New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-21
NEWS OF ARMY AND NAVY.
INTEREST ATTACHED TO THE RETURN
OF THE LANCASTER.
SHE WILL BE SENT TO NEWPORT FOR USE IN
Gun PRACTICAL DISAPPOINTMENT FOR d.
ARMY OFFICERS.

Gun PRACTICE A DISAPPOINTMENT FOX
ARMY OFFICERS.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Washington, May 20.-The return OF the IAN
caster Is awaited with much interest by Ha'1i
officials The execution of plans Of importance al
fsctlng more especially the naval apprentices anu
practice in torpedo manipulation awaits the vessers
arrival Admiral Ramsay and Captain sampson
are now preparng n programme. in which the snip
will play the prnclpa. part that VIII De oe-
parture In many respects from existing arrange
nents It Is proposed that the Lancaster snail De-
come a g,lnnery vessel with headquarters at '"e
training station at Newport. Her present obsolete
b,ttcry IL 10 be replaced with modern guns, prob
ably these OF the slx-inch broadslde and the four
inch rapId-fre type The apprentices at Newport
will be quartered the ship. set OF Objects
qualified In ali respects 10 instruct the youngsters
in the requirements Of modern warfare VIII DE-
provided The seaman gInners, as they compete
their course of practical instruction at the Naval
Gun Foundry in this city. Will be sent to the shlp
FOR practcal experience in man-of-wars duties
During The annual sessions Of the War College the
Lancaster Will be available for exercise In the
harbor Of Newport. and for cruising OUTSIDE the
bay. ..
Il is intended that the Ste:to and the CUSHING
and the Ericsson when completed, shall be placed
under the command OF the c3mman1ant OF the
naval training station and operate from the Ian
cas.er as base. During the operating season at
the torpedo school officers at that institution VIII
have every facility for torpedo study ana prccuce
Naval apprentices and seaman gunner' VIII a''o oe
cent on board the tcrpedo boats and receive pracu-
cal ckpcrience in this line Of their calling. The
intention is that the Sletto. Gushing and Ericsson
VIII have permanent commanding officers JUST as
larper vessels Of the Navy have, but the boats
crews are 10 be changed frequently In orier that
all the apprentices may have service on board
officer. OF the Army who have expected to be
ordered 10 exchange stations with others during
the present fiscal year should entertain little II any
hope Of their expectations being realized in iac''
the situation SEEM q warrant the positive state
ment that no additional transfers will be MADE De-
fore Iuly From what can be learned on the SUD-
feet the condition e the Army appropriation IS no"
such IN view OF the drains that have been maze
upon II and others that are prcoiDle' 'that 10
trocps can b. moved until the new appropriation
becomes available There IL left In the transporta-
,i,p fund only $1,000 without the May accounts
being settled The Coxey movement has n'lue
necessary unexpected. and. in a sense eN'ra',
dlnary demands upon the transportation iu"u,
The expense - sending troops under me i 'I5ab
VIII turner iopiett lI' ts,o1,es .,rtinue their
not lmprob1b.e that as the toNeVl'e' IN co,,
march east additional awlessness VIII be COM
mitted by them which VIII MAKE hccesH-t III
offering OF other troops TO py.nt. 30 a''ss ~
ilSnrier ami returning them to their stations mus,
OF course, come OUT Oh tne resuiS ~ srnv 70 know
I'm, II vas n, first intended mat the subsistence OF
Nm anipropration This fortunat y. Is not to be
he case -" Department Of justice having as
suned that liability
The Official report Of the Board Of InsPf stbln
he'll shows that published stories saying that tnat
vessel has number OF serious deiec.s' "t E,
,,,cr = r,ino- clnnges in The fittings Of The sh
should be- made to increase ner ,ri deye,op weak
n. Sos or nperfection in material " worNl'i ~t
reares, approach 10 a serious fault in the ship Is
the ARRANGEMENT OF her DOW ana STERN Eu'S p. ~
fbe elns ,acty for the mos, effective fore
arl-qrf IRE has been sa"rif,f 100 n'ul 10
bo,tsry b. REFINED and that two addit>nal ave
inch pivot guns BE- mounted IN o9aTI o,r -, ~ -;
he shlp OF the ships good ouan,ies the board
spclks N length IN the report IN moIera,' - -
Ing tse trial the vessel FOUND to be stssdy
She answered her helm reay and her, her r sha s
Nor Satisfactory Under natural draft the
mean Indicated horsepower ot me nam Sisato nj
consumed peT hour Vas G pog4ds ana por
made i7D revolutions, and the port engines Il, o5
rev2m'ions spgea 10y p en5 Log VAS was vas
-" ~ - +; II knots During the MY hours or
continuous stsaming all machinery worked wen ana
smoothly.
Reports received here Of the results q the con,
grounds between the sX-pounder rapid guns OF
]
american ordnanc. experts. While all the tests have
not been completed. IN al but one OF those heh ne
gun a the the vstor the he cS8pens
guns undergoing trial are the one nainei the Si's'
iisb In,cntion pefore tho tests began an accident
4 the nrlngp OF the Scabury gun made u neces-
Ioichklss gun has yet been presented for ira;
II IS likely 20 be before IN" tests are conple,e''
f@,dt was found to have the fewes, number or
PARTS in the breech mechanism. eleven IN al: Inc
! ,rafss - md
nineteen In this respect only has the Enghsh gun
received the highest mark The weeh S. OF me g,
pounds and Maxim-N ordenfeldt KS. pounds Ia Il
the test FOR velocity wAich was dr,rrnne p eocS
gun the showing gave The DrggssG3Sroener s s
foot sec Is The MaHl ~ rae, ss.Sis In firing
S.hroeier minutes and . seconds. Maxim Norden-
utes and 80 seconds During this test oDserVaIr6 5
! e,ns seemed 10 stand the strain equally well, 50
That on this count there was no advantage OBTAIN
~ rotS yarIs one mile ana three miles, the priggs-
Maxim Norlenfeidt During this feature OF the con
test The Drlggs-Schroeler gun made a remarkable
showing At the one-m!e range four shots were p u.
In the same Spot tne IaS' M M a., discbarge
4 number Of changes in the ea-,ler plans Of the
Navy Department respecting orders to nag on,,g
TO sea duty have becSmc ss,e,snT me south At
:nn;ic station ana Commoa ire Meade 70 the Home
Squadron Other transfers were so con,S''t al,
! THE selecNon by the President OF Adrira! " akt
for srccia: duty In the Pacific station ana me
ordering OF Commodore Kirkland to Braz put an
eni - this programme. For the present Adnlia!
stanton il 10 remain in command OF the none
station II Is possible that he may remain on snis
/ duty until retired year Commodore Mehutt
future Is uncertain. lie Is regarded as one OF me me
! Navy's most jealous and efficient officers ana ne
~ Of course be assigned 20 important duty.
1t is settled that Admiral Walker IS to a SnSJ
40 n is expected that he viii have carried out MS
soeciaI mission 10 Honolulu by that time Inc
! Admiral Walker on the Pacific.
The Navy Department has made se co RrSoR
! ivn for Whitehead torpedoes which are described
as those Of the Nay Mark H. type F{ tor
! hinder the new contract They are 10 be wnoI,y OF
domestic MANUFACTURE Each torpedo VIII ha VI VI