The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-24
GREAT NAVAL DISPLAY

At Kiol on tho Occasion of tho Opening OF
tho Hattie Canal WIN be tho Finest Ever
WitnoGscd--The Savics to DO Repro
Eentcd.
WAsmiNGroS. D. c., May 23.--The
naval demonstration a: Kiel, on tho oc.
caaion OF tho opening OF tho BalIic canal,
according to tho present programme.
promises to eclipse anything OF like
nature ever witnessed In Europe. \
table prepared by the naval intelligence
Office shows that in addition to the nu-
merous fleet Of Germany, there will
participate in the naval parade no less
than fortY.fvo warships from foreign
countries, representing every typo from
tho stately battleship TO the lille gun.
boat and torpedo cruiser. As might be
expected, Great Britain easily takes the
lead in tonnage, although Italy will
send one more ship. the British fleet
numbering eight ships, while the Ital-
ians scnd nine. The British vessels
have total tonnage OF 69,3l0, as against
5S,3Sl for the Italian ships. The British
also have the largest vessels, sending
four monster bnttleships. each OF IA, $50
tons, rrcarIy 400 tons larger than our
own fine battlesh!ps Of tho Indiana
class. They are armed with 19i inch
guns. but two OF the Italian ships ex-
coed this battery, the Lan.ia and Doria
carrying the largest guns Rtloat. OF n
calibre OF Il inches. The British feet
sill consist OF the following ships:
Ba,tleships: Royal Sovereign. En-.
press OF India, Repuse and Resolution.
Protected cruisers: Blenheim and Bel
Iona Torpedo vessels: Speedy and
llalcyon.
The Italian hcot, next In strength, in
cludod the four batt!eships: Sardegua,
Re Umbesto. Ruggerio Di Lauria and
Andrea Doria. Protected cruisers:
Strombol,o and Etruria. Torpedo ycs-
sells: Arc!usa and Partcnope, and tho
royal yacht savoia.
Next to Italy and third on tho list In
tonnage comes tho United States with
the armored cruiser New York and the
cruisers Minneapolis. Columbia and
Marblehcad. aggrcgating 25.039 tone.
II Great Britain and Italy can boast
the largest and the most powerful ships,
tho United States eau easily claim the
championship In point Of speed, for no
foreign ship comes near tue peerless
Minneapolis, with her record OF 23.073
knots. oven the nceiest torpedo vessel
at the show, the Italian Aretusa, scoring
but POI knots at hor best.
Russia slaads number 4 in the list OF
tonnage, with three ships. tho battle.
ship. Imperstor Alexander II, tho coast
defense ship Grozlastchi, and the
armorcd cruiser Rurik; total tonnage
OF o0,S9D
OF the great European naval powers,
France makes the worst showing. with
only 1878 tons, made up OF the battle.
ship Hochc. tho protected cruiser Sur.
couf and the twin-scrcw armored cruiser
Dupuy do LONE. celebrated for the great
number OF unsuccessful trial trips she
has made in the effort 10 make speed,
and now only rated at twcnty knots.
Spain presses Franco closely with
three ships, tho batllosbip Pelaso, tho
armorcd cruiser Inianta Maria Torcsia.
and tho protected cruiser Marques dc
Ensonada, having total tonnage OF
l7,S92.
Austria has four ships, with n tonnage
OF 1880, including the nrnored cruiser
kaiscrin and konieen Maria Thoresia,
tho protected cruisers kniscr Franz
josef aud kaiserin Elizabeth, and tho
torpedo vessel Trhban., the smallest in
the parade, being oil $50 tons; three
ships. the coast defense vessels Thule
and Gotta and tho gun vossel Edda.
Norway sends two ships OF 1903
tons In nll, tho Viking and SIcipnor.
Roumania ia closo behind. with two
ships Of 1858 tons, the cruiser Elisa.
bota and tho training vosscl Mircoa.
Denmark will have protected cruisers
in limo, the llokla and tho Gciser. total
tonnage 1000; and Portugal and Tur.
kcy will have only ono ship zach, tho
former bcinr the armored cruiser Nasoo
da Cana. OF 2,i22 tons. aud the laltor
tho cruiser lIoybet Nouma, OF 1850
tons.