The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-18
Thousands Saw the Great Ship
Embrace Her Future Home
On the Deep.
II WAS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT
There Was MOI a Single Hitch
in the Prearranged Plan, and
it Worked Like a Charm in
Every Way.
| WAS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

Auld the blowing OF whistles OF fac
tories and boats and the cheers OF
thousands of people, the schooner
,es1sassapeage" was launched OH sched-
ule time at 4:30 O'Clock yesterday at
ernoon from the shipbuilding pant OF
the Brunswick Marine CONSTRUCTION
corporation, this being the first
launching from this plant and the
second since the civil war in a Geor-
gia port of a vessel for ocean com
mercC
AS the big ship, dressed with flag
from stem to stern, slid gracefully
down the ways into the waters OF
Oglcthorpc Bay, Miss Selma Fcndig
one OF the most attractive girls OF II.
college set of Brunswick, broke tho
bottle OF champagne over the stei.
of the ship and bestowed the namc
'Bassapeagc," which is OF Indian or.
gin, taken from the Long Island sum.
mer home Of one of the owners of
the vessel.
AT 4 o'clock the program. in OBJ
servance OF the launching Of the first
vessel from this shipbuildiHg plant
and the second since the civil war
to be launched in Brunswick, began
The crowd in attendance was fully
equal to that when the schooner
"Glynn" was launched last month, the
fGS vessel built in a local plant il
mahy years, which was Of special in
terest to residents of Brunswick both
because she was the first vessel built
here and because she was built by
local capital in a Brunswick corpora
ton and under the supervision OF
Brunswick shipbuilders. The guests
Swho were in Brunswick to see the
launching were welcomed by Hon ]
Hunter Hopkins, mayor of Brunswick
who laid stress upon the spirit Of Co
operation which has given Bruins,
wick the lead of all other ports south
of Newport News in shipbuilding and
rs his hearers of the cordial way in
which newcomers are welcomed to
Brunswick and aided in establishing
new Industries. He was followed by
Colonel C. P. Goodyear, who for many
years has worked for the upbuilding
of Brunswick to the sacrifice of his
own interests. Colonel Goodyear pre-
sented in a very forceful manner the
great advantages of shipbuilding in
southern ports, and the facts that
make Brunswick the most desirable
port in the south for economical con
s-uction TO both wooden and stee,
vessels
A large number of visitors were
present from other cities. About
seventy-fve were specially invited
guests of the Brunswick Marine Con
struction Corporation, men Of promi
hence in industrial lines, who are
specially interested in the develop
ment of shipbuilding in the south, OF
the increase of commerce through
southern ports. A number Of officials
of railroad lines were present, among
them being f. T, Lamb, president o.
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railway; j. Lee Edwards, traffic man
ager. and B. L. Bragg, general mall
ager. of that road.
A party of guests from Birmingham
came in on a special car. This party
was made up of head officials of the
steel companies that operate in the
birmingham district. These officials
are very much interested in the de
velopment of shipbuilding in Bruins
wick and other southern ports, and
are looking forward to the day wher
the south will be building steel YES
sells of the largest size from the stee
made in the Birmingham district. The
low freight rates that prevail on iror
q nd steel from Birmingham to Brur
!, tesek. unexcelled labor conditions.
climate in which work can be carrie