The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-16

BALTIMORE, AID. oct. IG.-MovinE At
| the rate of about five knots an hour. the
| great steel floating drydock built by the
Maryland Steel Company at Sparrows
Point foT the United States Government is
| now on the way 10 its destination at Al
sicrs. La. opposite the city OF New Or
leans
Tho dock left Sparrows Point ar 1870
| a. m. yesterday in tow or the tugs j. s.
Hoskins and Samson. Of Baltimore. and
Taurus, Of Boston. They towed il to "a
point off the mouth of the Nag1thy River
| Immediately north of Sandy Point light.
where at "-4J p. IN the tow was picked up
J by the steamship Orion Of the Boston
Towboat Con pany. to which corporation
the tug Taurus also belongs. and thou.
with the two vessels last named pulling
| on the hawsers. the great mass OF steel
passed On down the Chesapeake upon the
| first stage of its long voyage of about
[ Zoo miles
Capt Joseph NJ. Lewis. IF the Towboat
Company, under whose general supervis-
ion the work OF conveying he dock to Al
giers was arranged. said that he allowed
a months time 10 get there. although with
So1d weather he expected 10 make the
ruu in twenty days. The Orion. a vessel
l La
c,al and 800 tons Of fresh water. and she
and the Taurus are prcyisioaed for two
months, while the dock likewise carries
stores.
Captain Lewis said that the difficult
| points Of the journey would be around
! Diamond Shoals. off Cape IIatteras. and
| az the Jetties a. the mouth of the Missis-
| slppi River Owing 10 the TACT that the
| dock Is drawing only seven feet of water
I and her sides rise forty-eIght feet above
the surface. the structure presents a huge
/ bFoaoSide TO any breeze. and in storm
| tho principal work of the t0wbOats will be
to prevent the dock from being blown
! ashore To avoid such danger the dock
VIII Dee steered well out al sea-frCT1 5D
TO 200 miles OF the coast II will be kent
TO the eastward and southwark Of the
Cur stream and TO escape this current.
I against which it would he impossible to
make Roadway, the towb0ats viii take
their tow through Providence Channel to
| the southwark of the Great Abaco Of the
| bahama Islands. They viii then steer
over near the coast Of Cuba. which will
oe loHo"ed westward until the fuII force
I OF The Gull Stream can be avoided The
e'Sh Will r" quite close to Havana CTE4
passed. The tow will De headed over to M,
Hgtl waters in the uper part of the GuIf
& II D TTHl "HT
the stream 49, up
A party Of ladies and gentlemen. incIud-
.'-7 olI-etIS OF the United States Navy De-
E'I'ih,hI and officials OF the War.Ia I'D
/ Sttei company and invited guests. accom-
t-Hitu the dock down 20 whore the ORION
TOOK u m tow There they left the do.<.
.ti' nydIuiNS the tug Britannia return. 4
10 baltimore. stopping on the Wv 80
HtdII"MS Point 20 let on q few u4sse--
s,IS' ana arriving at the foot Of Broad
way az 0 p. m.
on the way to Sandy Point the three
| TUGS towing the dock were 3.arnessed IAN
~ iH, tEt HpSfIns being in the lead with
~. samson next and the Taurus last
WIN volumes Of jet-bIacH smoke uoTIr-
+. ing from their tunnels the tugs present
Ga "a picturesque sight as they toiied with
lH'lT burden. Passengers on passing
steamers gdZcd in establishment as thew
. ptheld the huge dOCn with its 10 faar ~
length and fifty feet Of height Tn. r,5-fy,
Were all upon the top of enc Of the sides
, n mon are connected by bridge. and
-A'l could look clear over the tOp Of the
Siii'[testaeks Of even SO large q craft as
passed.
Al HE o'clock. when The dock was wen
oll IN the river and of Sparrows Point
me great whistle al the furnace opened
us giant throat and sent forth "a deem but
mellow farewell Of three long blasts AS
the tow moved southwark In rauIv tho
shriil whistle Of the docks gave a Ike
number OF blasts
After that a number Of vessels were
passed, al OF which saluted the dock
Insy Included the Emma A Ford the
sHS4uthaUua. the tug Chicago The
George c Forbes, the Cambridge. aud the
KITTY Knight Luncheon was served
upon the summit Of one Of the sides
shortly after y clock and the sun
beamed down upon the members
Of the party with an the warmth and
splendor Of a spring day as they ate their
brolled oysters and slipped their cham
payne. While they lunched three butter
nles. which had accompanied the dock
from the shore. fiuttcred over the heads
OF the party and were seen some time lat
bay.
Those. composing the party were Messrs.
F. w Wood, president. r. X. Wood gen
eral agent, Charles Pvtiigrew superir,-
tcndent Of the steel departments A G.
Wilson, general ma lagcr Of the marine
department, Sven a ldeTsOu. suBerintsud-
emf Of the dock department. F. Cham
payne, general foreman OF the dock de-
partment. and O. Strylander. chief
dtauEhtsmau. al Of the Maryland steel
Company Admiral NJ T. E.udIc0tt CHIEF
o. the Bureau Of Yards and Docks Of the
Navy Department Commander A G.
Cunningham. representing thu bureau.
ana director Of the work Of building the
dock; Georgc II. Hewcs. Government i'm
spector IN charge of the work. Lieut.
Joseph bcaie. representing Clark d Stand
usId. Of London England, after whose
plans tho dock was constructed with
some notifications Gen Ad8TUh Never
representative. Of New Orleans who was
active lu obtaining the Government au-
preparation for the building of the dock:
X tuTZon Hoffman. Baltimore agent OF
the Maryland Steel Company Joseph r
j. GARD, president Of lhe Joseph r. Faar1
Company; John n. Giidca. representing
Johnson q Higgins. ageufs Of English
companies which have Insured the dock
for $4,000 until il is delivered 10 the Gov
crumt MT n II. II. Rousseau. mechnicaI
engineer OF the Bureau Of Yards and
Docks, Navy Department .TF
The ladies iu the party were Mr. r
". Wood. Mrs. r X Wood. Mrs Robert
V. Johnson, Miss Johnson. Miss Sem-ues
Mrs r Champagne. Mrs. Sven Anderson.
and Mrs. A LvCtkc.
The orion was met at b. m. hut con
siderable time was required TO a1fusr rho
thlCk t0W-ines before the real start could
Dc made The main tow rope consisted OF
2'i iaih0ms Of manila haWscr twelve
inches ia circumference This was com
which extended from SIDE TO side OF the
dock, being made fast TO tIc tow I'm the
most substantial manner The t0wIIuc
was doubled. so that there were only 100
Iainoms or II between the Orion and the
dock II was secured 10 n wire rome on
tho towing steamer. SO that tho manila
rope could not chafe. a large SUNNY Of
heavy chain is carried on the dock TO
make another bride in case Of accident
and 23J fathOms Of wire cable are carried
on the orion TO meet emergeucias The
dock has two large mushroom anchors 10
mold 70 In case of need. They will hold IL
permanently when IL reaches the end of
her voyage.
Capt G II. Miller. with eighteen men
Is In charge Of the dock during her vow
age The Orion Is commanded by Cant
O. smith, and the Taurus by Capt An
gustus Hcrscy- Capt. Daniel Wiley the
navigator, is on the Taurus. Nlessrs An
dcrson and Strylander, Of the steel com
DauF, VIII 20 along as far as Cane Hat