New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-01-29

the the time it fell and was badly injured.
The scenes at the morgue are CHASTITY The
remains of those killed are cut and burned
almost beyond recognition Peter Marritt,
a lamplighter, occupied one part OF an adj
joining house, which was wrecked He
has four children, and all Of them are
badly injured. Another part of the
same house was occupied by a
widow, who disappeared when the explo-
sion occurred, and cannot be found
Archie Mcneil had his leg broken and was
otherwise badly bruised. Mr.. Mcneil was
bystander who was caught by the falling
walls. The saddest case was that of Ed
Pfciffer. He was struck by the falling tim
bers and terribly cut about the head The
shock Of the blows rendered the man a raw
ing maniac for the time being. It required
the united efforts Of several men to hold
him on the patrol wagon as it dashed up the
street. At midnight half dozen persons
were unaccounted for, among whom were
the Widow Tull and her son, who occu-
pied part of the first house that exploded.
THE NEW NAVY.
The Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs Will Report a Bill to Build
Two Hundred and Twenty War
Ships.
WASHINGTON. Specialize senate COM
mittee on naval affairs held an important
meeting to-day, atwhich, after considerable
discussion, the committee decided upon the
policy which will govern it during this con-
gress in the work Of building up the navy.
This is, in brief, that great line-of-batt1e
ships, like the English Ben Bow, should be
constructed at once. Senators Chandler and
Mcpherson, however, are not in accord With
the decision reached, and majority and mi
norlty reports will be presented to the SEN
ate. Senator Stanford is also not wholly
committed to the decision reached. The
naval policy board, which Secretary Tracy
appointed, made the following recon-
mendations:
Ten tirst-class battle ships, great ordnance,
10000 tons each, cost S56, 100000; Three
thlrd-cass battle ships great ordnance, $500
to 1900 tons each, s11 100000; Eight first
class battle ships limited ordnance, 100000
tons each, $50 $50, 900; twelve secondclass bat
tie ships, limited ordnance, 100 tons each,
So, 200, 900; five thicdclass battle ships, linn
ted ted oo ordnance, 5000 tons each, SIS
1 tors s15 to 5ar0 Soeo dseP tons @ eseh
$4,000, 900; one cruising monitor, $500 tons,
OF $500 tons each, 19.5O0,OOO; nine thin
armored cruisers, $3.50 tons, S2S, 100000; four
tirst-class protected cruisers, $500 tons each,
S15, $50, O0o ten irstclass protected cruisers,
5,4OO tons each, $2S,OOOOOO: twelve sec
ond-class protected cruisers, 5000 to $500
tons EACH S22 100000; six third-class pro-
500, 900: ten gun vessels and dispatch boats,
$50 to l 800 tons each 81 500 900; sixteen tor
pedo cruisers, Including Vesuvius, about 900
tons each, ST 800 900; three torpedo depot artl-
tlCer Sims. 900 tons each. Sc 300 900. 10 I
torpedo boats, SIS tons each, cost S6.565 900;
making a total OF 227 ships OF 61O,O35 tons at
a cost OF S349, SIS 900.
The above total includes $67, 965, 900 al
ready expended, and authorizes an ex-
pendlture of 1921, $50, 900.
AN ISSUE RAISED.
When the committee proceeded to the
consideration of these recommendations,
the issue was raised as to whether or not it
would be advisable at this time to begin
with the construction of the immense line
of battle ships, as proposed by the policy
board. Including the harbor defense
monitors, there are forty-four of these YES
sells, and they would cost 1902, 400, 900, while
the other 1873 vessels, including 101 torpedo
boats at an aggregate cost of Sc, $685. 900,
would cost only S147, O25, 900. Senators
Chandler and Mcpherson opposed that part
OF the policy boards recommendations por-
posing that these vessels should first
be constructed. They said that in
their opinion the United States should con-
tinue its present policy of building fast
cruisers like the Baltimore, Boston. Charles
ton and San Francisco, and gunboats and
torpedo vessels. The cost of these vessels
was comparatively small, and they could
form an unequaled fleet Of commerce de-
stroyers. The building of the huge line-of-
battle ships should be deferred until we had
a larger number Of cruisers, or there was
some exigency calling for their construc-
ton. On this issue the committee divided,
the majority as previously stated agreeing
with the policy board. In accordance with
this decision Senator Hale was instructed
to report favorably the bill introduced by
him some days ago embodying the recon-
mendations contained in Secretary Tracy's
annual report.
LAND DECISIONS