The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-19
the MAReLEHEAp.

4 M ~. tho Vessel Iteing Christened the
| Nsrbiehead she Giided lnso the
! Water - NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ che
I ship. Her Armamsps. Etc.
| Bosrox, Aug. i2.-Cruiscr No. n was
| adopted into the United States navy To-
day under the name Marblehcad. and
| was chrstened by Mrs. G. 4 Alien,
dangliter-in-iaw Of President c. II.
! Allen ~ the Home Savings hank and
| the Central national bank The Mar
blehcad will b. the first large vessel ~
war launched In Boston harbor since
ls}s. Her dimensions are:
Length on mean load water line. 81.
feet: extreme breadth. =. feet: depth ~
hold 10 nndersidc Of spar deck plank
am'd>hips, 10 feetc inches: draft ~ wa
ter. mean normal IA feet inches: dis
placement in tons 20 load water line.
1900; area ~ Immersed midshp See
tion, Cos square feet; indicated horse
power. 5,iOo; maximum speed per hour.
Il knots in smooth water.
She j. twin-Scrcw protected cruiser.
with poop and fo.ccastle decks and an
open gun deck between. fitted az with
water light deck 81 i7is pounds plat
ing AZ the sides reduced 10 IL pounds
in the center and extending the entire
length 81 the vessel. this deck being
below the water line at the side 10
inches. Below this deck will be placed
the machinery. magazines and steering
apparatus Among the notable i'm
proyc'nents Will be an increase 81 speed.
Encouragement ~ battery and a Golfer
dam protection cxtcn ling through I he
entire machinery space.
The torpedo outfit will consist ~ Six
torpedo guns for launching torpcdccs.
There wiilbe an electric light plant on
board. The battery will consist Of two
5-inch brr,ch-loaaing rides. eight .
inch brccch-lnaaiag rides mounted IN
span>ons. four on each side ~ the
cruiser. six f-pornd and two l-pound
rapd-Ering guns and two gatling guns
Means are provided for securing
natural and artiiieiai ventilation in the
living and storage places by utilizing
frame spaces. Automatic valves are
fitted in ventilation pipes where they
pass through watcr-sight brllsheais -
prevent the fool Of water W ssiay from
one compartment 70 another. The
motive power for the twin screws will
be furnished by two triple expansion
engines 81 the vertical invested type. on
one each side Of the vessel. Of c.f0o-
horse power. with cylinders Of 20'<. 3?
and 63 inches diameter. and stroke Of
80 inches. The engines and boilers viii
DC placed in separate water-tight CONF
partmcnts. The boilers will he of steel.
FIVE in number .. the return fire. fubu-
lar type. and designed for working
pressure Of is9 pounds The steering
apparatus viii b. amply protected
In times Of peace she will be handled
from wooden pilot house on the fore
castle bridge by steam gear. In the
the event Of that being disabled. there
will b. both hand and steam gear on
the gun deck. and just forward OF the
main-mast In ease Of an injury
troicd from the berth deck Additional
stecragc gear can be found. in case
all the above give ont. below the water
line ut the rigger head The Marble
head was designed by Chief Contractor
Theodore u. Wilson Of the United
States navy. The machinery which Is
to be placed INTO position few months
after the launching was designed hv
Enginccr-in-Chicf George w Melville
~ the navy department
At the hour set for the launching.
the ship-yard Of Harrison Loring at
south Boston was a lively place with
t. busy shipwrightS hurrying 10 and
fro under the towering mass Of
steel. putting on the final
touches of luhricator to insure
perfect launch. Added 10 this
scene ~ busy work was that OF
the hundreds Of holiday makers who
had come by invitation If the
contractors 10 see the ship met the
water. There were hundreds 81 them.
and. like the ship. they werr dressed in
the gaycst coiora Assistant Secretary
m the Navy Solely represented the ro:-
eminent nj Washington and Gov. Rus
sell and number Of members Of the leg
i~iaturc were present for Massachusetts,.
The city Of Boston was also well repre-
scented by members Of the board Of
aldermen end common council. At the
appointed time the signal was given 70
knock away the shores, and amid the
cheers ~ the spectators Cruiser No. IL
slipped slowly down the ways into the
water as the Marbl chead. Mrs G. r.
Allen. Of Salem. broke the customary
bottle Of wine over the ships bows as
the vessel plum ged into the sea.