New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03

ammo nriatoa II S4Go."Oo. rn"r" W., no great m
dnrcfcu, offered To- construct The We -"l ana rN"''-
E,izaorihpof Lrm within D., onrr. 'h t"' S.'HH
frt N,1r. 4 ,,n. were The lowest h'dGer. auc whom
The cnract wa awarded in July. l-Au. d 81. IN Il 10
De assured tnat q modern crdt wa. !" De -Hl-
sor mo aid W,1Iifnc aud thD t,n.t au"n for Naval
radc!. 10 receive their practical In -tru'tpn. ll''
picture shows that she viii D." we'll adapted f"i th'
Tier rc being that Il harhrniin'. VIII t'r l ''"NS
',',rc eli, too although sails have h"er prr w.
,bia"donci on vnr.hlps. Her machinery viii enable
Inc c,d.t engineers 10 r'ccvr the ph'u'" t'N',",
ton which thcy need IN Their I"ie, l"i ara 'nr ''
tery VIII afford al opportunity F-hdrH ~ 20
The .rnc dn n1 ,r % 10 ~ t t' bdh q BEAM.
II = feet drought - Naior. nid ~ t"'' HN P,,
mont Her stool hull hr, maoat'r ana mr ",','
bv the builders that IN" vessel shall develop sP'
Of twelve no. ar ~ n d u" Of c'S or " d@cit a
mro MINI or PENALTY n $4,000 l. hNcd. failure To
roac eleven knc >p1 VIII make t' v1 ty viii IN
consist Of f0ur inch. thr'" ponndcr. two 3unuhicr
and anc Ipoundcr rapid firing guns one - ln''""'fr
Is fitted with twin-,r"v vertical triple expansion
enn me WI %g "a % crr kn 20 nag a n" ld,nc at
CIV Point Work., Boston Mas. has been mentioned
authority Of Inc nuIcan u Construction that she VIII
probably not b" launched. before ~iIlhE. she II n
,ietDr vessel H. the Detroit and the Montgomery. the
December D. at the Columbian Iron Works. laltim"r".
The contract for 80 VIZ AWARDED 10 hnr ty r% .
than The contracts given for her sister vessels.
price to u" paid m the nun ana machinery com
pctc was 967i OOO4 and the TIM" for her CONJUNCTION
expire. on May II next. Harrison Loring the pro
prct0r ~ the CITY Point Works failed reccnv. and the
rer Of the assignocS and the Qnintafd ln Works, u
New York 10 conpleta the vessel according to the
terms ~ the CONTRACT accepted by the Navy De
parrm"nt
The cruiser Is 81 feet In length on the load water
line ~ feet breadth Of beam. II . feet drnught 81
water: 1000 tons displacement ana guaranteed speed
seventeen knots. She T. ~ such class In construction
and materials in speed and sTvDthncsS. ard In grace
and beauty that she win rank high among Sscls 81
hor TYNE IN oth"r navi's. MANY improvements have
been added the original designs. not alone ~ the
matter convcnencr~ fo- officers and crew hnt
Ia make certain her efficiency n fighting unarnOrcd
cruiser Of the second class Reow her protective deck
are the vltnls-thr machinery. boilers ard magazines
She will have triple expansion engines ~ the vertical
inverted type. with capacltv ~ 300 horse power.
Shruld this fail - give the guaranteed speed Of seven
knots. then penalty Of $1,000 for each quarter
~ knot IN which she T. deficient viii be cNact"d ::
hut should the speed bo I'm excess ~ the guarantee
then the builders viii receive premium ~ SI 900
each quarter ~ knot In excess. lIer battery will
consist ~ eight Inch two 6-inch six G-ponndcr and
two I pounder rnpd fTin" and two Catlnc guns
There Is another vessel almost ready to be launched
and one whose type Is absolutely without parallel
among the vnr,hips 81 the world. She i officially
known "Protected Cruiser No. ~ yclept Pirate
A detailed description Of this Interesting O-be-war
king fthes-ns was given In The Tribune on Sep
tember IL 1880. hence It will not be necessary to