Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-18
SHIPS FOR USE IN CHINA.
Comments on the Suggestions Of Secre-
tary Tracy.

Nsw YokK, Dec. lT.--The constantly
threstet ed vuib esk n Cnira, coupled With
I the recent rspJrt Of ths secretary OF ths
navy urgias the cansruc ion II number
! Of gun3oas tu tsbie for chiaesa waters
h. gwen rse t. various discussions as TO
| toe & pc Of craft b st suited for service in
the far Essi-
Am,tg he different vessels OF The Unit d
S,s,e- Stationed IN Cnioa ,iuce 1867 thrse,
| ihe A sbu Hot, M,noUscy, snd Psi :, have.
! witt fpe sXct p,ion remained constantly on
the station. Tie fret Of h, 'hree was
some time ego lest The Monocscy, as
wss also the Asbu lor, is side-~h Vi
s,esmer, having = drsosht # sb ut oine
fet The Pslos il = screw ve.s drawing
sb jut eleven fees OF water. Both vessel.
are def lent in sccommoc aion for the fl
Gers, and only in degree less 30 for the
| sesmen. Osing, though, TO the p ECU lar
ftnsss Of ihese t<o craft for Hight d'augh5
| work and the undr,irsbilty Of sending tn IN
| nui 10 sea, the Mouocacy snd Pslos have
been kept = m II wholly on river work. In
ord = ttsi they nigh, be kept in the nav,
for this ~ y the engines and ,ilers Of the
| two craft bsv. been ear fully nurs during
rhe whole Of the past wv nty years
The greater p,rt Of the China @ aet line
lyirg between Hsinsn sn S rghsI can be
nsvigst,d ol Sc In sh0re by vetsels drswilP
lsss han nite feet # ~ster. A vessel hsv-
ing q drsught iaslda Of nine e can cru'.e
in and ous among b, hays snd hsrbors md
betin the numerous islands which dot tn
entire stretch Of cpsst. From = posi- ION
H. tn resr Of those islands immeu.e dam
age cou d b. L Heed In the event of trouble
on the III ckl, popnat settlements and
towns. l has bsen ven u,et BY M N ber
Of . recent naval p y bos'd gentleman
tn iusbly slqlsiHtd ~ilh Cbnss- xst.rs
that os5 interest in tb. Eat can beet be pro
tee I'd hy, say, siX gurb ats drawing littl'
less thsn nine feet of wset al d haviCg a
IL nsth t exceed ag 200 feet.
J h. euaboats shculG be provided vi
tvi1 scYeNa ard be su ctfti1le of high
speed, the ves-ci., in fsc:, 70 be mod A'a-
tons q h Nj u h and the Sandy
H. Ok the fast hsroJr boats ~ the SrN
Yofk and Long B'snch Line These gun
b1sts, il IL thought, could cruise for the
e,.ster p.rt Of Ihe yer Mo he clsst
from II rgkong to Tipr-r'i1 d 20 up 20
the Ylrg- 81 river 10 Hsu Kpr, ois,snce
Of SEQ mi IS, AT snv sag OF ~s'er. They
coud ever, it |. b usht, go up beyond
Han Kos 10 Tc0 arg; II fact. go over lhr
e1tire GOO mile siretc, of nsvigsbie ~str
In this conn. ction be cJi ION has been
We tnred that for the uppr rivsr work
in China no type Of craft would b. bet
ter suited than that presented by the
luble ended fer boats Bergsn, Bremen
ard Cincinnati. sll three nov running &C.
tween jersey City a,d New York The
UPPER oeeks Of ,uch vessels you d srve,
II pforerly .trerg hen.d, a. gun p'stfofms
for light rspid fre Ruts. OsinF tn the
bsight of N river b. h. At lo~ ssges Of
~s'er, same tu'b high Elevation r the
gus becomes Imperative. IL viii b.
Yemeu red hat nj 2 the Civil w the
dousl- dsd ferr, boa., iosdAd dorm -
thy we're With sigh'- nth ard ni1e-inch
mpzz losdiag z shell Pu1s, did eIcsllf Mt
sgvIce IN Sou hefn waters. The fact hat
thes c,uli 10 shead or ssern vih tie
same 4, gree OF resdlrts added greatly 10
,heir fl siet c. and VA. psrtit alsrly notice.
able vhen .uidsnl, compelled 10 sip Avsy
frt N A. snfhorsgs or m,Jrias
In c6rs,ders loo of the prevailing winds
on the Chi1A ccas it has been suggested
thaf type Of craft repr scented i1 the msi1
bs tbe sem yscbt Wi d Duck wauld do
.xcell9nt ersice. This y pc # craft ia
suitable fof either sail or sie.m poser, but
d,aui- not msre than sevea feet # vet,
there is necss,iia'e3 a cennsboafd The
sea endurance OF this ,pe j. 'hs marked
feature i. p p9sse,ss rhe Wild Duck ,unde,
fair wind,o can resdiiy log q srelve hnc's
per hour She sork veil 70 vip3wsrd
Az the came time che can, n aer moderate
xpenditare Of fuel. steam eleven knots per
hour.
The Wild Duck 10 fttsd With fea'ber-
ing crew, csp.bie of heirs readily sfiu.t-
ed tr1m inbosid 10 any ds,irsd pitoa. OF
T. stheted in line With the su'npost, In
order 20 csuss MT Only no drss, ou, The
le..t pcs.ibls reAstsnca vhsu alone under
sail power When usiog both 'sil and
| steam be pitch Can be soju.tsd TO uss any
desired engine power, economically ap-
piled.
The vessel rcommenae5 by Secretary
Trscy for duty In Chins shou d,
lis is ee1srsliy c1ucsded, be built.
but 1t Is BELIEVED in s.h t.
form d circ3ss that 8 number ~ IN all craft
OF tns two 1spes lat msn'i' ned c0ud Nth
sdvsnsg, b. .urplied ss 'eude's TO the
Asst CD ,be Chm. stion. The vessels
recommended in the report q stcr tory
Tracy viii DO to c-uise in the lyser river
wsers OF Ch'ns, tu' ihey vii MT do for
upper river york IL, then, ths secrets'y
10 DIT rmiusd - sdh rs t. the tsps o. at
called fer in his rsp1't. the res for few
exr.nelv i.h tendsrs bee mes ali h.
moe sppsr-nr.
oae mi gIs eerisin, il tie p rssn or
Wild D1rk tgps o. craft shUu Re bDih
And .e e oat 10 Cri =. they " MD 40 be
rec sn ed or cisim d 50 o'iag Of Engi-a
dssisn. TEsy pid never, vnee b trg
s!yts gid OF 4 s.isn buiit war stips, be &C
eustd 0f hs~iag win wmhIa1e ~i'b tue
nrsnssrs- l. brE 4 shile 6i iss 10 s.fslt
va ~ this ea1airy on the Cbius si3n, =
| Will Deck or Bersea ve.sei you'd serve
So 40 o. j cg iess n 10 N rchsns. Il h far
| East of The capabilities OF American ship
! yards. As It Sow IL, every nss American
vsr shp ou'it vi'hio ihs ps.t few yssr. 8 d
o. ut 20 the Est has such ci sc re.snit tlsr c.
to fareiss ee.isys ~ u sfscs yer ! 2
rathe, tlsn Ar sr'rsrtins % f1..Ysa tFa6e