Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-01-02
THE MISSOURI LAUNCHED.
The Great Warship, Sister to the
Ohio and Maine, Success
fully Takes Water.
wlTHADAsH OF GOOD WINE ON HER PROV
The Christening .ermed by Miss
Marian Coekr.ii, of Missouri
Addr-s.es Delivered ny secre-
ssry % the Navy Long snd sena-
dor CoekreiI, Of Missouri.

Newport News. Va. Dec. 2s.--At
1i:i2 o'clock Saturday morning the
new bat tcship Missouri was launched
here with impressive ceremonies. As
the big sea fighter slipped down the
ways Miss Marian Cockrell, daughter
of senator Cockrell, Of Missouri. with
a bottle Of wine Of Missouri vintage.
christened her.
~ name thee Missouri" said Miss
Coclsrell. beside whom stood her
maids of honor, Miss Marie Houx,
of Warrensburg, and Miss Virginia
~. Ice, on 81 Louis. daughter OF
Lieut.-Gov. Joh.' A. Lee.
When the big zip had glided OF
che why's into the water, the crowd
on the guests platform gave three
cheers for Miss Cockrell, three for
the army and navy. three for Sccre-
tary Long. then three for the ship
yard.
After inspecting the various de.
partments Of the plant. the guests re-
paired TO the shipyard wharf where
they boarded the steamer Washing
ton, going 70 Old Point.
40 the ChAmberliu hotel. In the
afternoon the customary post
launching banquet was given, the
guests mentioned above being ON the
programme as the principal speak
ers.
just before che props were knocked
away an address was delivered by
Secretary John ID. Long.
Secretary Long said, in part:
IT have been Interested ina the cir
cular signed by many eminent citi
Ecns. my beloved friend. =. +. Hale.
ut the head. In which they regret the
estimnte Of Si0O,OOO.cOO for the In.
crease Of the navy. The size OF the
navy. II there IL TO be navy at aiI
a. "a question like the taria-of ad.
justment rather than Of principle. OF
course. IA b. rather n taking thing 20
way a. matter Of thcory. as this
circular says, that 500 100000 for the
navy means "a tax 81 Sc on every fam
ly In the United States. And yet, on
The other hand. as n matter OF pras.
teal fact. ~ that sum b. spent there
H. probably not a family In the Unit
cd States whose future income
could he shown 90 he 50 less and
there are a good many fnmilies whose
income would Toe 90 more, and still
more families whos- income would
be many times 50 less II Il were not
spcnt. Ia IN also rather a taking
thing 60 say that Sl0o.00o.000 could
be better spcnt Tor education or
charity. And vet un che other hand
sioo. ooo. 600 spent In The employment
of labor n the very best use TO which
a. can be put.
SIS Il true. as suggested in the cir
cular, that a great navy. necessary
in1ames the lighting spirit and leads
90 war; II sEy recollection serves me
right, while Great Britain has hal |
troubles In Egypt and Africa, else
where, she has had no conflict on sea
for many years. and yet her navy has
been twice as large as that OF any |
other power. The recent increase in
our navy did not induce the war with |
Spain, which, rs things were, seems |
40 have been inevitable. On the other
hand, IL IL more than likely that II
In the beginning OF 1898 we had even |
as large a navy as we have nov, GER |
tainly as large q one as A. pro-
posed. there would have beeI, b war
with Spain, and that country snld
have come TO terms. as she was Very |
near coming. without battle. At that
time, however. IL was the general inn
preston among foreign powers, and
probably in Spain. that her navy
would blow us out Of the water"
The Guests az the Launching.
Mrs. Roosevelt. and children and Mrs
Cowles. sister Of the president. ar
rived at Old Point Friday, on the dis.
patch boat Dolphin The vessel an
nhored OF the fort, but none of the
party came ashore. Early Saturday
morning they came up 10 the launch
ing of the Missouri on the Dolphin.
The Missouri congressional dele
cation were prominent among the
quests. Among them were: Senator
Cockrell; his daughter, Miss Marian
Cockrell, who christencd the ship:
Mrs. c. b. Cockrell, Mr.. Frank Cock
rell and other members OF the fam
ly; Representative and Mrs. Benton,
and Mrs. Champ
Clark. Representative and Mrs.
Cochran, Representative and Mrs.
Representative and Mrs.
cowherd. Representative and Mrs.
Lloyd and Representative and Mrs.
Robb.
Others OF the party were: Repre-.
sentative and Mrs. Rixey. of Virginia;
and Mrs. Hepburn, OF
Iowa, Senator and Miss Willard, of
Mr.. Il. V. Powderly, com
missioner of immigration; Represent
ltive w. f. Rhea, of Virginia.; Capt
Reisinger, of the navy; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Il. Walsh, Gen. and Mrs.
James A. Dumont, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II.
Commander Il. ID. Taus-
'ig, Mr.. @. y. Norment, Mr.. John Cal
Afghan and Mr.. Levi Woodbury.,
Secretary Long and Secretary Gage
lrrivad nm m anecia1 frain