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The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26

10 knots ana the other Knots per hour,
the first would burn 100 tons Of coal in
going the same distance as the other
would run in burning O. tons. This
illustrates the advantage of having en-
gines which are economical at slow
speed. This was the principal reason
why low-powered machinery was put
in the ships.
These boats will require at IL knots,
their maximum speed, 500 indicated
horsepower, at 10 knots $50 indicated
horsepower, and at knots ESQ indi-
Gated horsepower. The capacity OF
the bunkers will be about $50 tons.
The coal consumption for all purposes
at full power viii be about 20 tons per
day, giving a steaming radius in smooth
water of {, 3,250 knots. At 10 knots the
coal consumption will be about IL tons
per day and the steaming radius will
be about 5000 knots. At knots speed,
the coal consumption would be about
s51 tons per day and the steaming
radius will be about 5, $50 miles, making
it possible to run them at that speed
from San Francisco to New Zealand.
The great gain in the twin-screw
ship will be the ease with which she
can steam in and out of harbors and up
narrow and crooked rivers, owing to
the greater ease and safety with which
twin-screw ships can be steered. But
the sailing type can reel off seven or
eight knots an hour indefinitely on long
cruises at no cost for fuel, and for
months at time in active service can
be independent of coaling stations.
The single-screw boat will be lighted
by electricity and provided with a
steam steerer and steam windlass;
space and weight are allowed for these
features in the twin-screw boats, but
their installation will depend entirely
upon their possibility within the price
limit of $3.50, 900.
The armament, being identical in both
types, will consist of six finch, four G.
Founders, and two 1-pounder guns, all
rapid fire, and will be disposed in this
order: -Four finch guns, in two batter
les. port and starboard, on the gum
deck amidships, the two other finch
guns being carried'o the main deck,
one at the bow and one at the stern,
each having wide arc of fire. The o.
FOUNDER guns will be carried on the
gun-decl1, two well forward, one on
either bow. and two amidships between
the 4-incb guns, respectively il the
port and starboard batteries. The l.
FOUNDER guns viii be DISPOSED whero
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26

These gunboats have been given much
less speed and only about half the pow
.r which it lately has been the practice
% put in boats of their displacement.
The great advantage OF this idea con-
sists in allowing boat of a given size
20 carry more coal, since the machinery
weighs less, and drives the boats much
more economically at slow speed.
Thus at knots these boats will re-
auiro about $50 horsepower whether
the maximum power Of the engines be
500 or 1,600.
In one case the engine would be work
ing at about one-quarter of it's designed
power, which is within the limit
of reasonable economy, and in the
other case the engine is working
at only one-eighth its actual pow-
er. AS the power required to drive
q vessel varies as the cube of the speed
the coal burned per knot will vary as
the square of the speed, or, in other
words, with two engines Of equal econ
omy. one of which would drive the boat
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26
rwrN-scREw suNDoArs, IA AND Is.

the retsrding influence of the screw
thus disengaged that there is every
reason to expect sailing speed fully
equal to the possibilities of the stea u
power conditions.
The engines in each type are designed
to develop the same horse power and 10
induce the same speed, that of II knots,
differing only as regards shafting,
number of screws and the Incidental
division Of motive force.
For the twin-screw gunboats, the en-
gines will be rights and lefts, each in q
separate water-tight compartment, and
will be of the usual vertical, direct
acting, triple-expansion type, with q
high-pressure cylinder of 12, ISM and
rs inches respectively. having a COM
mon stroke of Is inches, capable OF de-
veloping 500 horsepower with zoo rev.
Dlutions a minute
The engine of the sin~le-serew boats
viii also be of the triple-expansion type,
with cylinders Of the following diam
eters, I5Il, 2S and SO inches, with q
common stroke of 90 inches and to run
IL $50 revolutions 4 minute when de-
reloping the required 500 horsepower
Each boat will have two sirgie-ended
scotch" boilers, with two corrugated
furnaces each feet III diameter. Each
boiler Will have 4 diameter OF lo59 feet,
L length of l015 feet, with 80 square
feet OF crate surface and l,22so feet OF
heatine surface, making total heating
surface of $500 square feet and total
CRATE surface Of IS square feet. They
wiu have moderate forced draught in
5uced by two blowers for each boat al,
Piled directly to the ash Pit. The bell
Frs will be placed side by side in the
same compartment, with a common fire
room.
The normal coal supply Of the single
screw boat viii be 100 tons, with a to-
al bunker capacity of sss tons; the nor
n.al coal supply of the twin-screw boats
will be l20 tons with q total bunker ca
nacisv of asa fo~.
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structive limit of cost being $3.50, ,00c,
exclusive of the cost of armament.
From this authority Chief Constructor
Hichborn and Engineer-in-Chief Mel
vile have drawn designs for entirely
novel types OF warships involving for the
tirst time in government vessels tho
principle of composite construction,
the framing being Of steel and the hull
wood.
Btruction of vessels of the composite
type are that they are largely inde-
pendent of docking facilities and
economical in the use of fuel. The
exfoliation of the copper causes tho
barnacles, grass, etc, to be released
just as soon as the vessel is put in
motion, and the bottom is made COM
paratively clean, thus permitting the
vessel to maintain her designed speed
with z minimum consumption OF coal
The docking expenses, whether at
home or abroad, and the cost of fuel,
two very serious outlays, these YES
sels are counted upon to minimize,
while their activity, range of action
and general efficiency are greatly in
creased.
The six vessels will be of two radical
ly different types; one type carrying
full sail power and propelled by sim
gle screw, the other type having steady
ing sails only and propelled by twin
screws actuated by two separate en-
gines-
Their principal dimensions are as
follows:
Single Isoia
lScres0 Iype Screp Igpe
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26
FOR STORING MILLIONS.
Powerful safe Now Being Made for the
New York Clearing House.

