Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-11
FREIGHTER VEENS
Takes TO Water
Baltimore & Caroline Co.
Ship Goes Overheard
From H. & II. Yards
SENATOR LEE Is
LAUNCHING GUEST

While nearby sirens on boats and
factories sounded salutes, the freight
er, Georgeanna Weems, built for the
Baltimore and Carolina Steamship
Company, was launched at noon to-
day from the yards of the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Corporation. The
sponsor of the boat was Miss Matilda
Weems Williams of Baltimore. a sis
ter Of Mason l.. w. Williams, presi-
dent of the owning steamship COM
pany Many prominent guests at
tended the launching.
Il christen thee GeOrgeanna Weems."
Miss Williams said. crashing the bot
tie of champagne against the boats
prov, and the boat was let loose and
cut through the water IN the Chris
tiana river Miss Williams carried in
her arms a bouquet of chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The boat was built along the same
lines as the Henry Villains, built by
the local company several years ago,
but is twelve feet longer than the first
boat
The new steamer is 255 feet long
over all, 80 feet beam and % feet deep.
She can carry a cargo of 1900 tons on al
draft of 10 feet She is built to Lloyd 81
highest class, under their inspection,
and is suitable for making ocean voy-
ages She is of the American coastwise
type of vessel, having three compIg,e
steel decks with ports in the side,
through which the cargo can be loaded,
as well as hatchways to each hold. She
is we'll equipped with winches and cargo
Doors, and is especially adapted for
carrying bales of cotton.
The crews quarters are in the fore |
castle and are fitted with the usual !
toilet requirements. The officers and |
engineers quarters are in a large |
deck house built amidships. which is |
shade deck extended to the side OF |
the vessel. On this shade deck house |
the captains house and pilot house
are fitted,
The vessel is propelled by triple
expansion engines, steam being sup
piled by two Scotch type marine boil
ers, with a working pressure OF $50
pounds. The speed at sea, loaded, will
be somewhere about eleven knots. She
is fitted with all the necessary life
saving, .fire-fghting and navigating
outfits as required by the steamboat
inspection service OF the United states
Department OF Commerce.
The Weems is expected to go in
commission within the next three
weeks. When ready. Capt. l.. G.
Hudgins will take command and /
take the vessel direct TO Baltimore. !
Whether the new ship will be inn
medlately placed in service on the |
Baltimore and Carolina route has not |
yet been determined The contract |
for the vessel was given out short
ly after the sale Of the steamship
Henry Williams. which, under the
command OF Captain Hudgins. made
one voyage across the Atlantic, car
rylng cotton to Bremen. The Georgia
anna Weems was named after the
mother OF President Mason L. w.
Williams.
Guests at the banquet following the
launching we're:
From Baltimore. Md.-Captain ]. b. |
Hall. ]. b. Edwards and Henry Will |
liams, Jr.. OF the Baltimore and Caro- |
lima Steamship Company; John X.
Shaw, Mr. Davie. Baltimore Drydock
g. Shipbuilding Co; George W. VIII /
liams. Miss Elizabeth c. Williams,
Miss Matilda Weems Williams. H. A. .
Stewart. Mr.. Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. /
Theodore W. Forbes. Mr.. and Mrs. /
Charles e. Rieman and DR.. c. Reid /
Edwards.
From Washington, d. C.-The Hon. |
Blair Lee United States Senator.
Representing the Central Railroad
Company of New Jersey. Jersey City,
N. J.-C. Z. Chambers. superinten-
dent OF motive power and George w.
Rink. mechanical engineer.
Representing the Philadelphia &
Reading Railway-W. +. Eckert, SUI
perintendent Columbia Division; ]. A.
seiders, superintendent motive pow
er; ]. G. Best. chief clerk, and Mr..
and Mrs. George Rommel, division
Master Mechanic).
From Wilmington--Mr. and Mrs. Eu-
gene r. DUPONT. Mr.. and Mrs. James
A. Draper, Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester ID.
Townsend, Miss Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs.
John =. Nields. the Misses Draper.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Whitney, Jr..
Frank B. Greenleaf A. ]. Taphouse.
Captain Oscar Lane, s. S. Pearl Shell.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. " Mason. Captain
Hudgins, S. S. Georgeanna Weems
ard Clifford w Ashley.