Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-07
The Magnificent New Battleship
Vermont Slid into the Sea
without a Mishap.
CHRISTENED BY MISS BELL
large Crowd Present to Witness the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by Cows. Bell
ana Douglas and Assistant Scc-
rctnry Darling--Silver Service
10 he Given by the state.

Quincy, Mass Aug. 3I.--The United
States bs,ttlcship Vermont was launched at
the yard of the Fall River Shipbuildins
company at io:55 to-day. The great steel
ship WAS released from the stocks and
slowly and smoothly elidcd down the
ways without a mishap. Thousands cheer
ed and waved their hats as the hull rushed
into the water, among those who wit
messed the spectacle being many citizens
of Vermont.
Miss Jennie G. Boil. daughter of Cover
nor Bell Of Vermont and sponsor of the
vessel prcttily dressed in white, was tho
central tcurc on the launching platform.
BESIDES her were the maids of honor, Miss
Mary f.. Morse of Randolph Vt, and
Miss Virginia T. Perry of McIndoos, Vt,
Miss Morse being a close friend and Miss
Perry A cousin of Miss Bell The three girls
,v,rr surrouu,lcd by n brilliant party the
guests including Governor Bell and Mrs.
RoIl tho GOVERNORS staff and wives, Gov,
William l.. Douglas and Mrs. Douglas and
MANY, r.nrescntntivc citizens of Massa-
,bu.ct.e Mnvnr THOMPSON of this city,
Ase;st,r+ SECRETARY of the Navy Charles
II p,,nnc Commander A c. Boutakoff,
puss,s, naval at,acho ut Washington
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Then came loud hurrahs a hoda,n q
s,lu,cs from tho assembled steam Graf
and music NV the Marine band of Charles
,o,.r navy ward while tho n,onstrou
b,l, af,cr the first nlnnrc gradual,
came ~ rcst
There WAS no speakinc from, the launch
in9 platform but after cheering an
musin. the party adjourned to the moul
loft nearby and was entertained at lunch
con bv the Fore River company. Her
son,e informal speeches were made
The party then took special train Z
BOSTON
Tho contract for tho Vermont was sign
ed in June. 1898. To-day tho vessel
,l,out two.thirds completo. It is to h
rood,. eor commission December q 19t
When completed. the new battleship wi
bsy. cast about q oo1 Geo
A, tho ,aet session Of Tho Vermont J.eo
is,a+uro tho <uu, of g. I'm was annronriato
for ,be purchase of a silver service whic
will he nrescntcd to the new battlcshi
uho, sho is ,osdv for commission
The Vermont is a sister shin to the haiti,
ship Kansas launched at Phi!adelph'
August II. AT the Launching or the iatt'
vessel, Governor Hook of Kansas Intro
duced the use OF water IN christening III
craft
At the luncheon Roar-Admiral Bowie
president of the shipbuildine company, IL
PRODUCED Governor douglas TO the D
persons present Governor Douglas II
formally grasped thc hahd OF |oNc'n'
Fell and SAID: Il welcome you 10 MASS
chusetts
ear-Aonlrai bo"''s 'hen N''ro'"o'
Governor Bell. VINO spoke pileEy'
Assistant secretary DARING, on Der
introduced thre" the asseh'p'S ih'o u
most enthusiastic "en'o''s.'A,'on pS pr
posing to''ast 10 fTesideh' iSooseN'
everyone present arose '"'''c''ate'y al
CHEERS hlied 'he Io't' SECRETARY DaI"h
referring 10 'ne rf'S'"r"'' sioho u.
part III 'he N'c'orE at %" qua" anu u
courage III "'"'",S y" -