Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-11
LAUNCH OF THE DENVER
The Big Mallory Line Steamer Success
fully Sent to the Water Thursday.
CHRlSTENED BY SIX WHITE DOVES
The New Stumbling Plan Was a
E@ Success.
MANY PEOPLE CAME TOO LATE TO SEE

At the yards Of the Harlan Il Hollings-
worth Co., at 1905 O'Clock Thursday.
the steel freight and passenger steamship
Denver, for the New York Il Texas Steam
ship ca, known MS the Mallory line, was
successfully launched, IL had been an
pouncsd that the launch would take place
at 1880, 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 toe, late.
About 1000 people witnessed the lunch, and
at the time fully 800 were on theis way
down West street, close to the yards, while
others were coming from all parts OF the
city.
An interesting feature of the launch was
the christening Instead of the time
honored custom of breaking bottle of
wine over the bow of the vessel as it left the
ways, O string was pulled which unloosed
from box a half dozen white doves. the
doves were covered with pieces of soft white
paper, which foated through the air as the
birds hoyered over the gliding vessel, pro-
| ducing a very pretty effect.
| Another feature of the launch was the
use, for the first time in this country, of
| the English custom of Stumbling by secured
| chains, instead of by cables running
through clamps. 1t worked with success.
The vesssl ran into the flats on the south
side of the river, hut was soon hauled off
| by three tugs and toweu to the wbaryes,
| Master Sbipwright William Hartman had
! charge OF the launch, and was congratulated
| by the officials of the company upon the
successful manner in which the delicate and
| diiiicult task was accomplished.
Boss Risgel Joseph Smith was In charge
| ot the vessel after she reached the water.
The Denver Is intended to ply between
| New York and Galveston and other southern
| ports. She will be the largest vessels of
her class in the United States. and will have
carrying capacity of 1900 gross tons on
10 feet draft Her speed will be 161S knots.
Her dimensions are $50 feet over ali length
from after side of stem TO forward side of
rudder post, 1868 feet; beam moulded 40
feet depth to lower deck, nodded, 16 feet |;
depth to main deck, nodded, 26 feet; depth
to awning deck. nodded, 35 feet. She is
built TO class In Lloyd's Register of British
and Foreign Shipping for 100A rating,
awning deck type. She has three decks,
| CONTINUOUS from stem to stern, all COM
| pletely plated fore and aft; six watertight
| bulkheads; four matches; seven double
drum winches, Ave for cargo and two tor
coaling; windlass forward on awning deck !;
two .capstans; two steel pole Inasts steel
i lighthouse; Accommodations for SO first class
| passengers and rs stearage passengers; a
complete electric light plant of {, 900 CANDLE
| power capacity, and an evaporator and dis
| tiller Of 30 tons capacity.
| The motive power of the Denver consists
Of engines direct acting, triple expansion
| with three inverted cylinders, 3316 inches,
4 "a Inches, 81 inches by "a inches stroke; to
BE- supplied by steam by four Scotch boilers,
IL feet 3 inches diameter, II feet inches
long, 9nd to be constructed In accordance
| with United States inspection and Lloyd s
rules tor a working pressure Of 1870 pounds
| per square inch.
The dining saloon will be neatly panelled
| inquatteyed oak, with marble-top sideboards,
and will have revolving hardwood polished
seats with backs, and polished oak tables.
An ornamental staircase of quaftered oak,
| With rubber tresds and brnss nosings, will
/ lead to the social hall. The etaterooms
| Will be of corrugated iron, white enamel
painted. The social hall and snokingroom
Will be tinished with hardwood with hard
wood floor In smokingroom. The arrange
| ment OF the interior of the vessel is up to
the latest designs and it Is one Of the hand
soonest steamers now building Of this class.
| In addition to the Denver, the Harlan &
HollinHgworth 90. is now having the pre-
l,minary trials. Of the 2l2-foot twin screw
| pleasure yacht Alvina, building for Charles
Fletcher Of Providence, r. l., built from
designs and under the supervision Of A. s.
| Chesabrough. She lie one of the handaomest
yachts on the. coast and will be a welcome
addition. to the feet Of the New York Yacht
| Club, ~ which MIR. Fletcher Is member
| They Will also, In few weeks, mike q trial
Of the torpedoboat Stfingham, which has
chiners. Tbs work on the torpedoboat de-
stroyers Hopkins and Hull is progressing
aud che launuh Of these vessels will doubtless
take place In the early summer,
The fetryboat Cape May, building for the
Philadelphia a Reading Railway, is In
frame, and the two. ferEyboats for the Cen
| trail Railroad OF New Jersey are In frame
and partly plated up. The drsdge for u. T.
Dunbar 10 well advanced, and the tramp
steamer for Henry T. Knowlton is In frame
and about uue-half plated up, and will BIZ
launched shortly Tbs steamer Rio Grande
OF the Mallory Line Is in the dry dock
undergoing extensive repairs which will take
about month, when another steamer Of
| the Mallory Line, the San Marcos will be
delivered for a general overhauling, new
boilers, machinery, DC.