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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-09

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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-09

Jennie Holman will occupy the
boards at the Alexandria opera-house
next week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-09

as a candidate for Sheriff of the Parish of
Rapides, subject to nomination by the
Democratic Convention,
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On Monday, the primaries, to Sc

I'm Monday, the primaries, to Sc
lect delegates to attend the parish
nominating convention which meets
here tomorrow, were regularly held
throughout the parish. Tue result as
far as is known is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
THE MIANTONOMOH.

steel or compound for the monitors. The replies indi
Gated the absence in this country OF suitable plant
for the production Of the required armor, and only
three of the manufacturers showed any ability or
disposition to undertake the manufacture. The con-
dition in this country to-day is Just the opposite
With the Carnegie, the Bethlehem, the Midvale and
other steel works. all Of the steel needed for armor
for guns and for other parts Of war vessels can now
be furnished by American manufacturers. and they can
supply steel for other countries too and the recent
tests of plating that the American product
is superior anything made in any other country
OF the world.
But the labyrinth Of machinery inside OF the turret
is an object lesson naval engineers naval architects
ordnance experts and everybody else interested in the
improved methods of dlsposng Of an enemy, and dis
posing of him with the utmost expedition The turrets
rest upon cones or trucks which revove upon tracks
fitted to the turret deck circle these being turned
by a gear wheel which runs In slots moulded into the
urret near the base The guns are trained upon the
object of attack by the turning Of the urret but are
elevated or depressed, desired, by the hydraulic
machinery In the turet Each turTct Is divided by a
bulkhead so that each gun and its machinery are dis
nct and separate from the other and the only opening
into the urret from the outside is the portfolio through
which the muzzle Of the gun projects This port Is
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The reco is governed by the escape Of the water from
the , bach o. as P se o ShS doSe When the gun
recoiled the weight OF the beech carries II down TO te
IL made ready for the next hn The breech Of tue
gun is fired the concusson tends to force 1t TO the rear
above mentioned which IS q s .n @nTeame or
lower carriage When In Its training posl,oh ae pu,
then run S,. out BY ne the p s'i IN tho sSnder
between the rails under the gun But tne
piston is not packed as are pso OF a sdes Of
The piston hence the water is either side Of the
hydraulic piston and the gun Is returned 70 us nri2g
the difference on the two sides Of the piston, the
difference being the of the cross-section OF te
piston rod This Is brief Description Oh the na'nof
Vi In n' addition 10 the hydraulic machinery above
etc which is equally as intricate aud as necessary
for the perfect working of the whole. It is the ma
snery used t for ea nS sss paens II no the gum
For this there are lifts, carriers, pumps, wire-r9pe
etc THE PdSa d tSe sSs s
and on either eide Of the central lne.i9r th ts
monitors have no keesof the vessel Al Oh 1ne
is done by the hydraulic machinery. AS the ammunl-
ohost is ARRANGED to resoy9 w 'e be turpe
bnt the gun must first be run In and the breech de,
pressed for all Of this work Is done below the Level
II the deck where the men arc protected rom every
possible danger from the shot of the enemy. The
gun recols to The loading position as heretofore de-
Through the centre of the turret from the bottom
lower part is utilized for the receiving and exhaust
water Of the pumps and cylinders On the top there
Tower The communications sent by coming to him.
Through the spindle run the voice tubes and wires
communicating to those below decks at what speed 10
RIM the engines in what direction 20 steer the dIrec-
ton TO ur1 tie turrcts whether to elevate or de-
press the guns etc This officer Is the only person in
The coming tower. and his only direct communication
to the outside world Is by his eyes through the peep
holes in the connng-tower On the bottom moor are
two ammunition cars, each with two shelves, the
lower for the shell and the upper one for the Cartridge
which run around circular tracks from the door
Of the magazine to the cage lift which carries the
ammunition 10 the hrcech Of the gun These HIS or
ammun ition carriers are carried up by a hydrauhc
engine acting upon a wiIorope fall, and when the
nroiecte is In line of the bore OF the gum the breech
block having been removed By an aut0mauc Procees'
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Europe, including Cronstadt. and she returned home
without mishap thus removing all doubt as to the
seaworthness Of her class.
The piesent Mantonomoh resembles very closely
the original. Her principal dimensions are Length
on the load waterline $50 IL feet extreme breadth
anidshps she is wedge shaped at bow and stern her
contour Of hull resembling that of pumpkin seed)
55 feet 10 inches draught Of water IA IL feet
displacement, 5000 tons. She is fitted with twin
screw inclined compound engine, capable Of giving her
an average speed. under normal conditions OF 10 IL
knots Her main battery consists Of four two In
each turrcD 1Oihch breechloading rifles; and her
secondary battery OF two 6pounder and two 3pounder
rapid-rng guns, two 37millimctre Hoichkss rcvolv-
ing cannon, and two Gatings. Each of the 10
inch rifles weighs 81 1o tons and is 81 40 feet in
length. The effective fighting range is seven miles,
but the maximum distance which these big gins will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29

