Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-04
uMITEn STATES MAVY.
nepors and sussssaIens u
the Secretary.



Wann1Ralna, De. S-Ths renesl of
- HasEaanFy nl ahn Nasy 9aa given out
( tnnAQht with = Renswat ~ his faEu1aE
fssomzendali1n ei toe eansolId IdatAnn %
b1reau1, % as % insure responsibility ID
/ khs puE9AnaB and cara o. auppiiaa. and
60 far aa hia peweE extendsa. be had
/ co1soIide1sa n oae bufean Ne Gsnefni
/ purchases e the aopartzasnt. osfe aBd
Gu9teoY a. stores, and eEaaeina q GyNtom
/ of beck keeping - whiea responsibility
! fer care and dispoaitlea can - had.
/ Iho rGpoFt eagE Hhesa - at present
/ no real EeapenNibiEsGy foa he eMEs and
diapos'tlon ef psopeFtY. "a ane buEsaa
. property aeoount h kapa, and ID olheEs
none. kFopoFtE missed q sloIsu oanuot
/ be tEnead o. aeoeamlad far. and - paR
eon can he kald Fseponglhio. IhE EunFlh
/ AndiloF. h his report iasi issaed, eaIs
a1zentt0n 20 this namaKkshfe eifnnm
Ulaace, whiah vas also FeksrFsd 20 ia my
/ iass annaAi Feposl. Tie inventory ahola
q gefg large and auueoessaEY aounmula-
tion of slnssa nnd gupplisa b. diaarsnt
! buEeans. aQQreaa1inM ever twen1y mil-
/ liona of dsllaE1 h appraised valno. The
Beard reports betueon threo and four
millions IL gnlna b Be nbzolntaly usaiana
as thn p4saent eime. onig enfMiiiaQ an.
/ psnns fee keepera and oanglnnt -oaEs %
preserve them Il oun1itIon. AnonQ
taoae ao8umuiniioas aeme vaEy absurd
| faels nppeaK. At the eighty navy yards
/ thaga have ao1umuIatad a1loaatkaF %
/ snaars and bits 4e.5o6. of which z5,4fG
have been lying several yaaEa as closed
F.. Ynlds whsEs ne woEk has been er is
likely 20 Be done."
RaqardinR tie new cruisers TIE report
aay1s ~Ihs oKpaEienoa aR The depart
/ mant in ils GESf aftompt Is orsaaion of
model vessels Of 9ar has been suoh aa
excite see gFsafsst e0nesrn and disap-
puinkment. Kne examinaaion of 1nofa
with references 20 than ds1honGiFatsd an
snlifeiy rev departure sas necessary b
undorteking further similar eonsiruo
ton. Qae ohnEaeleriatia which an IN
armed cruiser mugt poMeas is eEeaf
apoad. This q determined By the funo-
tons whieh shs is expected 20 perform.
IL modeFn warfare she is q comnaeFea
Destroyer She mugt BE- able 10 escape
ffom iEonciada and ouirun 50 aa 10
overhaul merchantmen. II alowsr than
igonelads she e0uld n0t keep there and
/ Il slower than uaercbantmen Ghe might
e. Well ssay 10 port. This divislon Of
ehipa b the functions which they are
expected 20 psEfoFm b one of ihe thinRs
which has cone about Oi recent yeafa.
Wkan Il became Impossible to een0en-
tEate 10 Oua ship bolh areateal speed.
atEongesf aFmamsnt and highest oafen-
aiva Tower without reaehing tonnage
displacement uhclly oui Of tAe qaestiun,
ehs rigision into Glasses Aooording 10
whioh they we're expeelad te perferm
came about. UnaFmed cruisers have
become 3 dlsiinot olasa, and the ehaIao
kaEiatie solely indispensable 10 this class
Is very great speed. when tbs Dolphin,
Boston, Atlanta and Chicago we're pro-
jected. and contrasts for their consiruc-
tiOn entered into, lt was we'll known
what speed ought % be attained
and what the weight and ehaEao-
Ter Of the machinery per ton Of
dlsulAoement necessary 20 obtain Il.
Commereiaf veasela had 81 TIE time At
tanned speeds ranging between IS and -
knols, and cruisers were buili II Other
eanntriea attaining the same speed.
