Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-17


BEAR ADMIRAn GHERARDi
the matter by foreign governments y |
80 general aud the invitation from THIS /
Government 10 participate IN the rev Few |
has been $50 tuVuruby received by lof' /
cign governments that 10 Is clear there |
will be a wonderfully fine turnout OF All |
that is latest aud best In fin dc steele ship |
architecture.
Aside from the fact that Hampton |
Rouds offers extremely good accomnoda. !
tons for the gathering of a great heet |
there is something emincnuy suitable |
about IL AZ % place for The meeting oil the |
great modern mcn-of-war OF the world. |
IL WIS here that the first great departure |
from ali the old and timc-worn tradi'
tiuus Of ship building proved success
aud i'm The end brought about % real
revolution IN the construction of the un.
yio4 Of the world. L % 10 the time OF |
the famous contest betWccil the Monitor
aud the Mcrrmac there had becn no real
radical departure from tine old historic
ways. The Introduction of steam as %
motive power was, of course, the most
important innovation. Ihc idea Of thn
iron-clud could hardly have been called
ON innovation. The old Romans ana
Greeks could probably have claimed the
credit for the idea of shputhiug their yus.
sells with something that would make
them difficult of penetration They had
bntteriug runs and know how TO use them
with good effect In the long history Of
naval architecture the improvements that
have been going on in vessels ever since
the day that men have been going down
20 the sea in ships have been gradual.
sails were replaced by steam power.
GuupOWder anu cannon took the place of
bows and arrows, Size and the number
of guns a ship carried were the all-esscn-
tiul muttCrH,
The outcome Of the contest between
the Monitor and the Merrimac was
lraught with even greater interest and
Importance than uay one would have hp-
loved nt the time. Since then, within
the last quarter OF n century, there have
been more and greater changes iu naval
architecture Than in all the centuries that
went before Up To the time of the close
of the war Of the Rebellion thp changes
were gradual Since then they have been
radical The invention Of armor plate
that would seem TO be- able 10 resist the
| force of any and AL proiectilcs and the
! invention of prOiectiles that ought 10 bee
| able to penetrate any resistance seem 10
| present again the thrpudhurp cOuundrum
| of what would happen when the irresista.
! DE body comes mp ng0lnst the immova-
| bile body, As u SpIuurd would say.
"Qulcu sabeY' Ii remoins for the next
/ great war TO solve the problem.
| UNFAMILIAR SCENES IN THE
ROADS.
}
/ wor has about II nothing of the fierce
| and warlisc. II is most peaceful coll
! lection of wnrlike vessels. IN has for one
| thing altered che entire appearance Of
/ this most fascinating place Old-timcrs
who come down 10 the HygcU look at
| each other In wonder and amaze and ask
! what has herOme OF the army Usually
! AZ Is the boys In blue with straps OF their
| shoulders and stripes down the sides of
! their pantaloons TINT predominant here.
The officers stationed 0t the fort or the
younger ones who nrc hero taking courses
az the schools of instruction have every
! thing their own way ana IL Is the
civilian who has 70 take the buck seat
and retire into ObsCurity Now every
! thing Is changed The man m simple
black evening dress Is for the time hcing
almost as good as the West Point gUdu-
0tc. The reason Of This is a simple ONE
Neither Que Is Sin It. for u moment as
compared with the boys who come
ushop ON shore-leaye from the ships Thar
lie iu the roads, 10 is the day vi tho
navy, ard it is not n day of small things
either. Uncle sam on the seas make a
most crcdituhle appearance at all times,
hW now when they have everything
fore them by mere force of numbers,
THE WHITE SQUADRON,
Tho Ships TINT compose the white
squadron. aftor their three days ont at
sea last week for the purpose OF prac-
toe Ia fleet cvOlutions, now lie peace
fully at anchor in the waters of Hamp-
ton Roads,
Just ont from the wharf IN front Of tho
HyEtiu hotel, and about 800 yards from
} land. lies the great Philadelphia, swing
ing about idly witch the change of tide.
She .B the flagship of the feet and flies
the proper emblem, for Roar Admiral
Ghcrardi j. aboard, IN command Of the
Meet and In charge of the great review.
lne other vessels of the squadron are ON
s0me distance from the shore, and they
present "a most attractive appearance in
an their spOtless beauty The squadron
We'll dcsorvw>lt s name, The other YES.
sells IN the harhor suffer severely by CON
trust They look dlugy and unnterost-
ing MS compared with The ships TINT Is
! The Stars aud Stripes Farther down lp
! the Concord and the little wonder the
I Nesuvius
There IL worry IN the hearts Of tho
pretty girls here az The report thar sew.
eral % the vessels OF the white squadron
DAYS ibis week for the Annapolis hoy
+ dance divm0ly and The quiet places oi
Z the old fort otter many pleasant corner.
foe delicious tetNn-iele8 with brass hut
, tons sin there win be enough left "a
4 keep up the g0Aety and the.r number,
I are being added 10 constantly.
Fort Monroe Is a remarkable summer
or winter resort from is pentitude ol
men, but iusl now there y a hewilderins
array 0f masculine beauty, and 20 a.,
uns0nhistiontei ey0s Of Tho Star CORES
pondent n looks rs though The pretty
]; girls There are no others here) were max
ny the hest Of ther opportunities Th,
men from the fort are 50 far outnnm
bered that they seem almost lost IA th,
n crowd, and IN addition 20 this fact Il
= may also be said that tie presence of Ia,
ileal here has brought with It q dlstinc
lively naval crowd, whose choice ,vnl
lpade up and fxe1 long before thoy caln,
d down.
D For example there are in this hote
\ alone npw aris Of hundred members 8
TIE families Of OlAcers aboard tie lueu