Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17

rooms dining roorl purser's office and main
deck In lobby and opposite passenger gang
ways VIII be covered with rubber thing.
The deck in all quarters in passa ges
the main deck. the upper cabins aud private
parlors Will be covered with lnoieum one
quarter of an inch thick. Toilet rooms will
be laid in mosaic tiling. The saloon and
shade decks, where exposed, will be COW
cred with canvas and interlocking rubber
ulirg. Under the main deck over the
CINE, boilers and gallery insulating sheath
ing or fireproof composite board will be
fitted. The undeTside of the saloon and
shade decks will be sheathed with light
steel.
The saloons and rooms will be furnished
with wicker couches and chairs and up
holstered i'll fabrikoid.
The propellng machinery Will consist of
four return tube Scotch type boilers and
one inclined direct acting compound engine
with cylinders 80 incheSX6i inches in diam
eter and 66-inch stroke for all pistons. The
engine and all its parts to be proportional
for a working pressure of DO pounds per
square inch and so r. p. m. The wheels VIII
be of feathering type about 16 feet in
diameter, with nine buckets about feet
long and feet inches wide. There VIII
be single smoke stack about Ga feet
above CRATE level, with inches inside d.
ameter. There will be one electrical gen
Grating set of % k. W. capacity, with maxi
mum voltage of 125.
Luncheon at Hotel.
Directly after the launching the guests re-
paired to the Hotel Warwick, where lunch
con in honor of the launching of the James
town was served by the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company in the big dining
room of the hotel overlooking the James
river. The room and tables Were prettily
decorated. Covers were laid for 100 guests,
and every seat at the tables was filled when
oil OF cd
progress of the luncheon Mr. Levi Wood
bury arose, and. addressing the assemblage,
said that the occasion was a field day for
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company. After speaking of the James
town, he added that it was his pleasure on
behalf of the directors of the company. TO
present to the sponsor, Miss Norment, who
so gracefully christened the jamestown,
locket as souvenir.
Remarks by MI. Callahan.
Mr.. John Callahan, general manager of
the n. and W. Steamboat Company, was
the next speaker. The name jamestown"
given to the steamer, he explained, was
deemed the most appropriate that could be
selected for the reason that she is 10 be
used to operate between Washington, Old
Point Comfort and Norfolk and the James
town exposition grounds as a daylight pas
senger steamer during the continuance OF
memoration of the first white settlement in
America on jamestown Island. and Will
inaugurate permanent daylight service
between Washington, Old Point Comfort
and Norfolk. He gave the guests an idea
of the construction of the steamer and the
safeguards which have been embodied in
her construction.
After the luncheon which is in progress
the guests will again board the steamer
Newport News and be taken for trip
through historic Hampton roads and Nor
folk harbor and a landing will be made at
Norfolk to allow the Norfolk guests to go
ashore. The steamer this evening will start
for Washington and is expected to arrive
there about s o'clock tomorrow morning
Among those present at the launching and
luncheon from Washington We're Mr.. Levi
Woodbury., president of Norfolk aud Wash
ington Steamboat Company, and his family;
Mr.. Clarence Norment vice president of
Norfolk and Washington company, and his
family: Miss Judith Norment, the sponsor
for the jamestown; General Manager John
Callahan and wife, Mrs. Mamie Norment,
Mrs. Ulie n. Hurley, Mrs. Old. S. Smith.
Webster Edgerly and wife, Edward Graves.
wife and daughter, George E. Hamilton and
wife, ex-senator John K. Jones and wife,
c. w Howard and wife, +. p. May and
wife, James Lansburgh and wife, George
W. Pearson and wife, John Cammiek and
wife, Assistant General Manager D. j. Cal
lahan and wife. General Passenger Agent
w. II. Callahan and wife, w. G. Cox of
the Harlin and Holingsworth corporation
anu Wilc Jolh H. IfoWer, cNleI engineer
of the Norfolk and Washington company,
and wife; r. II. Holden and wife, Daniel
Frazier and wife. Edward Stevens and wife.
George W. Moss and wife, Gen. George
Chler, inspector general of steam vessels,
of Baltimore: Will f. Carne and wife, Maj.
Richard Sylvester and Messrs. Tally. Harry
Norment, H. T. Wheeler. Daniel @. Garges,
e. II. Stevenson, G. d. Salkeld, Eugene
Wheeler. w. ]. Dwyer, William Pearson.
c. w. Lukens. s. T. ID. Drennon, Mrs. w.
E. Clark and niece. Misses Fulton. w. 3.
iIibbs. Dr. Boyee and wife. DR.. r. t. Hol-
den and wife, Z. c. Bradenburg. w. b.
Holtzclaw and ]. L. Owens.
From Norfolk: Mr.. Stewart Matthews.
Lieut. Commander Capehart, Z. s. N; As
sistant Naval Constructor G. A. Bissett, Z.
s. N; Admiral p. f. Harrington and wife,
Lieut. Commander Victor Blue, 4. S. N;
c. S. Sherwood, Mayor Reed, j. Davis
Capt a. v. Wadhams and wife. John G.
Tilton, c. NJ. Barnett and wife. Mrs Ernest
HUMPHREYS E. T. Lamb and wife, George
S. Lathrop and wife. Commander r.. L.
Hall, u s. N, and wife; NJ. j. Murphy and
wife. Col r. C. Marshall, Col. George c.
master r. s. O'I.eary. L. s. N, and wife;
Capt r. II. c. Kelton. U. S. a; Barton
Myers and wife w w. Moss and wife.
Miss Eda Murphy, NJ. T. Friary and wife,
w S. Upsanur Col r. ID. Potts, Y. 5. A.,
and wife; Naval Constructor A. w Stahi,
u s. N, and wife; Mayor John q. Rlddick,
Capt j. N. McCarrick and wife.
Fleet of Six Steamers.
When the Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company has the jamestown and the
ferry steamer Callahan, which Is TO be
launched at Wilmington Saturday next, In
service, 1t will have a fleet of six fine steam
ers AS stated by Mr.. Callahan In his ad-
dress at the luncheon this afternoon. the