The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22
WHICH HAS THE ADVANTAGE
Comparisons OF American and Brit
ish Fighting Strength.
WHAT UNCLE SAM IS CAPABLE OF
Doing When II Becomes Necessary 10
Assert and Maintain tho American
Honor and Integrity.

| New York Decemher IN ---tSnecini "a
| t,.u., pu....,',,
'"s noP"phV'-ih war Win Orcet
! Britain the United States would have q
tremendous ADVANTAGE In their ceoer,oh
| 49,, .,,,,a,t. ~. So
! 'e"' S'""''on' pnt on inc hish seas tho adj
Nartage would be on the side Of the
enemy. Roughly apcakinr. Tho pr,,ish nnyy
a.. A.. a., 49,. ~ '
| - '" '''c american navy az 10 l, ~ even
, more, III nsht'ng strength.
a general UNDERSTANDING q, the co,on, p, .
| 49,. ,.....,, - -, - - Wv 'N'''i''"
we s'tonsth OF Inc TWO navies may he
reached ny any lsyman through rcr,ieai
rh., 49,, -, ~ "e"''s s"o",' 'o''W'
| '"a' 'ue 'h'cn Statcs IL lamentahiy weak
IN batueships great engines OF war
that hav, ho,n co,lo, oo,t,,,, ,o,,,,,s.,s
si."' nave peen eai''a hoa'ins tor''osses-'
"a" l"' oe nehi'u Hhhlnhu ms nearly
forty iirst-class battieships. against which
40 hnyc lint on,, ~, co,,,,,s.to,, IN, ,,,.,-
,N, IA, a., st,,,-.' , VA.
I ''" bu'' III aucltion TO the indiana, We
| have the double turrcted monitors, Am
phltrito and Miantonomob. and the co,s,
u'iVhs" Nessci Monterey, the last named
Low IN California waters,
,ers of Ike hu 5he MsS h s ns
for service IN three months, az they now
iask ohN theii armoy wnlo the Iowa,
| nlssed IN servir, untnr ~ >,"o, INA ~ ' h.iS
All the English battlcships however,
| .Yui1 nnt ne SEM 10 ishi the vessels or
cities for mo intcr,sts If Inrland a,e A.,
grea and SO developed That slc must per
| ,uro' look Wen 70 me pre,ccuen or nor
not want tEcr ua tinns a. ohtnim ION,
! sidcration Of the nrcsent situation with re-
h3tH 10 turkey. ana alho IN o1nhceilon
/ in, Of tbis tnfon,f III wa '
In armored cruiscrs--v essels Of parttcu-
! lar adNnhtagc ~ DESTROYING commerce or
tt ',J''t "v's H'h MsF'.ae' ~ tynt,t
! biitlin " not 10 strong as inc ilnilrd
/ states sue ms OF ihis cnaI9rtyr OF snlr
| ttv ttlhkt twhich PM 2hleu III me %
i5HIi'i,an iSv", V'utHon,v9 ~, ~ ,,,nrp,,,'
| WhilV Our comparatively slnllar NNHSels
grg me NeW York ana hroohyn ,otHlV
| tent cutcs asy, however. mat the New
| YORK II superior q clther we tlu'e or
| the lhcilh"ih, ana th" brotN ~ f'hu 10
| h. s1rsror 10 thc NV YORK.
N.Nt IA io'nuunulltS tHFni" 'N s, MIN,
! az inc nolt'G ttlnscfH 81 w Nv i'.l'hu
! class Thcf arc siEhtiY tnhiier ana nHNo
/ less holNA power tnnn tny Nia!ho "'l'n
| ~ 40 sup'aiol 10 th'Hl ~ onrtiN,t ~ "
/ the Texas Th" TeNat, Whlle 9lhrtuy 20
/ nominated Srcopu-elRts u"lu'Hhli' may
be piieoi IN lh'a eo"lpafle'u'
r..,,.,.. 49,. ......,,
IN Ntr WIN 'Fent hrl'Ah '"' W''
| advantage which tho United states roV-
.,rr,,nt csses I'm having such vo.a.cis
~. t,, r,i,,r,d, and uo Nylpuc,pnlls..
! known na nrSt-clas, Cruigcrs-can rot lie
$50, csti,notod rhev are enmncrce DE-.
| -. .,,.,'.. 49,, .lr,nio ana ba,s h,ep
| FtruY"rs pure ~ q siihp" an" N"No "V'H
not improperly designated the pirates
Gr.at I,4t,l,,s nrat-clas. cruisers are OF
\ 49,. ...,,,,. s,,, ,s t,,..
| thls TYPE ana are ''e H"'h' ''"' ~" ''"
rcw.r Of r. ooo only, as compared WIN
,hn otne ho,.o nower of the American
torrors % merchant Ecssoln-
The additional horse power gives "tho
ptrates'' m excess OF two knots an hour
/ ast. .tts
! witch nIsn carry less cont and. for that
reason and tho others given, they would
| MOI he so sr,,,iccnble in protecting British
romncrre ne ths Columbia ar1 the Mir
reaIolis would lie la destroying Il Eng.
] lard has Inc OF these ships. The recent
| a,,,'a tri,l bf Tho columbia from Souiii-
! nitn,tou to New York showi OF what these
| twG Vrttcis are capable and 1t ~ main
| u.inod that. ihey can ovettakc the cam.
! Tf glish merchant mtrlue--lf the rAce
shuind begin within sighting distance,
10 revert ror a moment u hattleshirs
Of mo Indiana class GREAT Britain has
| Campcrdown. the Rodney, the Mic hui
M 'rrnfalvAr Al III re are larger ana
perior In battery ami Ia atiaor, and could
nrobahlv NAudnish any one Of them.
Great Britain mas also a uumhcr of nrHi
class battleships constructed last Yoer
Of which tho Centurion aud Bar1eur
horse powcr arc nnmurg Kat theA"
III, fWlgp. do NOT compare WIN tfN III
diana claee IN nrfnor ana armament The
only bpttlcrhipa Of thr BritiRh navy
which do 40 compare prc those Of the
Rovni Sovereign class, completed within
the last vear or two, and Of which there
arc nino
'rhev have Il no tons Displacement and
II 40 horse mower each Tho side armor
la az Inc asino thickness az that of tho
In6iann. Thry have four d, guns
aud ten g-lnch guns. while The Indiann
G.inch runs nhowine great supeiiorlts
IN tbs respect
m ndllton 70 thfss; ntE,nnn M ,inc
Mniistic 5nttI",hips Of iigo tons dis.
placement and 1000 horse power They
arc more hignly ntinoIth man 'hG ves
nri,oin has Ilkewise a humber of old
time batlleships. which would hardly be
,sorviceahle nRainst me unued states;
80 ssos ~ ne at"tn1 thSt c,,iid h. h,o,tt
into service.
In smaller crulserH Great Britain has
mp9uh zen ., w I natt, ~, ~, to
dslphia tho Newark aud tho san Fran.
cisco. England has nothing like onr
pismpla bht W computing tnrcc crula-
cry OF het elaHs Slk hnfl9h Vessels
'"npniN WIN 'ini .lulHfI -n"if.sN"il,
ana thlH clhNA III tHs AHii~h f7tHt'h navy