Show AMERICAN mm under cleneland Cley Clev eland elands s we build OUT our own ships rips heretofore HERETO FOSE BUILT ABROAD i the great homemade home made transatlantic trans trana atlantic liner christened by mrs grover cleveland A world special from last week related the follo following ing history the huge hull bull of the now new ameri i I 1 can line American built atlantic antici I 1 steamship st louis christened byi bya mrs cleveland 63 was nob nobly v launched cramps abi shipyard mo monday aday the s day the bisti distinguished aguis lied company tile the vast crowd the success were worthy of the occa occasion ian the enormous stand which the cramps had erected 0 their immense maids could not cot be bein begin 0 in to hold the throngs of hoople they oyer overflowed flowed over every everything cr thousands clambered aboard the unfinished hull bull of the steamship st paul the sister ship of the st louis ouis other thousands thousand bunc hung from windows scaffoldings in eaves water pipes and every every conceivable elevation II hundreds undre lasof of excursion boats tugs and rowboats row boats plied hither and th thither ither on the delaware deafen ducr T the ear with their screeching b bellowing el lowing whistles philadelphia streets waved with buntin bunting 0 and stars and striped ficia boated ted every where A more perfect day for the launch t could not have teen desired d A anda nd so it was that people IL kept orlo 1 oo for hours stood d ft complaining bining when V 4 their i neighbors fk taj elbowed and squirmed and pushed laughed at the jokes of the blue jackets who peeped from the port holes of the big warships tied up at the docks and yelled at the playful pranks of the 1 workmen who jolted under the keels of the great ship waiting el for the word to drive the wedges 0 under her meantime pennants pennant s waved hags flap flapped and the band played stirring airs it was just 1130 a ni when the blue and white pennant of the american line broke from a ball at the top of the flagstaff which stood in the center of the bow platform upon which the Pre presidential party was to be received and flun hung n its silken folds to the breeze brecie th band struck up hail to the chief and from the sail loft of the cramps clement A griscom president of the international navigation company stepped upon the temporary bricf bridge e ln aich led to the bows of tle st louis beside him walked mrs grover cleveland and behind her was the president himself ae ompa nying them were many well known washington people mem bers of the cabinet naval officers olli cers and others when the crowd reco recognized 0 nihed the Pres dent andani it broke in a mighty cheer the president bowed alad mrs cleveland smiled then a stentorian voice shouted three cheers for mrs cleveland 1 and they the were given with hearty vini vim there was over an hours delay after the arrival of the presidential party before nay any preparations for the launch faunch were made by the workmen the delaware river at this point is is ill adapted for the launching 6 of so tremendous temen dous a I 1 ship therefore it bad been necessary to dredge away awa a channel for her on the opposite side of the river and there was at still ill a danver danger that on account of her ber great leh length 0 th she would go abrou aground nd if lier her anchors failed to check her promptly when she plunged into the water but finally everything was ready IN mrs I 1 rs cleveland smiled the president nodded approvingly and the crowd cheered when at constructor tor nixons dixons signal the mechanics began a steady hammering underneath the hull bull the tide was wae at its greatest bel height M bit in the deleware Uele waro that day at exactly I 1 and as the hands of mr nixons dixons watch pointed to this hour lie sent word to mrs cleveland Cla veland that be was ready A pint bottle of american biach nude made by a st louis fill firm was handed to her the bottle was boulad in gold cord and covered with nith an american Ame nag flag in tile the union io of which was tile the blue figlo ablo of tho american line mrs cleveland took her stand close under tile bows grasping gras gra ping qing the bottle in her right 0 hand and and looked decidedly nervous L are yon voll ready sirs mrs cleveland T asked cd cramp yes that is 1 think I 1 ani I 1 i said she with a smile the signal was given 0 the good ship qui quivered cred as if rud suddenly denly thrilled with life there was a long low voiced ru rumble able and is as the ta tall owed flowed ways s grew boft under tinder tile friction the nose liose of the great ship began very slowly at first to draw away from tile the stand mrs a blow at tile the great bow the bottle was shattered and the sparkling 0 wine i splashed over tho the ship and the crowd ns its she said aid in a broken voice 1 I chi christen isten thee st louis gladin gliding smoothly the great hill ba bade A farewell to her berth on the land and plunged with a splash into the river amid the cheers of the thousands and the b booming of cannon and the shriek of the kho whistles As Asher her nose cleared tile the boat stay the port dort ancher was as let go and tle the ship rode straight and even on her keel while the great crowd was dispersing the cramp and mr tr iscom led their guests into the immense sail loft which had bad been fitted up as a banquet hull here an elegant luncheon was served to mrs cleveland and arty larty l and to a thousand invited guests chas M cramp introduced the toasts with the following speech THE toastmaster S SPEECH icil I cil mr president yo you U came to assist at the ceremony of launching the largest find anil most po powerful aeiful steamboat ever built in the western hemisphere slid and u with ith two except exception ione the largest and most pou powerful erful in the world slie she is built on oil american plans by american mechanics chanice cs of american material when you took the oath of office for your first term march 4 issa no facilities for build building in g sue such h a ah i por an y 6 ebia b ip remotely approaching lier ber in sio eie aria and power existed in tile the L united tates states no rol ling mills mill forges or foundries capalla of making tile tho materials required in her construction could be found in tile united states nine and a half years yeara have clasped not a long time indeed but long enough as you perceive to rov rev american shipbuilding this revolution duea dates froni from the in caption of our vigorous pc policy alicy of naval rel in 1885 iti it proceeded prok eded by leaps and bounds during the four years of your first administration each