New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-27

few minutes, WOrkeu inc IrNerrihS sSo' W.
him. showed him everything in fact and tnen
came back to the cabin. Then he asked Captain
how long does il take you TO close your protecu'e
3oors2' | replied. About thirty seconds IN the d'y
fine He continued: Well would you mind doing
+; for me-? Not at all sir said nn,t ln,s ""s "n
great dolngs | thought" captain Evans ii wei. ~,
laughing heartily az the recolectlon b"u s ,ho,
a general alarm. You cannot imagine Wnat tnat
means but on board ship II means business ana
generally a night. Ny men didn't Know W Mheoi,er %
into battle / wish though. you could have seen
them Why, they came turloNns up iiNe m 80 ,,'y ny
Then for instant there was con con- US az -,
no least u might have appeared So with SO many
men hurrying about and each beht on MS i,i oM"
The locks we're cleared for action and the ammun,s
lion was eomf up up IN om lnn'e at am, once for there
werc two OF my eighi-inch guns polnl,nSS nuSS when
discovered the direction. and Il the aminuhuiTn sn
had not been stopped We might nave pioMh noe rh
through the north end Of the German Empire Inc Inc
Emperor WAS nightly pleased with the prompthess
displ9 yed but then H. must see the dHliiluih'
rooms and examine the electrical apparatus io'
How about the drill and discipline Of the Ger
THE GERMAN NAVY.
1T is exceptionally fire in both the English and
German navies but the results In the German
Navy are astonishing. az had occasion to learn.
| was the only officer Ok any navy aside from an
English admiral to witness German fleet evolu-
tions. \ message reached me that the Emperor
would be GLAD 10 have me attend the evolutions II
/ could bee ready a, o'clock In the morn,ng / was
ready and was put on board one 0, u"s hos o out
into sea room and | could not but admire the
precision with which the squadron was hanaied
ships Was absolutely exact. They were going about
twelve knots an hour and at gwen ssiai Int Ind
TO pass ahead. Away went right in between
srther as 90 make me ask myself II it was worth
my while To out there 10 pe Killed Why tle
together Ny boat sent In at side"ise angle
10 the TWO ships We sought 10 clear am thousns ~
IN
know that the man IN charge knew his boat thor-
oushy And they know tner p1ItS s bamr .mSs IN tbs
dan every day in the year. sundays not excepted;
tells the story Of German naval efficiency obtained
and the only way, and then they nave hoi'os enc e.
eGnai numbers through the various classes. Then
they hai hfty torpedo boats tied up TO the wharf
'"XImIral Knorr is one Of the best men In the
ernHn navy pnrep TH' ere yomnser brother lie is
born sailor. an enthusiastic yachtsman. handling
good an sngincer in fact, any have on board
the New York. lie knew every Thing in the New. ,.
| Vices lie has twice declined promotion to an ad-
aro,ainte with the captains duties, but this fall he
viii nave TO accept as he is the ranking officer He
~ rather delicate ply ysique but he is burned to a
from being const1h mt ON he Maer ana
he Ke canal is Ill marys9@S ysr n peGe "r snEi
stratreic Importance however. cannot be overesti.
mated THE HOME TRIP
| sneakng OF the trip home. Captain Evans said:
..We stopped In London. and there the ship was
visited by English officers. all OF whom expressed
| themselves as delighted with the ship and her
condition have here letter from old
| c,urade Of mnc with whom served in the Beh-
rim. Sea and who is officer In the English Navy.
| iJn tolls me he ship In such good cond!-
| ,ion hrow as the New-York Pretty good that from
n uo Lnclish naval officer We had good passage
| rross",,ood | mean. 50 far comfort of oiii-
| cers and men went, for the ship all the
tlme despite the fact that the weather was stormy.
STANDS THE WEATHER WE'LL
.,rhc ship was as steady a rock. had made
| nm my mind 10 see what she good for on this
| trim II opportunity presented Here we have fine
| vessel but have never known whether she would
| fulnl all the requirements one of the most i'm
uortnnt Of which to bc able to hght her guns at
| sneed and In A sea. know what she can DO:
| have been In command OF the ship year. but had
| never been able To test her IN gale In the simon
| nure article as you get II In the North Atlantic.
II had been said that she could not make fourteen
| knots in heavy sea; but said 10 myself she
| could and proved that she could. No waves came
| on board although everything was wet with the
| spray and "a struck us counter ana a
| norton came over lifting the skyilght and letting
| ak or seven gal Of water down INTO this CABIN
made that speed with two-thirds boiler power. and
/ went far enough to satisfy myself that with full
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