Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-11

partment TO explain.
Every one from Commodore Henry
Frben, commander Of the yard, down
TO the humblest marine was disappoint-
ed when he turned out this morning.
But all hands made the best Of the con-
6itions and began giving the cruiser
her final touches.
The new cruiser from stem to stern
was decorated with flags. The unasu-
al number Of warships in the basin
made the scene additionally attractive.
The list included the new cruisers
PHILADELPHIA md Atlanta. The
double terretted monitor MiantO-
nomah, the dynamite cruiser Nesu-
vius. the despatch vessel Dol
phin, also q tr2ising ship ana
tho Giovanni Bausen, the Italian
cruiser which represented Italy IN the
late Columbus feteS in New YORK. Inc
yard was open early and was free 20 the
public, an enclosure Of about tursy
feet around the cruiser being rOped on
60 THAI the workmen might have room.
The navy yard hand was stationed
near the grand stand TO enliven the oc-
casion with patriotic music. Inc
launching was In charge Of Naval Con-
structor +. L. Fernaid. The specta-
tors made up In the enthusiasm what
they lacked in numbers.
Secretary Of tho Navy, Benz. +.
Tracy, arrived at the yard from the st.
George Hotel 80 noon, and Mayor Mos
By. OF Cincinnati and his daughter
Miss Stella M0S5y, came 2t the same
hour. Commodore Ebern had 0S his
aides Leuts. Nichols, Harlow, Prime,
Norton End Hodges; Past Assistant Eu-
cineer VIM III. Parks, Assistant En-
plneer Chsmbers and Assistant Surgeon
j. BiackwOOd.
AT 1910 o'clock Secretary Of Navy
Tracy was salutad with L guns. Az
this time the rain had stopped aud
while is was stiIl cloudy and raw u was
possible for the crowd 10 stand IN the
mrppen air with some degree OF comfort.
-aSeon after 2:l1 4 o. n. -ae word was
D - i..,-aseaus ur@ltar7 % the Navy, the
side pier was cut aud the handsome
cruiser commenced TO move. MISS
Aiosby stepped with a bottle OF vine
wrapped In miniature flag IN her r'Sh1
hand aud uttering the words aDproprl-
ate TO the occasion, gracefully smashed
the bottle on the vessels steel bow
The vessel slid down with Increasing
momentum, while the band played the
Star Spangled Banner.
She Shot out into the stream almost as
far as the old Vermont, which lay near
the Cobb dock.
Launching ship of anJ kid is a
most exocti0g piece of work, and win
such a one as the Cincinnati the re-
Ouirements are most preCeSe. ne
slightest error or omission Of any KIND
is liable 10 result In disaster. Accl-
dents are, however, exceedingly rare,
Ten days ago the Cincinnati was sur
rounded by q network or ropes and
blanks in every position. To-day there
was but single line Of shores on either
side Of the biz hull. The eX-
terror of the cruiser is about COM
plete. On the inside little more than
the framework has been flushed. Her
machinery will be put in after she Is
a1Oat
The Cincinnati is classed as a pro-
tected cruises. See is designed Tor
great speed and endurance. Twenty
knots an hour is the rate &C which she
is TO travel. When the bids were re-
ceived from private firms for building
the Cincinnati her required speed YVES
placed az nineteen knots and premium
was offered for every fractional increase
over that speed. AS the bids OF the
shipyards exceeded the appropriation
made by Congress. the ship was built az
the BROOKLYN Navy Yard aud it is eX-
pected that she will attain a speed Of
twenty or twenty and one-qusrter knots
Der hour. She is made of the best high
grade steel, the stem and stern pieces
and like parts OF steel castings and the
plates and angles of mild steel.
The Cincinnati is a cruiser OF 3,1SS
tons displacement. She measures 800
feet between perpendiculars, which is
the length of the load water line. Her
extreme breadth OF beam, is 40 feet.
She draws is feet of water, and her indi-
Gated horsepower Is 10000. Her boats
will be carried inbOard on Skid-beams,
so that her sides will be perfectly clean
spd clear of all distractions, with the
exception Of the four sponsors on each
side, where the heavy guns will be
mounted.
Protected cruisers, as they are called,
derive their name from the fact that
they have a protected deck, which IS
like a second wall, for proJectile nred
by an enemy to pierce before it can get
into the part OF the vessel where the
magazine and the machinery are To-
Gated. This deck is level amidshiDs
and has two slopes down to each side Of
the ship. The first incline IS % de-
grees below the horizontal, while the
second Is II more, or 80 from the hori-
'ontal Amidships this protected deck
~ feet above the water-llne, and
re IL meets the ships side il IS A.
below Amidships this deck is COW
with steel plates inch thick, and
the slopes this thickness is increased
inches.
In addition to this protected deck
4 the armored sides of the ship it
4 cofer-dam extends along the
'ine for two-thirds the length Of
YER. This coffer-cam reaches as
feAt above the water-line
ne OF a square tube or
hing for q couple Of
illad with cellulose,
ut busks and
'jectle comes
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and
ulty
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