New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.

II readers of the daily papers have read WIN any
degree of attention the cable dispatches Oh inc oo
downs OF the English naval vessels oil iaV' ''io' ~
have satisfied themselves that their anxiety cohocI"
inc tho few repairs needed By the vessels OF inc
r,erican Navy was so much a waste OF nerve io'oc'
II IS certain that there has been nothing he "'o po
portonato expense for repairs TO them 'na' '' 40.
been to those OF the British service. Us al ~
here is what one item in an English paper say Al.
RAT her machinery was out of order. No 20 t"fPHo
boat was broken down. Inc sf.rlhs Snm-r " The
coast defence roncad Gorgon has orohen uTm1 Il va
Trafalcar has been proven weakly built tat IL Vas
considered imprdent to drive her tll sue c aS ,Tce
strengthened" At the same time there Mn cnoi
vessels in the dockyard at Sheeincss nahn5 tSc
constant development OF detects arc c"us'b "'"i
among the British taxpayers
The repeated failures Of new vessels sent ont 10
make the official trials has alarmed the Admiralty ~
much that they about TO call before tncu tc W.
engineer officers 10 determine what "ouiu V''V ~
done The board has ignored the engineer taieho V'
much in the design Of new ships. and 1t is now IL
ginning 10 realize that willie the line onhccTs nave
very good general IDEAS as TO what a hgh'lns snip
shonId he the confidence In their mechanical aDhy
has been misplaced. The fact Is that since uo d'oP
ton of iron and steel for the construction OF val
slips and the putting Of SO much machinery ih"
bcn 10 give them speed the engineers have Dec
The most NECESSARY and most important corps Oh inc
navy and the Admiralty have been driven oS q e.
9sncnsshle part Of the building OF new navy TO
got the NECESSARY power into any sized snip 10 orVY
her o at tc have 10 be driven 70 the utmost But
boiler and no machinery WI STANG Ie ~ fh reoire
ments demand. Some Of these reqriIcne,hts are ro
lad The Admiralty recognized the naval engineers and
Constructors as they are now beginning u 40
chief Inspector Williams, OF the Engineering Depart
ment of the British Navy has contributed veIE ihpor
tant article 10 the London Army and Navy Magazine
on the subject Of forced draft In boilers lie 90
cares almost in many words. thai the attempt u
make use of the forced draft is complete failure ana
intiates that it must be abandoned. lie shows that
With the present system of boiler construction
the use Of forced draft with high pressnres VIII a%ays
cause leakage; That the overheMmg %, inc o Dol M
causes the tubes and stays 20 give way uiuer 'LD
strains due end on expansion: auG ina a W.S
strong draft. or its iied i1c s,oas :,
while yielding far less horse power, glyG d,'nosJ o.
much speed. He suggests, what many Oh ne ,S
Navy engineers have suggested, larger boilers ~ inc
only substitute for the forced DRAFT
| When Lord Nelson breathing his last In the
cocppt-the apartment apart for the treatment OF
the wounded on board OF warsip-of the victory his
thoughts seemed to be concentrated upon lule
church at Burnham Thorpe his native place. WheTe
his father was the rector and he expressed = WISH
to be buried there An appeal has been made ior
position first made by the Prince OF Walc' IN rrst"ro
thc church TO III condition in Thc1 ~ %as @ Inc
heen s,bscrbcd 10 the fund of which the Queen has
given $3.50 the Prince Of Wales $500 and the Duke
| OF EdlnDureU T-I''
| The Admiralty recently severely cHiclsco ny
the English service papers for an order ssued 'hao e
onccrs would be supplied with toilet articles issued
| by the Government. aud which were cntiFeiy lh'oc
quate for use on shpb0ard. one OF the "test chdla
lions from this headquarters Is regulation 10 wv
eject that the officers and Of the Royal Marines
when serving on board of ship must wear nltSiachc
whether they elect 10 boards or not An inquiry
| las been sent to My Lords" by an officer VINO ma
| Icrn unable to grow "a hair upon Ills race what u,
sLali COY lie viii probably get reply mat he mus
| ycrtiscd in the English newspapers, ana when aN
claIncd--by the advcrtiscrs-to be lhlaHlDc' lld'
any member OF the Board AN interest IN some o
dulcng in mutton chop WHISPERS
The French Northern Squadron. recently at Cher
bourg will 60 10 Russian waters soon. Put 1t VII
probably not 90 there until after the Emperor o
germany has finished his visit with the Car. Th'
squadron consists OF the ron-clads Marcngo keqni
and Puriex the fast and powerful cruiser sfaA anC
| two or three smaller craft Russian war veSse
| spent several days at CherDOurg snort tnc ago
| and her officers and were treated VIII Inc mos
demoustra;ive hospitality The report OF the once
fTench officers treated them led to suggestion IRON
| The Russian Navy Commissioners that visit iron
| the French feet would be agreeable
Much interest is given TO the new Gillian arInor
clad Captain Pratt, being built at La Seync Tn
armor is being made at Creusot. France, and tes
of the armor plates recently made at avrc, under Il"
| ordinary conditions Of the French Navy, was mos
| plate made for q competitive test with other platoi
hut was one chosen from lot after the plates wen
finished ready for the side of the ship This was
| test OF the uniformity of manuiac turc. After tn
lire the plate showed only three slight cracks, and nj
starting from the point Of impact OF the first shot
Neither the backing nor the bolts suffered any damage