New York Clearing House.
What is pronounced the strongest
vault in the world is now in process OK
construction by New York corpora
ton of safemakers. II is destined for
the clearing house, and is designed upon
approved plans, 10 meet the require
Inents of the associated banks OF the
city. In 1t from time TO time will be
stored an amount of treasure that tran
scends ali ordinary dreams of avarice,
and makes the actual and tabled for
tunes of the world pale into insignif-
canoe.
L, is al interesting process to wstch
the construction of one OF these hugo
money boxes They arc sc. up, saws
the New York Herald. with infinite
pains; built piece by piece until they
arrive at .he;r finished state Theve ere
fitted, tested and experimental with
until found perfect. Then. with as
great pains, they arc dismemberei and
carried il sections To the point OF Scs-
tinntion. where they are again set up
for final use.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26
A Nufurnl Conelusion.

"Eb'ry man." said Uncle Eben, "tst
prides hissef on bein' a pessimist am
er walkin' denunciation OBJ his wife's
cookin'. n'."-Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26

the most advantageous on the hahn
mock berthing. For the 4-inch guns
there will be 900 rounds of ammuni-
ton. For the 6-pounder guns there
will be 2,0Oa rounds of ammunition.
For the 1-pounder guns there will be
1885 rounds of ammunition.
Each of the vessels viii carry about
10 officers, 125 enlisted men and small
guard OF marines numbering perha ps
10 men. The vessels are so commodious,
however, that far special duty 4 very
much larger complement could be ac-
commodated, or large number of retu-
gees could be taken aboard. Secretary
Herbert is compelled by law to have
two of these vessels built on the Paci-
fic coast, two on che Atlantic and two
On the gulf if possible Up.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26
WILL BUILD SHIPS
six OF Them to Be Added to I'm.
Gle Sans Navy.
Fnei e'n They Arc to Differ from Vessels
Of Their Class Now in Commis-
sion-Wm Look Very Much
Like Pretty Yachts.
Especial Letter.l

Especial Letter.l
Six magnificent steam yachts such
rs could be owned only by the lucky
Possessors ofmany millions of dollars
viii be built by the navy during the
current fiscal year. and although they
ire to be finer than similar vessels of
their class, they promise to be all
around the most useful ships belong
Ing to the United States government
By act of congress, approved March
B, 1895, provision was made for the
construction of six light-draft, COM
posite gunboats, tho individual con,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26

Cynic-We1, my boy, what are You
doing?
Chappie-Thinking.
Cynic-Hi, waiterl Ring for an am
bulance.-Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26
PART OF THE GREAT HINGE.

than 1900 pounds each. There ase
other portions proportionately heavy,
as may be inferred from the fact that
the total weight of the vault is about
571, 400 pounds. Its total dimensions
ere q feet inches wide,16 feet 105S
inches deep and IL feet o. inches in
height. It is divided into three equal
compartments.
Under the old methods Of construo-
ton bank vault rested upon founda-
ton of stone and concrete. six or eight
feet in thickness, to guard against tun-
neling. Not so with tho vaults Of to-
day. The immense structure for the
clearing house will rest on piers and
arches of masonry. This will afford
free access for the watchmen to pass
beneath the vault and inspect it from
below es well as on either side. This
method, it is believed, will afford
greater protection than if tho steel
room rested upon solid earth or ma
sonry.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26

