Evening journal., 1907-01-12
PAMLICO NOW
IN Her ELEMENT
Her Bow Bathed With Cham
pagne By Miss CahO as
Craft Touches Water
CUTTER A MODERN CRAFT

At 1o.45 O'Clock this mornlns
the new Government steamer Pam
leo was launched from the ship yards
OF the Pusey and Jones Company Miss
Apple Caho of New Berne, North Car
olina, was the sponsor. and with n
deft swing Of her arm she broke the
ribbon bedecSed bottle of champagne
on the bow Of the steamer at the same
time giving the cutter its name.
time giving the cutter its name. Miss
Tolson, Of Baltimore, was maid Of
honor The rain of The morning did
not mar the occasion.
Long before the appointed time the
final preparations for the launch had
been completed. All that remained 70
be done when the signal was given
was the saving Of the block that held
the hull in place on the ways. An ele-
waited platform had been erected
around the bow Of the boat and upon
this the sponsor and her party Of
guests besides the officials Of the local
company stood.
At the appointed time the hull glided
away towards the water on its initial
plunge and as the champagne sprinkled
its bows a cheer went up from the
assembled throng and the boats in the
river greeted their new sister with
mighty toots Of their metal throats.
Immediately after the Pamlico had
touched the water the guests assem-
bled in the drafting room above the
Pusey & Jones Company's office at the
foot of Poplar street and there were
treated TO an excellent luncheon by the
builders. Impromptu speeches were
made by the several guests and the
local officials.
! The Pamlico is almost completed.
The builders have been able to install
much of the interior work in the boat
while it was on the ways and It Will
now be but a short time until It Is
ready for its trial trip.
The Pamlico is the only steel rev.
enue cutter the Government has con-
tracted for during the past year among
the several sh.pyards on the Delaware
river and the officials of the building
company feel very much elated that
their firm should be the successful bid
der when they had 50 many competi-
tors
Description Of the Boat
The vessel is 15s feet I'm length ant
las feet over perpendiculars. IS fee
breadth Of beam nodded. with ten fee
depth amidshbs. 1t IS to be ftteJ
with a cabin. cabin stateroom, one
wardroom and wardroom stateroom
petty officers quarters. pilot house
chartroom, bridge and room for wire
fsa1a r.Tr
be of Georgia pine. In the cabins Tho
sofas are TO be covered with leather
The main engine viii be a vertica
inverted cylinder direct-acting. Of ths
triple expansion type. with three cylin-
ders, one high pressure, inches; ons
medium 13 Ia inches, and one low
pressure. with a diameter IS inches
with the stroke of piston Is inche.
and an indicated horse power Of 600
The steam will be supplied from q
boiler Of the marine water tube type.
feet inches in length: II feet Q inchel
in width and II feet in height, working
at a pressure Of 200 pounds to tn,
square inch. The boiler for the don
key engine will be Of the Scotch type
with a working pressure Of 200 pounds
to the square inch.
The vessel will have but one mast
which will be "a feet in length over "a
and will be fitted with yard arms and ;
room on which will be rigged the wire.
less telegraphy
The new cutter viii run betweeI
Pamlico and Albermarle sounds. ant
will he called the Pamlico.
The guests at the launch were:
Joseph E. Borden, Chief Surveyor o
the American Bureau Of Shipping, n
Y; William NJ. Burgess, OF Phnadel
? phia, secretary of the keystone Fir
Insurance Company; Mr.. and Mrs. J
Core Carver of West Chester; Hon. "
T. Caho. Of New Berne, n. c.; Freder
lex A. Downes, president of the Key
stone Fire Insurance Company OF Phil
adelphia; Dr. and Mrs. Demorest AM
Alfrido Demorest Of South America
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, J
II. Edwards. Washington Captain D
p. Foley of the Revenue service an
wife. of Baltimore; Clement A. Girls
com, Jr., New York; Judge J. J.eJack
son. of Washington; Frank Lealke, Johi
c. Lowry. Mr.. Madison. and George +
Shober OF Philadelphia Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Savery Of West Chester. Th
following represented the governmen
service: Hon. Charles K. Thomas an
J wife, Washington; Captain and Mrs
F. G. F. Wadsworth, inspector of tn
construction Of the vessels; Captain W
G. Ross Chief Of the Revenue Cutie
Service OF Washington; Chief Engi
neer John r. Daily and wife, Hon. an
Mrs. Hughes B. Holland. Washington
Engineer-in-c chief OF cutter service,
A. McAHister, Washington; Inspecto
Daniel Monroe; United States Quarter
master Enanada e. V. Nelson; Wash
ington; John r. Williams. Philadelphia