New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09

is moving gracefully away. Thus the ship OF her
self leaves behind the cradle that she has S ~
to prevent any possible accident ID the vessel,
to those on board, or to those accustomed - WIZ
ness the launch
All the necessary preparations fer launching
having been madc-an hour before ,he tide VII,
be at its highest-a large force of shipwrighW WI,
be ranged In gangs of from four TO six at STU,
intervals on each side Of the ship. Eacn IT," =
signal from the naval constructor they Will stIlnu
the wedges with one blow from stem to ssern
I'll the whole cradle steadily and Strongly .is ~.
building blocks. Every other or alternate keel
block will then be removed, beginning from from, A..
and every other vale and bilge shore Will It.
taken down. When this is completed the snip
wrghts will again drive in the wedes as far r.
may be necessary. The remaining ked.blocks WI WI
then be removed and all shores taken down; aI ,s
next and last thing to be done is to cut the she the
piece which connects the bilgeways win tne
aunchingways, and which will be done by .hs
shipwrights stationed with crosscut Saws at s,e e
proper place, when the vessel will besi1 70 VIZ W.
Wilmerding, the granddaughter Of SecT t,ar;n
Tracy, who will he seated on decorated platform o
at the bow Of the ship, will break Me Time.
and declare: lin the name Of Father Neptune,
and t.. honor Queen Amphtrite, ! chrliten 'nee
Maine" a..
As the Maine is the first war vessel built at, at tine pc
Navy Yard since the Trenton, the vessef ios ss ."
the hurricane at Samoa. in March ia ;n,
was launched on January /, 1876, much and I'D.
tenst interest is taken in the launching anu . .,,o
applications for cards Of admission 10 sec tne
launchare far in excess of the possible
ton of the entire area of the Navy Yard. M
Since the vessel has been building II has rr
from swarning inside OF her and hirderins the
workmen: But layman might wen pIcmt
mishap Of aug sort. or season in Hades, 10 :lsp
were growing oily under the strokes of the lam
mers Of the hundreds of workmen, perfect nu a,
lam. Without agulde novice might easily md .d
lost in the maze of stanchions ana oeaii SecIs
bulkheads and compartments and braces ana ucc Ill.,
to say nothing of sbe imminent risk OF rec .,sr
ing red-hot rivets or lnge pieces OF cold steer mpvu
various portions Of his anatomy and aso TGel
ing shock from the dia of hammering caicnia'c.
to make him deaf, dums, blind and paralyuc ''
once. -;
But when people see he, in her present cond,l
comprehensive idea of wha, the structure VIII
really be in fOrmidableness Yer vital parts VIII
be protected by belt Of amor from shot anu
she'll This armor-bclt will be sufficiently long 70
insure stability, even II the ends of the ship
where IL does not reach are ridded above the
underwater protective decks. which Will reach
from IT the snSs Of the bs Will viii
n length of so feet amidships. and Will exlehu
three feet above the water-line and four ieet
below it. 1t will be eleven inches thick IRON sne
Ton TO one foot below the water!ine, ana thence
will taper to a thickness of sir inches. Ihis
armor will have n woodworking eight inches
thick There will also be Immediately behind
the armor two thicknesses of plating, stifened oy
horizontal angle bars placed on the outside OF the
plates. The armor bulkhead athwaitship. at the
forward end Of the armorbelt will 9e six inches
ing-piates. The vessel will be barkrigged, and
will have sail area of 7,135 square bet
There will be conning,tower. the Lace Were ere
the officer who directs the movements OF tne
vessel will he stationed, armOrcd with thickness
Of ten inches of steel. This will be bult on the
amidships; It will be eliPtical in
shape, and its greatest dimensions Will be ten
feet six inches by nire feet. An armofcd tiDc
inches thick will run fom this
tower TO the armor-deck to protect TIM steer
ing gear speaking-tubes, and signal wlres line
is to be worked in two thicknesses. and will be
so disposed that one layer o. plating WIN IGrm
edge strips and butt straps for the other. line
armordeck will slope from the top OF tine a i,h
thick. The underwater deck at the end VIII he
two inches thick. to add further protection to the
magazine and steering-gear and SO formed as to
give great stiffness to the rainbow
In addition to the arm0red coming tower there
will he dech-house, fitted with chart, tables,
speaking tubes, indicators, steering wheels, ETC.,
engine will be fitted in addition to the hand
steering, and there will be steam capstans, winh:
lasses and hoists. The vessel will contain az
has been made for supplying natural light and
ventilation by means of skylights sideli9hts ana
cowls Artificial ventilation will be supplied by q
we devised scheme. communication Will bV i""
with all parts by ducts leading to the blowers.
The vitiated air Of the engine-room will be with
drawn by the fans used for forced combustion,
and the explosive gases Of the coaiounkers VIII
pipes will lead to the upper deck The pumping
and drainage system will be very elaborate every
of the vessel being connected with
the powerful steam and hand pumps.
The ship will be lighted by electricity. the
plant for this purpose to consist OF four dynaInos
and engines, and to be so connected that any
one of them will he able TO supply all the CIR,
cults for the incandescent lamps Three powerful
search lights for tracing torpedo vessels. rams
or other vessels Of an enemy, or To ma noslhe
torped0es, and for navigating tor5uons
and dark channels, will also he fitted The dyna-
mos will supply power for internal illumination.
sde-lights, headlights. and lights In magazine,
and bnnkers. She will also he fitted with me
range-fnder and other electrical appliances i9r
working the guns, as devised by Lieutenant Brad.
ley A. Fiske.
The Maine will have, in addition to the usual
allowance of small boats for a man-of.war anu
the steam launch and steam cutter, two large
torpedo boats, each about sixty feet long in ne
vessel will be fitted as a flagship, with CABINS
the flag ocs1s Or and panpes M
he built under the after superstructure deck
The wardroom. the quarters for the executive,
navigator paymaster doctors; engn adod frm
the cabin by an athwartship bulkhead mo
ward-room will also be divided into two apart .,
ments-one for mess purposes ana 10 cohuAn
IN
social and study room. There will be eighteen
staterooms for the wardroom officers each to oIen
from the wardrOom. Forward OF the wardroon
will no the Storage warrant officers staterooIns'
and messroom lavatores psntries and arm i1, ~
On the berth deck over the boiler space, VIII oe
~ ,avatories for various officers. engineers ana
s sr5 workshops, paymaster's and executive
officers Offices and fremen's washroom Opp99snte
Tho forward turret breastwork on the perth deck
will he the sick bay and dispensary. For the nc
COMMUNICATION Of the crew the forward berth aecS
-, fl,n
en- perstructure will be reserved ,.,. -,
The Maine will be launched at ii 20 O'clock . On
tho morning Of November ls, and after that the
vessel will rapidly grow into the form OF one OF
the best and most vessels S sod. Of ss for ANY,
ear,;ce thai she NAV he called upon TO perform
There many officers &C.. v wnS hs sof the
pnrnoses for which she was designed. but her
CAPABILITIES will probably be tried at some future
time.
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