nanoeuvre the guns they would be astounded at the
complications Of valves, cylinders, and other parts OF
the mass Of hydraulic machinery. But this Is new
system, a development of the combined brains Of the
officers OF the Bureau OF Ordnance when Captain Mont
somery Hcard was at its head, and who Is now the
commander Of the vessel. and the description OF It's
mechanism is here given for the first time to the pub
lie. There is little doubt II any, that II VIII prove
entirely and satisfactorily successful when Is tested
for the first time, in about two weeks from now In
GARDENERS Bay although some adjustments may be
niece ssary afterward.
The Miantonomoh is tie first really formidable ship
of the new Navy. She is batteshp In one sense OF
the word, for there is ship-ofwar afoat In any
water which she could not meet with pretty sure
chance OF victory, although she is primarily harbor-
defence ship. She Is one of five now being COM
peted and it was great satisfaction to officers OF the
Navy when money appropriated by Congress for
finishing them, thus giving some security against the
invasion OF our harbor by any sixtrse naval power
which might happen TO possess couple OF British
built ironclads Admiral Porter said regarding this
ave will not be entirely free from the danger OF
such an invasion until the double turreted monitors
are finished and have their guns mounted and 1t can
be readily judged how formidable addition the single
turreted monitors would be If properly repaired fitted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29