The single-screw vessels Nos. 10, II.
II and Is have finer lines than the other
two, and carry a spread OF II, 900 square
feet of canvas. Under sail alone they
will make 10 knots with stiff wind
and 4 fairly smooth sea, while in the
trade winds for long voyages they can
be relied upon to make long cruises at
the rate of or knots
When going under sail alone, the en-
gines of the single-screw boat will be
uncoupled, allowing the shafting and
screw to revolve simply by the action
OF the passing water; and SO slight il
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26

N course II would be more econon-
ical for the safemakers to transport the
vaults entire-if they could-after they
are frst set up. The difficulty natural.
ly rests IN the great weight of the struo-
tures. Even in its dismembered form,
it will be difficult matter to transfer
the fragments of the clearing house
vault from the mandatory, at South
and Governeur streets, to its destina-
ton in Cedar street, near Broadway.
There are six doors, for instance.
Three Of them are estimated to weigh
1s,S00 pounds apiece. The other three
are trifes. and weigh scarcely more
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-26
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Work in any part of the state will be
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-13

roads sold to Edward King, Chas. c..
Beamen and Victor Morawetz for S6O,-
900, 900, being the greatest auction sale
ever held.-Revenue cutter fires on a
steamer suspected of having flibusters
on board, but no notice taken of the
warning. man almost killed and
robbed by a gang OF three Providence
men, who were afterwards arrested
American Purity Alliance in session in
Boston.
Wednesday.
A cattle train run into by passenger
train on the Fitchburg road, in Somer-
vile, Mass. A good deal of damage was
done, three cattle killed and passengers
shaken up.-Cunard line steamer Syl-
vania and British steamer Brunswick
collide in the Mersey. The Sylvania bad
ly damaged Rose Dolly arrested at
Portland, Me-, for abandoning her child
to die.-Quincy, Mass, granite cutters
ask for oneeight hour work day. Worst
gale of the season raging around Nan
tucket.-The Colt divorce case aban-
doned, and reconciliation spoken Of
Republicans in a train fired upon in Ken
lucky by persons concealed in the dark
ness.-Said Pasha leaves British Embas-
sy and returns to his home.-All said to
be peaceful now in Observation-Disclosures
fatal trolley accident in Brooklyn, N. Y
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-13
DANYILLE.

Charles Crane OF Cabot is teaching in
the Oneida and Miss Lotte Borland in
the Center district.
The annual meeting Of the F. V. Ran
dali Post, G. A. r., will be held next Sat
urday at 2 p. m. The election OF officers
and other business make full attendance
desirable.
At the annual meeting ofthe Washburn
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, the following officers
were elected Worshipful master, /. S.
Tilton; senior warden, James Wllox
junior warden j. E. Tinker; secretary
Arson Hoyt treasurer, C.S. Dole; chap.
lain, John Sias; senior deacon, F. A.
Crane; junior deacon, Alfred Webb;
senior steward, l.. Rogers; junior stew
ard, John Brickett marshall, E. H.
Brown; tyler, Eli Smith.
The birthday party given by the ladies
OF the o. E. S. was both a social and
financial success.
At the donation party for the benefit
of Rev. F. Z. Currier, Wednesday evening,
about S25 was received.
Robert Meader was found unconscious
in his bed Monday morning, and died
about noon of the same day without
having regained consciousness.
]. S. Southland of Cliff Island, Maine, is
spending a few days in town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-13
LYNDON.
Kew. Mr.. TapIin NOT Dead

