New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-02
BEDDING FOR TIE FOUR NAVAL. Vessels
THE CRANIS PRESENT THE LOWEST Eds nN
ALI. THE SUIpS-1HFIR PROPOSAL.

THE GRANTS PRESENT THE LOW EST GlDS IN
ALL THE SHIPS THEIR PROPOSAL"
Wa.llngtpu, oct. 'sp'cnlj.-rhc bids opened TO
tav at The Nay, Department for four vessels rep
i'.cuicd tn" largest amount ever d!- tui"i al one
imr by Tn" G">crrmcn'. TIE appropriations for tli"
three battle IMP, ard TIA" tun" ere" cruiser a:S:'
-,,cd nearly fhccr millions If d',,r,. although III"
total Of tie lowest bids for The inr vessels Is ah"h'
,l.vr,i and u hal; millions, y irtlnat d III tho" di'-
patcie, there iJur bid>, tNO !ron ~" Pi'''
coast and two from Ia" TAT. TIC tn'on Iron Works
# san Francisco p~posci I" tui'd 'w" !aitc'hilN M
der The Department. p.in~ for >'2"oooo ea'h' "
one Of the h,ulc>hlr> for 10000 NOR. The same
firm bid .O1j.OOo for IN" constructor" of III" '>cf
which sum exceeded by ::7i'oG tn" appropriate ~
available The Nav di> have interpreted TIM "a
an effort the part Of the rn t. secure al H. ""
price the single batt-ip which It." appropriation "''
~pcc,fcs Shall ic butt IA" Pacific Coast. Inc
NHnl Iron Wo.A,. alp OF san Ii'''''e'''
bid UPON one of the BATH 'nls under the De
Imrtm,n,nl pans 9;.7j 0Oo the highest hid "i the
d,, r,o Eut, Iron WORKS. of Bath. Me. IL"
builder, .. Two Guuboat> for III" Navy 'nhhI''e" d
bid for one battc>hip on Departmental sp'' 'i"'''
S3I4e.VcO IN am,ui;. Thi. Wa the SECOND III price,
The nrIu sine" received the contract for ~" KIN
boats hal, enlarged lis plant. AID t"da' "i"''"n-
Lrmsht the firm forward direct c'nlp"ti'"r WIN
tho -ra,n,. The result II the b.t> extremely
cc.nrxync IA, New Eu.,nd. Where the steel Industry
needed only some sU,h incentive: some c'iuch'" ta'
If wa, possible 10 bid be- de experienced steel snip
builders IF Pennsylvania
The. Cramps the lowest On all u" BIOS '"b
m;,.d The, proposed {, hnild ;wo hlte>llip> under
Dcp,,tmcn; plans fer 93.-"oo"o each. 81 one >p l."
s. $4,000 They proposed t" bIld TWO ha1">h'l>'
according 20 Their own pan'. for *3o2o.'"o rt'is or
one ship under their own plan>. for S''.l2o"" Ivy
duplicate bio, they rendered II possible f'r
tho Nr,a to receive TIE contract for all
three chip, i'll the event Of ihc receipt 81
po other Ind They proposed 10 build the crll ~tr ac
,o-diug t. Department specifications ": 9'2'"oo or
S230no less than IN" appropriation. In the ln"p",ai
for the battle Ship. according To- Their own pans inc
Cramps say:
The Navy Department 'hcn", illN and Sleclh
cation, Tor hull and machinery are adopted "" pr"
nos. "a, add twelve i,,; the lcnIth Of The N,~~'
increasing the displacement. when AT the same normal
draft OF twenty four feet. 10y i-o tons W1iHci - ''
low, additional length of hull and arn"r at"lt l''
tom. the balance. - tons. I" l" utilized al inc -"
partments >cr,irli supplying Hddt"'al >"'
arro, pa,inc three inches III rHchnc~> forward AID
ahaf, the present uch awn"r belt extending from
the berth deck 10 Just above the protc ny" dh ana III
pr,Vidin. an additional tl'&">> l." the ail"i 'l''
the guns The construction of huh ana mac hh'N'
arrangement OF d'rk>. quarters. fittings. r'' o'>l''I
lion Of battery. type, And Giu"l~i"'i~ {" '"ii'' ''
will Le upon the Departments rln~ AID SPECIFICATIONS
Tic advanttfc, oi tiI- addition t. t., department
de, lsn are a, follows:
F1rst-Much l";'"r I:'''c' ton - the under "a"i
end.. the inch a:IAor ." IN. . nm plating hoN
tlroIv will hc -ii'cl'!t /, bIcah up i%h c>iI"~N>
and, ia conjunction WIKI. tl,c h'lt "i 'tiIIIp>' NOV
along the SLOPES oi t' it'"'tlN" d"th. VIII P'''''
The enir,tic" ol water 10 il'~" Ila' *. :.
"sccond'.icatc: proper; !"nat" "n-th 81 ari'1 nn;
leading I" JI-c protected water iIf a'fS' r""'ts
the sinking III. end iddl"' q" I'll WI Ava!
10y heavy shell. and - rrc>"TvnS -Na"r Hc''"t VI
arInOrcd free Aoald
FOURTH GI~a'cI coal capacity.
"F1nh-tvrm with the ::Iu"A aii"r'd h'' I'ov" r.
fcrrcd TO- There VII l"' lIIi": 81 t"'~ ~ >Hfi"'
Lloya"cy VIII. can be- uz 4 ia .H't'i~ TX ne 'i'
ne, of The protection 20 the u and men guns:
sixth TIE 3inCh platIns will Greatly stIelSe We
ram bow and afford increased prUiecuOn 10 the at1r
scventt-Tl.c greater lcacth VIII add to the power
of keeping up speed against h"W seas. 49,, .
sider-d. The opinion formed today l. TO the erTn'
that tho award will 70 to the Cramps Tor TWO DaUr
shins and the cruiser and 10 the Union Iron WORKS
for one battle ship. Another possibility !, na' me
tramp, viii yet a battlc--ip and the cr7ils"r tItc
I!nion Iron Works another BATH" ship. and the ram
Iron Works the third battle -hp me DO WIZ ~.
considered by the board # bureau chef, som" uh!'
this week.