the hydraulic rammer in the rear and In line with the
hnI :, forces the shell into place. Then inc
rsmmer returns. the cartridge shelf Is swung over
bv hand when it is brought IN inc VIII VIA
the bore of the gun by automatic arrangement a.
the cartridge Is carried into place by tie r .h
The Tiff then returns to the bottom moor ior announcer
charge of ammunon and in the meanwhile anoI.t I've
shelf carving the breech block is moved In line Oh tno
bore of the gun and forced into place by the r'ie'
after which the beechlock Is thrown over ino pa;
Then tbe gun is ready to be swung INTO us hho VI
ire and RIM ont nv the hydraulic engines
There are many Improvements In TINS hlecIiini s
over any other employed by foreign Governments iV
fbe handling of guns and il 1t Is as SUCCESSFUL rs ~ Is
expected to prove 1t will be an nValuiDie ha0e en- ~
possessed only by the United states Navy sun
there are many authorities who beevc tdo te p u
ton III rapdity of fire. In view OF the very possiDe
General introduction of smokelesS powder, mas Decoe
~ such importance as to render advisable tIe SUI
sttubn of electric for hydraulic power ana son,e VI
the electric experts among the ohcers Vi '''c -' Wv
making experiments in this line ,,. 49,, h.s
Ever since the MantonOmOh was built there mas
becn confusion about the spelling OF the name. ~ Is
anthoritatively asserted that she was chrStenen o
aMjantOnomiah,o and in Captain George II. freDie >
History OF Steam Navigation he spells lhe nanT Ia
that way; and thu. very common way oI spGtnus
the name at ole time. Admiral Porter invariably
smoke of her In his reports the Mlantonomah, anu
the reports Of the Secretary Of the Navy up u coupe
of wears ago spelled her name MiantonoHah anu
MiantOnomoh.s The latter now has the preleTcnce'
and on her bell placed on her since sle Was T e i
stucted the name is spelled "MiantonomOn. ~ Is
evdent that this the intended for her. since
She was named after Hantonomoli, sachem OF tne
Norrncansett tribe Of Indians, VINO succceded MS
uncle Canoncus he name OF another OF the mohi'ors
in 1876,
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and armed for the defence of our coast. No
nation dispense with forts, but 1t Is better 10
depend upon navy TO protect our coasts Instead OF
maintaining so small force OF ironclads as we have
at present. Every year we should construct three or
four double MONITORS matter II we do not
build any cruisers In the meantime" But 1t was de-
cided during Secretary whtneys administration that
no more such vessels should be built The battleshp
Maine in course demonstration is moored near the
shp-house from which she was launched year ago.
while the Miantanomoh lies Just opposite across the
channel so that they in view Of each other The
latter will carry heavy guns as the former but the
Maine is so high above water that she presents huge
target and the chances of her destruction and the
killing of her crew in battle would be much greater
than with the Miantonomoh, upon which almost every
body would be below the deck aud those In the turrets
would be protected by the extra thickness OF armor
and the defective shape OF the turrets themselves
The work ON the hydraulic machinery in the turTets
win be completed by the middle OF December, and then
the vessel will be taken to Gadner's Bay for target
,,ractce after which she will be ready for active
service
The vessel was built by John Roach Sons, at their
works ON the Delaware, and, in many respects, Is
reproduction Of the old Mantononoh. being OF inc
same type and arrangements and nearly Inc same
dimensions There is an important difference. how
ever In this that the hull OF the new ship Is OF iron
with double bottom; it has. therefore, far greater
strength will not rapidly decay as did the original
wooden vessel
The original Miantonomoh was built in 1864. and
while this class of vessels never designed ;or
cruising purposes but for harbor defcpce and opera
tons upon the coast owing to the laundering OF the
Monitor OF Cape Ilatteras and another one on tho
blockade of Charleston, the impression prevailed that
they could not be sent with safety outside the harbor
In which they constructed. To dispel this false
impression the secretary OF the Navy decided to send
the Mlantonomoh the Atlantic to Europe and
return and the Monadnock by way OF the Straits Of
Magellan 10 san Francisco. The latter sailed
November 2, 1866, and reached Mare Island on June
% following The NiantOnomoh sailed from New
York on May 9, 1866, and, after visiting Halifax she
crossed the Atlantic 10 Queenstown In ten days
Her cruise included calls at Portsmouth, Cherbourg
xis, IN fact most Of tho principal naval ports In
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street at the eastern end. Panels carved j -,
form part OF the ornamentation. In kM T,s
story there is balcony projecting over an aug
window. The cbmneys are of stone. Altoos,rA
the house Is a characteristic home OF A ,ss:'s
merchant of artistic tastes. There is lots 81 ,a
I'm IT, and the Ornamentaton is not put ON ws .n
liberal hand as to overshadow the structure i,s.
THE UyFTyIeHED MATTHEWS HOUSE.
Across the street masons are at WORK ~ :.
house which will certainly attract as much :.
tention when it is finished as any other in a.
Drive John X. Matthews, the manufacture, -
soda water apparatus, who now lives In Brooke,
is building it and will occupy it when the maso,'
carpenters and decorators are through with !,
Mr.. Matthews like Mr.. Clark. has broad LOT J.
he too will have square house despite the obt,..
angle at the corner. lie has made nee OF some ro,.
or less original ideas-that is, ideas which ha,.
not been carried out in this city before His ol,.
is to have his home kind or country chateau. ,,s
the situation of the house certainly offers sdv,,
tages for the purpose. Lamb 81 Rich are "A.
architects.
The Characteristic of the house is a free rend.,
ing of the Dutch stvlc. which includes bros1
jections much after the method Of the Albrrs,
Duerer house in Nuremberg. The first ssi
second stories will be Of washed brick, with rim.
mings of terra Gotta and brownstone. There win
ends. A balcony with gargoyes will sumoss,
the piazza, and two balconies are 10 be on tn
south side The house will be three stories TAI
in the MAN, and the peak roof Will probably b
of Spanish thing. The entrance will be In u
Drive ana a notable feature will be the prs
cochere on the southwest corner Only One r
two other houses in this city are supplied with
these convenient arrangements Tor getting into 4
carriage under cover. The ornamentation Of liz
house will also be worthy OF admiration. tn
columns of the piazza will have carved caps, au
the entrance is to be handsomely dec
rated. The main door will be in H.
old Dutch style, and the brackets of the smalI
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little larger than the outer diameter Of the gum that
the chance of spnters from shell getting inside the
turret is very slight IT, however the muzzle OF one
gun should BE- so shattered by enemy's shot as to
disable the gun and leave opening into the turret.
