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

Cruissrs-1Bov Nonsy Has neeo
Ussd-Rssums % shs Past
Years Operations
wAsurxorou, Dec l-The annual report Of
the Secretary o. the Navy for the year isk6 vas
made public to-day. and from y the following
extracts. bearing % subjects Of general inter
est are made. The report has the following On
the subject Of tho
ADDITIONAL HEw cRuxsEns:
the experience Of tho department - ~
nrst attempt ~ the creation Of modern vessels
OF war has been such a. 70 excite The greatest
concern ana disappointment An examination
Of the facts with reference 70 them demon
stratcd that m entirely new departure 80
necessary In undertaking further similar con
struction. The one Characteristic which an IN
armored cruiser must possess Is great speed
This IL determined By tho function which she =
expected 70 perform IN modern warfare. ~
: commerce destroyer" She must
be able 70 escape from ironclads ana
outrun. 20 ~ - overhaul mer-
chanfmen. II slower than ironclads she could
not keep the sea. and n slower than merchant
men she might Is well stay IN port This a.
vision OF ships BY the functions which they sfe
expected to perform Il one Of the things which
has come about Of recent years. When y %
came impossible 70 concentrate IN one snip
both the greatest speed. strongest armament,
and the highest defensive power, without
reaching tonnage displacement wholly out
Of the question. the division into classes, &C.
coIulns . 'ne lunc''ons ,. 80 rrn.~med
cruiser. have become 4 distinct class. and the
charas.feristir absoIutelv Indispensable 70 this
class IL very great speed
Wncn the Doipnn. Dostons Aten.. -. 49, 80
cago were prolec'eo' ana tne -. s,'ss
construction en'efeo mo 49, "e.I -. $50
what speed ought 70 % attaineu .n- ~A.s
weight ana character q m.snlnsls 70 ~ r Z.
| oispiacement was necessary y ooss'n =. 49,
merciai vessels nao - InaI ums . .s.sas.
speeds ranging pet"een siAteen u. nm 80 u
KNOTS ana cruisers "sre ucins JUL - 49,
countries OF hau aateeuy eoo1 e1i''
the same speed -
Inc Doipnin anu tne AL,nss 49,, 49, y
been completed ana nas.ns nso u'al Hp .',s y
ispossibie 70 compare tnem ~ tneif resuI,-
with similar vessels puit oon.empo ..r1,.ss
ELSEWHERE. me DoIpn,n' =. -. ~ 49,. -
eaH = $500. - 40 tn,
49, -. ~, 49, .s.,.. . rr..cn ds.,..rh vessel
e.s -, u, ,'ss,. .'r,s-,,,,.. reorsiv m.
y 49,. 800, s.s., 80 ) ~, ,,d,r.ses horse
.e..<- 49,. s,.rrss~ ,,a s.rnrsee each a ooD an,
~ ~..,s -. o. Tse ni,he~s mean horse move
80 s- $50. - 80, 80 4 ~ case ~ ~,
r.,-rs 49, 49, ; .sa ~ tne Aiacritx. Ala
:. ~. s.rv~sss = sro- Z, the Mi,an. 4fas m
49, 49, - ~. no,-,h,r resr1t,ng srou
, .,s - :, sre,. r,,rrirg light. Z
~. /. ,..-,.- - 4. rnnts- ~ the surprise. II.
sr>--' :, ~. r,,ar ~ Z rnots
The Atlanta, me sissef snip % tne Dos. ~
can pe eonlpaleu ~,' ~ ~ 49,. @n ,,-s
Giovanni beussn anu me Ae'ssy. q, ~ J,
we're built IN England tns Esm 'n .lus - :
Chill. the Giovanni na1san Ior r.'s -. 49,. ~ !.
Mersey TOT the Ehkiisn oote1nnlen- 80 =
lanta Is Of s-eo tons uispiaeement' tne Esn-
aida sS9' ne O.osann, nAc-an. $50 ~
the Mersey. SS' Inc A.lAn.1 49, . ~ =
70 attain an inaicatea morse poMer y 49,, :,
Esmeraida ana tne eiosannl Daus.I eses \.
- ana the Mersey o'.u ne ui.-s -. -. Y. :
Atlanta Indicate mat nef enslnes Ill . rl
less tnan s.oS norse 49, -. ' 49,.
aida oevelopea o'vo w s,oe -nnl n.1'..
o. ana me Nerssy 49, ~ n !. ,-n.n ~ ~
o. the Atanta viii - 800 -. y = s',ss-' 4.
mat q tne Esme. 49,, 49, 49,, - 49,. 49,. :.
oiosanni nA1ssn - Hno's' -
n KNOTS
: These facts are stated without any intenti
u OF locating responsibility or blame upon
g person. II y Impossible 70 ascertain wnere
q should DC placed but tney inoieate : SIM
go a,,ernrs ~ rrarh the conditions vhj
snc.,rd nave heen a,ta;ned ana the failure
e ~. n.rs ~ the conf FACTOR 10 reach the limit
r.~,,I,s exnerted Nv the deuartment In "a
\ | s,der,nr The matter Of constructs
~. Additional vessels authorized
!. ~onrvcss ~ March fsss II vas decided by I
|. Scnartment 10 exhaust every effort 70 ~
s,<els n Tire most advanced thought 4
rrow,edve attained bv our own ana ON
I. rcnr,ries upon the subject The machinery
4 naval vessels q entirely different in charac,
4 from that 81 merchant ships: ana q no mode
~ vessel< have becn for many years built
: M. country bv our Coyernmert up 70 the Il,
! n shosc iust referred "a. il seems probable,
o comparinr results attained BY the departing
II q 10 ar<f cfort with those reached in oh
n countries. that important advances had be
4 made elsewhere IN the methods OF attain
= rreat spceti ana power which Il had becol
q neressarv FOR us 70 utilize. For twenty We,
n she principal market for modern war vess
= has been England. Russia, Germany, Ita
n fvnili y,rnxil. Janan have All procured in
u rnrlish markef var vessels rcckoned ams
I. the Rest fn their respective fleets. Great
~ sorss nave been made N most OF these co
tries "a deyelop ship construction a home.
le not without Irst awaiting Of the latest produ
u esfaiuahle elsewhere as : basis upon which
! nuild their own subsequent improvements
b. developments
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