Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-15


pointed out in previous reports, has been
adopted by the White Star Steamship
company in the design OF their new 700-foot
ship the Gigantic just ordered from Har.
land g. Wolf OF Belfast, and intended to be
the finest and fastest passenger steamship
ahoat.
The Olympia, fine cruiser OF ., 800 tons.
building at the Union Iron works. San
Francisco, was launched on November B..
and is more than half completed. She is
expected to be ready for trial in June of
next year.
The Maine and Texas, armored battle
ships of the second class, building respec-
lively at the New York and Norfolk navy
yards, are now only delayed by the want of
armor.
The Texas was launched on June 2S, and
has made good progress since that date.
She is now about 90 per cent completed,
and, like her consort at New York, Is only
delayed By abe want of armor.
During the year the Miantonomoh has
been com missioned, aud has undergone sue
cessful gun trials. The four remaining
double turrete1 monitors at the navy yards
namely, the Puritan and Terror, at New
York, the Amphtrite, at Norfolk, and the
Monaduock, at Mare Island, are all waiting
~. " "'N'' lie udue Vi SOhPio'ion uopeuuS
solely on the ability of the armor contract
ors to fulfill their contracts.
Tho Monterey, fitting out at the Union
iron ork', San Francisco is nearly ready
for service, the cause of delay being the
non-delivery of the turrot armor. In other
respects the vessel is finished, and her trial
and commission will shortly take place.
The ram, a vessel of novel construction,
building at tho Roth Iron Work, unor ~
system devised nv Eeer Adn,icnl Amman
will toe ready for launching upon tbe comnlo'
ton of the work now in nrovres. NJ ID
iustiug the struts shafts and nronaIIsrs
and the placing of valves She ia con,
pleted outside excent her armor md will ho
launched during the nre.ent month
The Raleigh. now bu,Iding Mt tbo Nor
folk navy ward. was launched on March
81 and the Cincinnati binding at the Nav
York ward on Nov 10 1870 1hesa yas
sells are cruisers of 1000 tons of si,nilor do
sign. and will mako enicient vassels for thoi,
size
The Ces+ine buiIIiro NJ +bo R,+b r,ox
works at K.th Mo - oti,ntI,. iah,,,5
sister shin tha Ninobia, l,sin - ,i;.
delavs in cornIo+irr bor ,,aohivon,e 1884,.
will be raoa,, TO- oo'a,,,,i,.i.,, I,,-;..' 49,,
snrirr Us VIC
The worL ~, +orrodo bo.. NJ o h,,;,i
at nuhnora iau-a =, ,,.o-,.a.,j., ..Nts
torily, the vessel now being nearly two
tnlrds completed. She Will be ready for
trial by june ], 1875,
EuIi,ted Meu.
Tn. condition of +ba a,,li..od ~ H.,
,,o,, .o,, h'i mas
norris asnecislIy ,hat ~ 1000 '. ~
auhiact r.c.i1aJ f,,II iis,,,-1i' Vn'
wa. ;n,rodroaJ j., - 'na,' a WI
sjon. which wac fsvorohl, rsnortad j.. 80.
House and s,iII a,-i.. sp'' ve,' ." '"e
that tba nnmher ~ on,ro"tiooa i"o w u'"s
from 7In 49, now ala,,ai w. '"e' 1 80
II is bonad for the nood -, ,b ~ iy,o
this hill ,nav ba rassad =, 49, Oo '-r'
sion. The measures nronosod .hraa -,a.,
an for ,g,a ,,,,r,,a. % $3.50. W. 60 '"''
manent cIass in TN, Co. ~ oa,ia,1i 49,
arc a1.ir reco,nm,ndod and,. ,I. 49,.
the princinIs ha adontod ~ ra,oi,,in ,r
servtce of man for ia hv n1a,, 80 sn'
emit enlistment. If the nresant sy,,an, ,I,,
tiuueS the densrtmert h.Iioyo. 10. t,.,
of enlistment of Mt least fonr vaar. sto,,ii
be adopted. and recommends tbat +ba Law
relating to honorable dischnr,o. of,or +hnao
ours service ana 10 allowances upon
oordi,ol,
naval "titia.
In my first and second annual reports Mt
tention was called to the Importance OF a
trained militia for the navy and the advan-
-ages that would resat from such an or
both to tue regular service and
20 the country at large In the second Of
.he,e reports it was recommended that an
appropriation should be made by Congress
or the supply Of arms, in the same man
Ter as had been done for many wears for tho
and militia. 1t was believed that nothing
urther was necessary to lead to the rapid
'reation of a farce of naval militia in the
eacoast States In pursuance of this re-
Congress has since made an
lnnual appropriation of So. Coo for ina
purchase of arms for the naval militia If
he several States, to be expended '.under
UGH regulations as the secretary OF the
lavy may prescribe ~
The number of mon certified "a mustered
n aud serving in the naval militia under
his circular is as follows; Rhole Island z
Maryland 81, South Carolina %, North
carolina 81, Massachusetts 80, California