-
worth shipyard shortly after 12l
O'Clock to-day, number Of white
doves were released by her fair spon-
sor. and fiuttered from her deck and
then scared away as if to proclaim to
the world that a now marine triumph
had been accomplished. This manner
OF christening the new big steamship
was used instead OF bathing the ship S
PROV in wine. This custom is used in
every launching of Japanese boats, and
is founded upon pretty japanese ira
dition.
The sh1pyard gates were thrown
open and the yard was filled with per-
sons who were anxious to witness the
launching of the biggest steamship
ever built in Wilmington. The shores
on both sides Of the river we're crowd
ed with persons and Market street
bridge was packed and travel was
stopped while the Denver took to the
water.
To prevent the boat from running
into the marsh on the opposite side OF
the river, the unyielding snubbing
line was successfully used for the first
time in the local yard.
The vessel is intended to ply betweenI
New York and Galveston and other
Southern ports. She will be the largest
vessel of her class in the United States,
and will have a carrying capacity Of B.
000 gross tons on 10 feet draft. Her
speed will be 166 knots.
Her dimensions are 3S6 feet over
all; length from after side of stern to
forward side of rudder post 36S feet;
beam moulded. As feet; depth to lower
deck. nodded, 16 feet; depth to main
deck, nodded, 26 feet; depth to awning
deck, nodded. 80 feet. She is built to
class in Lloyd's register of British and
foreign shipping for 100A rating, avn
ing deck type.
She has three decks continuous from
stem to stern, all completely plated
fore and aft; six watertight bulkheads,
four matches. seven double drum
winches. five for cargo and two for
coaling; windlass forward ON awning
deck; two capstans; two steel pole
masts; steel deck house; accOmmOda-
tions for fifty-eight flrst-class passen-
gers and seventy-eight steerage passen-
gers; a complete electric light plant of
5000 camille power capacity and an
evaporatOr and distiller of thirty tons
capacity.
The motive power Of the Denver con-
sists Of engines direct acting, triple
expansion with three inverted cylin-
ders, 33ia. 81 and 81 inches, by 81 inch
stroke, to be supplied by steam by four
Scotch boilers 16 feet inches Diane
ter. IL feet inches long, and TO be
constructed in accordance with United
States inspection and Lloyds rules Tor
a working pressure Of $50 pounds per
square inch.
The dining saloon VIII be paneled
neatly in quartered oak with marble
top sidebOards. and will have revolving
hardwood polished seats with backs
and polished oak tables. An Orna-
mental staircase Of Quartered oak
with rubber treads and brass nosings
will lead to the social hall The state
4 rooms will be of corrugated iron, white
enamel painted. The social hall and
\ smoking room will be finished with
4 hardwood, with hardwood floor in
smoking room. The arrangement Of
the interior of the vessel is up to the
latest designs, and it is one of the
ilandsomest steamers now building Of
this class.
MISS MALLORY HER SPONSOR.
The Denver was christeled by Miss
n Cora p. Mallory, daughter OF Henry r.
81 Mallory, president OF the New York
- and Texas Steamship Company, for
4 whom the vessel is being built IN
stead OF the usual custom of chrsten-
ing vessel by breaking a bottle OF
wine over the bow of it, at the launch
OF the Denver the ceremony was per-
formed In the imperial Japanese Gus
tom of liberating a number of pure
white doves. which We're placed in an
ornamental box together with a lot Of
highly decorated colored emblems in
scribed with Japanese characters wish
ing the vessel good luck. As the doves
were liberated and flew above the YES
4sel these light paper emblems were
# caught up by the air and floated about
the vessel
H Among the guests Of the company
who witnessed the launch were Henry
h. Mallory, president Of the New York
ind Texas Steamship Company; PhAip
r. Mallory. Clifford d. Mallory, Miss
cora P. Mallory. Miss Harriette SEE
gens. Misses Mary S. Gould, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Mallory and Masters Rob
81 brit and Charles II. Mallory, Miss Eu-
hice Mallory. Mr.. and Mrs Charles
81 Mallory. Misses Mary e. Cliff and
NJ iarah Holmes. William Willis. Jr..
ames Gould. William De Lamater, A.