The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 9, 1954, Page 8

Public Display Set Here August 13 Greyhound To Start Luxury Service With New Scenicruiser Bus LUXURY COACH BEGINS HIGHWAY SERVICE — Ready for use on Greyhound through and express routes across the country is the spacious new Scenicruiser, the first of 500 being produced exclusively for the Greyhound Lines. Setting entirely new standards’ in motor bus travel, the air-conditioned 43 passenger Scenicruiser offers unparalleled vision from an elevated rear deck above the level of passing traffic. Twin diesel engines power this luxury liner, while passengers tide smoothly on 12 columns of air which cushion the coach with air suspension. Each Scenicruiser has a completely appointed washroom. First Scenicruiser buses: go in-service this month from Florida to New York, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, without change. Additional service to | Petersburg to Chicago, Detroit and Toronto, Canada and New Orleans go in service in September... Expert Claims Present “Constellation” Isn’t The “Grand Old Frigate Of The Revolution” By FRANK W. LOVERING If the City of Baltimore buys the U.S. Frigate “Constellation” which, in name, at least, came to the rescue of Key West. from ma- rauding Indians in 1836, it will get “a lemon,” according to Howard I. Chapelle, marine architect of Cambridge, Md., and author of “History of the American Sailing Navy.” Chapelle says the wooden hulk the City of Baltimore is authorized by Congress to purchase is not the original “Constellation” at all; that the historic vessel was a frigate, and the ship rotting at her dock in the Boston (Charlestown) Navy Yard is a corvette. Chapelle reveals this \ extraor- dinary story in the August issue of Yankee Magazine, published at Dublin, N. H. He says “a little sentimentalism can work wonders. It may even move a proud symbol of American independence down to Baltimore to become a national monument.” But “facts can become battered and blunted against sentimental- ism, and even the very clear facts about the rotting hulk of the ‘Con- stellation’ prove it to be “not the grand old frigate of the Revolu- tion.” Circa 1855 On the contrary, Chapelle asserts the vessel is the last sailing man- of-war built for the American Navy in 1853-55 at the Navy Yard in Norfolk, Va. and adds, “it may be worth preserving for this rea- son alone.” When Chapelle offered his evi- dence soon after the movement be- gan to save the vessel, a hot fight started between the Letters to the Editor department of .the Balti- more Sun, in the historical society and in the streets, with the senti- mentalists indignantly disagreeing with Chapelle, “as if it were a matter of opinion and patriotic fervor.” The marine architect adds that since no actual records show the “Constellation” was actually brok- en up, even though this ship was largely rebuilt, they argue that in- clusion of part of the original will still make this “the grand old fri- gate” of history. Even the. Navy, Chapelle says, “for rather ludicrous reasons, seemed anxious to perpetuate the fiction.”” Chapelle, so the magazine article runs, felt he needed to of- fer no more than these proofs: in an intensive hunt through Navy Plan files back in 1935, when they were kept at the Washington Navy Yard, he uncovered plans and off- set tables of the first ‘“Constella- tion’, a frigate. Old Plans Found = Chapelle had inspected the exist- ing ‘“‘Constellation” when it was at the Newport, R. I., Naval College, and noted that the present ship was “entirely unlike the drawings of the original frigate.” The marine architect then searched the Navy Plan files and found there, and also in the Bu- reau of Ship Models, complete plans of the present existing cor- vette, “Constellation.” ; He says “there was nothing to indicate that any part of the old ship’s structure was to be retain- ed.” He subsequently measured the present “Constellation” at the Norfolk Navy Yard and verified her accordance with the later tte) plans. bende pe ech led Mr. Cha- le to the conclusion: “T had es- tablished the historical fact, I thought, was built in every deta: tification with on a brand new design il, and that her iden- the original frigate ere fable. I also found a fet model-makers who shad come same conclusion.” sep sane made officially by the Navy refer to the “Constella- tion” as “rebuilt. Chapelle calls this “a piece of administrative that the existing corvette) fiction.” Also, in the course of his: studies he says he found many similar instances where old ships were broken up and new ships built on different plans under the caption, “rebuilding.” This, Yankee Magazine article describes as ‘an administrative system calculated to get around a Congressional law passed after the War. of 1812, whereby appropria- tions were allowed for a special number of new ships to be built each year, but the sketchier pro- visions were made for’ maintain- ing the old ones. Ships. rebuilt “To avoid asking for’ funds to build unscheduled new: ships, the