New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

thew will HAYS the Louisiana IN commission some
time before the Aag is raised over the Connecticut
There were thousands OF visitors in the city to-
day the vanguard arriving last night and all
the steamer lines and railroads entering Hampton
Roads cities running excursions specially 70 &C
cornnodate the launching crowds The naval parry
ana the shipbuilding companys guests rom WASH
iag-on and the North arrived on 4 specially char
tered steamer this morning from the national capi-
tai Al an early hour men. women and children
began 70 wend their way TO the yard The uEne
announced for the event was 10 o clock. because
the tide highest at that hour. washington
ave- the city's principal thoroughtare which LEADS
directly to the plant was thronsed all the morn
Ing II was public affair. and passes or CARDS
were required Cor admission 20 the yard
While awaiting the arrival OF the naming party
listening the disoordaat music OF the sedses
as workmen busted themselves with the Anal prep
arations the spectators had opportunity 20 see
the other war vessels building al ne yard On
the ways was the battleship Minnesota and i've
torpedo submarine boats Tor the Lake company
II Is believed that these SUMMARIES vessels are
building for Japan In the water. IN he last stages
OF completion. the oattleship Virginia and the
cruisers West Virginia Maryland snd Charleston
THE NAMING PARTY ARRIVES.
Cheers heralded the approach OF the naming
party which was driven 10 the stand N carriages
Among these on the launching stand were Charles
y Darling Assistant Secretary q the Navy:
Charles 3. Brewer chief draughtsman' Bureau OF
Construction and Repair; Lieutenant H G DIN
,a- rureau Of Steam Engineering; Naval Con-
'.-r.,or 4 L Ferguson Bureau OF Construction
sr5 Repair: Byrd McDonaugh, Naval Constructor
W C Robert Mr.. and Mrs 2 NJ Slower captain
" E MacLernan. Mr. and Mrs H !. PACK. Harry
c Whiting MI and Mrs " z Winant General
T.xanb Durnont Adolph Meyer, H C Gauss.
? u Moses John Callahan. Lieutenant H V But
-, 7 2. Gates Horace See, ] ". Kellogg MI
er5 Mrz NJ T spicer. Mr.. and Mrs c. c Walker
M and Mrs c. E. Potts. and Mr. and Mrs W r
La Bonita
Do. =, ths shfpbulding company. headed the
naming party Miss Lallande was assisted oy MISS
Auce staurer first maid Of honor; MISS Aarsot
caa4sTanos second maid OF honor. and Mss Etu0y
LalIande. her sister
TN 70 this time the great hull hse rested entirely
On the seel blocks on which it was built Now
os,a ths process Of transferring the weight from
the Keel blocks the sliding ways that were 10
carry the ship 20 the water. Long wedges were
driven between the two sets OF ways along their
entire length at short intervals At the word from
NJ Y D Doughty. superintendent Of construction.
tbA wedges were driven home until the Dig mass
Of steel was raised clear OF the ground ways
7ba signal was given to Miss Lallande and she
grasped the bottle OF champagne. which was sus-
nandad from the deck above by long heavy cord
A s+ou- raw started to the heel piece under
the bow which held the sliding ways 20 the ground
WAYS and q snap and cracking OF timber announced
that the time was at hand The big hull quivered
{ Tor
SLOWLY and maiesticaIy. With the first movement
~ the ship Miss LaIande cast the bottle Of cham
Dagne against the receding bow. exclaining;
II christen thee Louisiana
THE RATTLEsHIP TAKES THE WATER
Foar,inz champagne raced down the great steel
Prov as the hull sped down the ways slowly al
first but rapidly gaining momentum ana strlKlnS
the water with rush OF ron or twelve knots an
hour. She buried ner stern well ABOVE the water
line rosa aft gracefully dipped her stem. ana was
off IN the river between the thanking rows or
steamers and tugs. noisy Win their shrleKlns
whistles and cheering passengers
There was general rush for the exits. ana soon
IN. shipyard was emptied. with the exception OF
the company's guests. many OF whom were Is
corted on tour OF inspection OF the yard by the
shpyard officials. prior repairing 10 the hotel
for the dinner honor 81 sponsor. The Louisi-
ana was picked Up by several Tugs ard locked at
one OF the piers 60 receive her engines and achin-
cry and the finishing touches. ,,
Length on load waterlns 40 feet: beam extreme.
TO Outside OF plating. % teet inches; draesnI on
designed indicated hersspovsr.- 16,5O9: speed g
knots: complement OF o5hcers, a. c1Ipp ietneht o.
OF vertical inverted triple expansion direct acting.
bborsepoVer at IJ revolutions minute. Each en-
g!ne wiz be 9a6ed n ,. Se29Eate wS5eE'H5 s coma
inches and 81 inches in diameter. by Is inches
he snnpiied from twelve boilers Of the Ba5cock &
wilcox marine type placed IN six wate4tight com
boilers will be 100 square feet and the total heat
ing surface viii De 81 $50 square feet The SMOKE
pipes viii De three IN number, standing fore and
aft
inches vide amidships and stepped down AZ the
ends In wake OF uacalnerv spaces the arm or VIII
be II inches thick at the TOP. Iaperiug 70 inches
at the bottom Forward and aft the armor viii
step down to 9 inches at the top and inches az
the bottom then TO inches at the top and inches
at the bottom. then To inches constant thickness
then to 4 inches constant thickness There VIII be
lower casemate armor inches thick and upper
casemate armor inShes thick. The I2-nch turret
aruor will be Z inches thick the port plates.