Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-06
Great Ship is Heavier Than any
War Vessel Ever Launched
in America.
SPONSOR AND PARTY N CITY
Governor PennewiIi and Staff and
Many Other Distinguished people
OF Delaware. Accompany Miss Ca
hall, Who is to Christen the States
Namesake-SpeciaI Preparations.

E,,cr>Ihin. is in readiness a. lh''
shiYyard for undertaking on" OF me
greatest fratS in IN" history oil
American Shipbuilding. lnc Launching
OF the United States bItllrShip Dtla-
ware. As she stands Cn the stocks,
6":J pcr cent completed. the Della
ware weighs nearly min" thousand
tons. and is about a thousand tons
heavier than any war vessel ever
launched in this country.
All Scaffolding was remover from
about the great red hull yesterday,
ana apparently little remains TO b"
done before the start for the water
is made. Tide will be- high At
$50 O'Clock this morning. and the
launching will occur as near 'hat
hour as possible. The ward will b"
closed down all the morning. and IN"
gates will BE-. thrown open to the pub
lie an hour before the launching. y"
great crowd is cNirC'cd. but lh"r"
will he plenty Of room for every
body. no matter hcw many visitors
there may happ"n TO be. The snip
occupies shipwiy No &. at the north
rrlv end of tn" yard. where Their" Is
almost unlimited space for spectators.
Special Precautions.
Special precautions have ueen
taken by the yard officials 10 prevent
any kind OF a mishap. Extra piles
have been driven near the outer end
of the WAYS to sustain The weight OF
the mammoth hull. and iherer tugs
will be waiting to catch The snip
when she is safely afloat.
A distinguished party from Della
ware. including Governor S. S. Pen
newill and STAFF. and Miss Anne Pen
newill CahaN the fair sponsor. who
is to christen the ship, arrived at Ola
Point yesterday and came over 10
this city in the evening 10 stop a:
Hotel Warwick.
In the parry are:
Governor s. S Pennewill. Genera:
4. Il. Benson and Mrs Benson. Col.
Geo W. and Mrs. Sparks. Col. Ell
ward Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell ami Mis-
hilCHtii. Y VI "" IL wv oSNh q ''
Mrs. Messick. Col. Vim. ID. Denns.
Col. John G. TOWNSEND. Col. Geo. y
Elliott. VIM. II. Heald. Col A. r. Con
ner and Mrs. Conner. Col. II: "
Cavenaugh. CT. Thomas Curry. Majo'
f. G.. bradford. Major v liam Ma.
shall Colonel Theodore Townsend.
Major \. K. Hart. Major C. \. Short.
Col VIM r. St1ver. Sergs ant Wilson
7. Gray. Sergeant Charles n. Lloyd.
Mr.. and Mr.: ID. O. Hastings. Mr.. and
Ms. John NJ. Menicnhall. NJ and
Mrs. Charles II. Maull Miss Nnno
Pennewill Canal! Miss Lizzie Cahall.
Miss Frances Hazel. Dr. and Mrs.
l.. NJ. Cahall. Juig" and Mrs Jane.
PennewiH. Mr.. and Mrs. .ia>. l.. Cab
all. Miss Alic" Coleman Dupont.
EX L. ;. Senator Anthony Higgins.
Mr. and Mrs. Mavv,ly. Nj and Mrs.
Joseph Cahall Miss Nicholson.
NJ. and Mrs. W H. Royce. MIR.
and Mrs. Hiff". EIu GOD Harl Oscar
c Welsh Newton l.. Grubh G. l..
Williamson. Walter Drnahal Glenn
fali2W. X. j Mclean. William HaZfI
J. II Herman. Major and Mrs Ram
So. NJ. and Ms Daws bach
President Oreut, Here.
Pr"sif"Hi {. u OrCUl:. Of n. ship
,ard. ACCOMPANIED ~ NJ. and Mrs
IyDI!s WaShhUrn. arrived in tn" city
from Now YORK Yesterday and spent
tn" afternoon cpmf.rrirg with N"
ya-L officials concerning tn" detail,
0f j." launching plan.
NJ OrCut viii y" '0astmast"- AZ
to" pDstlannChlng breakfast which
y i'll ," ~'TN"d Al Hotel WarW.cT 1T
- O'Clock in honor % ~" sJ"n5or-
Ahnu' ,su hundred cnv"rs wi =
l.ri : : tn ~, akfAsr. and h" ci1 s'.'
all iu' Iud". ',.sIde, the E'!aHar"
ysr'y. army aid EaNy "n,cois ia
'I"n". IN ihi- VIC IA. ~, a L"lIi'.r
o. ~'!i kb"Wn Ioca' ~ "?I'
1ho ,t'rva-d viii r"s.m" "i".ra-
Tons this afr"runun .' l. 6, 0rIrck