Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-20

mense size, buried at stated intervals
between the launching stand and the1
river. These were stops. so called.
AS the ship in its cradle rushed
backward, gathering momentum with
every inch, there would be a loud re-
port like that of gun, then ropes
would fly asunder and chains would
be rent apart. All of this had been
prearranged, with a view toward les
sening the momentum of the big hull
before 1t struck the water, so that it
river.
Whistlers Give ShrlI Greeting.
As the big red stern, with shining
propellers, backed from the land, all
the water craft having whistles gave
hearty greeting TO the new bride
of the sea, while on shore thousands
of voices broke out into cheers. The
Nevada rolled back a mighty wave
as she showed here stern out on the
surface of Fore River, and for several
minutes afterward small craft bobbed
crazily up and down on the river sur.
face. while the shores on the opposite
side of the river resembled Nantasket
beach on stormy day.
The reception and banquet in honor
of Miss Eleanor Anne Siebert. the
beautiful 11-year-old sponsor OF the
new battleshIp Nevada, given at a
yesterday afternoon at the Copley
Plaza by the Fore River Construction
company. was attended by l30. the
majority OF whom were present at
the launching earlier in the afternoon.
The tables weer arranged in oval
fashion and in their center was a
mass of flowers and greenery Clus-
ters Of pink roses adorned the tables.
A big silken American flag and Ne
vada state flag of equal size were the
only other decorations.
Secretary Daniels a Speaker
Joseph Wright Powell, president OF
the company, was toastmaster. Ad-
dresses of eongratulatory nature
were made by Secretary Joseph Dan
iels, Senator Key Pittman and Gov
ernor Oddie. Secretary Daniels de
clared that the fair young sponsor
was a collateral descendant of the
first secretary of the navy, who was
George Cabot, OF Massachusetts.
Toastmaster Powell presented Miss
Siebert a gold diamond-studded loeket
suspended from a long gold pearl
studded chain. on one side of the
locket was a handsome blue-white
diamond on the reverse was the
inscription: Fore River Shipbuild
ing Corporation presents to Miss
Eleanor Anne Siebert, sponsor, U. s..
s. Nevada. July IL, 1914, Quincy,
Mass"
Three toasts were proposed and
quaffed One each to the president
OF the United States, to the U. S. s.
Nevada and TO its youthful sponsor,
Bronx cocktails. champagne. a fam.
Gus table water and plain everyday
aqua pura were the liquid refresh
ments at each place, but il could not
be ascertained with what Secretary
Daniels drank his toasts. One of two
naval men, who were his neighbors
at table, when approached upon the
matter, laughingly suggested that per
haps the famous Tarheeler used
ozone cocktails for the occasion.
Governor Oddie spoke of CONNER
cial progress in the Silver Queen OF
the union and his suggestion that this
country ought to rouse itself and re
habiltate our moribund merchant
marine was accorded the warmest
applause. Everything American afoat
he said, might, for purpose of ex
ample, be likened to brass band
Our fine navy, he said would be the
bass drum in this band, but the res
of the outfit, sadly lacking as 1t was
In mercantile expansion, might b'
likened to long piccolo
Senator Pittman Responds to Toast
Senator Pittman responded will
marked feeling to the toast to th'
president. Lamenting the difficulty o
, his task at the outset, he said, yol