The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-13

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Tho navy yard officials were mighty
busy receiving the distinguished quests.
flrst OF AL Vas Nice-President sherman.
representing President Taft by personal
Tequest He came with Congressman
Salder. After the launch he was asked
" ne was aaluted on arrival. He said be
presumed 10, but thare was 20 much going
on ne really couldn't tell
Jusi say that am quite sure got one. :
Then there was Secretary Never Of
NE Navy and Assistant Secretary Vim
thrOp. Rear Admiral Signbee. retired.
aiso cane. % say nothing OF about every
military man on duty In this neighbOrhOOd
and nearly all the Congressman from
this vtcinage The Christening party
also had % be received This consisted
q Gov. Gilchrist and Miss. Elizabeth
legere fleming. daughter u she late
Governor u Florida; United States SEN
ators IaliaferrO and Fletcher of Florida
Miss Fleming had five young WOMEN
irpm Florida a. maids % honor.
Miss Geneyive Bisbee. Miss Nellie
Fletcher Miss airline Buchanan.
Miss Mary Milton and Miss EugeniR
Carter. she alao had five navy maids
Of honor. Miss Lsutze. Miss Baxter.
Miss Baldwin, Miss Walling and Miss
Hellner.
After all the guests had been received
by Admiral Leutze. commAndant u the
yard, and his assistants, Iicutenant-CO ON
mander Terhune and Lieut.. Parker. and
after they had been escorted % their
PLACES, the yard was full Of animation.
Capt. Baxter was receiving reports and
giving directions As II q launch amounted
20 nothing more than 90 say, let 'er go
He was a. unmOved a. u the most Oryti-
nary thing In the world was taking place
A second rally had been made az 9:iO
O'Clock and a third an hour later. A.
l0.25 O'Clock the great travelling crane
which slides along the top Of the building
place began slowly u move toward the
water with a great red warning hag 20
shipping that IN half an hour more the
hunch would take place. The crane was
moved 10 the waters edge
Then came thu knocking away Of the
side props and she keel block A great
went on under the ship. Some
~ the keel blocks wouldn't ~ moved
and they had 10 no chi-elled away. All
this time thousands 81 eve were centred
upCn the Christening party \ few drop
" RAIN had fallen on the summer hnery
u Miss Fleming and her marty. bu, they
Didn't seem 20 mind h. Admtla leuiEe
had his hand ON The how of the shin % reel
the first tremOr nf motion. ieutenant-
commander Terhune had instructed Miss
, leming how 20 break the hottie Of clam
nagne Il was ennteshed with red. white
and blue ribbon 10 keep the gla-s from
flying and Miss Winning wound the ribbon
cord around her wrist IN get ilTm grip.
Just after n O'CloCk JHpt. BAXTER tnok
up a megaphone and warned the christen-
ing party to watch out few more
blocks were knocked away. the dog Shor :
vere cast aside. a final inspection OF oFen-
inEs was made. y last glance showed that
all Ob-tructions were cleared, and then
APT. RaNter aid quietly hut ~ stu
was the crowd that he could be heard 90
feet away;
saw OF
Two gangs Of men went az that string
risce On each side oi the ship with oro-s-
cut SAW. IL was ahHut five inches
thick. ~ stout oak. When then had sawed
one inch " was - reported Then came
two in~hes, then three. then four. and
finally Il was announced that only hail an
inch remained An Was tense then. \
crashing -1und vas heard the how
tremhlsd. thu Ways hecan tn slide slowly.
I hen came great sma-h Of champagne
On tho shin. how. Mis- Fleming opened
her mouth. and those near 20 her might
have heard her say. II they bent Close:
4 Chri-ten thee florida
Practically nohody heard her say W
shouts were going mp from thousAnds
~ thrDats. the ships IN the yard Wers
liz. &c. s,,an.,,s5 Ra,n.r-
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slo,,lr 49,. s,,n ,,,fb,.rsd headwav
-b., VI. IN no hf,--g bowey.r sod ~
Zee tam. m. SER, rearh@d tho water
"a. was rroving "A a i0p vards dash
MACE Wbsn th,s water was touched the
r,omant,in was rheckad somswhat. ant
hereafter IL I-scafne a steady glide into
I hs wAter
II Wa when the shin first struck the
water that the great strain came that
lifted the stern and threw the pressure
on what is.called the saddle. a great
rr.dle of brace- near the Row 20 ire
vent Sans from burating and 10 tale
Ilp the strain The crisis va urarticallv
lyer now. In a few seconds thaship cleared
he stationary ways and dipped her how
siiybtiv hi shCW thaf ne vas really
aifnobed A new hatfleShip was then
porn A. she went into the water the
-1st Of tho shin thu. FAR was about A. tfD-
- She viii cost nsarly $40 on an when
iulsbed With al her guns and other
ittinrs on board. The place along the .
90 vher. the arnor viii ha nut was
,lankssi over YESTERDAY.
A. non a. the Florida mazda her how
IN xious eyes Iooksi FOR the Big Wave.
h Wa moi RAJ directly a great IN
,sayaI ,,ame near the hows The Saddle
nj a I1t III the UNDERMINING shot no out
n Inc water a. n there had heen a suh- 7
marine sgrth1uake. The chain Of weders
.p each aisl,. Pat In an. wsnt hoatina IN
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