New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22

II va, therefore incumbent upon some one to de
wise some way If having crcdablc Navy exhibit ard
Captain Meade has flied the BILL az least the man
accr, af the Fair and all who have seen his plans
have 80 concluded. The accompanying picture rep
resent, the structure a, IL Will appear when com
plettd on the sltc which It Is 10 occupy Oh the lake
front. It, dimensions VIII be the same - those for
the rcc hattl.-h.p,. and u viii be- erected IN pIllug
on tine side ~ the lake al the northeast corner of the
Jackson Park AZ the pier which forms the pro
lpnsaton Oi Fifty ninth IT. 1t VIII thus he SET
rounded by water and have the appearance OF being
moorcd To the bulkhead. ITS length Will he 80 feet
its breadth OF beam 60I feet. and It's depth from
the water line to top of the maine II feet ON
top and ia the central position Of the ship Is to be
super ructur. or house feet high with a hammock
bcrthing r,,tng thereon feet high. Above these
viii Dee the bridge chart house and the boats Nthh
tho vessel Will h, divided into cabins mes~rooms lock
crs and on. much like those OF real ship ana WhIlo
the biggest inch guns Will have 80 be dummies the
r inch. Giuch aud smaller guns Will be the real
genuine Brother Jonathan production The officers
,camcn mechanic, and marines viii be detailed ftom
The regular service for TN, special duty during the
Exposition and the discipline, drills, ecrubblng ot
cothe, on regular days Of the week. and the scrnhDhG
OF decks every morning and mode oil HE schciaN
on hoard Of ship viii bc completely shown and make
up An Interesting part Of the Worlds Great show.
The old time type 81 warship is Ignored 50 far ~
entire dependence for propulsion being upon the ma
chncry under the charge Of the most skilfu aud cX
pert engineer, that the world produces In fact. the
only projections above the >upcrructum OF the battle
smps viii be- the smokcpipc', the coming tower ana
tho military mast. Ihi, latter Is cone shaped lover
near the top Of which viii be placed two circular
platforms called TOPS which Intended for the
stations Of the ,harpshOOers and for the manpuld
ton Of The rapid firing machine guns To throw pro
Icctes down on an cncmy's 1ecks. The top of this
military mast will be 20 feet above the Watcrne. and
above this will be flagstaff for signalling purposes
While the original design OF the battle ship will DO
followed out, the dummy ship Will not be bullt OF
steel. The foundation will be, as before stated OF
piles driven deep into the bottom Of the edge of tho
lake. this foundation will be laid heavy plankinG
OF yellow pine, for the berthdcck or main exhibit
floor top Of which will be substantial layer OF
brick in concrete The sides Of the hull will also be
partly run M Of brick which will be stepped so as TO
give contour 10 the ship, over when therc VIII be
filing Of gravel concrete thicky coated with cement
The ship will be taper 10 point at both the bow ana
stern, and these ends will be shaped with iron plates.
ON the inside Of the walls and over the concrete on
the berth deck there will be- plasterng OF cement
Thus the entire structure will be ireproof The maln
gun and other decks will be Of yellow pine planltnG
supported iron beams. these later behS supported
BY Iron tnbe pillars The tlrrcts and rcdonbts Tor
the I3nch and the slnch rifles will be made up of
and all Of the ingenious modern appliances for manip
ulatng them will be supplied
Thc 13-inch Steel guns have weight of llo tons
inclusive Of the carriage and mounts, but none mas
yet been finished. The four l3-nch guns oil inc
actual battleshp would too heavy and mpractcable
for the dummy shin hence dummy guns will represent
them These dummies will be made of wooden tubes,
covered with cement. and eacf Is to be rlhcd ana
fitted with breech plug complete, so As Ia give IL inc
appearance of an actual gun Two OF the o-lnch
breech-l loading rifles will be bonahde steel guns ana
mounts The Others will be made up In the same
manner a. the I3inch guns. The rest OF the battery
will be oona-rde and will be furnished directly from
the Government gun factory. as follows: Four 6inch
breech loading rifles. sixteen 6pounder and four !
ponnder rapidfrng guns. and four 'iatllng guns The
military mast and tops and conningtower are to be
made Of iron plates and tubes covered with cement and
the whole exterior Is to be painted regulation style
so as to give the appearance of real vessel OF war
Air ports along the sides, skyhghts overhead, and