Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-27
AIR VRETCHED NAVY.
.,ryD STATES RANKS AT THE FOOT OF
TIE ,Sg ;S'TIIS list OF FIGHTING POWERS.
r.,r,ss Wooden Tulsa Description Of the
z '', S-,.,s-s Which are 70 Constitute Our
W. y,vy"-Fsribls EngnssOf War
W. a, Them Progressing Rapidly,

.r,verox. September 26.-Chief of
,.,;on Wilson estimates the active
,'" ,5,be wooden war ships Ofour present
~'" allows: The Tennessee, 1.-THE only
NV II - first rate, J six months; the
o~, - omaha and Yandalia, second
1'', md the Michigan third rate, ten
''' N, Lancaster and Brooklyn, second
.@,.. y.,s and the Adams, Alliance Essex En-
', ,s. Nipsie, TallaPOOsa and iantie,
".s Hi -,,,s. six years, the Hart
' Richmond and Pensacola,
"N, r,trs. and the Juniata OSsipPe
So, ,,.raps. Swatara, Galeua, Marion, IrO-
'- ,nI Nearsarge, third rates FIVE
S'. These together with the iron ships
~ Alert and Ranger third rates
,,b, Michigan, PalOs and Pinta fourth
constitute the available fighting
.,,oIthc present navy.
..v,,r POWERFUL OF THEIR WEAPONS
h. .,,nyrrted guns having n range of
IT -. % IA, miles, excellent arms for Oper-
80 1,..,inSt wooden ships and ancient
a..+ a,.s..5,i,nS or for Sheling towns but in
',..r,I mil ,s,iuSt gthe modern armament.
g., ,.ry hest of these ships is held by our
I'D authorities To be
D''' FAR BEHIND THE TIMES
..,a,nr,. for otlenSe or defence in act
- rlrs,rr. The list Of irOnelads COM
.-. ,,or, than dozen monitors, but
E-.,rrhem in condition for service. At
~. ,,rr with this showing the United
....s. +, placed by her authorities ut the
...,rrhr list Of naval powers in the
...r,f,I matter of ships and guns, there
l..r., -hr,r South American, two ASiatic,
..I faren or sixteen European powers
.t.I rutrank us. That portion of
..- nr~prctiyc new navy" whose
,,o.--rrt,au hls already been sanctioned
f- -CopgrSS numbers eighteen ships of all
~. - cost IN aggregate of something
r,-. than $1,000, 900, and the life of
.Arh nrring accidents OF the failure of
.rr-nria,iouS, is expected to be long.
H.. IN. 10 be- built entirely of metal, and
r,i.,..r known and approved ut the date
a. ,lrr planning To secure efficiency rs
ssir.ga machines has been or is to be
omitted in their construction.
orE NEW NAVY"
Sven OF these ships are to be amongst
,,. heaviest probably carrying sixteen
....,> Of steel - protection. Three will be
r-rr,,l,r cruisers. The Atlanta 5000 tons
.aa her trial trip and her armament is
bin. tested while the Boston 1000 and the
U.a.p i.5UOJ are well advanced in con
S-l.r.ou. Five of the armOred vessels
no. ,hr double turret Monitor class, each
l-3.a-I 10 carry four heavy high
rsrrsd guns throwing 500 pound
,.-'l> with possible range
Gtao miles. These ships were planned
r4.yelr< AGO. Doubtless if PLANNED to-
lr. ,nur change would be made, but
ta.. .ar-uryerthrlc>S spoken OF by Com
ulalrr Wilson u the best type of coast
nI hlrb1r defence vessel in existence.
ul-r>S he, now supplied the means for
rn,,hlug these ships, and the
WORK i PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.
TIE Wantonomah. 3sl5 tons, will be
r..siy tor service this year, the
Puritan ha- her engines in place and is
rsaHy ready for her armOr, while
l- Terror aud MonadnOck, 1915
tl, each. are now receiving their mer-
gaLniI~r
The other two armOred ships have not
yr' entered upon their first sphere OF eXis-
,yHcr. their construction having only been
-a,aorjzrj by Congress 1T the end of it's
LS, session.. They are to he of 1000 tons
ispaumyut, TO have double bottoms,
engines designed To drive them at speed
q. sixteen knots an hour, and complete
torpedo outfits. and armamentgOf the most
effective Kind. and are To cost not more
'ulu tao aui a half millions each. In the
mrrc matter OF displacement these
ship, will exceed by nearly One-iOurth the
t~, and largest Of our present yes
~N while IN speed and effectiveness they
AZ. Intended tu compare tayorably with
,a' better rll>s Of European cruisers and
SAT ,Lip>
IHE DYNAMITE Gun CRUISER
sil b" q novelty comparable probably to
l''LlnI now in existence. The Secretary
% The Navy Is authorized to make
contract with its inventors for it's
obstruction and the Department
Ni. have little or nothing to do with the
N'EN beyond passing judgement upon
PL'0S 10 advance aud the result at its
0aplellon Conditions imposed by the
@'oi congress contemplate the cOnstruc-
..oN ol vessel One-hundred and thirty
.7rl ,ong. propOrtionately very narrow
'Ad o. very light draft with exceedingly
powerful engines guaranteed to be capable
" P2'luclnga speed OF twenty knots. In
'..c. The plans of this craft are understood
70 '''N io the placing of machinery, and
.'''. n0'n1ry appliances or the ships
""h''iN %" bow, or stern, leaving the
region amldShip for magazines and pneu-
"oa,r guns. the latter being i'm position,
1.0' 0 'rav'ng high elevation. The dyna-
.'..r missiles will he thrown like bombs
'''n' IN ordinary mortar
Nor FIRST CLASS YET.
""h ali these vessels the United States
a. a. =, : naval power will Outrank Brazil,
,IU| ,' Argentine Republic, China, Japan,
,.5ecr, NorSay, Portugal and Sweden
q I',' ., VII. De- abreast of Turkey, Spain, HOl-
.'"a aud Denmark. She will still be out
,'lHrI ,,, bv England, France, Germany,
austria, Italy and Russia.