Navy simply ‘rebuilt’ from the ac- cumulated maintenance funds, the old ships as they aged beyond re- pair, with an entirely new modern ship as the result. “Thus the old ‘Franklin’ was pulled into the shophouse at the Portsmouth, N. H., (Kittery) Navy Yard, broken up and ‘rebuilt’ as a large steam frigate.” So the. fri- gate ‘Constellation’ emerged from the Norfolk Yard as a modern, bigger corvette.” In a letter to the editor, Robb Sagendorph, of Yankee Magazine, Mr. Chapelle said: “I gather there was some huffiness over the fact that I made a“‘slighting reference’ to the then Navy practice of build- gressional authority—very repre- hensible of course. “The result was as expected, the Navy announced ‘through channels’ that, behold, the Navy - considered the corvette the frigate without the slightest doubt—the final, word.” The article on the substitution of a corvette for the old frigate goes on to say, “‘amazingly enough, some people, and the Navy, too, made a last-ditch ‘stand on the grounds there were ‘no official records’ showing the first Constel- lation had been broken up.” . But Chapelle says “‘it is possible to | show the ship was broken up in spite of the loss of the now-missing official records’.”” Loss reported The statement is made that the Navy Plans were lost ‘when the file was transferred to the Nation- al Archives diring the asccendancy of the Works Progress Administra- tion—the Blue Eagle days. Chapelle quotes from the Nor- folk, Va., Argus, of date July 11, 1853: “The old ‘Constellation’ — This time-worn frigate of histori- cal memory has been literally : torn to pieces preparatory to build- ing the New ‘Constellation.’ directly or indirectly upon her massive keel, which has been plac- ed in one of the shiphouses. She will be finished with all dispatch. The name itself is a source pride to every American sailor and will no doubt be eherished and es- teemed by all lovers of American freedom. Her timbers will be of | live oak.” Chapelle says this newspaper | reference is ‘‘merely incidental”, that the official plans and offsets, together with the existing ship “‘tell their own uncontrovertible story.” is—and was—to make the public that has interest in historical ‘sites and monuments realize that truth- fulness in representation of these has importance.” “Who will be left holding ° the hulk—Boston, Newport or Balti- more?” Yankee Magazine. asks in ending its article. ‘ Cant loa tt? WANTADS ing new ships without getting Con-, “Hundreds of men are employed | He concludes, “the real difficulty | Thirty Die In Plane Crash TERCEIRA ISLAND, Azores A Colombian Constellation crashed and burned here early to- day, killing all 21 passengers and its crew of 9. The bodies burned to ashes. At Madrid, Barajas Airport spokesmen listed an American among the crew members. He was identified as Herbert Hopkins, an engineer. No home address was given. The Colombian Avianca Airline plane was en route from Hamburg to Bogota, the Colombia capital. The plane was unable to make its scheduled landing at the Azores’ main international airport at San- ta Maria because of thick fog. It made its way here and landed at Terceira’s Lagens Air Field. Crashes In Hills The plane took off again at 1:37 a.m, (10:37 p.m. EST, Sunday) for Bermuda. A minute or two later it crashed in the Caldeira da Agu- alva Hills about 2% miles north of the airfield and burst into flames. Apparently failing to gain suffi- cient altitude, it had struck Mt. Titha Terceira about 100 feet from the summit. Rescue parties rushed to the scene but found the craft destroy- ed and all persons aboard dead. The remains were taken to a local chapel for a funeral mass. Barajas officials identified the first pilot as Octavio Zuloaga and the co-pilot as Carlos Beck, both of Colombia. Most of the crew mem- bers and passengers were Span- iards or Colombians. The airliner left Hamburg yes- terday morning. It stopped at Frankfurt, Paris and Lisbon. Rhee Arrives For Three-Day Stay In Honolulu HONOLULU (® — South Korean President Syngman Rhee, home- ward bound after conferences with President Eisenhower, arrived for a three-day stay last night amid the tightest security precautions since Eisenhower visited the is- lands before his inauguration. The terminal area at Hickam Air Force Base was cordoned off by military police. Only selected dignitaries and Korean friends Passed through. After he stepped from the spe- j cial Military Air Transport Ser- | vice Constellation that brought him |from San Francisco, Rhee issued |a brief statement expressing deep | gratitude to President and Mrs. | Eisenhower for their hospitality during his visit in Washington. The 79-year-old Korean leader is | scheduled to }unch today with an ‘association of Koreans, whose members all are over 70 years The Greyhound Lines’ new Sceni- cruiser, a revolutionary motor coach which is expected to set new standards of luxury in highway travel, will arrive in Key West on Aug. 13 when it will be placed on THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, August 9, 