The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-04
TWO NEW WAX VESSELS.
A Battle Ship and Cruiser to Be Cor
structed.


Washington, September 2S.-Under the
authority conferred by the last naval appro-
priation BILL providing for the construction
of two new vessels for the naVy-one sea-
gol4s battle ship of 5000 tons displacement
and one armOrcd cruiser OF 5000 tons dis
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were to-day issued by
the department for their construction. The
proposals require that all armor, armor
bolts, and their accessories, for use i'll the
constructions of vessels excepting such IT'S
may be required for protective decks, are
to be furnished by the government. but the
contractor is TO furnish all riyets and other
fastenings. The contract for construction
Of sea-g0lng battle ship must contain pro-
visions to the effect that the contractor guar
anteeS that when completed and tested for
speed, in open sea, under conditions to be
prescribed bJ the navy department, the
speed developed by the vessel upon such
trial shall not be less than an average of
sixteen knots per hour maintained success
fully Tor four consecutive hours, during
which period the air pressure in the fire
room shall not exceed an average of one
inch of water, and for every quarter knot
of speed SO developed above the guarantee
contract. he shall receive a preIaium over
md above the contract price al the rate of
500 0U9; and for every quarter knot chat
the vessel fails of reaching the guaranteed
speed sixteen knots deduction on account
of such failure to be made from the con-
tract price ut the rate of $500 per quar-
ter knot. The contract for the construction
Of cruiser requires that she must develop
u speed of not less than twenty knots. under
the same conditions as are prescribed for
the battle ship. with Il PREMIUM allowance
Of $4,000 for every qu2rter knot above the
required speed and Il corresponding deluc-
ton for every quarter knot she falls short
Of the guaranteed speed. Each vessel
must be completed within three years from
tire date Of the contract and the proposals
must include the construction of both the
vessel and her machinery complete in all re-
SpectS
Those New War Vessels.
Washington, September 29-The two
vessels for whose construction proposals
were issued yesterday by the navy depart
meut, viii make an important addition to
our naval fleet and i'll aI1nor. armament
and equipment these two proposed ships
will equal If not sulpasS any ship OF
similar type in eXstance Their lighting
power viii be Of the first order, and their
great speed will enable them to run away
from 4 ship superior to them i'll lighting
ability. Fully equipped and ready Tor com
mission. the two ships proposed to be bnIt
will cost in the neighborhood of SS.Wlo,-
0O0 Congress in the national appropria-
ton bill Of The last session, authorized the
construction of these vessels. but made no
approximation for them. The battleShip viii
cost, exclusive of armament. nearly %t,Oon-
600 and the arm0red cruiser about the
same amount as her prototype the New
York. or nearly $3,00O,0oO, exclusive OF
her armament.
Plans for the cruiser, which will proba
bly, be named the Brooklyn, calls for a
vessel little longer than the New York
Otherwise her general dimensions will he
about the same She will be about 4tO
feet long on the load line. with siXty-fonr
feet beam. twenty-three feet uraft 10000
indicated horsepower. (Which should be
capable of sending her through the water
at a s7aed of twenty knots. Her coal sup
ply viii be about LEO tons. Her arlna-
ment Avill consist of eightfnch hr@,ch-
loading rifles. twelve five-inch breech-oading
rapid-irr rifles and strong auxiliary bat
terv. Of Gatling guns, six Founders. and
torpedo tubes. With her great coal capac-
ity. it is thought she will be able to have
at q ten knot rate. against 5000 for the
Ne York The battle ship will be 500 1eet
long. forty-eight feet beam, twenty-fonr
feet draft and will have 1000 horse
power which it is calculated should develop
16 10 knots speed Her armament Will
consist of four twelve-inch. and six four
inch breech loading rifles, twenty-six pounnd-
crs and five onc-nound guns. With the
award of contract for these vessels, every
ship authorized by congress, in recent
or contractors authorized to begin work,
if they have not already started to work
And Nearly All Pensioners.
Washington, September 2S.-A careful estl-
mate of the number of passengers brought 10
the city by the various railroads during the
Grand Army encampment increases rather
than dininisbes, the figures as first reported
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad carried about
100, 600 people, and other roads entering
Washington combined brought in about the
same number making 100000 strangers in
all the largest number ever in Washington
at one time not excecting the grand review
of 1863 when 10000 soldiers passed
in review and $4,000 additional strangers
were in the city. In addition to the forego-
ing number of passengers carried, the 5alti-
more and Ohio road furnished transportation
for 10 900 veterans to the various batteields.
Eighty per cent of them went to Gettysburg
and the remainder to Harpers Ferry Antetam
and points in the valley of Virginia
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