The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-22
THE PENNSYL VAN|A
INTRODUCED TO
NEPTUNE
New Cruiser Was Sue
cesfulIy Launched
Yesterday
CHRlSTENED BY MISS HANNA
Thousands Gathered at Cramps Ship
yard to See Uncle Sans New
Fighter Make Her Dive
Into the Waves.

Philadelphia, Aug. 22.-In the pres
nece of one of the largest and most
distinguished crowds thar ever throng-
Cramps shipyard on a like occasion,
the United States armored cruiser
Pennsylvania was launched today
Miss Quay, daughter of United
States Senator Quay broke a bottle of
American champaign on the cruis
prs bow and said: q christen thee
Pennsylvania"
On the christening stand was dis
tinguished party the conspicuous fig
ures including Governor Pennypacker,
Senator Quay ana a number of other
eminent representatives of the state
from which the big cruiser takes its
name, Secretary Of the Navy Moody
and delegation OF naval officers from
Washington, and many other promi-
nent guests.
1t was a fete day at Kensington as
all such occasions are. Grouped about
the wharves and dotting the Delaware
for miles arund were craft Of every
description, from local excursion boats
to foreign steamers.
The launching was carried out with
out hitch. 1t was half past noon
when the last shores were knocked
from the ways and the colossal vessel
began her brief journey preparatory
to taking her maiden plunge into the
deep. AS the marine monster glided
gracefully Gown the creased cradle
after the proverbial bottle of wine
had crashed against her bow, the. en-
| thusiasm found vent. The crowds in
| the yards roared and screamed, the
party on the christening stand waved
hats and cheered and the boats on the
| river added their whistles to the gen
eral din,
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
luncheon was served in the mold-loit
| and d numoer UL 1ehcltoua speeches
were made, among the speakers be
ing Governor Pennypacker and Secre-
tary Moody.
The Pennsylvania is regarded by
| naval experts as d marvel i'll the art
| Of marine architecture. She is class
ed as a first class armored cruiser.
she mas been hhensU to q Uatt4esii..
possessing a protection OF armor only
a little under the weight OF that de-
signed for the huge ships OF the Geoi-
-ja class, while she is superior to all
pattleshius in point OF speed.
The Pennsylvania is to develop a
sneeu OF = knots, Wnich Is a ha
rion Of a knot more than the best per
formance of the fast flying Brooklyn
The Pennsylvania has length on the
load water line OF 502 feet and her
extreme breadth at load water line
is about 70 feet. Her mean draft Is
about "a feet inches. but When sht
is loaded to her fullest capacity anc
the bunkers are all filled with coal
sne draws 26 feet and inches OF
I.water. The total coal bunker capdci'!
is , 900 tons. The vessel will be pro
neued Dy twin screw, four cylinder
lripple expansion engines Of 23,0Co III
ldicatad horse power.
| me Pennsylvania will have anPrf'
armament composed principally e
| GU OF medium size THAI are connte'
to 10 great execution under rapid man
ment. There will be four eigh
inch guns, in pairs, in two electrlcaii.
controlled. ellipt.cal, balanced tufro'
having inclined points plates On TIL
n,.uer deck at the corners Of the su
nerstructure four six inch guns vii
he mounted on Sponsors, each havin'
an arc OF nre OF about l4V degrees. Ol
the main or gun deck there will b
ten six inch guns in broadsde. EigS
5een fourteen Founders breech load
iug rifles. twelve three Founders, wv
machine guns, and six autimatic gun
of small caliber, together with tou
Dounders in the military tops and wv
three inch field guns, will constitut
the battery OF small guns,
Extends Thanks