The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-09

One OF che Mos, Interesting OF the New
War ships VIII soon Have Her Trini


WASHINGTON. July s.-The last plate in tho
side armor Of the coast defence vessel Monte.
rey Is now going on md by this time may
already DO In position Her engines and
boilers arc ready for work. so that she can
soon be OH on her horsepower trial trim.
In several ways the Mont Grey Is an interest
Ing vessel. To begin with. she was the chief
source OF reliance for meeting Chli's CAPTAIN
Prat, had hostiities broken out between that
country and ours. 1t is true that. us tho case
mas turned out. she has been delayed for
months beyond the time when she was OK
nected to be ready. on pinch: but the Captain
irat Is also not ready. SO that 1t is probably
stu true that she would have been equal to
that service. Again. the Monterey will be the
iifst steel atmorcd vessel ever completed in
this country. The Man;onomob Is iron. and
me Maine viii not be ready till loag after tho
Montcrey And still another point Of interest
Is inc system OF boilers used on this vessel
Inc monterey is low ffceboard. barbette,
coast defence vessel having two stecl barbette
lurrcts Her Keel was laid in 1880 at Sun
francisco by tho Union Iron Works, which
secured The contract for building her This
lirm has constructed tho San Francisco and
the charleston. two OF the finest cruisers In
our navy. and is at work on the 55OO-ton rro-
tected cruiser. and also on the great battle shin
$50 ''v.'c 'h'ie Is niue doubt that the
Monterey will be worthy OF the reputation of
these builders.
She has n length on load water limo OF o5o
feet. breadth OF 90 mean draucht OF 141,,
ana displacement OF i.1.SS tons. Her twin
screw. vertical. trirln.eNpansion engines are
guaranteed to give her Il maximum of r. 400
ihdiea'cu horse power an It is point OF ill.,
terest that the Monterey is one Of the last of
lhc vessels. possibly the very last. that were
OF speed, I'm, VII ,H,+ h h power instead
exrccteJ 70 r"nrh ir ' ~. n'rse power she IS
Her battery, rs nnniiv nr,,,,,,, oo,,.,,.
two l2-inrh and tw" iO.inrh Irn,,,p ii; y,
poun,ler and f,ur In"iS HI o "a ~ oi siN %,
nni two Cntii,,Hs ,J ~ III taiIu- IRE guns
inches thick m.r for,v,rI -" -. 'uol is tnirisSn
inches ana hrr ut turrGt seven and half 'Et n,
her ait turre. eleven and nv te'h 'Hehes ana
The contract mi 20 Of tn" hIiil' and ,,ooh;,orv
OF tho Monterey was & 10y ;n ~ 70 I %
by an Increase or decrease nfnr,in,, va o"i tS
horse power is ahove or Iel"w INA u''s u q, w
Tho act authorizing har contr, 10 '",,,rar.'
proved ms long nron NjnrDh ! M VIZ , ap
long nftcrwnri tbni H. nr; a 90 T. ~, ~ NS
and then there wnr% N WIS 'nau''
At first She was desirncI to Garry , 1c-i,o,,
gun: but toward the snT IF ~ tha IN 1 Sli
rlnns rnn"r t', Pc en- ahTontcd to consider the
ndrnuatelv nrtc"tni o "a q ~, '9utu h"t pc
slow Tho ONLY thin.- 10 ~, mnt ~ , " iitu no
stances was to dnrrsps,. FL" u,n;, nv Mn
BARTLETT Tor ono FREEMAN IN me lErWaf,i
guns: and in the nrier harbof,n ror rWH ii5ineh
gun two l0.in.h "nns RI ~ ~, ~ VIZ l--lilrn
also to be reduced from 81 vt s,uo trt,"r was
removed, On Tho iha ari hnn rhnin-Mrlnr guns
wns ", , il ~, -; nj 'atI' 'ue AZ ioTcu ucch