New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-02
THE CHARM OF CHAUTAUQUA
,IOOD.FELLowSIIIP AND STUDY.
SOME FEATURES OF THE woRK-A TALK on TIE
NEW NAVY

SOME FEATURES OF THE woRK-A TALK on TIE
NEW NAVY
Try TELEGRAPH 10 THE THIBCNE-'
Guantanamo y " July Amy discount from
Guantanamo demanded by tile sternest criucs VI ~"
educational system leaves the place su'"o'c"' ~
puted charms to satisfy and delight '"o"s''
YEARLY returning visitors. Frendllhess anu So "
owshp are prevalent along with the pure "a''' Gnu
bracng air. The persistent rain OF the E's' "" es
core distinct character to the place wehbuii'
cottages made CHEEKY and warm by WOOD 'ee IA opo"
CRATES and stoves afforded sense OF sc'"l.' r".
comfort and an opportunity for absolute rest iic
opnos shore being obscurcd By the rain ana los' VIC
lake seemed TO stretch ont into sea. Inc "p"Ns
of the waves on the shore and he "' -
added 70 the effect. Scores Of robins on 'c "o'o'
lawn under the dripping trees we're IN searcn VI 10y
nav IN tho soft earth This morning the groves were
musical with the song OF tie birds Inc i'''" " ' p
toward ,he lake provides excellent drainage anu 'icrc
8. mn sugacston OF the rain left except OH 7" 10"
transyer,o avenues where there Is mnd IN piA'o'
Tn,s afternoon the Rev. +. n. Packard SPOKE OH
" National Heres and National Greatness ITO Aa :
" O,r country is the child of hopes thst h"ou ro
on world and appear In our early htcrs'"''
c,ea. nations have all lad distinct nope anu Si
which have held the people together 'hrouen an
c,,rcos The press OF the country Is an any VI
righteousness where 1t elcvatcs political Sh'i''u'
AZ o'clock the first Round Table, was heid IN
tho Hall Of Philosophy There was n sA'i'i'"s "
the G. l.. j. c. members, many OF whom came Ho'"
west OF the Mississippi. Bishop vincent ou''iicu INV
course for the coming year, the American" -
Tho influence Of the old Greek life VIII be tinoea III
the art and government nnd society OF our own hio
to-day l.. a.
H. W. RAYMOND addressed large audience III inc
omphtheatrc this evening " The New Navy oil 'hc
United States There were nearly MY hi'Srauo"s'
lie said "The Navy began with Inc era vi S''ci
vessels The engineer, with his attcnh"h' h'ciheh
and machnsts, Is MI important eeInent ih SNIP
company The Introduction Of steam made necessary
inproved ordnance and guns Increased In size anu
power and diminished in number Tho l@o guns o'
the three decker became forty in the Warrior, thch
but four I'm the Alexandra. Tho problem Oh ue'eheo
against increased powers Of offence led 10 covering
thc oalen hun with an iron shield, WHICH, WIS
fonnd limited both the armament and the sPeeo D.
IFS great weight. Steel ships marked most important
forward step in the march Of naval Improvement
Tho first four steel ships Of the new Navy were
largely experimental. In 1855 Secretary Whitney
said in March lasJ the United States ihd no 'eSSei
OF war which coud have kept the seas hr one Voc"
rs against any lr'traic naval Power
ain 1883 We began building. speed was raised
from sixteen knots to twenty knots inc conpou.'
engine and the single screw were succeeicu w INV
triple expansion engine and twin screws. The cono
a.
ments enormously multiplied. modern batticsmp
moy lie riddod through and through at the ENDS or III
the snpcrstrncturc and lis buoysncy rh"ih uiin
paired nattleshps coast and harbor ue''"'o s'"p'
cruisers glnboats, rams and dspatch Do''s ar' ''e
infantry artillery, cavalry. scouts, nr'hc"r anu 'io
scncers Of the Naval branch of the military 0rsanA"
,io,. Tornado boats are the guerrIllas Of naval war
faro The Nrw-Yorl armor"d cruiser VIII u""e'
way Is Of slJO tons displacement, the largest steel
chin vet built in this country. Her coal capacity
would enable her 10 steam $4,000 miles without re-
conng and her speed OF twenty KNOTS """'d ""hp'
her TO ovcriukc nearly any ship oil the "oflu INV
Navy hos not only begun TO build battlcshp'. but has
developed an armor superior 20 that on ANY ehps Oh
any pava, power has perfected the finest ordnance In
any navy developed smohclcss POWDER ih't'in''N
increased efficiency in Navy yard work by in'urns 70
ov,rr copu.t.ut workman a chance t. work nie
n.ndeut If political considerations and gwen the ser
vice n forward impetus. new life ana progress "h'o"
il has not had Infused into II since the war al
buIldny up the new Navy We have :" lar a''n"hS
finished only two nrnorcd lighting ships of llhlH1
snc,i moderate arror and Intended only for barboi
defence Is this an adequate naval hgh'ing FORE i"'
q nation Of g.. oOOO 900 pcopci We have built cruisers
"a. canal Of any IN the world. but cruisers 10 not
constitute A fighting folvc and although Absolutely
essential 10 any naval organization, th"y are Only
commerce dc,tn,yers. and the nlinncc Ia any hNNh
artIon must be on The haitlcship,. Three years IT'n
now If no more ships ar" authorized We sum- nav
Twelve fighting ships. six Of them sen gong aud uI>
Of them baitlcshps.'
The department Of wo"d'arv'ng opens 10 "AY
Many attractive pieces are ready for the pupils work
The prnclpal Miss Laura A. Fry, left Chan'auquh
lnst Year for "A trp abroad and brings renewed energy
md Increased ability from IN" studies "i me oln
carvings I'm the museums and cathcsirals Of Europe
Mis- Fry will he assisted by her brother, Harold
Fry. -, , , a. =,
pnrtment ~ china painting. Mrs. Dean j. secretary
81 the National League Of Mineral lnincrs oi tl'
United states, "A federation OF clubs winch hops Ia
exhibit I'm the Fine Arts building Of the Worhs fnlr
pupls began work IN this school this morning
Among the arrivals the family OF IN l. H.
Flood Of Mradvic, Penn: Mrs. & r.. bishop, "i
Washington ID. g.. L. +. LeasOn, 81 Ncw-lOrk, ana
Colonel Francis W. Parker.