Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-14

Some Comparisons With the Ships of For
eign Powers.

THE CINCINNATI AT TIE HEAD OF HER CLASS
AMONG THE WAR SHIPS THE woRLD-coM-
| PLIMENTs FROM FOREIGN NAVAL oFFrcERs-
SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENTS ON sHIPBoARD.
| Correspondence OF The Evening Sta
| NEW YORK, Nov. Is, 1892.
| from all the data that has been computed
| the Cincinnati that was launched last week is
| expected to make twenty-one knots per hour as
maximum speed and to maintain a nineteen
knot speed at sea. This will place her at the
head OF her class among the war ships OF the
world. For the sake of comparison: The At
lanta OF nearly the same tonnage (3, 200 tons
displacement) made sixteen knots maximum
speed, with $500 horse power; the Italian
cruiser "Bausan," now lying at the navy yard
docks, made seventeen knots with 8, 500 horse
power; the Chilean ship "Esmeralda" was quoted
eighteen knots and 900 horse power; the Chinese
cruiser king Yuen, built in England made six
teen knots with 5000 horse power; the English
cruiser Iris, with $500 horse power, made
eighteen knots. and the nearest approach to the
Clncinnati's estimated speed is the nineteen
Knot French cruiser Davoust, with 5000 horse
power. As first designed. the Cincipnatis
cabin was under the poop. with a large ward
room aft on the berth deck and the junior OIL
fN~A occupying ucAt COmpefs-
ment forward Of the ward room. Bat dynamos
torpedo tubes, ice machines, smoke pipes and
anchor-hoisting engines took up 80 much OF
the room forward on the berth deck that part
| OF the junior officers quarters was cut of for
the enlisted men. The two largest rooms in the
ward room are to have double hunks and to be
occupied by the junior officers. while a small
mess room Is provided for them forward OF the
ward room. To accommodate the ward room
officers thus crowded out four rooms to be
I m nZ1 a L.
| her ARMAMENT.
The armament consists of one six-inch and
| ten five-inch great guns. eight si1-pounder rapid
fire guns and battery of lighter rapid fire
guns. The generally lightness OF the guns is
the outcome OF a tendency TO arm cruisers with
guns readily and quickly worked with q small
crew, with sufficient power to penetrate the
hight armor of armored cruisers but not in
tended to tight heavily armored battle ships.
These guns will all have the latest mounts, GEN.
trail pivot, and will be very easily Il aimed or ell
evated by one man. She is to have four tor
pedo tubes. one in the bow, one in the stern
and two broadside. constructed to fire either
the Whitehead Howell torpedoes. The sail
power will be very small, probably of no more
use than to steady the ship in heavy seaway,
there being two masts, schooner rugged. with
! lighting top on the foremost 1t is expected to
complete the ship by the middle Of next sum
MGR.
The sister ship. the Raleigh. which was
launched last March at the Norfolk navy yard
ID rapidly nearing completion. II ia an object
OF pride among naval officers that from the first
plans to the finished ships every part of these
two new cruisers will have been planned, de-
signed and superintendent BY naval officers and
II the expected speed is realized i: will be fully
demonstrated that the navy can build its own
ships as well any private ship Yards The
Italian ship Bausan paid very pretty compIi-
ment to the United States during the launch
ing by dressing ship with the United States flag
at the mast head and firing salute of twenty
one guns as the new ship touched the water.
lee foreign officers have q very high opinion of
the thorough manner in which the American
vessels are built and have nothing but compli-
ments to say Of our new navy.
The Dolphin has taken the place of the old
Despatch as yacht for the Secretary, and her
cabin quarters very large and complete;
she Is a handsome little vessel and the only lis
advantage seems to be q rather low speed. The
United States ID about the only nation LAYING
Claims to frst-rate power which has no Yacht
Tor her chief executive, and for the dignity Of
the country it seems that the objections Of
economy might be set aside BY the western
congressman long enough to build suitable
vessel for such service.
GsYETIEs on sHIpBoAgD.
On Monday the officers of the Atlanta gave
| reception with dancing. Such affairs are al
ways very novel for the visitors, the ships are
always prettily decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, and the change from dancing in stuffy ball
! rooms Is novel aud interesting. The distiu-
guirhed Cavalier Alberto de LIBERIA the can
tain of the Bausan and many OF his officers were
/ present, and pleased every one by their polite
| ness and charming manners. Tomorrow the
| Italian officers give a reception on the Bausan
and many society girls of New York and
BROOKLYN viii be glad ofsuch a fine opportunity
| TO meet the foreigners. After thorough over
hauling and repsinting OF her hull in the
Simpson dock the italian came out of dock and
went alongside the Wallabout channel docks.
II is probable that she may stay on this side
until after the grand naval review next spring
Every FRIDAY afternoon an informal hop is
given in the court-martial hall ard weekly
hops are expected on the Vermont later in the
season. These affairs have always been popular
with the New York people who have attended
| them. and it seems that the charm Of brass but
tons and uniforms Is always sure to bring MANY
fair admirers to any social event connected with
the navy.
The Dolphin and vesuvius have returned to
the yard after their cruise to Charleston, S. c. ,
to participate in an anniversary celebration,
which seems to be the chief service to be done
by the war vessels, and if the admiration of the
| populace results in their support in furnishing
! appropriations for building new ships the re-
suits would justify such use of the vessels,
| then many people think that the ships are
public every one should have a chance TO see
\ IL.
it be gun tower or the private room of an
| officer
| The Chicago is in from st. Thomas anu it ia
| intiInated that IN case her repairs are extern
| sive Admiral Walker may transfer his flag to
| the Philadelphia and take the north Atlantic
squadron SOUTH as ship life in cold weather is
| neither pleasant nor necessary this winter, but
as the admirals quarters are much better on
| the Chicago than on the Philadelphia there
may be no change in the flag ships. IL is ex-
pected that the squadron will go to Yorktown,
/ Va. for target practice, after which they will
! take a short cruise in the West Indies The
Miantonomah will not go on the cruise to the
West Indies, "a she Is not good sea vessel Tor
was she intended for service, but for har-
Dor defense vessel. in which class she il excel
| lent. Then her quarters being all below the
water. with only artificial ventilation she is
almost unbearably hot in tropical climate.
| The Concord is expected to arrive in New York
soon the trouble in Venezuela has entirely
| abated. When ordered south the Concord had
many repairs to be made, chief Of which WAS
refining the shaft of one of her twin screws
and she may spend the greater part OF the win
| ter here in the navy yard Repairs are stlii in
| progress Oh the Atlanta and The first of Deem
Der is not a wide estimate of the time needed to
/ get her ready for sea in ever respect.
THE NEW CRUISER MAINE.
! The new cruiser Maine is rapidly nearing
completion, and but for the delay in the armor
| plates she would be ready for trial trip in a
| few weeks. Her armament is being completed