The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-26
OPENED new
DRY DOCK.

structed Tor the William Skinner
Il Sons Shipbuildiug and Drydock
Company. at Baltimore, by the
Delaw ware Construction Company,
Of which Alvan X. MOI rison, Of this
city. is president, was formally
opened yesterday 10 the presence
Of a large asscmblage Of prominent
personages, among Them rcpresen.
tatlves Of the United States Navy.
and dedicatee 10 the purpose for
which it was built.
The invited guests present mum.
bered from 900 to 1000 while hun
ireds OF people living in the vicinity
OF the y ard & gathexed 10 wituess the
first application OF the large>cugi-
neering work TO the uses for which
1T was designed and constructed.
The event OF the day in connee-
tiou with the opening of the dock
was the arrival Of Government Of.
tieials from Washington to witness
the event. A committee consisting
of Mayor Thomas Gordon Hayes,
Congressman Frank c. Wachter,
Mr.. Robert Ramsey. Mr.. George
/ II. IlcHncr and Mr.. George Wecms
VII liams went 10 Washington in "a
special car leaving Camden station
at . a. ln., aud upon arrining there
proceeded Immediately tv the Navy
Department, where the guest OF til Z
day were taken in charge. guest q
and escorts arriving at Baltimore
shortly after o'clock.
Secretary Long was unfcrtu.
uately prevented by a business ea.
gagemcrt from joining the visitors
but Assistant Secretary Frank ".
Hackett Came, accompanied BY
Rear-AdmiraI NJ. r. Indicott,
Rear.Admiral Francis +. Isowles,
Gen, James A. Dumont, Capt. c. r.
Shoemaker and Superintendent o.
ii. Tittman. = Mr. IIugenc II.
Chamberlaine, Commissioner of
Navigation, was also among the
Wa>hirgtonlauS.
Carriages conveyed the party
from station 10 the foot Of Cross
street, where the steamer Nantucket
of the Merchants and Miners Trans.
portatlou Company. was already
docked. At the harf )ust outside
OF tine dock Law the steamer Chat
ham, Of the same line. waiting her
turn 10 enter. In the man saloon
OF the steamer luncheon was served
the apartment being handsomely
decorated with bunting and pot,ed
plants, and the guests being wei.
coined aboard with three long blasts
OF the whistle. Both vessels had
up their color, and made gala
appearance.
Alter the eompany had done JUS.
ticc 10 the menu, which inc!u ded
liberal supply OF extra dry. Con-
gresham Wachter proposed the
success olthe William Skinner Dry
dock Company. The toast was
drank standing and Mr.. Wachtcr
called upon President Harry &.
Skinner. oi the COMPANY, to re-
Spond.
II am better opening doek,
sad MIR. Skinner. ethan at MAX
ing a speech, but we have here to-
day a dock 10 present 10 the city,
which think. can take care ol the
maritime interests tor years 10
come.
He then proposed the health Of
Assistant Secretary llackett, which
was also drank.
Speeches were made by Secretary
llaekett, Admiral Endico.t. Ad-
mlral I'owleS. aut Andrew Wilson
OF Sparrows point.
The guests were welcomen bv
Mavor Hayes Of Baltimore hmous
those present were: Judge Savage,
OF the Orphans Court, LeIper Thom.
as. John NJ. Carrier. Professor Otto
Fuchs, Mario Skinner. Ma ior Barg-
land, tni,ed States Army; Clarence
Schrrer. L. J, Coda, A. Frank Gil.
bert. Captain James f. GrigsS. Z.
Bradley Jones. Oliver Reed, rhom.
as Il. Mackc!i. Ms jor II. NJ Hutton.
John i" Hurst and DR.. Flske, al OF
baltimore.
Mrs. John Hamilton Grotccioss,
Jr.. OF New York. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Dcanc G. Osborn. Mr.. aud Miss.
Faucet, Of Brooklyn, MI. and Mrs.
+. NJ. Hopes, Nj. and Mrs, Robert
Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. g. n. Shew
ard, Mr. aud Mrs. Joseph Davidson.
William LaHton. Mrs. John i.
Martin. Pearle Tallev, J. Albert
Wood, Harry n. Mckais. Miss Will
Son. Miss Elizabeth Seugewick,
MISS Alma II. Morrison, Harry II.
Morrison, Edgar NJ. Hopes. Jr.
James Hawkins. Mcrris. William
Holman. Charles Smith, DR.. p. W.
Tonllnson, Edwin b. Sadt!.r. Mr..
and Mrs. A. II. Morrison. Miss Eliza
beth Carlisle william Menlon, W.
s. Vernon. Clarence Vernon, Of this
city.