year you beconi mended progress congress promptly and d you and american shipbuilding ot trained rained every nerve to keep up with you 1 I not only did your policy promote domestic shipbuilding but it concurrently llev developed eloped cognate and calitr coli contributory tr indu industries Etries with willi equal effet for the first three of your ships built here the hallimore baltimore yorktown n and vesuvius we had to import the because became ther the could not be forged in this country nitie nine year from that time an ail american foige at makes tlde the haats hafts for the co Lole lessal saal ship launched today without seriously sen outly taxing its ite power few people reflect how was 1 done I one in your faist ad ministration administration eix having an R aggregate displacement of WIGG tolls an and I 1 a total indicated home borge power of were recommended recommend td hj you yon and authorized by congress Con eress it was waa this stimulus that gave new flew lite life to american shipbuilding and made the st onis jouis I possible lile your and holo honored sue suc cedeor took up the lh thread of your dour policy almost before you had laid it down in igo and emulated your vigor his record for or foury earH earo was fourteen ships tons and indicated in horsepower iome i ome of alie ships of hit administration were larger a and nd idore poN powerful erful than any of yours but for the facilities to build these larger ebins lie was as in to the of your previous policy in conclusion mr president permit me to say bay that while hile with respect to your attitude on other questions there may iny and must be honest differences of opinion the national app approval royal of your vigorous and patriotic nail molicy is and always w will i 11 be unanimous TIIE THE SPEECH president cleveland in acknowledging said 1 I would not be entirely frank if I 1 did not acknowledge the extreme per personal satisfaction afforded me by tile the reference just made to the part art which fell to me as a high duty and privilege in the great work mork of creating an american navy and at the same time stimulating t american shipbuilding I 1 cannot however keep out of mind the feeling that the gratification appropriately growing out of this occasion ie is such as aa mutt must be shared by every patriotic american ond and that the important event which has just justa now taken place is of such national interest that it is f fittingly it tingly wit 1 by the highet highest of our government we shall fail to realize tile the full significance of what we have heen today loday it if we overlook the fact that the causes of our congratulation roach rach beyond actual accomplishment and are arc not limited to tho the things already done and within our right eight while we may well be proud because we have launched the largest and most powerful tl steamship ever built in the western hemisphere and with two exceptions the largest aud most powerful in the corll and while i we may have reason for additional pride in tile fad fact thit that notwithstanding general economic unto ward conditions not encouraging to such an ail achievement this great vesel bas been lice n built on oil american plans pans by american mechanics and of american materials yet we ave ennst not forget C that our greatest greal cst cause of congratulation is found foun di in n the hope bope anil and promise thecae incidents furnish or of the be revival and development of american commerce and the renewed appearance or of the american hag flag T in foreign ports 1 I hope I 1 shall not dot be accused of making mailing a suggestion calculated to mar tile the gr gratification ratification 7 which this occasion inspires if I 1 remind d you that the ship we have just launched was built in fulfillment of conditions imposed in ill consideration of ahe relaxation of our registry laws and that the construction pla plant nt and nd machinery to build this chip hip on american plans by american m mechanics e and of american mat maderias erIAS originated in tile the nece necessity siev for the building of in ali Ani american erica n navy there should be no moie delay in the work of reinstating american commerce not only by the inspire tion ion supplied by su such ch events as aie 0 o have this day witnessed but by such legislation as will set free american mechanical indUs industry and excite american rican enterprise commerce is tile the life blood of a nation and no country that loses or impoverishes it can call reach and maintain a commanding position among the nations of the earth our flag not only tells of our exis existence teace but it is a symbol of all that american institutions represent 1 I am not able to tee why americans owning ships navigated ly liv americans and carrr ving american cargoes should in any case be dri driven en to the protection of a for eign lag it seems to tile me that the stars and stripes eute entering ring a port of the united states state s anti and 8 spread dr C ad over americans and Amer american icari property should n never eav er be frowned upon and rep repelled ellea by american officials acting ing under the mandate of our navigation laws in the interest of a revival of american commerce s so 0 much needed and for the honor n of f our flag so dear to u all I 1 lam am willing that the defense of our government ern ment and flig flag shall be accorded to all ships of american ownership wherever built make our flag a more familiar sight 6 in the ocean carrying trade an and thus remind our citizens that a large share of the carrying trade of the world is due them and we need have zio no fear that our 8 ship hi builders under laws giving C them a fair ir chance will suffer from fo foreign reila agn competition since my participation in rebuilding our n navy avy during a former official term has been so flatteringly referred to I 1 hope it is not amiss amias for my me to say that I 1 shall deem decin myself especially especial lir fortunate if in time to come it can call he said that thai I 1 have done something during my present incumbency in in aid of the the fiefdom and extension of american commerce and the consequent further 6 growth crowth of american shipbuilding buil din g kt at 3 president cleveland and his party withdrew from tile the banquet liall hall amid the hearty cheers of the other ra guests and took their special train for washington the st louis is the first of the great transatlantic trans alantic liners built in america her sister ships tile the paris and the new york having been built on the cl clyde de her sister ship the st paul will be launched in about three months |