The Red Cloud chief., 1904-10-14
NEBRASKA AF[OAT'
Successfully christened by Miss
Main Mickey Of Lincoln
SHIP GETS NAME HONESTLY
List ~ Distinguished Neb-asLans who
Accompanied Governor Mickey aud
Daughter to Seattle. wash.

""'e'bhip NeDTaska leTt her
ways at Moran Bros. ship yard. Seat
Gle. Wash, and slid gracefully and
majestically into the waters of Puget
sound. The launching was entirely
successful.
Fully $4,000 people viewed the cere-
monies. and saw the big vessel slip
into the water. She created a cry
small wave az she look her ma den
plunge, and hoated out gently and
gracefully. Naval men who viewed
The launching stated that II was the
most successtW they ever saw.
The Nebraska weighs more than I'M
vessel ever before launched in the
United States navy. Immediately
after the launching the big Alaska
liners that lowered about her with
decks black with excursionists, looked
diminutive beside her.
Miss Mary Main Mickey, daughter
OF Governor Mickey Of Nebraska,
christened the vessel.
The Nebraska Is the Rrst battle
ship constructed on the Pacific coast
north Of San Francisco and ali the
leading army and state officials In the
forts west took part In the program.
The Nebraska party comprised tie
following: Governor j. II. Mickey
and daughter. Miss Mary Main Mickey:
Secretary OF State George w. Marsh
and Mrs. Marsh. State Auditor Charles
Weston and Mrs. Weston. State Treas
urer Peter Mortensen, State Superin-
tendent w. X. Fowler, Attorney Cen
era +. N. Ptout and daughter, Miss
Vera j.. Prout: General and Mrs. J..
II. Culver, Colonel and Mrs. George
Il. Jenkins, Miss Emily jenkins, Fair
bury; Colonel and Mrs. J. A. Ehr-
hardt. Stanton; Colonel and Mrs. c.
ID. Evans, Columbus; Colonel ]. S.
Dew. Tecumseh; Colonel and Mrs. II.
p. Shumway. Wakefield; Colonel
Charles w Haley and sister, Red
Cloud; Colonel S. NJ. Melick, Lincoln;
Colonel and Mrs. l.. w. Garoutte, Lin
coin; Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Coleman.
McCook.
That the baptismal ceremony was
q success without hitch or Qualifca-
tion was due to Miss Mickey herself,
although everything possible had been
done by the builders Of the warship
20 make easy the Office of sponsor,
Miss Mickey took no chances. The
bottle hung from the ships PROV by a
little cord that reached to the stand
built high above the platform Of the
launching shed As the pulpit is raised
over It's surroundings In the churches
OF the early days. II was expected
that as the wanhip begun to move
Miss Mickey would draw bacn the
bottle and then. releasing It., permit
the glass to SILVER upon impact with
the sides. At the crucial moment, re-
gardless OF the danger of cuts from
flying glass. Miss Mickey seized the
bottle by the neck with both hands,
stepped quickly to the side OF the huge
bulk o gathering Roadway and
smashed the fateful bottle, the jagged
neck remaining in her hands, but with
out resulting injury.
Though other battleships have been
christened, sometimes by the daugh-
tiers OF governors and sometimes by
workmen who happened to be avail
able in the emergency, there Is no
doubt OF the legitimate source from
which the Nebraska derives her name.
At a reception given by the Seattle
chamber Of to the official
party from Nebraska. Miss Mickey has
shared with her distinguished father
the Fluctuations of the people of Seat
tie.
Directly after the launching cere-
mony the governors party was taken
to the ofices OF Moran Bros, whore.
on behalf of the firm, a gold watch.
suitably inscribed. was presented to
Miss Mickey In commemoration OF the
e~ventful day.