The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-17

OCCURRENCES or THE YEAR
In the ship building policy Of other naval
powers and the designs Of war vessels recently
laid down great value has been given 70 the i'm
portancc OF high speed and 70 the gradual a.
velopment o. the type known - the protected
cruiser. In some cases the maximum speed
guaranteed Il as great ~ twenty knots. while
stecd Of nearly nineteen knots has been -
tanned BY several vessels already In service
Aside from the development In the type q
cruisers already noted . most prominent fcet
ure noticeable in the conduct Of naval anaire
Is the great attention paid 70 the study Of naval
warfare By means OF the squadron a evolu-
tions- In this practical school. tactics. gun
merry. the use OF torpedocs and torpedo boats
are taught and the on1cers thus gain an expe.
ricnce In handling vessels Of high speed ana
the use OF modern weapons and appliances q
war. in which 80 great and rapid changes 49,
constantly being made. under circumstances
fare.
AZ result Of the maneuvers q the Frencn
and English squadrons OF evolution. Il has been
| demonstrated that the type Of torpedo ooos
| Goo 70 40 feet in lengthy hitherto accepted q
| capable OF ef1cient service upon the open So
Is too small for such work, and that ~ role .
| var must be restricted 20 operations along the
/ coaster harbors. An increase Of size has con
/ sequently been demanded and toypedo-boesi
l intended for = service extending beyond m
/ limits or the coast line are built Of length
varying from 80 70 80 feet and In displacement
from 90 70 80 tons. "a still larger boat ma
been built for the japanese Governments
length. 166 feet)
The department IN July last appointed I
board 70 examine and report upon the adapss
biiity Of the Stiletto. boat built BY Hcrresho'
Brothers. Of Bristol. r. l.. for service ~ toI
pedoboat The board reported that the stl
etto embodied the qualities which . moder
torpedo boat should possess. although me
suggested certain improvements for futuE
boats.
The steam trials Of the stletto were excee1
neiy satisfactory. and when the small TYP
(but % feet in lengthy OF the boat Is consi'
cred they compare most favorably with thol
Of boats built abroad
On July 2. with twelve men on board a
about : ton Of coal-displacement about
tons this boat made four runs over q
| measured mile in rough sea and fresh win
The average speed was =. - knots On July
, six runs were made with twelve men on boa
| and the same amount Of coal me avera
b speed was - - knots The same dny the DO
y made . run Of 50 knots ~ an average speed
4 io62 knots. On the 7th run 70 Block Isla
z and back was made in : rough sea- and an :
4 erage speed OF Ice knots for the run was 2
tanned.
4 Experiments have been recently made viii
q indicate that FOR vessels q anchor or uud
! way q low speed. and in smooth water. prot
I ton against torpedocs may Be found In the y
! Of the torpcdo-nct now being generally adol
s "a for armored vessels The development
4 the torpedo Is. however. receiving constant
4 tenfion and expenditure OF money for is \
: provemcnt. ana il must be reckoned - one
4 the most formidable weapons, offensive and
a. warfare