The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-04-04
OF Z
BIG SHIP.

The Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company launched the new steel
freight and passenger steamer
"Denver, building for the New
York a. Texas Steamship Co.. known
as the Mallory Line, at noon too Gay.
The vessel is intended to ply be-.
tween New York and G Galveston and
other southern portes. She is the
largest vessel of her class in the
United States, having carrying
capacity OF 5000 gross tons on 10 fl.
draft. Her speed will be TO-, knots.
Her dimensions are $50 #. over all;
beam nodded As IT,; depth 10 lower
deck, nodded, 16 It; depth to m ain
deck. molded, % 1t; depth to avn
ing de elk, nodded. IS 1t. She is built
to class in Lloyd's Register oil Brit
ish g. Foreign Shipping tor 100 A
rating. awning dscktype. She has
three dscks continuous from stem TO
stern. all completely plated fore and
aft; six watertight buikhcads, 4
hatches. 7 double drum winches, 5
ior cargo and , for coallng; win d.
lass forward OH awning deck, ?
capstans, ? steel post masts, steel
deck house; accommodations for 5S
first class passengers and rs steer
age passengers; Il complete electric
light plant of 5000 candle power
capacity and an evapcrator and dis.
tiller OF 30 tons capacity.
The motive power of the Denver
consists Of engines direct acting.
triple expansion with three invert-
ed cylinders. 55l. -54.S7x54 stroke;
to be supplied by steam by four
Scotch boilers, l6 tt, 3 IN. diameter,
II #. IN long. constructed in ac.
cordance with L. S. Inspection and
Lloyd $ rules for a working pres.
sure OF $50 lbs. per so. in
The dining room will be neatly
panelied in quartered oak with
marble top sideboards. and will
have revolving hardwood polished
seats with backs and polished oak
tables. An ornamental staircase
OF quartered oak, with rubber
trcads and brass nosings will lead
to social hall. The staterooms will
be of eorrug ated iron, white enamel
painted. The social nall and smok-
ing room Will be finished with hard
wood; with hardwoo floor in smok-
irg room. The arrangement OF the
interior of the vessel is up to the
latest designs and it is one OF the
handsomest steamers now building
oi this class
The Denver was christened by
MISS Cora p. Mallory, daughter OF
Henry II. Mallory, president of Il c
New York and Texas S. S. Co, tor
whom the vessel is being built, In
stead OF the usual custom Of break.
ing bottle OF wine over her bow
al the launch oil the Denver, the
ceremony was performed OF the
Imperial japanese custom of iber-
atlng number OF pure white doves
which were placed in an orna-
mental box together with lot of
mighty decorated colored emblems
inscribed with Japanese characters
wishing the vessel good luck. When
the doves were liberated they how
cred about the vessel, and the light
paper emblems were carght up by
the air, giving a most picturesque
effect
Among the guests oil the company
who witnessed the launch were:
Mr.. Henry X. Mallory, president
the N. Y. g. Texas S. S. Co Philip
X, Mallory. Clifford y. Mallory,
Cora p. Mallory, Harriette Stevens,
Mary S. Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
Mallory and Masters Robert and
Charles Fl. Mallory. Eunice Mallory,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mallory,
Mary E. Cliff. Sarah Holmes. VIM.
Willis, Jr., James Gould. VIM. De
Latamcr, A. II. Baendrotb, Master
Charles Vein, II A. Appleton, at.
torney for L. S. Lloyd S. Joseph
HadIey, Mgr. the Fireman's Fund
Insurance Co., Alfred Winsor, pres
ident OF the Boston g. Philadelphia
S. $. Co.. H. McGec, Agt ST. Paul
Fire Il Marine lns. Co., Henry r.
Knowlton, president the \. Y. &
Porto Rico S. S. Co., Frank S. Mar
tin, surveyor and consulting engi-
ncer, and Messrs. S. {. Hunter, John
y. Barrett and Wm. Boockie of the
insurance firm OF Johnson g. Hg-
gins, II. II. Raymond. Supt. Nal.
lory s. S. Line and e. G. Warfield
Asst. Traf. Mgr. ". l.. Guillaudeu,
Presi dent the Old Dominion S. S.
Co., Edwin Z. Bulkley, OF New
York and H. McMutrie, Mallory
Line Agt. and Mrs. McMutric and
MISS McMutrie. OF Philadelphia,
who came 10 Wilmington this morn
ing on Especial car; Henry G. Morse
pre- sident, and DeCourcey May,
General Supt. Of the New York
:ihipbuildng Co.. Camden, n. j.,
Philip lIichborI, Rear Admiral U.
S. n. (retired), D. McAuslan,
Lloyd's surveyor, Thomas II. Muir.
Kill. Jr, Supt. and Jas. II. Ma!oney,
Sec. and Frank ". Bum 0! the
Southwark Foundry & Machine Co.
Of PhIla., Pa, II. {. FELTON,, Supt
Delaware River Ferry Co., OF Cam.
den, y. j., Joseph B.ackett, Lloyd's
surveyor, London Salvage Asso,
London, Eng, Michael Jenkins,
President, and Decatur H. Miller,
Sec. the Merchants & Miners Trans.
Line, Balto., Nd.
Another novel feature was the
English method Of snubbing the
vessel by sy stem Of weights. never
b ctorc attempted in this country.
In addition 10 the Denver, the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany is nowhaving the preliminary
trials OF the 2l2 lcct twin screw
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