The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-26
! BsttIeship Glides Down
J Ways Into Della
ware River.
lSOR CAREY IS
|pRESENT AT CEREMONY
sting Story of the Life
~ Of Old Warship of
Same Name.
~ J. A. BRECKoNS.

n Tho Tribune.
lDELPHIA. Pa May 25.-Wav-
Wing banners and shouting lusu-
~ huge battleship slid into the
~ today. more than twoscore
= cItizens were masseG on the
4: xiand when Miss Dorothy Knight
a hottie over the prov of the
A said. II christen thee Wyo-
fmmediately after the launch
.'Vyolning party were guests of
~ al q magnificently appointed
n the Bellevue -Stratford. Rep
',rP Mondell was first called upon
N 10 the toast, The Battleshlp
4" He characterized the state
|sirsst In the union. fairest be-
"a 10 grant woman the right to
A predIcted that the vessel would
4 10 the name in the same man
ryery Wyoming citizen called TO
a al honor and trust by the ma
A always done.
"a wish for this vessel is that
a ssyer fire a hostile shot. and be
uan-of but a daughter OF
GSv Carey's Address.
-or, Carey outlined the progress
<a's navy by citing the achieve
4 the former Wyoming. which put
|lacy in the China seas. He
/ n paFticularly appropria that
ming should be launched from
<Ss. as the western state was
Iiier valley in Pennsylvania.
4 the Wyoming people present
-7xrnor and Mrs, Carey. Senator
a Clark, Congressman Mondell.
M Mrs. Vanorsdel, Mrs. Justice
,nier and Miss Dorothy knight,
n. E. Staunton and wife. Celia
4 Of New York and Charles NJ.
A Cheyenne. all relatives of Sena-
rvn: Charles r. Golden and wife.
h Homer and wife OF Laramie.
fbBwick. Percy Hoyt, Bessie
Iona Wells. Mrs. Elizabeth Bad
|ancy Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Rober,
NJ. and Mrs. f II. Barrow Of
Il Vera Santon. \. S Morgan,
HahIu OF Evanston. Mrs. Julia
n Denver. George S. Beck of
a Mrs.. and Mrs. w. r. Walker.
/ Of Cheyenne. now of New York.
in the World.
ne Wyoming gets It's full arna-
. warship will not be surpassed
fIehting ship In the world. The
7ey all IS $50 feet breadth at the
ne 90 feet. displacement. 26.O00
he big battleship will have
twenty and one-half knots. The
aclty will be $500 tons and the
carry oil burners in case of
Wyoming's armament will be
Finch guns, tventy-one b-inch
v 3-pounder salutinC guns. Two
q semi guns, two 3
pieces, two 30-caliber machine
Two submerged torpedo tubes.
ttIeship Is little more than cne-
npleted II will carry fifty-fou-
Ind 1890 enlisted men.
yoming Is one of six first class
p under construction at differ
D When the whole number Is
another fleet VIII be added to
which will be stronger IN fight
lsfh than the entire American
The end OF the Spanish American
rry Of the Old Wyoming.
,ection with the launching Of the
leship Wyoming. unsurpassed by
2 warship In the world. which
2 today, an interesting story is
Id the life and history of the
ming. wherein that famous old
distinguished herself in no un-
manner and was the indirect
Fnereby a war with the United
I'd Japan WAS summa"iIy nipped
I'd.
'sned In 1863. For two centuries
'slf peace had reigned between
"a States and the Flowery king
nov, according 10 the decree of
w Tue hairy barbarian was 10
'ed from Japan. To bring this
me Morl. the powerful daimio
ho-shln. attempted 10 bar the
81 foreign vessels through the
shlmonoseki By firing on them.