Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-30

Launched.
OUR OCEAN TElRORS AFLOAT.
Two Powerful AddiE0 to the New
Navy

WASHINGTON. Apri 23.-Secretary
whitney's psrsoual guess to the launch
ing Of the government essels at Cramps
ship yards, in philadelphia, left Washing
ingtou on two special Trims Of Pullman
palace cars via the Pennsylvania Railroad
at . o. N. The paiy, numbering
upwards of 800 is composed of Sena-
tors, Representatives, amy and navy
officers, government ofials and news
paper correspondents. Thetrain reached
Philadelphia about half psf II O'Clock
and returning reached Wastogton at 9 p.
m. The Yorktown vas LAUGHED at 3:O6
D. M. aud was christened bylIiss Eleanor
Breckenridge, daughter Of Congressman
Breckenridge, of Kentucky. The dypa-
mite cruisers followed the wys at $40,
being christencd by Miss Nelle Cameron,
daughter Of Senator Don Cmeron, of
Pennsylvania. The launches were I'M
usually successful.
The Yorktown, or gunhoat N, l, as she
was irst called, is m unarmred steel
cruiser Of /, 100 tons displacement; length
between perpsndieulars, $50 feet;lraugbt,
Is feet f1rward and 10 feet aft; bradtb, SO
feet. Sae has 3 poop and topgalant fore
castle, With an open gun deck Ietween.
The eng ues are of the latest twin screw,
triole * oansion type, designed fors horse
owe OF 200 with natural draunt ard
| 2 3OO with forced drlught, which should
| olive a speed of II knots. The eoghes are
placed in separate water-tight canpart-
msuts, the cylinders being 223l md so
inches in diameter, II feet 6 i1che long.
The coal is slowed in bankers surrounding
The machinery, to afford protection Z 'inst
shot and shell. The machinery, maya
zines and steering gear are eovers by q
three-eisdts inch water tight steel deck,
which supports the ram bow and wives
strength andstitfness to the whole sfuc-
ture. L.
TIE Yorktown has a powerful armament.
The prir cipal battery consists OF SIX 6-ihrh
steel brrech-loading rifles, firing a prcJte-
tile weighing 100 pounds. All these gus
and tier crews are protected by seeInen'ti
steal shields three inches thick. Inc SCI
ondary battery is also apoweriul one cou-
prisiDg eight rapid firing guns and IeVo,N
ing cannon. Two are mounted unuer .ut
forecastle, firing ahead on each DOW WV
under the poop, firing sstern AND on esea
quarter, and foul are placed ON the ran ~
convenient poiats. There Is also q com.
plete outft Ct automobile spar ana p1a,
torpedoeI The Yorktown is apo"elini
ship OF the unarmOred type, sad OF sne
many ships Of her class 10 foreign nave
there are none superior to her ID desigu' -
she contains all modern features.
The Yorktown can carry 4OO tons .,
/ eoal The chief constructor estimates 'oa'
with this allowance abe could steam "'
The rate of is knots for 81 days and cover
a distance Of 2,4OO miles; at IA Knots sn'
could steam IL days ard cover =, iCo Iins ;.
a. 10 knots she would make $500 miles ~
Is days, while at 8 knots she conid Ssep
/ The sea for 81 days and steam IL, OOo miles;
! This estimate il independent oil ner s,n
power, end it is apparent that the hotS'
Town and her sister ships nov unaer con
/ struction will prove Important auui'i'D'
To our fleet Of commerce destroyers-
The dynamite cruiser is also unarmo'eu
| Her length is 252 feet, breadth 20 iess :
inches, mean dnught only 8 feet ana ais
placement 725 tons Her engines are o
The latest triple expansion type, with twl
screwg, designed TO give $500 horse pSwel
and A speed Of 20 knots. She has tnre'
dyuamits guns. 81 feet in length, nxsd II
poaition side by side. built into the snip
nrciectipg above the deck near the bos
and extending down nearly to the keel
The gems being fixed, they must o
pointed by the helm, while the rang
viii be regulated by varying the pressure
of he sir which Is admitted to the gu
from a reservoir where il is kept ut . pres
sure Of 9, 900 pounds per square net: In
sheIls are loaded with 200 pounds Of gyms
mite, ard may be thrown n all distance
from 200 yards to one mile, one every Nv
minutsa The shells explode either on IN
pact or by contact with water, accordip
n The force used. Insddition to the dyni
mite CONS there will Be 2 "a
geHncel uer ccD<<f uoeoA
Ridd's ssowell has been one of the forem'
BY Gre ters on microscopy in the United
is Q aud is widely known In the neid o.