New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-06
7VE VrU COAST TTNF DATTLE'NhIPS
ADVANTAGES o. THEIR ~ RtAsiD LENITH-
r,,r ru,, .pr1rulA ARRIVES HIRE

Tl. t.o r,a,t Inc 1900 ton batil,ship> and N"
trim. .,,n rnt..u ted clu. ,-r. tie c"rr"'is FOR t''
., ru ir,i -. M. u VrI'' a"a.dni u NH''ah ':4lp
4 >o;s OF Philadelphia. - ~ltG;r'Ly, az" TIE 'o'"
.n iAii,rhp. g.: the con Tn" t!'! e" "hl'" 'lc con
tr.t va, ,w l.,i.-l to IL" ."n Iron W"rh~ >h iI7'
CISCO were ,..,lucl At !" ~ n IN" Tribune 81 sep
t.,ncr II The L4ttc,hp, viii De- The nlp't powerful
rsD,irc ,h,p. IN TIE N,,> They vii b" built upon
tho p,u, aid Specifications, 70! uN AID ma hi"ry Is
ADOPTED b., tr iHscLu> -! trs>:ir'''. a"d Steam IN
..uccsl,.s OF the Navy Department. "N''p' 'hf '""N"
,.r, viii l.. .,d.i TIE lructh. nIh.hs ten 80
feet box ,,u the water uH". rh:s "iN NOT inrra-"
their normal druEM Il t"""fN !"H t'f' e"t VIII III
crrt,r tir d., p.,crH"'t ~ 80 tons
~ in., !acrrn>r,, d,spla.ci."It -; tons VII be
u,llxrd in additional l"rEh II ht All arm'r
r,. additional .-3 tons l. e. h' n>'d AZ TIE d"past
mc,t. dl.rw.!rn In SUPPLYING addt"':a! "lc" af's'r
,ilry tnIrr Ii,ce ia A Au">' forward ana a The
pg,-cr, plan Of r',nircn IN. h amor i".t eNi"ndAs
from the berth d,ck iu' above IA" protective d"'h.
and N rrovd.nr additional tLchnc,' t" ia" ar'n'r
ar, md the gln, There ~cvcrt, aI'iutts'' -
lr, -urr by ths a!inir which Ar mum letter pro
r..iton II tho uud,r Nat". ends. greater pr"p''"i'
i,nG.i Of ,gnur tilt. ,"!irE 1" - Li'-' p:''''t"
watr lue AREA rcin'ing the s'nh'nE "h'n tAc "iH''
NJ, r!idl,d "r blown away H. h'".y 'hch Iid - pa
.r,u .arl,cr h.le'; Of ItH"ici fr'"h"d". g'c'''r
.,a,nly ul,h riddle, c.lr. III Er's =" ih' sec nd'r>
h,.,cr, can Ice pl,rd At aitat'r Il "tai'" rlh'l
.,.n;rr cal capacity. aud ~ lc.iti"n t' the power
Of keeping up speed .lanoi hri ,'~,s m at least
knot an hour
rh, 900 ton prot'.,H 'ra.-"r VIII he" IN some
,...,,, r., tia. most iruotln, OF tr i'" slips SIC
viii r,,ir,rnt the latest hIrL o POWERFUL " T"'l" si
pr,tccrrd cruiser: and WI reese i''". A. 'I~"! ~
,,,,ulc An ordinary urrclLintiian, h:r sdco Dt'hs
clear -: the pro- ,icn- Wh.ch ordinarily appear III
v.u,h,r. Tie alr.u. rurut of the motive power, IN
trlplc screw. dc,.urd hy Engineer IN Ch"i George
" Melville viii br >,mrw hat novel =,
Tn. new crlisor rMla,itlnha. 10" ~" nas,ihP :"
thr \orth Atlantic ,ulndInn. rIt 'ardlneis LAY Oh
-,turl.N nisht aud arrived here vest Ttl,l norihk
m rr a,c some repair and adjustments Ia Tee hltdr
,, h.; machinery br1rr ~lr " II attempt IN" sPte>
tactical trials in .SArasau-'u Lay. Tie prln'lpai
d1l"lt, Is with The Ntcr. ing engine. the dram lrn
Icluc -, sru thu. The piston J. APP 10 >''h NJ "A
,sost Inc pportunc timo. To relieve this tt kl been
NECESSARY 10 have extra onr.t Ia the atccrhs
,urtnc r,s,tn II viii L' recalled that i"ra,
or Who was employed by Cra'np "A
sons In the designing ard hting of machinery In
so,nc OF the new v"sst~. called attention TO some
recommendations which he made with regard to the
phIludclphla. and whlc. were not followed. The
vessel however was hurried forward for service. T.,
, tnkc The plncc 81 tine PsltlmD"r afio? she was de-
iah,<l 10 carry Captain ErirsSons body to Sweden.
Surh SLIGHT dcfrrl, llhc.y n otcui on any new
vessel and future developments will PROV" whethr:
tho criticisms against ler msrhnery havo good
foundation. There Is also some work TO be done
TO complete the electric plant.