Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-03
Nh TEXAS COMING.
.,oHoR Al A TEXAS PORT AT
END OF HER FIRST TRIP.
u.-.a in Honor of Texas ana Her
go, 1. "a Lone stnr-south-
.rn Captain Commands

Warrington, ID. G., NOV s'-NSpeeiap'
an Taxans are doubtless interested
!. ,he announcement that the great
S,,,ship Texas" a namesake of the
,,,s star State. will soon anchor at a
T.,ss port. which is her destination on
-, arst trip. In addition to the
,,,r,Otic pride that the United states
.sould possess so fine vessel, which
a, Texans share with the entire ooun-
Nv the following facts given the people
.,other reason to be proud OF the
s.smneh man of war. Another item
Interest in connection with the Texas
!. that she is commanded by Captain
u.ry Glass a southern map. Her
,so,io 4, that of Davy Crockett: BE
,sre YOU are right; then go ahead"
n, crest she shows a lone star. Fol-
mrtng is a general description of the
vessel.
ma .Texas," the first battle ship of
ma American Navy, was built at the
navy Yard. Norfolk, Va, entirely OF
material OF American manufacture;
vas launched in June. 1898. and put in
tommisslon for service on August 10.
iNs The Texas" Is a belted battle
,hlp, with central redoubt and two
ryolylng turrets, carrying each one
llinch high power rifed gun. The de-
Am for the ship was thrown open to
csuipetltlon to the naval architects of
he world by the Hon. w. C. Whitney,
secretary OF the navy. during Mr..
Clsyeland's first administration, and
The prize Of $4,000 was awarded to MIR.
Johns, naval architect for the Barrow
Af INftU1unH
whose design was pronounced the best.
The original designs, with certain modi-
tatons necessarily made to suit the
eonditlons OF the United State Navy.
zers carried out, and the Texas" as
completed and ready for sea, Is regard
/ d as one Of the most formidable Of
nodern lighting ships. The following
PARTICULARS OF dimensions, etc, are of
Interest:
Principal dimens ions-Length, 3OSft.,
MA In; beam. "a IT. in; draught of
water, q IT., 6 In; displacement, ready
sor sea, about $500 tons; boilers, tub
gAr, lixlS IT,, with "a furnaces; en-
zines, triple expansion cylinders, SO
b. 81 In, rs inx3s in; double screw.
| dam, lift,, 6 In, pitch, 10 IT., Z in:
hrse power, 5000; speed. II knots. II
miles per hour. Armor OF nickel steel.
thickness of belt, turrets ana central
rsdoubt, II In. Thickness of diagonal
amor at end Of belt. in. Thickness
coming tower, in. Thickness of
On fat.
Armament-Two 12-inch Brush lead
ny niles In turrets; six 6-lnch Brush
sahs rifles In broadside. Twelve g.
f1hder rapid fire guns. SIX one
Founder rapid fire gun. Four 81 MIN
holchklss revolving cannons. Four 1S-
nsh torpedo tuhc3. Eight 1S-inch
whitehead torpedoes. Weight of ~
nch steel shell $50 pounds, powder
alse ~ pounds; weight of G-inch
NY smell 100 pounds, powder charge
pouhds' velocity of projectltrs POO
An per second; penetration OF 12-inch
ssa H'l6 inches steel: striking force
Finch she'll 29,9Sj foot tons.
n'Aw etc.-hoats, II in all, Including
" steamer. Search lights. 4, epch az
NV candle power. Has $50 electric
{ sas Crew at present, $50 men. 2S
1, - Crew when lighting. 39i men.
gneers Coal carried in l,nFers,
vnN Has Ge6il f-at wiring for
sa's and signals.
nsaines Of cheers, August Is, IS9E-
sS,.sn uAss, captain United States
nm s'ant commanding, United States
executive officer; L.. L. Hellnor,
nv -snsht commander, United states
7 Ls navigating officer; j. C. Colwcll,
NV ,u ns commander, United states
r., v'uhance officer; j. n. Newton,
vv commander. United States
.o,s, "a.ch officer; Albert Gleaves,
n NM commander, United States
E.u.., wa.ch officer; Stakeley Morgan,
Nm @ commander, United States
~ rs acl oliicer; a. NJ. Beecher, en-
fg .c.eu states navy watch officer;
ar,sio,a ensign, United States navy,
,,sa aide; r. $. Douglas, ensign
4 q ssivsv.a'es navy, signal officer; @.
! ~, f'ned, surgeon, United States
,rsor a, Guthrie. passed assistant
slra -, United States navy; Stephen
ylhoianp,a {LmiIaster, United States navy;
,ies AlrDy chief engineer, United
4 )z.star. u. II. Kinkaid, passed
b'A w engineer, United states navy.
atss ns,, assistant engineer, United
7 ,s.t I,sy' J. X. Brady. assistant EN-
Vi ,ss United States navy; II. X Pol
si. Nv y, engineer. United States
sss ~. y, Neville, lieutenant United
sgnass"s,nne corps; Daniel Hubbard.
= sisaa,l clerk; Stephen McCnrtv
|. SsSlh, United States navy. a "
d crais United States navy; c.
a ~ b. Carpenter. United States
tye, osaplain and six naval cadets
s.aered to the ship.
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