The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-01

IN Int Hlotoiy "a ehS iAi"'uioeIui
and maritime growth of the por
ascagoula. In the presence of
throng of people, representing
ideally every city, village and ham
II the Mississippi gulf coast, will
numbers from New Orleans, Mo
land other points, the International
building Co.'S first all-steel ship
Torino, glided majestically down
rays for her initial plunge in the
Is of the Pascagoula river. Miss
Hearin Staples, the pretty little
liter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Sta
of Mobile, christened the Torino
e capital city of Piedmont, Italy.
Misses Grace Bestor, Margaret
Lucy Herndon and Margaret
all Of Mobile, composed the at
Ne party of launching maids.
ship was launched at 4:45 p. m. |
box 81 seconds to go down the
So perfect were all arrange
for the launching that the YES
IT the waters in a rigidly upright
and without a tremor arose
wen keel, came to a stop in the
Of the river and then slowly
toward the shipyard side of the
where the tugs made fast and {
her into the slip, where the ma &
etc., will be speedily installed.
E1Orino is the first all-steel ship C
uilt in Mississippi. All the ma. n
even to the engines and boilers, s
bbrcated in the yards of the n
tional Shipbuilding Co. She is a
a group of eight steamers of fl
et tons which the company is
for Italian interests. Four
nlps OF her class are now on J(
4 in various stages of compile. "
all eight are to be delivered ar
March, 1921. The dimensinns In
9Th, over all, 1853 feet; beam %.
depth of hold, ZIG feet, horse lee
k40o, ce
hternational, in addition to the ii'
Pas a contract for a series of
Pmships of 10000 net tons car
|pacity. The company is now pA
IN further engagements and
ls OF their yard, as well as the -
Of considerable number of WI
pf their employees, in addition ~
" already constructed. This oo'
p, which will be completed by 'oi
\ will make the International n''
PSI shipyard in the entire ua'
\ Will place Mississippi on the Wv
pc OF the most important ship o''
states in the Union. The
now has 200 men GA it's pay DE-
en number will be increased
py the first of the year. The L
NY roll is about $4,000 per ing
'cn' with the additional men OF I
ed $lOO,OOO weekly by Janu- in )
company employs strictly iron
labor and the most harmoni- Man
OnS exist between the COM Her
Its employees. at 4
launching of ,bo To.;, naa finet
aS In gala attire. Flags and youl
'olors were everywhere in ior
!, iae mayor had proclaimed up
'uay and the townspeople acco
'alllng toward the shipyard M'
F afternoon, the gates of the wen
's oeen thrown open and the very
"'u 10 witness the first steel 'he
ned' The crowd present is lar
at from six to ten she
peOple' As the huge tim II
secured the vessel to the ilooil
Sawn in two and the mas uenc'
Al'ed on her journey to the 'ne
'nouts and cheers of the Vi WI
snd innumerable whistles mem
craft and the various units caso'
!. ! niade din that will long .ie a
's'ed. ! No ceremonies ac. Chlnt
=, Ie launching, beyond the o.e'e :.
oy the breaking of a bot. Ihe I
vintage cbamnao class
bow. honor
tort had h, nice
, look off,. maui ny the Helen
!. ,OA after the comfort and Ionn
u ,s public, and the stand at M ons'
Ind Ital;on a'eu WIN banke
10 this stand was es. a's- nuse
, 80 IL number of specially in. r,,n;a.
aag a, -, ''eu d large Hanged
cOors at a. anu 'he pink r
), in was strung the vari- ,.o,.,;,
'oiiai sig added
lial In, ity.
w. luncheon was served
NJ, euests aboard one of
!. 'ers locked close to the sout
sp, ono. 'he Pascagoula trail S,
l. A.. Dpen house in the city. Next
ins NO. a. tne Elks club ginninI
Ae dav e eioslng social will be
les v,s ate ser
plstinr' '"e recipient of a ice ne,
'um and sapphire