The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-20

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sna TS.n ths Rd@Sa came TO the poIn.
.g "h as: N T' the .Sp rot ssfH
very serious condition OF AFFAIRS stared him n
~ Il. .sntc5 tSs sasn 6Esi
no, ,anssr:d by ths % .n and oS:.
THE TURRETs WOULDN'T BuDoE
cent eight-lnch rifles IN = turret forward snd
s tsfs the no '5 S 81 ,hr' u9 mem had rs.
10 the "demorallzinR influences OF the Nav
Yard" The real reason IL shockine. Becsus;
sGSSe % to aim the Guns Evsn Ss.n n.
oS ShS %sSt :SS; q Gp: tSs5
IL rem oved only hy .tep-by-step movement
thing thing stopp.d. whether or no Fancy trying 70
h position Of three and half degrees, while
the guns, once started. would keep on for ten
degree. IN spite OF the Eunners most ardent
The contractors agent said q mistake had
s sf mi a.. s n. ai sns T.
The designer Of tn: machines blundfIed and
the oa had c n, S:ds ".
Cart Ihip bed On beard an Of,S.r n, bn'i E,nt
out Of her turret-t turning engines, which are
X thi. time Al right ob;.Eyns the defect n
Sy hi. criticisms q the uniforms. bedding.
=. From ths turret. the in.pection passed to
h: %sShsniEH for hoi't Ting. nj n to
magazines The bore OF these tubss Il large
s to f Il. 's 70 s hGd rd oh:
over crane to drum turned By eleetricity in
a a: ta r.: tes b : fG5 sh sss
S IL 1sa ssn ;fs f VA a. sSs
and much more rsmsrkabls defect in the
Af a. :.is ne s. Ell ssrIsi Ia. two p.snlnssn.
berr.iisd turrsts with ANN unitlon. only a ain
s that WITH sSs ". ann milton hoist. WORKING
perfectly as designed they could not have de-
SoSa u:s In RI. ANY
signed the hoists did not. perhaps could not.
calculate what capacity was needed for two
However. that is not all The ammunition
ss the 1901
80 rudely. constructed that 100 mperes. were
used In hoIstins shell whore nitssn should
ntted, but they were wretchedly finished.
HIT ny HER OWN SHELL.
Bad % what has been said may seem. that Is
o1:.pp n1ted oS to s bust wa:
Ss rons. the c shs. s sS sSs
;ns .fss H.. .ds an. h:Fh Il. s
ss'1 i' ss ':s int rs ss.' q
q Tie hSi:t tub: .ssit!ns Is. return Of the
such Jerk that il tilted over and the shell
the she'll standing point up in the passage be-
aG Gsd %a. so %pd 10 'S S r.. . ,ss
The Moor stood to enc side far enough so that
er s's tfs' eS nGin' fu ss%e .nd
neither shell exploded.
Lad the fuses touched each other both shells
FranShly would have blown d up ITO too and Can't
John Philip, with HE gallant crew. would have
signed articles to meet but It would have been
lysn accident not provided for IN The rules
snd IssplstSns laid down Tor the better gov
!, As has been told In TIE Sun, there came a
considered 90 only a possibility seemed really
at hand The insurRent leader had said he
tcan Admiral believed him. The American
meet striPP;d ,9T d and In TIE peculiar
%s@.hs sirlpa Tx Ike sam an an me ~" ce2tsnly IN
the history OF the American navy no ship ever |
%aSf susa gCaTlSSq *. APPEAL to the exc Of
tIopolis on the morning OF Jan. 20. She looked |
the 1Rhter-every inch. |
TON OF POWDER on DECK
. But II was . cold bluff. or course she would |
have made . fight and good one, for she has |
z speed 81 twenty knots; at which she could |
sans that nSdis hsas
settled the Tamandare. 10 spite OF English
q inch wQnlh ne alI md
brought up ON deck in clothes bags and piled
lay there on deck when the n morning dSWned.
Ehss . snn shell rS% the Tamsn
S' smart srs s ss tS'Hi sSt isl
cage that could be warranted to dump every
and a' do as: oSsr
.sdiSEs yaich t9ssth . hsy' ineTsd the
that q say the hoss as Provided at bs The
cssisnsr. vsuld. when smoothed Into work
snn: :: gun
does not quite double the designers achieve
From tbs. botch work on turrets and ammu-
means OF one OF the holsts. so to speaE. to the
> absolute iailuEe-the magazines OF the broad
side sight-insh guns L ish fact that these
the air OF each, when the ship ia under speed,
ranges from 1902 to 400 The New York OF
course. is supplied with modern powder II is
oi quality that cannot stand such atemperA-
lure. IL will not explode but 1t will decom.
pose. and become either worthless or more
dangerous than dynamite.
FUNNY CRITICISM.
1t IL .. relief to return from this to the
aults which chiefly occupied the minds OF the
BslknAp Board. and read that the Board is
lot fAyorably Impressed with the organization
'f the New York. AL stations appear to be
based upon the quarter bill The Board Is OF
he opinion that each officer and man should
MS qualifications The Board is fur-
her Of opinion that this can best be brought
md station bills that have stood the test OF
tms since the existence OF the navy"
This IL funny to one who understands IT, |
I he New York crew Is organized by placing
hem nrst OF All IN the places or stations where
her could do the best work In fighting the |
hip. Stations for doing all other kinds OF
YORK are arranged with the view ~ .prssery-
nR her efficiency as a fighting machine In |
~ AnlzinR the lhip undaE |" the HaIch nnar- |