Show CRUISER IS LAUNCHED 2 Mss mss iss Hanna Banna Christens the Cleveland at Bath Maine Bath Me Sept Sept 28 The United States cruiser crul r Cleveland was wa launched today at a the Bath iron works work At n a afew few minutes before noon non tile Hf christen christening cHristenIng ing Inc party including Miss Ruth Hanna Senators Hanna Henna Frye Fre and Hale and Congressman Littlefield mounted the platform at the bow of the cruiser and almost at the stroke of noon Miss Mis Han Hanna Hanna Hanna na with wih a daintily mounted silver hatchet hatchet cut the cords releasing the cruiser and as the big craft craf began to move broke a bottle botte of American champagne over the tho th bow christening the cruiser Cleveland Whistles and bells bels saluted the vessel as she touched the water The Cleve Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland land is one of the six sheathed pro protected protected protected cruisers cruiser authorized by byan an n act o 0 congress March arch 3 1899 |