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Show THE LITAHLAUNCHED j BIOOEST FIGHTING MACHINE IN THE NAVY FORMALY CHRIST. ENED IN FITTING MANNER. When Leviathan of War Slid Into the Water, United Statea Naval Con. tructlon Stepped Into Supremacy Over Other Nations. Philadelphia. In the prenence of dlailiigulnheil array of mntenmcn. the hatllenhlp I'tali, Ihe blggent In Ihe lulled Htaten navy, and dubbed "Hkeered o' Niithln' " waa luiinched on Thiirailay In the yardn of Ihe New York Hlilpluillillng rompany ut Cam den. N. J . after Mlna Mary Alice Hpry. daughter of tiovernnr Hpry of I'tnh. had ainaahed a herlhhoned bottle nf champagne over the bow und aMike Hie wordn of christening. Hiindredn of workmen In the ynrda aloud alien! aa Minn Hpry threw the bolile with all her ntreiigili ugalnnt Ihe nleel plated bull of the levllllllall of war. Then every one removed hla hat and the men gave a mighty cheer aa Ihe ahlp alld down Hie gleaned nkldn and nphisie, Into ihe water with a roar which drowned Ibo about- , lug. laiunthlnga are common on the Delaware river, hut the launching of ' Ihe great veaael on Thuraday enlab- Untied a new eimcli. Ii wan a mcmer-1 jahlo tH-ranloti from muuy vlewMiluia; I llmt. on account of the dlHilugulshed : array of nolulile people; nei-oiid. on account of Ihe uuiiinlled alreugili of j the hlp. and third, through the fact l that Cnlled Htaten navul conaiructlon I j now mepa Into aupremacy. |