1954 display between 12 noon and 6| | { p. m. at the Greyhound Bus Sta- tion. “The public is cordially invited to inspect this entirely new type of bus,” said W. H. Arnold, Grey- hound District Passenger Agent Manager. “‘This is one of the very first of 500 Scenicruisers being built for Greyhound at a total cost of approximately $25,000,000. Within the next few weeks, these new Greyhound buses will be in ser- vice on principal routes throughout the counry.” First bus service utilizing the radically new type of equipment will operate from Miami and the Florida East Coast to New York City without change in Express and Limited schedules on or about August 18. Through Limited Ser- vice from Miami, Tampa and St. Cleveland will be inaugurated the following week, as additional buses are received, according to Arnold. Scenicruiser Service from Florida to New Orleans and West and to Toronto, Canada will be inaugurat- ed in September. The new buses will be used primarily on through Limited and Express Schedules with no changes enroute. The Greyhound Scenicruiser is a 43-passenger coach with a raised level for improved sightseeing through six-foot windows of tinted, glare-resistant glass. The interior is decorated in modern-design fa- brics, with roomier individually- controlled reclining seats. The 40- foot length of the bus makes pos- sible the inclusion of complete la- vatory facilities. The improved air-conditioning system, with vents above each seat, enables passengers to smoke with- out annoying others. Mechanical features include twin diesel engines, each of which is able to operate the bus and the air conditioning system. The engines are mounted in a unit so they may be removed and replaced by an- other engine assembly in a matter of minutes. Air suspension, which eliminates the conventional metal leaf springs, is standard equipment on the Sce- nicruisers. The coach actually floats on cushions of compressed air contained in twelve rubber-ny- lon bellows, two to each wheel. Two rear axles also contribute to greater riding ease. The raised deck design gives in- creased baggage space in weather proof compartments, and also en- ables the Scenicruiser to carry package express and mail. The Scenicruiser has been in the planning design and experimental model stage by Greyhound for |nearly 15 years. Within the next few months, more than 500 will be operated on major Greyhound rou- tes throughout all parts of the country. TODAY'S STOCK MARKET NEW YORK (#—The stock mar- ket was lower today in early deal- ings, but there were many areas of resistance to the decline. The selloff today was a econtinua- tion of the break on Friday which resulted in a heavy congestion of | selling at sharply lower prices. The shakeout was brought on when Chrysler cut its dividend, and the stock dropped 5%. Today Chrysler opened on a block of 5,000 shares at 56 off 1%. Aircrafts were strong today with some gains between 1 and 2 points. Motion pictures were ahead good fractions. There were many indivi- dual stocks with plus signs. The bulk of the market, how- ever, was lower with the worst of the dip going a little beyond a point. Down were the motors, some steels, rubbers, coppers, and elee- trical equipments. WRONG TYPE BABIES BOSTON (#—Vincent Gvinta, 29, was arrested yesterday when two detectives spotted him wheeling a baby carriage at an unusually eatly hour and shouting: “Come and get your babies.” Police said Guinta was selling wine at 75 cents a bottle. They booked him on a charge of selling old. oe REASONABLE RATES e Ritz HOTEL 132 E. Flagler St. 102 Rooms Blevater Selarium Pers H THREE HOTELS IN MIAMI |OTEL 100 Reoms Elevater Heated liquor without a license. a at POPULAR PRICES Located in the Heart of the City ROOMS with BATH and TELEPHONE WRITE or WIRE for RESERVATIONS Miller HOTEL ‘229 N.E. Ist Ave. td hing Ist Ave. 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION NEW HOTEL OPENS — Mayor C. B. Harvey congratulates John C. Ramsey on the opening of his new hotel on Whitmarsh Lane. Formal opening of the hotel, The Little Charles, took place Saturday night with the mayor cutting the ribbon to indicate that the hostelry is open for business.—Ciizen Staff Photo by Sybil. 4-Year-Old OK After Kidnap Incident BETHLEHEM, Pa. # — Four- year-old Bruce Parker was safe at home today after an accidental kidnap experience that left him a little hungry and thirsty but other- wise unharmed. 5 The youngster was found Satur- day, still in the car which had hunting trip, discovered the aban- | doned car on a dirt mountain road three miles east of Lehighton, end- ing the 37-hour search. The child’s mother, Mrs. Albert | Parker, left the car keys in the ignition and police theorized the thief drove off in the car without been stolen from in front of i supermarket in Allentown, as he| lay asleep in the back seat. ———_—_~ Edward Diehl, returning from a| SUBSCRIBE TO THE CITIZEN even noticing the youngster in the back seat. Guaranteed For Home or Commercial Use... 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