Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-10-10

every beat and manufacturing estab-
lishment in the harbor and city. Seat
ties first battleship took her baptismal
plunge.
ON the christening stand with Miss
Mickey, when she performed the chris
tening ceremony We're Robert Moran
and daughter, Miss Nellie Moran, and
Governor Mickey.
Reception TO Gov. Mickey.
From o clock IN the evening until
II o clock, reception was rendered
10 Gov. Mickey and the visiting dele
CATION from Nebraska at the Hotel
Washington. \ public concert was
held from stand in Pioneer square.
between the hours Of 80 and 1880
o clock by Meters band. which had
been provided by the Moran Bros
Company.
With the launching Of the vessel.
Robert Moran. rresi denr Of the Com
pauy. was handed cheek for 90 600.
the gift Of the leading business men.
capitalists and citizens of Seattle IN
encouragement and recognition OF the
enterprise and worth 70 the city and
state Of the great plant which lie and
mis- brothers founded and are conduct
ing.
Methods of Launching.
Though complicated and mysterious
enough TO the layman. the task Of
launching the Nebraska was simple
enough on 10 her builders Initia.
tory moves commenced at about 10
o'clock. The first thing was the driv-
ing of the wedges between the ground
ways and the sliding ways. Then fol-
lowed the removal Of certain side
shores. Next the weiges We're driven
finally. Then the balance Of the
shores We're taken down and the keel
blocks. which carry good part Of
the weight OF the ship were split out.
This finished. everything under the
ship had been removed. leaving her
resting on the sliding ways and ready
for launc hing. The sliding ways. be-
ing the one going out with the vessel.
was boited and keyed TO the ground
ways. thus preventing the ship from
launching herself. After saving the
sliding ways off the ship started. car
rying' the ways with it.
The sliding is made possible through
an application of sterine and tallow on
the bottom way. soft soap being used
on the top way. The vessel really
slides on the soft soap.
The Nebraska first rouc he'd the wat.
er at a speed of ten or twelve miles
an hour. She displaces :, 900 tons Of
water. moving out into the bay with
an awful momentum. the force Of
which was not spent until she was
more than half mile out. Then tugs
picked her up and lowed her back
Her bow was made fast 10 the outer
end Of the Moran wharf. with line
extending astern and made fast to the
nearest city buoy. This was the yes
sells position until this morning.
Brilliant Illumination at Night.
Throughout Friday night she was
brilliantly illuminated from stem 70
stern by electricity. The feature Of
the illumination. which could be seen
from many parts Of the city was the
word Nebraska done in electric bulbs,
the letters standing twelve feet in
height. Electric lights were also
strewn around the sheerline of the YES.
SCI and all the gunport openings, lend
ing an effect maeically beautiful.
Dimensions and Weights.
The vessel is larger than any com.
missioned vessel IN the United States
navy. 1t is the largest naval vessel
ever built on the Pacific coast. The
dimensions over all are ~ feet 3
inches in length; breadth, IS feet .
l-2: the depth from main deck 10 keel
Is y feet 3 inches; there are TO be
two military masrs reaching height
Of l56 feet above the keel; and the
three smok estacks or tunnels from the
fire rooms will reach height of 100
feet above the keel: the mean draft in
service will be 90 feet 9 inches, CORE
spending 10 displacement Of $4,000
tons.
The weight Of the vessel on the day
Of launching was II 800 900 pounds.
In service the ship will have forty
officers and crew Of ~, including