New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-04
Mr.. WHITNEY'S POLICY.
HIS PLANS FOR A NEW NAVY.


DISSATISFIED WITH THE DOLPHIN AND ATLANTA
THE STEEL cRUIsERs-ARMoR AND GUNS TO BE
MADE AT HOME.
WASHINGTON Dec. 3-The annual report Of Score tary
Whitney Of the Navy Department, was made public to-
day He again refers the facts he presented IN his re-
port OF last year in favor Of reorganization OF the De
partment so that greater responsibility for property may
be secured Tools and machinery valned at between
S30ooOOO and 81 600 900. hand at the navy yards
reported to be obsolete and useless at the present
tine To care for this property large expenditures are
made although much OF the material will never be OF
service II the general purchases Of the Department
and the care and custody OF placed under one
bureau the Secretary thinks such waste Of material
and money would not happen.
Sor SATISFIED WITH TIE DOLPHIN AND ATLANTA.
Concerning the Dolphin and Atlanta Secretary Whit
ney says:
The experience Of the DEPARTMENT in its rs attempt at the
eA OF modem vessels OF has boon such as TO excite
the greatest concern disappointment An examination OF
rey new departure undertaking further
cruiser % Inc oas s D THIS
mined by the Junction which she IS expected 70 perform 10
must be able to escape from ironcads and outrun.
cads she Keep the sea- and slower than
be o1 h Ts tsy port TINS ayDn II s
things which has about years when became
and she Sshsst aesnsVe
reaching tonnage wholly out Of the question.
the division into according functions winch they
were expected perform about Unarmored cruisers
nave become distinct class and the characteristic absolutely
, to mis- class very great s5esd nro
ected and the contracts for their construction en-.
into well known . what s sDsed cSs rg
e. o. machinery per ton Of displacement was necessary 70
speeds ranging between la and knots
cruisers were being built other COUNTRIES or had already
the Atan.. hay9g both been , ed
their results WITH similar vessels built
compared with the Aarty and SURPRISE English dispatch
vessels Of 500 tons each and the MI an French dispatch
Dolphin designed @ for 2oS iS%issts4 ne
highest :, trial wa, n 1 9se
Sif us Saa the
speed Of the Dolphin resulting rom several so was Of The
surprise, rs knots Of the Milan is4 Knots
with the E-msraIda Giovanni and the Msrsey
Govsnui Bansan Tor Italy and the Mersey for English
The Atlanta Of 5000 tons NJ. une
sey $3.50 The Atlanta DIES 70 al tain an indy ated
each $780, and the Mersey 5000, The trials had
S Ssv.o 1a s. a indicate $500 that Sas
the hsmerada de yeoped 5000 the Giovanni Ba9san gosv
will be less than Is knots while that Of the Esneralaa was
ls2s knots the Giovanni Bausan no knots the Mersey
These any intention Of locating
Ascertain Where It should De paee But they
tempt reach The conditions which should have been a.,
tanned and the failure the OF the contractor TO reach
the Limited results expected by the Department.
HoPEFCLO OF BETTER RESULTS IN The FUTURE.
In considering Of constructing the additional
by Congress March, 1885 il decided
by the Department exhaust effort to avail itself OF
the vanced thought and knowledge attained w our
and other countries upon the subject Inc acnnely
Of naval vessels entirely different In character nom That OF
warvessels have been lot
built In this country by our Government NJ 10
time those II seemed probable on com
pairing results attained by the Department IT'S hrst enO
those reached other countries, that important adj
had made where in the methods OF aa nng
speed and which II had become necessary O
England Russia, Germany, Chll
Brazil Japan have all procured in the English msrSet war
koned the best IN
most OF these countries 10 de-
veop at home hutnot without nrst aval.
ing products atalnabe elsewhere as basis upon
which 10 hud their subsequent improvements anu ue
velopmena
The Department 1888 accumulated large
In the plans showing the LATEST
advances the which, 1t is believed have been avaed
important extent by the technical oncers OF le
Department upon the ships now about 70 De
undertaken believe be the policy OF the Depart
from quarter and az
The OF our vessels The mis-
builders country who feel themselves greatly con
and interested the of The Department IN
these The Department having in the course
purchased plans including the detailed drawings
the most recent productions oi r
William Armstrong CO was strongly 70 r-pro
machinery In OF the ships aud 70
the other the designs OF m LIS
% Ss the Beparrrncn Is hoped that the 1000 ton
ship the Bureaus will mark not only avery great
the ships designed BY Them out even over
the plans which have been obtained rom
All the time for the preparation OF the
plans has been patiently permitted and every
the successful solution OF the problems involved
THE AWARDS FOR THE NEW STEEL CRUISERS
The Secretary gives the bids for the steam steel cruisers
Newark. Charleston and Baltimore, and two gunboats