Deseret Evening News | 1898-03-21 | Page 4 | Naming the New Warship

NAHINU Tit UW WIII Vol IIoght frucc l1raill I lu be CMnt Iho NxvClrU Washington D C Mnrch tl Secretary Long issued nnd order today to-day that the Amazonas the cruiser recently re-cently Purchased at Ncvvcaatleon Tym from the Drazlllan government hereafter shall bear the name ot New Orleans In honor of the principal city ot Louisiana Telegraphic Instructions Niere sent to the naval omo In cent mnd oC the vessel utio wi take Immediate Im-mediate steps to carry them Into effect feet New Orleans wan chosen aa theme the-me of the wurahlp acquired from tho sister republic ot Bouth mole for the reason that Louisiana Is I ono of rite very few states of the Union not np resented In the navy at this time Thtro man quite a contttt among eviral other cities to have the waishlp named In their honor Alban N Y 1roil dnco llhode leland and Buffalo N Y advanced their claims quite strenuously