Ths BFcrstary compares shs trial tEips
OF the Doiphfn and Atlanta With thoae
Of Enalish ana French boats only r.
esnsly uomplsled, 10 the disaagsniaGe
a. he formef. The Dolphin vas dc
aianed for 80 indicated horae power,
izSd dsxel0psd lees than 900. whilo The
Aiaority and surprise, English beats Of
500. deTsloped 3l78 and 8079 respective
". lbs Atlanta vas designed % attain
800 hnrsa power. bat heE engines de-
soiop lees than ahat. Iha report says
sTness facas are stated 9ithous inten.
tion of ioaaiing responsibility OF blaa1s
On any person. IL q impossible " a.
osEtain wbsFe they ahonld be placed, bul
they Indicate simple abandonnaent %
tho part Of the Department Of any -
tempt 70 reach the conditions which
should hago been attained, and fAil1fs
ca the part of The eontFaetog % reacl
NE limited results expesled b TIE De
paFtmentn
In oonsiaeEins the matter Of cen
struotinQ the additional vessels AuthoE
: iaed by Conaress IN March, 1855, Il WAi
decided by she Department % exer
EeveTy effort 20 avail itaelf of TIE mos
adVaaoed thoueht and kneuiedge e
tanned b. our owu and other eo1ntrle
on the anbiect. The report aaya the De
paTtment has accumulated q lArR
. amoant Of information, uhleh viii D
( utilized ID construction q vessels
future. The report gives q Feenme Q
blda ana nwarda for eruiserE, and say
regarding cruiser No. !, for Which q
bidawsFa received within the limit are
b. ComaFess, orders havs been given
reduoe her eizs fer abe puTp0ea e eal
RVfna oat The intention of Congress,
nunslhle, Of bKinalna the expense % he
cnnatrueslon within ths hmit ef 81, 100
InOO. It requires rsAdtualment Of q
Weiahts. and u fact The designing of
new weasel, which necessarily took aom
months. Meanwhile Il y heped "a
lismita nxed b. ConRFesa may be Fa
moved, 90 as 20 reader agaiiablo q
preaens plana, whieA have been she n
snIt nf many munths' labor On ahe pei
of ofIieesa Of the Depagtment. TIE Il
uort treats of aKmoF and Qans for mhu
iaoRa ard aKmor clAda al great longtl
ana depreoatas that thia eouniKy ahoui
& ba eenieut 70 b dspsndant apoa q
mannsaetursrs ef any ether naiion Z
= aha fabEioatinn Of aFrn0E and hlah pos
sFed euna. The repoEt says: u hl
been she polieY ef OenGFesl 70 Reqai'
from he DspaFtment speeine data COZ
erine che cbaKActsEialica Of ahipe Ter q
eonslFustion ef Which anthorilY is aaks
from CsnGresa. and 3 year 4 not 4
lons gor his work. Et uill be of gre
banafA a the pFcasnt time u the a
u pointmsnt Of = c.mmialion be aulhn
ined % lay before The next ConeFsss
le comprehensive scheme 0f o0nsiFaclio
saan oommiaaiOn 90 be o0mp0gsd
" both eivilian and naval experts 90
: deal utth the subtssl II oOnRFa
ahoaid q ifn next session mal
a provision for the manufaaaure
shis ooanlFY of armor and
- niah powered guns, and shoald tal
=. slepa feE seeuFina broader ana more
~ elliaens ounaideEAtian and treaamana
>. she general sehi q q constFuotion
b uadeEtake1, 10 time Will - Ice 4
mistakes vii b. aVutdad. Meanuhiie
hmy duty ia call nlieniinn 70 ths aERe
"a reeessitg TOE tmmediata aetian. The
port of the Caiaf Conslractof e tha Na
sets forth ne presant eandilian % :.
aais noW IN eonmlmion, and their pFnk
bla daFatioa. II be esiimaae Is oaFFe
10 Ux years TIE eoaniry vii hs =
Uaasad of bat thfea asEviasahla eEuisi
ahips ~ thoaa noe an tha llaf, and Z
- lea ne navy shall b oroAted there =
u te none b existe1es after ahas fia
~ Iha smAli Amoan9 % modaEn arm
whieh has been use4 hE the dapaFtm1
of lAts ysAFa has been patchaasd abraI
Tkis paiiaF i certainty uo1 II knnul
ru3ah s.nugn4 dfonfaQ ara lrrs.R. =