the other guns being separated by shot proof
bulkhead would not be exposed to danger. The
hydraulic power which revoves the turret, elevates
and depresses the guns HOSTS the ammunition, checks
the reco returns the gun to its firing position and
operates the loading mechanism Is obtained from
separate engines pumps. which compress the water
to the desired pressurein this GOO pounds to the
square inch-and then transmits it TO the various pipes
from which it performs the various operations and is
then returned through the general exhaust pipes to the
supply tanks below. The machinery is complicated
and of so many parts that 1t is difficult to describe its
workings in a comprehensive and intelligent manner SO
rs to he understood by the general reader.
Riveted to the turet floor strong brackets or
lugs for supporting the gun carriage, which, by the
arrangement Of horizontal pivot at the outer end is
utilized for eIevang and depressing the gun through
the aid OF the hydraulic working underneath IL.
When 1t desired 10 depress the muzze of the gun
the Pump forces the water under the plunger Of the
hydraulic piston ram, the upper end Of which works
into socket underneath the carriage. thus raising the
breech. When the desired depression elevation Is
attained the connections closed and the gun held
in position by the pressure Of the punger under the
carriage To elevate the gum lower the breech. the
water is exhausted from under the punger and IL de-
scends On top Of the underframe is saddle
or top carriage which holds the gn the saddle sliding
on the top of the rails. Instead OF trunnons.
ordinarily mounted guns, the turret guns furnished
with trunnion bands which fit corresponding grooves
in the saddle, and secured In place by longitudinal
pins running through the bands and shoulders Of the
grooves. This locks the gun In the saddle.
The recoil OF the gun is about four feet and II is
restrained by hydraulic pressure In cy Under placed
under the gun in parallel line witt It, the piston rod
OF which is attached to the gun by elongation
arm suspended from the under side and connected TO
the saddle. Back OF and connected with the cy Under
is box or receiver for the exhaust water. Between
this and the back end OF the cylinder is diaphragm
the holes in which ooncal for the fitting OF small
valves around the stems OF which spInl springs
10 govern tho action OF the valves The Moment the
gun Is fred the conclusion tends to force It to III erear
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The pitched roof is Of corrugated Spanish tiles.
The two outside houses are carried up in cir
cular bay ending in an octagonal tower, with
loggras on the fourth floor. In tie two middle
houses, an octagonal bay runs up from the ground
to the second floor, and balconies look from the
fourth story The material of the steps is
bluestone, and over the doors are carved panels.
The windows of the outer houses have straight
arches with carved keystones.
Above the bays of the inner houses
are double windows with round arches and
Corinthian columns, splrally nuted Lamp IL
Rich were the architects, and the houses have been
occupied for about two years. Lowther Brothers,
the coal merchants, built them at cost OF about
81 90. 900. W. c. Lobenstne, w. Hicks; Charles
Lowther and 7. Jones occupy the houses.
THE CROSS STREETS NOT AT RIGHT ANGLES TO
THE DRIVE.
Between Eighty-first and Eighty-second SITS. are
four new brownstone houses, just about ready
for occupancy. They are unfortunate in not fac
ing the Drive at right angles. The cross streets
make acute and obtuse angles with the avenue SO
that the houses must be built to correspond, or
part of the lot is wasted. This set of houses has
windows with fiat arches, except on the top floor,
where the arches are bowed. The stoops run
up parallel to the Drive. While apparently CON-
Portable and CHEEKY enough, the houses make no
particular pretensions to artistic merit
At Nineteth-st. two fine houses, the one
finished and the other not yet under roof. The
completed one is on the southwest corner. and is
the home of Cyrus Clark, the retired drygoods
merchant. Henry +. Kilburn is the architect.
The house h,ki been occupied about three years.
Mr. Clark had a plot Of generous size, so he could
erect house irrespective of the acute angle
formed by tho Drive and Ninetieth-st. The build
ing is As by so feet excluding porches, and Is solid
without being massive. The material is Indiana
limestone. rock faced. There are three stories and
an attic, with roof Of Spanish tiles having terra
Gotta finals. At the northwest corner Is u round
tower with peaked roof, and verandas face the
Drive IT the southern. end Of the house and the
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more Of this type OF batleship, type which gave TO
the history Of the Civil War that most Interesting
chapter Of the battle of the Monitor and the Merrmac
The Mantonomoh will be the only war vessel to re-
main Ia NewYork HaIbor in commission until the re-
turn OF the vessels of the North Atlantic Squad
ron and the Squadron Of Evolution next spring,
and OF these may not return then II In
the meanwhile the disturbed condition of affairs
of those Governments should continue and re-
qure additional vessels TO be sent 10 Brazil and
Chill to protect American interests there. Visitors
at the Navy Yard may be seen staring at the Mianto-
nomoh their breasts heaving with emotion and pride
that this Government possesses so formidable pro
tector-snd aggressor. If need beas this double
turreted low reeboard monitor in addition to the new
cruisers and gunboats already built and In commission
for service besides other cruisers. batlesps, COM
merce destroyers, etc. In Of construction But
could these visitors be permitted to descend into the
bowels OF this reconstructed vessel and examine the
machinery which is to work the turrets and load and
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throw their projecties with fair accuracy Is thirteen
miles The weight Of the powder charge is 24o
pounds, the weight Of projecte 500 pounds and with
this it is estimated that it is capable OF piercing @oi
inches of steel at the muzze. The armor belt when
has a total depth of feet inches, or Al inches
below the waterlne is of steel plates Inches thick.
The two turrets are of the roller base type carrying
armor plate IL 1-2 inches thick. There Is coming
tower on the top Of EACH which is made OF steel plates
o inches thick With the exception OF the Mian-
onomoh all OF the vessels Of her class are PROVIDED
with armor plates manufactured in this country. No
proposals were received from manufacturers In THIS
country in answer to the advertisement of August 90
1885, for compound armor plates for the turres ana
coming towers OF the Mianonomoh, and the contract
was awarded to John Brown & Co. and Charles cam
nell d Co., Of Sheffield, England
circular letter was issued by the Navy Department
June 90 1884 to the leading steel manufacturers re-
uuestng them to inform the Department whether they
could be prepared to manufacture armor, either all