New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-05

.hc water than when III cruising TRIM Inc YES
sci was originally Tie working ont ol f'"ts oo-
tnincd by Secretary Whitley by observation anu
study lie considered suggestions. 'Nam'nrd
plans, and vent into every detail "l her "fNiSh
as presented TO him by the chiefs "i III" bureaus
II construction. engineering ANA ordnance" '"''c
have been several and materially necessary changes
made from the original designs since. Inc plans
Lave been pcr.pc'cd by Chief Naval CONSTRUCTOR
Theodore d. Wilson, Engincerr-t lief George W.
Melville. and Comm,nor William NJ. f"l%cf' 'hc
chief of the ,iuIran at Ordnance
Tic contract for her building was awarded Oh
June H. 1857, the bid Of the contractor being
Su.G.S.y:0 1t will he at least Two years before
,b. shin will hc ready for active sc:vlcr. The
materials ui construction must ne 81 .,ui'inul
product ion, urn;shcd and manufacturing III i've
United states. The hull IS ah"rt "lcln'" .; r', ~
plctcd. and il is expected that the v'>Srl Will Ne
ready Tor nor Official contract trial the I'''rT P'i'
OF 1891. Tie principal dimension, OF INNS ,"",I
defender are I"n:'h OYER AL; H"d irr. ~
feet mean draughh OF water, j - Irc' hr!sn'
Of ficrboard. :! :rct : inches: dr'nfht: nSn''ni
;rir, Ii feet; Gisparcnlrn'. h@n'Ihl' YIN" 49,
IONS; displacement. cruising 'ilhi' i'"l , ""
indicated morse power. ,.Inn: speed S!N'r'h k'H'e
Her liyht dr,ncl' Will enable her I" choose 'rr
nwi, n.l,iins waters She is short rno'sli I" ~
uuickk handled, and broad enough l"f @o"u
,ahl,iv: l"" III ne vale. -" w." n,n
,rrrrac GREATLY III. :rsci r\i'""tIir T." thr hie
of the cIIVnIN. Will" her -i'r hfEI'i ann P'"''
tive deck oii.ht e. drrLd her -"rs ana "n2i''S
auLirsi the heavy ordnance "l ai' 'i"lf'
Tn, vessel viii hc entirely oi >'''I' an" S.'
Will l,c constructed OH The biar""l H''l' WIZ,
, ,ou.,r bottom nearly IT." ri'll' h"I'" ~ Y,
extending up 10 the aIIior->!cl. lh' N'I'''''
L,cl t,r second and fourth lunli'Gdiiml lInn''
ana aIn,nr sir are I" Ia mo-" W''''- 't3"',
forming three vatrr-tirhi cells on "a'" SIDE 81
,Lr vessel hriwccn the cater ana Nl'"I :"
,latiuu which are tn r '!Ivi'ird trniANiH'N az"
~ cry Twelve feet hl Wat":-'lthi Ii"":-p''''.
o,,,,i,v ut any two Of these cells. on r'h 81 !" 81
,h, vertical keel, for u length % aboN' :" W.
,u I counl io nl,nut $50 ions, 81 more 'hi 'i''
:inount repaired 10 bring the ''H'r' ''" r f,,,
uniny 10 N.htinq trim. The INTERIOR "' w. nan
- III 1c liyi,i,.d INF 10! water ,iglt r"np'rhrnt
"a. Lnv will l,. rom, ped ana Si4'i i'i"" '''
,rr,,uiur pnrpusrs There viii be- hlh' snl"'!-
,,u,,ui, aljNc the mann .lr'N. r\Hhu'n2 ~
l,,br,tc 10 ln.r'rttc lhc pro'cr'iil "i Wv hu i
~ ~ . h,I, nt stool ,In,oi r>trniius the Whole
lcrr;h Of the vessel. aud III drp'i '" :" ." ;,'
IL feet. feet inrh above ana i''' NV Nv ~ y
',i,w III. w,tcr.llnc This belt viii II" ~ ih'h
-, Thickness. from top 81 arn"' !" " "''
ioy, ,hc ,-a-roinr line, thence faprIin- ~,
,rchcS u, tie srn"r shell i"i = T""'n ~ i'm
that Is. extending over nv N'''I T., ,,,,. T., ria,
,ro,u fine (oIr slc of thr forward W" ,W.
rurr side Of inr after naI'"'''- .'hn' -, -,
,nr,y,,u and ,hait thr~,' points ne '"''' VIZ,
Inr.L in Thickness for a'"u '"'i''' ,",' nol .,
mo-, less tl,.n eight inches ihi"R. 'i ''P ,,n,,
.,nr inrlc> II, tir ain"r shell ~ we WY
"','l> of tie Ncn"'I !! rs "'"'''''' ~
than IN inches thick III tamil
Tic uu,sr course II IL" Dc k-ai"r VIZ vi
vrr and il. .cc,.icd - tlr rrt'.a.i"' INV W.
IL, an ,n,orc,i ,nniliu--ioNcr Ten IL" h'H III ~
,, =, ,yni.h oIIi 10" .,t"1 H." ''' IA! -''':
,,l,.r,nh .,.,l; ing tubes. r'". lie N''>' wa
,rr - miii,,, ,uasl tW"r.;t If'."' ia dl"'"'
mi CAV lee, ah.,c Tie ,'lri~'tl't'I' P"'''