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Show I GUNBOAT SACRAMENTO LAUNCHED BY .CRAMPS PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21. The gun-lioat gun-lioat Sacramento was launched from tho Cramp shipyard today. The new addition to the navy was christened by alius Phoe-l'o Phoe-l'o Brlggs. daughter of Dr. IDllory Brlggs of Sacramento, Cal.. the champagne sho splashed against the ship's prow being the product of tho Sncramento valley. The sponsor is a student at Vassar and wns chaperoned -hy Mrs. George 12. "VVil-llims "VVil-llims of Sucramonto and Washington, D. C JL II. Marshall, chief geographer of tho geological survey, was the official representative rep-resentative of the city of Sacramento. The Sacramento Is 225 feet S Inches lonir. Her contract calls for a speed of twelve knots nn hour. The armament consists of tlireo 1-lnch rapid-fire guns, two 3-pound und two l-nourid rapid-lire puns, and machine And Held guns. The filMp will carry a crew of 150 officers and men. |