We are much pleased to learn that the
report OF the death of Rev. c. p. Taplin
was incorrect. Sustained by such excel
lent authority as the lions Herald no
one doubted the rumor. We are glad to
hear that though he has been III he is
recovering, but we do not take back any
OF the good things said about him.
Henry Green and Miss Houghton have
returned from visit to Littieton, N. H,
Ray W,lcomb returned Tuesday from
two weeks visit at Brandon.
Miss Daisy McMulen of Fitchburq.
Mass, arrived Tuesday to visit relatives
ana friends here and at st. Johnsbury.
Charles Carpenter has sold his house
IN Little York" to John Campion of
East Haven, and will live for the present
with his son in st. Johnsbury.
The Y. P. S. c. E. will give a social
entertainment and baked bean supper
this evening at the Congregational YES
try.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney, agents for the
Sunday School Union, occupied the desk
at the Congregational church last Sun
day afternoon. At the Methodist church
in the evening they gave some account
OF Their work in this state in organizing
Sunday Schools in destitute places. Mrs.
Kinney sang several hymns, which she
accompanied by playing upon the small
est organ we have ever seen. 1t folds up
to the size of an ordinary satchel, weighs
only % lbs, and has power enough to
lead the singing for any audience in the
school houses where they usually meet
the people among whom they work.
Last Monday evening Misses Edith
and Ethel, twin daughters of Mrs. Mary
Little, were invited to go to a neighbors
to look over some new music. After
removing over-garments in the hall they
stepped into the sitting room, where
they found about 25 children and we're
Informed that they had gathered to give
them surprise birthday party, and
their attention was directed to the center
table, which held variety of articles
brought by their friends as birthday
presents. The twelve-year- old young
ladies expressed their surprise and graft
tude in manner very pleasing to the
guests, and the evening was passed in
merry games with pop corn and candy
for refreshments.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-13
RYEGATE.

M. H. Gibson has finished his job of
building the road for the town and the
B. & NJ. X. R. Whether accepted or not
we are not informed.
The Ladies missionary society of this
place have just sent to the Freedman's
Board some valuable goods, and have
collected i'll money $50 for home and
foreign missions. From this it may be
inferred the society is live one, and this
is only for the last quarter.
Rev. F. A. Collins was unable to preach
last Sabbath. The pulpit will be supplied
next week by Mr.. Jackson of South Rye
gate.
1t must be that pork is on the rise
Two pigs eight weeks old arrived at
"Fairview" last week from Ohio, that
cost about forty dollars.
w. Morrison put in an appearance this
week, looking as happy as the average
family man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-13
VERMONT NEWS.

A Knights of Pythias lodge No. s, was
instituted in Bennington on Tuesday
evening
Loyal H. Bradford, of North Ferris
burgh, has received the high honor of
being elected Fellow Of the Royal AS
Economical Society of England. OF the
$50 members among all the nations of
the globe, only % are Americans.
State Y. M. c. A. secretary Olandt's
review of the years work of the associa-
ton shows hopeful outlook.
Mrs. Mary Wetherbee was arrested in
Manchester on Friday last and taken to
Bennington, charged with drowning her
two-months-old child in the Battenkill
river on Nov. %. The case has caused
much excitement.
Burlington had fire in it's business
district on Dec. 3. 1t began in the base
ment of a building occupied by H. N.
Coon, and before being extinguished did
$4,000 damage, partly insured.
William Porter, OF Brattleboro, was
arrested at South birmingham, Dec. g.
for an alleged attempt at train wrecking
were made, but neither was successful
Porter is suspected OF the deed. He was
formerly brakeman on the N. Y, N. H.
& Hartford road.
The body of Joseph Murdoch, a suicide
was recently taken from its grave at
Norwich, and dragged off across the
fields Residents suspect Dartmouth
students of the ghoulish act, but perhaps
this has no foundation.
The prospects are bright for canning
factory in the vicinity of Brattleboro
Mason S. Stone, state superintendent
of education, was elected president of the
New England superintendent of educa-
ton at meeting recently held in Boston.
S. J. Smith of Windsor breaks all
strength tests under the Sargent system
at Dartmouth College. He is the best all
round athlete in the college. He is not
remarkably heavy, but his symmetrical
development is extraordinary. He is 20
years old, weighs leg pounds, and stands
FIVE feet, seven nchesin height. His chest
measurement is SO inches The strength
of his back is 562 pounds, legs 1144
touhbo, ioiNoi ia lcOT2J uppNl al III CIV,
lungs 80 2-10. Total strength, 2075
pounds.
A sad accident took place in Poultney
last week, by which Henry Douglass
was nearly killed in a runaway. Mr..
Douglass skull is fractured.
The citizens OF Brattleboro have recent
ly had the pleasure ofhearing Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Custer lecture.
The town OF Brandon is agitating for
public library, and the first necessary
steps have been taken.
The village of Waterbury has voted for
a watersystem. Estimated cost $34, 900.
Two hotel keepers in Bellows Falls have
been arrested under the prohibitory law,
charged with second offcnses.
Adeline Clifin, aged four, was found
drowned with her head in six inches of
water with ice all about her, near Mont
peler on Sunday. She had broken her leg
in getting over fence, and fell with her
head in the stream.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-13
SUTTON.

