The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-08
The AURORA IN PORT.
The Austrian Corvette Arrived In
Newport Tuesday Morning.
A FIFTEEN MONTHS CRUISE.
Interesting Account OF Austrian Naval
Practices How the Middies Learn
Their Profession-The Boat Described.


NEWPORT, June s.-About A. M. Thurs
day the Austrian naval training ship Au-
rora arrived here. The American flag
was at once run up to the mast head and
duly saluted. The din of the guns WAS
heard, of course, but the fog was 50 dense
that the vessel could not be discerned be.
fore o'clock, when the training station
later a salute was fired from Fort
Adams.
The Aurora will remain in port five or
six days, when she will probably sail for
the Azores, on her way back to her own
waters.
She is cruising for the instruction OF
her thirteen midshipmen in practical sea-
manships Since leaving the port OF Pola,
In the Adriatic, last June, the Aurora has
logged about 1900 miles. mostly under
sail. From Pola she went to Algiers for
three days; at Gibraltar stay OF one
week was made, thence she went to Ma
deira. A short run aud the island of Ten
erife was reached. During a stop OF one
week the officers made the ascent
of the Peak. From the last port
her PROV was pointed for the
West Indies. From Kingston she
headed for New Orleans, where stop
of two weeks was made during the carni-
val season. Pensacola and Havana were
visited. The run from there to the capes
was tempestuous, and three days OF
buffeting about in the Gulf Stream was
experienced. At Annapolis a stay of six
days was made, at Philadelphia visit Of
ten days aud at New York one OF nine
teen.
The cadets have passed through four
years OF book learning at the Austrian
naval school at Fuime, Hungary. This
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eral principle as the Annapolis school.
The number of cadets is limited To 120,
divided into four classes. Every summer
they go on short practice cruise in the
Mediterranean. Twenty-Five cadets leave
the academy yearly and are assigned as
midshipmen TO cruising vessels Tor the
practical lessons in seamanship. This
voyage of instruction lasts about fifteen
months.
The Aurora is built party of wood and
iron aud Is a corvette. Her construction
Is fashioned somewhat after the clipper
style, and her fine lines and lofty masts
readily attract the eye of those who never
tire of admiring the old style of marine
architecture. Inc Aurora was built in
1873 at Trieste, and displaces 1 ,43O tons.
Her length is about 175 feet, beam 33 feet
and draft 10 feet. A single screw is driven
by horizontal engine of 1000
power, which can speed the boats up to
eleven knots Her battery consists of
two heavy 10 centimeter Walmendorf
breech-loading cannon and four 9-centi-
meter steel bronze guns. with two Hotch-
kiss rapid fire guns on the poop The
crew are also armed with repeating rifles
that can discharge five shots a minute.
The gun is an invention of an Australian
named Manlicher. The vessel Is small,
yet ample for the duty assigned, and has
220 souls aboard. all told. The Aurora
is commanded by Commander G. Thewalt.
She lies near the Richmond and will prove
a great attraction to visitors from Prov
idence ana other excursionists.