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occur, then the dock would fill up and remain stable and. would not have. to.be watched at such great expense. The .-Vice. President:..1n view G1 the. excellence of this paper and the great. care..which. the. author has taken in 'presenting it,. 1 take. it: for granted -that the thanks of the 5So- ciety are. presented. to him, and on your behalf I present your thanks to: Mr.;Roberts. for his paper, VASHONIAN LAUNCHED. At 9 A. M. Saturday, Dec. 12, the new Puget Sound steamer Vashonian Was latnched by Philip D. Sloan, at his ship yard on Atlantic street, Seattle. It of was one the most successful launchings in the marine history of Se-_ attle, everything went off on schedule time and without the slightest hitch. The new steamer was tastefully deco- rated with flags, bunting and a splendid large floral anchor. Miss Grace Gor- such, of Vashon, Wash., christened the new steamer. The launching was at- tended by a large number of residents from Vashon Island, who were brought to Seattle on the chartered steamer Venus as guests of the Vashon Steam- "THe Marine. REVIEW 33 THE VASHONIAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAUNCHING. boat Co., owner of the new boat. A. D. Cowen, of Seattle, is president of the company. The Vashonian, which was fully de- scribed in the Marine Review, Dec. 3, is 125. ft. long, 22, tt beam, 6 ft deep and registers 234 gross tons. Her offi- cial signal letters assigned by the Uni- ted States department of commerce and labor are. "K) W. S. ©". She is aatted with a /00 I. H.. P. triple-expansion engine built by the Northwestern Iron Works, Seattle. . . Her trial trip will take place in about 10 days, after which she will be turned over to her owners and commence op- erating on her regular run between Seattle and Vashon Island. The hull of the Vashonian was de- signed by L. H. Coolidge, naval archi- tect, Seattle, and the cabins by Philip D, Sloan, ; BOAT DECK SMOKING ROOM. 26 -- -- we > Aen BOOM CABIN DECK a Bowen Harn ENGINE HATER if 2 MAIN DECK DECK PLANS OF THE VASHONIAN, a 12S Fr PASSANGER STEAMER VASHON S AMSHIP COMPANY wnt SLOAN BROTHERS SEETTLR WADHIME TOMA E eqn geategeik