Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-18
NE OHIO IS LAUNCHED.
Fifty Thousand People Witness
the Launching Of the Big
Battle Ship.
President Mckinley. Governor.
Nash and Many Notable
Men We're Present.
Miss Barber Pressed Button That
Released Ship..Mrs. McKin.
lev Recovering.

San Francisco, May 1S.-Miss Barber
pressed the button, Miss Deshler
smashed the bottle of California cham
payne, and at 1926 p. m. the big battle
ship Ohio took her first dip into the sea.
Fifty thousand people cheered them
selves hoarse, the big guns of the war
Ships doomed out salute and every
steam whistle within radius of five
miles shrieked its loudest as the steel
monster slid into the water. The noise
lasted for nearly half an hour and when
1t finally slmmered down there lay the
Ohio. peacefully floating in the little
cove in front of the Union Iron Works.
Later she was towed TO the dock, where
She will be tied until finally completed.
AS the vessel slid into the water stern
foremost she created big wave thai
made even the biggest steamers near By
bob uncomfortably up and down. AZ
for the smaller craft they nearly stood
on end. Mrs. Mckinley was to have
pressed the button that started the Ohio
down the ways, but ON account of her
illness her niece Miss Barber. acted in
IL.
Scott, and Henry T. Scott took the pres
ident and Governor Nash and their par
ties for cursory inspection of the more
important section of the great yards
where the ocean warriors are built.
Both President Mckinley and Governor
Nash followed the explanations con-
cerning the works closely and with evil
dent interest.
By the hour Of 12 the greater number
of the nations representatives. and 9TH
er guests had arrived at the stand be-
eide the hull of the big battleship. They
saw lying there great shape of steel.
ready for the sea. The greater part OF
the superstructure of the slip wherein
the Ohio was built had been removed
Tae hattie craft isiy Il. L:e- :s-e:; ,,o,,,,.-
en-. shoe-like cradle on the slippery
ways. Toward the stern the ribs of the
cradle ran we'll up her sides. shortening
towards the forward length of the ship
and disappearing. Tall shoers, reaching
from their firm foundations In the earth
to the decks Of the ship. were standing
etand near by was an electrical instru-
1nent Pressing the button meant the
launching of the ship.
AAC w Ntit DQl SIX HI
ficant. There was formal exchange of
acceptances upon the part OF the gov
ernment and then. the tide having
reached its flood. the word was given.
"A bottle of California champagne de-
pended from the bow by ribbons of red
white and blue braided into a rope. AT
12.26 sharp Irving NJ Scott gave Miss
Barber the signal and she touched the
magic electrical machine The guillo-
tine shot downward like flash and saw
cred the cord. The dog shore toppled
over by its own weight. and the clever.
~ constructed system of props caved in
like house of cards. The Ohio seemed
20 shiver slightly. tremor running her
entire length. There was scarcely a
motion percepttble. but in a twinklinr
she began to Glide and then. with rush,
the cracking and creaking and groan-
ing ttmbers beneath and around her.
she shot down the ways stern foremost,
and took her dip into the sea.
ad President