New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25

70 the preson, time tho idea has not been put In
practice IN This country. The design for the hul.s
ami fittings 81 The boats prepared IN the Naval
Bureau - Construction AMI Repair. under the sr-
pcrv.slon 81 tn Chef - that Bureau Commodore
Hl-hhoru Tho accompanying cuts Will give gen.
era licl - the appearance ~ the vessels when IN
water. AMI The description which follows VIII eN-
plain In some detail their respective characteristics.
Tho hulls of all the torpedo boats to be- made
OF steel 3t, OF inch in thickness tn" decks are
also 10 De- 81 - 81. covered with lnolcum. The
general Dimensions - the Malne's boats will be.
length over au 81 feet S'mche-. length on load
water line = fcct inches: beam at water
line. feet. froehoard. feet inches;
mean draught . feet 9 inches. extreme draught.
feet inches displacement Il ~ tons; coeiirient OF
displacement. 40 Tho dimensions OF the boats
FOR the Texas % Doe. length over all. - feet;
length load watcr-linc (, feet H. inches. beam At
water line froi r. board. feet "a inches. mean
draught feet ~ inches. extreme draught. feet
inches. Displacement l2l5 tons. co-eficient ~ dis
placement 10 The fnmcs 90 the boats vary in
size from - inches by u, inches OF - pounds per
foot 10 = inch 10y s inch. OF = pound per foot. with
reverse bars varying from u, inches by l inches OF
10 per foot To = inch boy = inch. Of I Of pound
per foot. The outside plating is to be worked flush
with the seam strips the outside the sheer
strakcs being G.. pounds per foot tn boats Tor the
Maine and pounds per foot those for the Texas
The rest OF the plating IL to be 3-3! OF an inch In
thickness
Each boat Is to have single vertical quadruple
expansion engine. working at pressure OF go
pounds The cylinders placed in order of size
over the shaft the hgh-prcssure cylinder being for
ward. The Names boats will have Cowic's
boilers those OF the Texas will be OF the tubulous
type. The Indicated horsepower Of the engines of
the former VIII Dee 200 and that OF the latter's en-
gnes 49, The CRATE surface of the boats Will be l.
and 925 square feet. respectively The Names
boats are expected to develop speed OF eighteen
knots. and those OF the Texas seventeen knots The
ntcminery Ike me hun; Is being made as lisht as
me weight OF The machinery and appurtenances OF
the Maine's boats will be- 1890 pounds and that of
the boats OF the Texas $500. The shaftng amounts
TO littlc more than pipe. It's thickness in each
to max" the external diameter of sufficient Size TO
secure good bearing surface for the journals.
cess OF IN" actual requirements II solid II has been
possible 10 make relatively large hole In large
shafting the internal diameter rarely exceeds -
per cent Of the external diameter while In the case
OF these boats II is than - per cent
stability in All the boats the weights being kept
as low possible To 1--WE "A good metncentrlc
pounds This weight being considerably above the
water line was found necessary TO keep the other
engines to be located. and the framing Of the
boat arranged. that the crAnks will revolve be
thus lowering the centre Of gravity Of the engine
To the lowest practicable point The results OF cal
dtions that is. when ready for seivce-wlth am
board. the metdcenirlc height Of the Malnes boats
will be- 5 feet and that Of the boats for the Texas
L. feet. With thirty men on deck, IN addition To
the other weights. the metacentric height Of the
Names boats viii be SO feet and that OF the
Tcxas's boats foot Tn" armament of each boat
viii be light The principal weapons of offence
viii be- Howell and Whitehead torpedoes. which VIII
be discharged from training tubes Each boat VIII
be provided with )ne tube. In the case or me
Names boats the tube IL fixed and located In the
how underneath the light protective deck. The Of
ncer directing the firms viii be- stationed In "A small
coming tower placed the after end or this deck.
and somewhat forward of the smokesack on the
Texass boats the torpedo tubes are ntted above
the main deck and not protected They can be
trained SO AS 10 discharge torpedoes astern broad
side or slightly forward either the port or star
hoard side Each vessel VIII be provided with two
,orpedo.s Before starting for attack. one
torpeIo Will be placed the tube ready for firing:
and another will be secured In "A convenient and
safe position below decks. The only other weapons
which the boats will carry Will be. on each: one
i-nounder rapid fire gum limited quantity OF am
muniton for which viii be slowed In small maya
zine underneath the protective deck. The location
OF these rapid fire guns Is illustrated In the
cus The usual complement ofeach boat VIII con-
sst Of one commissioned officer and 1--WE enlisted
EMIGRATION TREATY RATIFIED BY CHINA.
Washington Nov. A.-The new treaty OF emigra-
,,on between the United States and China, which
"a concluded at Washington on March II by the