Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-19
BY TELEGRAPH.
crIIr1osE IN BATTLE SHIPS.
A New Era In the Construction Of Fight
ing Vessels.

w..s,ssros. Nov. Is The agency for
handling eelialose 10 the Uaistd esssss nss
bsea secured By 0.theimef BIZ there OF
PhiIadslphiA, Who are GOV Arranging vim
the navy department for the piscine OF
celiulase on the hubs Of the nes sftea
Ssssss battle ships Indiana, MsssachSsetfs,
and Oregon The cellutose manufkc lufs Is
st pr s-nt controlled excsusiveiy In france
The United States soyernmsns. hossssf,
will irsi.t on . plant bei;g erected IA tnis
country q one Of the cosdltions OF CON
tfses
The general appearance OF eeliulose u
that Of prowf ish meal mixed IN WIN email
a-sins. /, IL used either in the form ~
oYiR,nsliy made or mixed sith ~ Addinonsi
s PET cent by weight Of cocosnut nofe. OF
com pressed in the form OF BRIG ietfes, IN
which the sides are mpressea 10 the thick
ne.s Of about half m inch and the inleacf
Oiled with loose celiulose. 10 the ofdinsry
firm il will ourn slowly, nus when com
pressed IL 10 difa cult 60 either light il o.
make it burn. Is specific gravity IL very
low, . cuoic foas Of the ofdioAfy form
We CHING Z 5 pounds, and Q brGustfe OF
cubic foot, | pounds. When packed ID
com oartments It 10 preserved from direct
contact Nth the metal BY the pains above
alluded 20. This paint keeps sae dsmPness
on, Of the substance, which would other
wise c.u.s il 10 dsteriorste. Up to 1880
eellu ore had been placed i-sids the
hulls Of sbout ferry shiIs OF the
Frsnch navy, and number Of
vessel. of the Russian. Dutch. Japanese
sad G,sek nari.s. Recently the Dsnish
war vessel Hekls, provided sith s csi!u-
lose bslt, h.d nve-inca shot fred through
the Dor. bow, the shat coming on; Or the
stsrboard side. Ths vessel thea steamed
shout for three -rr, at 8 speed Of l6
knois per hour and with the water ri.ing
hsa shove the shotholes. The csliulose
proved 90 .ffec.ive th,i al the eai OF the
three hours the water tight compartment
through witch thel shot passed c9n'sined
bus two feet Of water. Dlriag the French
naval ma e lvres of he present year the
cruiser Sur out ran dosn AID espk tor
psdo b ,at. A hols IL inches long was
ID .de in The bow of the cruiser, but the
CT llulose protection was Sufficient to keep
| out sll buy slight amount Of water.
Those opposed TO rbe use Of celiuiose
| clsim that it IL unhsalthful AMI bteets yer
min, and that in Goes 1ehca of The 9 ucose
not being completely removed duritg Ns
| pre- p.rstion deterioration ard flu odots
are in.vit>be, TIE cost OF celiul,se Is
about $3.50 per ton. WoodiR, Anothe
water excluding mAtsrisl. when originally
gotten up eo.s about $3.50 per ton. Sir
Nathaniel Barraby, K q. b in paper
deiiver,d in April. 1889, before the Brld.h
Institu ion OF Naval Architecture, d elsred
in effect that what wss needed for the
British Navy WAS some water excluding
subs,sn q which could be produced for
about ESQ per ton AMI which SHOULD NOT
weigh more tbaa 32i pounas rss cubic
| loot. Captain Wood succeeded in proddc-
| ing substance weighing no mcrs tdsn IL
pound. t. the cutie foot, a. with 20 loa
40 sbsoroest power that it excluded SO pet
cent Of water for twenty four hours from q
packed mpsr ,men;, The present price
| If the British ''so d amor, As it IL called
| i. about fi5 par ton. In - Barrow designed
snip alb ,ut 4 to 8 per cent of the displsce-
menr, Sir Nathaniel pointed ont, was gwen
| up 20 this ne substance
l. the United $ sies nsvf, cruisers Nos
9, 10. d II viii be the first ships provided
with celiulose belts. Ctul'ee No 10 is The
rectn IL lsurched Deuor, from h. C'lnm-
| bis Iron Works Of Baltimore. Nd. Il is
proposed, shortly, 10 hold q series OF 'es
| ia this country with the csiluiIss lipidp,
| h. tests to be made before board oil
| Knitted STATES naval officers.