Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-05-04
SOME OF TIL nlcT,.-
ihs British Flagship RlaL.
Itseif-Other Vs.. ~

blake q
i''elf-other vessel. -
Vice Admiral J. o. Ho.l,,.
on the British flagship' ~ !
rms magnificent cruiser ~ : Y
class armored cruiser. a. VA
size OF our largest now At =, s'aat|
Her length is 375 feet, av =, y (
than that of our armorea -. is4
New York; her beam i :,
inches, only two inches less !, \
New York, but her drauph, !, -
nine inches, or about two =
nall feet more than the New - y
Their speed will be about ths \
~ knots an hour-thouph y
ship has yet had an official ~ y
forced draft trial. In h,,,.l /
New York has some superis,,,
spite OF the fact that the Rla.'9
TWO s.2-inch guns, while i,
York has nothing larger i, ~,
s-inch. But the New York 81. -, \
l,SU pounds of metal at one. J
the Blake can throw ri, J
pounds. When you 60 belav !
on the Blake you enter an N
different world than that On N
per deck. You then begin i i
stand how it is that a sailo. !
cruise aboard her and not kn,'
captains name. 1t is like ~
community. The sailors III
engineers, firemen, gun,,ers III
the other men of many craf,
make up the complex comm,l
I've in little worlds OF their own
"ia0eu irolh o1ncers and from J
other, leading their own live, J
their own special work, carln,,
ing for anybody else than their J
date companions and the lessl|
GERS whose commands they ohA
The officials who run the N
ships are separated from the c.
sailors and marines by such an !
nous social gap that the unts
might as well be living a thu
miles away for all they know 4
superiors. Quite in contrasts
cial atmosphere aboard the Rus
where the officers and men min
daily intercourse, even more b
our ships, where, while difervul
rank are stoutly maintained. AZ
a man, though he be a meres "A
tice.
The first thing that strikes I'D
OF the unnautical visitor onthsi
is the time-hon0red battle err
British navy, painted in land
tiers, Fear God and Honor thsQd
The admiral in dignifed d
PAGES the after deck with stat
and officers Of the ship around
He is a solemn man, this Britt
miral or vice-admiral, as his
really is: a we'll built, sun.ba
man, with bright blue EYES
shaggy, grizzled brows, and al
closely cropped beard, well ~
with gray.
Next in size TO the Blake std
tralia. The Magicienne i
This latter vessel is rated asa
class cruiser Of 1850 tons.
only slightly smaller than The
Ia, which carries a heavier
tut has less speed. The Mag
was a failure as far as her eq
speed of 1915 knots was concerns
she can beat the Atlanta aNa1
knots. She carries six six-incl
The leading French shipsp
jestic and sullen Jean Bar
French ship poses. She is ~
She frewps upon her neighm
somewhat grandilOquent way
seems TO say. Look out for .
for | am something of a dew
get my blood up" On theOlna
the English ships are unosten
TO a degree. There is no plui
them. They assume no ans
sure they are dignitied even
ness, but they are simple
They do not threaten. Ines
peaceful i'm their bearing
same there is something
substantial solidity WHICH
with il the assurance that tne
can be terrible fellows wig
want to.
The Argentine cruiser,
Julio" is a formidable looAp
and has crew of 344 oftcers'
She mounts Il large guns
quick-fring guns. III tie
tations OF her officers are u
would give our naval acqI
stern chase, as it is clalmeu
that on this voyage she spa
the rate of 23s knots per w
hence is the fastest crui'a
The "Neuve de Julio" lei.
OF the builders April z.
screws, triple expansion epv]
two tunnels AID two mass