While chopping in the woods last Sat
urdav, Ellsworth Haltham had the mis-
fortune to cut his foot very severely,
completely severing the large toe OF his
left foot, and cutting the next two Sc
yerelv. The wound was dressed and 1t
is thought it is doing as well as can be
expected. although it will lay HIM up tor
the winter and probably he will always
be lame.
Mrs. B. NJ. r. Wiley Of Brandon, for
merly of Sutton, is i'll town tor a time
visiting old friends and acquaintance.
All are clad to meet her again and renew
former associations.
The Sabbath School is to have Christ
mas exercises consisting of rotations,
singing and the usual Christmas tree on
Wednesday evening, Dec, 20.
A Mr.. TYLER has recently bought the
Nelson Dean farm, formerly known as
the old Richardson homestead on the
road to Wheelock and has already moved
to the place. This farm has been unoccu-
MED for some two or three years and we
are clad to have it occupied again.
Mrs, Lucy Colby has come home from
Massachusetts, where she has been for
few years and has gone to keeping house
for Lewis Gordon, who lost his wife this
fall.
Mrs. Olive E. Harris, Mrs. Sarah Brock
wav and Mrs. Addie Burnham went to
partou last Thursday to be present at a
gathering at the Crystal Lake House OF
fen rormer school girls. More than 80
wears ago they attended school in the
old red schoolhouse at Sutton village.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-13
HARDWICk.

The third entertainment in the lecture
course was given Thursday evening by
Ship Brothers Bell Ringers, zitheriSts
and banoists.
The Episcopal services at Academy hall
on Sunday evening were well attended,
and were a source of pleasure to mem-
berS of that church resident here.
Rev. F. F. Lewis and Miss May Todd
attended the County c, +. Convention
at Passumpsic, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Scarlet fever in mild form is prevail
in some parts of the town. All the mem
bers of George Perkins family are SICK
with it, also several of Edgar Perkins
family. u,
At the annual meeting of the Epworth
League the following officers were chos-
en- for the comming year: PRESIDENT
Iona Tucker; list vice, Mrs. w. A. Out,
ton; 2nd vice, Mrs. ]. II. Mckeag; 3rd
vice, Miss Carrie Williams; 18th vice, Mrs
G. M. Hoyt; each vice-president beng
assigned special line of work. Seereta-
ry Miss Blanche Drown.
Miss Annie Daniels of st. Johnsbury,
is in town this week,
An effort is being made to break tne
will of the late Lydia Fuller, SeVeral o'
our people went to st. Johnsbury OH
Tuesday in the interest OF the case
The United Workers of the Congrega'-
tional church will hold their annual sale
OF fancy and useful articles next week
Thursday and Friday. On Thursday even
inp there will he n musical and literary
programme and cake and coffee will be
served. Friday there will be chicken
pie supper.
"a Mission School," as presenter Gy
the Junior Epworth League at the Me. ~,
odist church on Wednesday evening, was
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-13
EAST HARDWICK.

A district Sunday School convention
was held with the Congregationalchurch
at East Hardwick, Dec. 3, Rev. w. S.
Smithers of Hardwick, presiding. All of
the appointees were present, and took
the parts assigned In the morning
there were written reports from schools,
followed by Living up to our State
Motto" by Rev. F. +. Lewis. In the
afternoon, The Primary Glass was dis
cussed by Mrs. b. H. Allbee, The Home
Department by Mrs. Farr, The Minister
and The Sunday School by Rev. W. S.
Smithers, Family religion by Rev. G. p.
Byington and rhe library by Mrs. Drown.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-13
WEST DANVILLE.

The regulnr term of school began on
Monday, Dec. I'd, with Miss Rose Cum
bingham as teacher.
Mrs. George Merril's friends will be
sorry to learn of her illness, which con-
fines her to the house.
Ben Darling of Peacham was in town
Wednesday, purchasing supply of out
side windows, which this zero weather
renders necessary for comfort.
Perry Flint and wife have returned to
their home in Tyngsboro, Mass, having
spent the summer at o. B. Flints.
Mr.. Flint, junior, has been engaged
while in town in building and repairing
the house and barn at the Lake Park
farm, where everything is now in first
class order.
B. D. Hartshorn, road commissioner,
finished this past week filling in the
washout near here, so that the road is
again in good condition.