New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-12
NARBLEHEAD la UNCHED.
LATEST ADDITION TO UNCLE SANS FIGHT
ING FLEET.
Mrs q = ALLEN. OF SALEM. BREAKS THE
BOTTLE OF WINE OVER THE FfSSr'hS
Rows-oAY SCENE IN THE SOUTH Bos-

MRS. q. F. ALLEN, OF sALEM' bhh"hH i'
BOTTLE OF WINE OVER THE VESSELS
Bows-oAY SCENE IN THE SOUTH Bos-
TON sHIPYARD.
Boston. Aug 11.-Before l O'Clock the hour set for
tho launching OF the United States Cruiser No H. me
Immense shipyaN Of Harrison Lcnng at >tn'n BUS
ron was lively place. with its busy shlpwrehts hurry
,nr ~ and fro under the towering mas OF Steel putting
on the final touches Of the lubTcator 10 insure p
feet launch Added 10 this scene Of busy WORK was
TINT formed BY the gay holiday matters VINO I'D" 'oe
bv invitation Of the contractors to see inc snip 'oe'
tHo wafer, There we're hundreds Of them, and like
,ho b,n thov were dressed out in their gayest coois
Tho Assistant secretary Of the Navy JaineS NUS
soil solev rerreSented the Government AT Washing
ION and Governor Russell and number OF in'i''De'
~ tbo legislature were present for Massachusetts INC
city 30 Boston WIS also well represented by mcno0'
NJ the BOARD of Aldermen aud Common Council
Al tho anpolnted hour the signal was gwen 10 u'oA
awny the shores, and, amid the cheers Oh 'o IL ",
to,or. Cruiser No IL slipped slowly down ule w"SS
,r,a rho water AS the Marblehead MIS-. u f. N'eh'
- c.am broke the customary bottle Of wine over l'e
h,,,s hovs as the vessel plunged into the sea- MIS-
Allan is the daughter in-law OF President " H. Aio,
~ the Home Savings Bank and the Cential N"'o"''
Bank.
r,ho Norh,ebead Is the first large vessel lauhcn'u
t., posto, Uor,nr since ls4s. Her dimensions aie Do
t,,ows. Length on mean load-wateriihe' -o' ieo.
ex,reme breadth 81 feet; depth OF hoid 10 unu" Su
Of spar deck plank amidslip ~ l'eI me- -
=, ua,or moan normal Id feet Inches displacement
=, .os ~ load- waterline, 5000; area OF imherscn
,n,,sh,n section. 665 square feet; indicated horSV
roucr 54O0: maximum speed for hour' 10 Aho'S -
smooth water. ,,, Noon
g. l. . twin screw. protected cruiser, WIN po'p
and forecastle decks and an open guh-decN .,nn
ettaa with a vaterght deck OF IL TX pouiu p''N"
At the sides reduced TO ~ POUNDS III inc NJ ,n
av,arA,,c the entire length Of the vessel '"s wv"
49, - tho ,Fatcrllne mt the side 30 inches.
$50, ,,t aect will he placed the machinery ""S"
nos and steering apparatus. Among the no'hpio '.n
movements will be an Increase of spt''' -
ront NJ battery and n Golfer dam pro'ecuoll -,
nrorob the entire machinery space III. -,
o,.e4 viii consist Of six torpedo guns ior -.
,orncdoes There will he an electric Asn' -,
,.n.d Tho battery will consist Of two olncI Dr's."
po'ru "a, and ar,t 5.inch breech-loading nhes
""e f., erorsons four on each side OF the cruiser
.nA and TWO 1-pound rapid firing guns ana '"o
Calling guns. ,, natural and arti
Aria, ventilation In the living ana s'oihso pr a,,.,
n,,,y,nq frame spaces. Automatic waves uo
in ventilating pipes where they pass ','ouea s,,ro
tight bukheads TO prevent '"o "0
one commandment 10 another. III, 10
TA ,o,,ve mower for the twin screws VIII w
,,rn,shed by two tripe-expansion engines Vi y"
vertical inverted type, one OH each sue =. 90 20
W, 400 bor.e.power with cylinders OF 20 Ia
90 ord AZ inches diameter and stroke OF 80 incnes
The engines and boilers win he placed ID separate
i"e ,' ...r.monts The boilers will be oil
steel five IN number. of the return fire snouhr Vpo
and designed for working pressure Oh io' po'"'1
The steering apparatus Will be amply pio'c''u
go. ~ neace She will te handled from a WOODEN
nIoothonse on the forecastle bridge by steam gear
In the event of that being disabled there VIII De p or
hand and steam gear on TIE gun-d%R anu {unD ipe
n'",d AZ the mainmast. in case Of an INJURY "
rr sustained the vessel can be controlled INin ,n
ber1hdeck Additional steerug gear can DC Iou,u
IN case nil the above give ont. below the wafer
The Marbichead was designed by Chief Contractor
Theodore b. Wilson, Of the United states navy. me
machinery which Is TO be put INT" pare ~"
months afer the launching was designed by fnghecI
inIhjcf George W. Melville, OF the Navy Department