The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-30

mas been advised TO use his own iudr-
ment IN the premises, and the belief pre-
walls that the minister felt it was not con-
slstent with self-respect and the dignity
OF his position, 10 say nothing whatever of
the degree of absolute danger to his per-
son there vas in appearing in the streets.
10 attend the ceremonies in view of the
manner IN which he has been treated since
the revolution ended.
PARIS, Dec. -. - New York Herald
Special. II visited the forges near Toulon
today and found the Chilean ship-of-war
captain Pratt ahoat at her mooring. along
SIDE OF where she was built. This shin has
been described as a cruiser, but she is in
reality formidable armor-clad, She j.
htted with powerful engines combining
ali the latest Improvements, and is guar
anteed TO steam eighteen knots an hour.
All her engines are now in working
order, and If necessary she could
steam out to sea at once; but
she has been delayed by the non-arrival of
her armament, which is coming from
Havre. Her commander, who has super
seeded the former one since the revolution
IN Chile, mas ordered considerable changes,
particularly with regard to the introduce
ton of six formidable torpedo tubes, OF the
Camel system, one of which has already
been placed on the port side of the lower
deck forward, and is ready for use, while
another Is being put into position with
ali possible speed on the starboard
side. Beyond these alterations there
is nothing TO be done to her that
would prevent her going TO sea in a month,
provided her guns were in position on
board. All the machinery for the guns is
in ,I,o
power being electricity furnished by power
full dynamOs. In case anything goes
wrong with the machinery, however, each
big gun, OF which there are four. is pro-
vided with hand power for the elevation
OF ammunition, which is passed up from
the lower deck through iron tubes
PAS milimeters (99s inches) thick She has
two separate engine rooms, completely
shut Oft from each other, as are also the
furnaces. Her dimensions are: Length
between perpendiculars, 32S feet; beam,
over all, 90 feet inches; depth, "a feet
inches; draught, forward, 20 feet inches;
draught, astern, - feet inches She will
mount on her main battery four guns hav-
ing caliber of 9.45 inches, two amidships,
one forward and one aft: four
guns of 4.72 inches forward and
aft; six rapid firing guns of
l97 inches; four rapid nring guns 1.-TWO
Nordenfet and two Hotchkiss) of. .7S of an
inch caliber. None of the above have vet
arrived, but all the armor shields are in
place as well as the gun machinery. I
don't think she can be ready for sea before
the expiration of two months, but she
could, under pressure, armed with torpe-
does and small guns, get under way in a
month. She Is one of the most powerful
ships ever built at La Seyne. Her hull is
sheathed with wood, as there are no dry
docks in Chile and it is impossible to dock
her frequently to keep her bottom clean.
NEWPORT, L. l., Dec 29.-Official orders
have been received at the torpedo station
TO get the dispatch-boat Cushing ready for
immediate service, and full gang of en-
glneers were put to work on it, so that by
the end of the week it may be all ready TOR
launching.
PITrsBURG, Dec. 29.-Superintendent Alb
bott, of Carnegie, Phipps 81 Co., has been
summoned by telegraph to Washington
City by the secretary of the navy, in rela-
tion to the armor and deck plates which
the firm is supplying for warships now
building. The telegram ordered him to
leave on the first train, and he took his
departure this evening. Rumors of the
feverish rapidity with which the govern
ment is pushing work on war vessels, in
the light of the strained relations with
Chile, has received new confirmation To-
cally. In relation to the above a member
of the firm of Carnegie, Phipps & Co. was
interviewed this morning ana said:
There nothing unusual in relation to our
contracts, nor any extraordinary rush. II il
customary to receive many dispatches concern
ing work, and also for some members OF the frm
to be called to Washington City on the same
business. We have been shipping as fast as
completed the protected deck plates for the New .
York. The plate for the Monterey is yet in an
unfinished condition, that Is, ii has not been
tested; and we have received no orders TO ship
without the usual tests.
SAN Diego, Cal, Dec. 29-According to
Admiral Brown, who is here with the San
Francisco, the Charleston left Honolulu
for Acapulco. Whether the Charleston
will come north or go south from Aca-
pulco the admiral declined to say. In
regard 10 the extra ammunition aboard
the San Francisco Captain Samp-
son said: 1--WE have enough 10
fill up the Charleston and Baltimore and
put them in campaign condition. tits be-
lieved here that the San Francisco has
orders to remain at this port until the dip
lomatic relations with Chile take one turn
or another, and that her disposition in
future will depend upon the turn those
diplomatic relations take. The Baltimore
is expected here abont Thursday.