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24 TAE MARINE. REVIEW LAUNCH OF THE DELAWARE The launch of the package freighter Delaware at the Ecorse yard of the Great Lakes Engineering Works, of Detroit, on Saturday last, was an especially prompt affair. No time is usually wasted in putting lake vessels over- board, but the launch of .the Delaware was especially swift. As the launching party entered the yard the work- men began tapping the blocks, The hull was fairly seen to rise in response and exactly eight minutes after the launching party entered the yard the Delaware was in the water. The hull moved so swiftly that Mrs. J. C. Evans railway, of which the officials of the Great Lakes Engi- neering Works are the officers. A rather pleasant innovation was introduced by the serving of luncheon on the special car before the party returned to Detroit. There were no speeches. President Pessano in rising to propose a toast to the sponsor of the vessel stated that the shipyard had never had a more suc- cessful launch than that of the Delaware. Everyone then drank to Mrs. J. C: Evans" health. The Delaware is a sister ship of the Muncy, and is designed for freight purposes only, She has no passenger Mrs. J. C, Evans and Mr. S. P. Hutchinson; Mrs. P. E. Letchworth and Mr. John R. Russel; Mrs. J. C. Evans, Sponsor; Mr. Antonio C. Pessano, Mrs. J. C. Evans and Mrs. P. E. Letchworth. Mrs. S. P. Hutchinson, ee C. Evans, Mrs. P, E. Letchworth, Mrs. C. H. Hodges one Miss Elizabeth Russel; Mrs. J. C. Evans smashing a ae Mr. J. C. Evans, Mr. Pessano, Mr. William Livingstone, Mrs. S. P had barely time to crack the bottle, but she did it never- theless, and the Delaware went into the water properly drenched with champagne. The launching party were taken from Detroit in the special car Yolande. The party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Perecuwortn, and Mr. C, J. Fox, of Buffalo; Mr,. H.. W. Hoyt, of Chicago;. Prof, H, C. Sadler, Ann Arbor; Mr. e008 Wire S: FP. Hutchinson, Mr, Frank .E. Kirby, Mr, Russel Kirby, Mr. Homer Warren, Mr. Wm. Livingstone, Mr. Marvine Gorham, Mr. P..E. Bourke, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hodges, Miss Elizabeth Russel, Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter S. Russel, Mr. R. E. Plumb, Mr. Antonio C. Pessano and Mr. John R. Russel, all of Detroit. The special car was taken directly to the shipyard over the new River Rouge . Hutchinson and Miss Elizabeth Russel. accominodations. She is 370 ft. over all, 350 ft. keel, 50 ft. beam and 30 ft. deep, and is equipped with quadruple expansion engines, 19, 27, 40 and 58 in. cylinder diameters by 42 in. stroke, supplied with steam from two Scotch boilers, 13 ft. 9 in. by 11 ft. 6 in., allowed 210 lbs. pressure. She will carry 5,000 tons of freight and will probably be able to make two or three trips this fall. ) Capt. C. Mathison, Brooklyn, placed in commission a week ago his new 68-ft. auxiliary scoop yacht Eliza N. Traffic of the Suez canal which had been suspended since the blowing up of the Chatham has now been resumed.