New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27

n remove tn, defects Of the ships by cutting them
in two and ,ensthenlng them; while some Of the
other officers the other hand. thought that the
stability would be sufficiently Improved ny putting
ballast In the bottoms u me ships l. was a ques-
ton a. O. which pan was the better pui may tne
The stability Of a snip varies the moment Of
inertia Of the Dad line. or. in less tecanicd .dngui
the greater the area Of the Loaf ne me g' II
tho snip ncrcc the area Of the load I'M more
sauently the --e, gainS in stlhi,i'y he ranse Of
ship. Hu; besides the gain IT, stability, each %
the ships also gains an 'dltionaiI falaeiy Of 10
radius OF about 100 ia!es. borrower zig ~ n
tons of fresh wacr for T. ROLES VIII DE- gancg ~
tho bottom. And in pac" Of ninety tons % ba..s. T.
not beer cut only Fifteen o. ~ my t1ns W.. ns re-
CURED in Zach one TO MAKE h'r SAT- I1e irt4SAt ~
t.e shlps Wiz rpt he materially increLs,i, ana
Therefore they viii not be mad' less efficient for
when he vessels arc completed Is tons OF dis
placement will have been added 20 Zach ship when
She is loaded: and when loaded, ca h ship VIII draw
Cr,ught qgii Do oven ess iaau fnimer.-. Fne total
displacement will be about l&0 tons, .,..,..
anything but stability would be serious matter,
said officer. "But under the plan int vas
way, making only small amount Of actual ballast
necessary, and muca e,se vii, be gun'd besides
the vessels required much more time for a.
complishment than the plan to ballast them and II
"
which doubtless would not have been necessary
otherwise Besides, the expense Is much sreater
For the baasting about $2Wn or 5000 would be
required each. while the frightening will cost
about s4C)o apiece. other attentions We're aiso
will increase the cost. But those objections or
time and expense thought to be counteracted
hy the great benefits which tho ships Will secure
under the present plan .,.
Each ship heightened by fourteenl feet. About
nintey-hve tons Of material were required alto>
gether and this was supplied by the Carnegie Com.
pany The ships cut In two, just forward OF
the engines Perhaps. however. il Is not strictly
correct 10 say that they were cut In two rather ne
rivets were drawn from the plates, so that the
parts could be separated from each other me-
after the manner of interlocked pieces Of wood
Then the separate sections OF the ships were drawn
apart on the ways to just the required DISTANCE
and the building together process was begun me
space which is gained by the addition or fourteen
feet TO each ship is to be used almost entirely Tor
coal bunkers little on the extreme bottom VIII
be used for water-tanks. little Will be needed Tor
passage-ways and a very little viii be needed for
Tho coffer-darns where the celluOse. or water-eX-
Guiding substance Is put; the rest is given over 10
coal a large supply OF which Is needed IN the
modern ships. ,.
Thus two ships are being cut apart and built to-
pethcr When they are finished they VIII De better
sea boats especially In Il heavy sea, and they VIII
a so have the other advantages which were named.
The work is being done at the Navy Yard. ana Is
under the personal supervision and direction or the
yard construction officers. who all the time have
much experience in the building of steel ships