The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-23

L3rooklyn +tt-t-s-.- M ~ 90
THE new SAvY.
Our new navy, including all vassel. built or
authorized. now consists Of tho following YES
sells:
One sea going battle ship first classl; Iowa
Three coast line battle ships thrst-classl;
Massachusetts Indiana. Oregon.
Two battle ships tsecond class; Maine
Texas
six double. ,urreted harbor-isfense vessels:
Puritan. Monterey. Miantoaofnab. Monadnock
Terror. Amphitfi'e.
Two arnorta cruisers: New York, Brooklyn
One ram.
Two protected cruisers of extreme spe'l'
Columbia and MINNEAPOLIS
Fourteen cruisers: Olympia. Baltimore. Cni-
.rago. Philadelphia. san Francisco. Newark
'Clisrleston. Boston. Atlanta, Cincinnar, IA
leigh. Detroit. Montgomery and Slarb.ehsai.
One dispatch vessel: Dolphin.
SIX gunboats: Yorktown, Concord, Benntng-
ton. Machias. Castiae an Petrol
One dynamite vessel Nesuvius.
On practice vessel; Bancroft.
Two torpedo boats; Cushing and MOB
MaAiny n total OF forty two vessels
foun YEARS OF PROGRESS.
The development 81 the past four years la
not been conhlad 10 ships alone. At the be
ginning OF thi. ADMINISTRATION the naval estao
Sishmcn. was entirely d~estitute of certain cle
ments Of fnei,ncy. each one * which was IN
ulspeusahls 10 i,s practical employment as
egrttng force. anil the absence OF which. II !
had be.u possessed ~ a 100 ships. would stii
hava left II IN a condition of paralysis
These ware the following: Armor. torpsdoes
bosvy. rapii FIRE guns, armor- piercing shells
srokeless powder. high explosives.
ln March. l.sg. the navy was ain withou
armor. although n contract made TWO year
before provided for a future supply. Thi
armor was 10 be OF simple steel Acontra'
a. liks amount was made with another FRI
~ 1870. and led 70 tbs erection 81 a secon
plant. Both plants arc now furnishing ma
terial. In the meantime a series % exhaustis
~xrernents. lastilg over three years, resulte
IN tho DEVELOPMENT Of an armOr OF new con
~-asition and treated by q new process. TAR 81
srrior TO any hitherto known. AMI destin'
70 furnish the standard both OF quality al
manufacture for tho great naval powers
Europe.
In 1890 tho navy had several ships Ia rroce
nj construction that were designed and MT
,fcr ,orpodocs. hut It hal no torpedoes I'll
could he used from the ships. nor was the
,ry concern that could make them IN u
country. Since that date the manufacture
.ths Whitehead torpedo. tho most eMc'
known. has been domesticated. AMI a contrl
nas been made for 100 ls-inch torpsdocs OF
a,..t tyne. Several Of these have been co
.pleted ana arc now undergoing adjustm'
srials; the remainder will be ready Tor serS
In a short time.
IN 1859 the navy had no heavy rapid nrs gu
fEnce that tins tue-e guns u 'o""
- calibcrs OF 4 8 and 6-inch, tho success
which under trial has proved complete.
difficult problems presented In these guns
rrference 10 hreech mechanism. m,taihc :
fridge case. and Other essential festures' q
nsaen overcome. and a maximum rapdity OF
p,ss been obtained with cach csliber, All paft
The gun working perfectly.
AsMon. PIERCING SHELLS.
Although tho row ships that had been c
-,n.,a in 1899 were arm ID with high 20
'-uns. we had no projecttle that could n
tbe slightest impression upon rmor-p PA
This epecies OF projcctile, winch was exc
,nrly difficult TO make, and nal psen tne
nonoiv OF one or two firms in Europe, -
su,uel out ia abundant quantities ny ~
scan manufacturers; aud recent tr'ais ~
the assertion that the domestic manutsc
.utarea upon under the fostering care an
rourarement OF the navy department. hs
ready surpassed tho foreign product
The remarkable advantage OF smok
powaer. then n recent European invention
abr dspartmont. IN 1892. 10 undcitako "
-veiopmcn. IN this country. BY iniepsr
investigate and experiments, conduct
ss own agencies. at IT, own establishment
has succecird ~ developing Z smoScless
der which IN efficiency and endurance
better result. than any known powder az
In 1850 no higa explosive was known !
country which gave the powerful ~
eject required for naval use. aud whicn y
IN tue sam time sufficiently safe and stable
~l.loys as a bursting charge w shells