Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-07

Sems q The Best kaewa Of Our Vessels ia
the Naval Review.

| NEW YORK, April 6.---There viii hc tw
squadruns Of the United States vessels i
the coming naval review. each commando,
by an admiral and each headed by flag
ship. The commanding officer in charg
Of she first squadron will be Rear Admira
Benham, and his flagship will be the New
lark.
The commanding officer Of the secon,
lsquM,ron will be Rear Admiral Walker
His flagship will be the Chicago. which fol
three years has been the flagship of ths
squadron of evolution, and in whict
Admiral Walker has journeyed from
Bar Harhor 10 the Mediterranean ans
thence TO South America.
The Newark has been attached to III,
north Atlantic squadron ever since she wa
put in commission yearly two years ago.
| A comparison of the cruisers Chicsg,
and Newark reveals sharply the adysnc,
made in the new navy in a few years. Tn,
Chicago is only about five years old. We
the Newark, which is slightly smaller snd
three years younger, is fully 2s per cent
more efficient as a warship.
| The Chicago has almost 500 tons greater
displacement, but is four knots slow er
| They draw the same amount OF water, bu
the Chicago Is l5 feet longer. In horse
power the Newark is 40 per cent. better thar
| the Chicago.
The Newark was the first of our new
navy vessels American throughout. Wher
this county began TO rehabilitate the new
navy not only was it necessary TO get de
| signs abroad, but u great deal of the ma.
terial came from there.
The Newark was known as Cruiser No
| for "A long time but the Cramps did no,
nmsh her un.ii 'ney hau 'u'heu ue or.
town 'esa'ius' oat'hore' anu in'suei-
pha over 10 'he governments ID! oha'
un,e 'nis euuhpry eou'u s'"nu e'o"e III ma
val shipouiiding.
we had the American designs american
designers, ana Amef'cah matehai. Inc
Newark Is Tue "r't resu' OF WIS eonpheo'
ana III this respect she Is one OF hr oes' Oh
'he u"arn'oie" ''"'se's 4" ."e n",!
she NOT only mas spec" OF ~ knots
wmch Is very iast' out she mas san capacity
most valuable adjunct Tor commerce
destroyer.
Inc Chicago Is oest known as a Johh
hoach boat Inc hoach poa's Nhicago'
a,iaata, Boston ana poipnin are ue pio-
heers OF the ne" navy ihey WIRE pes"u
ny oeeic.aiy 'h""o'e' anu ""''"en "s 'e'-
retaiy h'ney.
lhey were the supJect Oh hiuch coh'ro-
Versy, because 'hey faiieu 10 re"ch 'he re-
CURED morse power. An were aecep.e" n
naiiy' anu 'he' nave sho" u aou'uan'ls .na'
they were servlceaoie anu iar more ehcish'
than was ofigihai'y hopea ior,
Inc Doiphih, over ~hch 'nere was tne
snarpest controversy mas maze mos, en-
Viaoie record IN "'p a,onhd .ne "oriu'
record wmch no vessel mas yet surpassed
Inc IhicaHo mas proven nerse'i "or'oy
IN seamahsuip' ana hd'hiral walker pre-
ierred her az hagsh'p 10 SONIC "i ''e ne"
CT vessels.
ny iar tne pest known hmer'cah vesse'
IN tne paraae wiz ne 'he pa'.'"'ore, one Is
ioo tons heavier thah the Ihicago' TWO iee'
longer ana 1901 ana hali deeper, In
nun ana machinery she S OF Ehg'ish ae-
sign.
one Is not handsome vessel peing very
bare anu crowded WIN feh'iia,ors. inese
make good target ana recently nave oeen
much crticlsed py hnRnsh CONSTRUCTORS. 5.
She mas pceh s'on. vessel ana went ,h'o
commission under Napt' ochiey' "ho "hke"