Evening journal., 1904-06-01


When the General Thomas S. Jessup
was launched from the dock of the
Pusey & Jones Company this afternoon
She was greeted by the other craft with
prolonged blasts from their whistles.
Mrs. Augustus S. Nicholson, daughter
of General Jessup. for whom the boat
was named, christened it as it started
down the ways on its initial dip.
The craft is a twin one to the Cen
eral Nathaniel Greene, launched some
weeks ago from the same dock.
The Jesup will be a standar6 steel
screw vessel for the harbor service of
the quartermasters department of the
United States Army. Its principal di-
mensions will be. length on deck. 130
feet; length of load line, feet above
the base. 1873 feet; breadth of beam,
moulded % feet; depth, moulded amid
ship. 2 feet, inches; draught. loaded,
feet; speed per hour. 13 statute miles,
It will be propelled by vertical in
verted direct acting compound surface
condensing engine with high pressure
cylinder 20 inches in diaeter.
Before the launch, which took place
at 2.40 o'clock a luncheon was served
at the offices of the company. 1t was
attended by the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Bingham and
party of eight. New York; Major c. b.
Baker, representing the quartermaster
general, Washington; +. A. Furst
Baltimore; Hon. Henry A. Houston
Millsboro. Del; Mr. and Mrs. William
g Hustled. West Chester; c. A. Minor
Philadelphia; Major Augustus s.
Nicholson, washington; Mr.. and Mrs
Morris X. Jessup, New York city; Mr.
and Mrs. W. II. Clark. Washington
Lieutenant Samuel 5. O'Connor. Fort
DUPONT; ]. Alvah Scott. inspector. New
York; John NJ. Sheehan, Baltimore;
Edward Savery, West Chester; e
Platt Stratton, engineer surveyor
American Bureau of Shipping, New
York; Charles w. Smithers. Chesa-
peake City Md; Michael Sheehan, Bal
timore; DR.. H. w. Wickes. United
States Marine Hospital Service. Reeds
Island; 4. d. Wells, New York; VIII
liam d. Windsor PHILADELPHIA Mrs
r. T. Richardson. Miss Elizabeth Rich
ardson. Baltimore; James H. Blood
Denver; Senator L. Fl. Ball. L. p Bush
J. B. Clarkson, Mr.. and, Mrs. John II
Dandy. T. c. DUPONT, Alfred !. DUPONT
II. S. Evans f. A. Gilpin. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles S Gawthrop, Dr. and Mrs. L
A. Kittinger Mr.. and Mrs Preston Lea
John p. Nields. Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin
Nields. Miss Elizabeth Nields. Charles
S. Raub, George w. Remington. c. A
Rudolph, Mr.. and Mrs. George w
Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Palmer
Benjamin +. Shaw. Willard Salisbury
Daniel w. Taylor, Stirling II. Thomas
j. L. williams, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID
Warner, Captain Horace Wilson. Clar
ence Southerland. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Par,
ker Jefferis, Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Lati
mer, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Kirn. MI
and Mrs. George A. Messick. Mr.. an,
Mrs. J. w. Lawson. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs
Adam Lindsay. r. j. Maclane David 7
Marvil. Walter d. Bush, Thomas i
Bayard, President and Mrs. Thomas II
Savery. Mr. and Mrs. William II. Saw
cry Mr. and Mrs. Thomas n. Savery
Jr Mr.. and Mrs. Horace II. Thayer
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman f. John, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Walter $. Taylor Dr. and Mrs
Harrison W. Howell Alfred b. Moore
Mrs. Leonard Kittinger, Mr.. and Mrs
George W. May. Mr.. and Mrs. J. New
man Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Herber
Compton, Miss May II. Cam. J. T
Edwards, Jr., Miss Caroline Fisher.
AS soon as the remaining work 4
completed the boat viii be turned owe
to the United States Army officers
It will be used in the quartermaster'
department.