The herald., 1895-10-03
Which Cost More Than Three
Million Dollars
LITTLE IDA BROKE A BOTTLE
Al the Armored Cruiser Brooklyn
Took a Name
Many Distinguished People Hon
ored the Occasion

Amociateo Press Speclu wire
PHILADELPdIA. Oct. 1.-The United
States aymorsd cruiser Brooklyn was
lapnched at: los p. M. today. Miss Ida
My Schieren, daughter of the mayor
of the city from which the mammoth
vessel take its name, broke a bottle OF
American champagne on the cruisers
bow, and ssaid: 81 christen thee Brook
IyH. '~ Some disappointment was felt at
thu absence Of Secretary OF the Navy
Hsrbert. When the gates of the shipyard
ware thrown open shortly before noon an
immense crowd surged in to witness the
baptism of the latest addition to the ma
sicn's feet On the christening stand
WIS distinguished party, the consplcu-
Gus figures of which were Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy McAdoo and Mayor
6chieren of Brooklyn. Others in the
group were Postmaster wilson
and Miss Wilson, Attorney-Generxl Har-
mon with Mrs and Miss Harmon. Rear
Admiral Ramsay, Captain and Mrs. Samp-
son, Paymaster- General Stewart and Mrs.
ytswart, Commodore Melville. Chief
Naval Constructor Hichborn with Mrs.
and Miss hichborn, Captain Evans, Com
modore and Mrs. McNair. Commodore
and Mr.. Howell. Chief Clerk Michou and
MYs. Michou. Grouped about the wharves
and dotting the water for miles around
were craft of every description. After
the ceremonies luncheon was served and
felicitous speeches we're made, among the
speakers being Mayor Schiersn of Brook
lyn. Assistant Secretary McAdoo. Mayor
Warwick and iMessrs. Cramp.
The Brooklyn is regarded by naval ex-
perts as a marvel IN the art of marine
architecture. She is classed steel-ar-
nored cruiser, having four eight-inch bar
bette turrets. Her cost exclusive OF arma-
ment is 81 1856. 900.
The principal dimensions of the Brook
lyn are: Length on the load water line,
1905 feet; beam, extreme. GAGS feet;
drsught, mean normal, "a ieet; displace-
menl. normal, 927i tons; indicated horse
power 10000; speed in knots per hour.
"a; total coal capacity, 1853 tons; coal
carried normal displacement. 800 tons.
The same dimensions OF the New York
are respectively, 3s0.65 feet; "a. 10 feet {;
23.3 feet; 5000 tons; 5000 tons; 1890 tons I;
$50 TONS speed, q knots.
The BROOKLYN will nave twin SCREWS.
There will be four engines OF the vertical.
triple expansion type. two on each shalt,
located in four separate compartments.
There are seven boilers, placed in three
compartments. Five of these are OF the
double-ended type and two OF the SINGLE
ended. The hull is of steel. not sheathed,
with a double bottom and close water
tight subdivision running to about twelve
feet above the water line.
The ships battery will consist of
eight eight-inch breecb-l loading rifles of
35-oaiibre. twelve tive-inch breech loading
rifles of the rapid fire type. twelve six
FOUNDER rapid fire guns. four one FOUNDER
rapid ire guns and four machine guns.
The eight-inch guns will be mounted in
four barbette turrets, placed one forward
and one aft on the center line, and one
CD ether side OF the vessel amids.hps.
The guns in the turrets on the center
line are to have a train OF 80 degrees.
Thuss in the side turrets can fir from
right ahead to right astern, or train
through an arc of 1870 degrees each. The
center of the side turrets will be distant
from the center line of the vessel about
twenty-three feet. The armor forming
the barbette which will protect the car
riages. platform and turret machinery
will be eight incnes in thickness for a
portion equivalent to the train of the
guns of the respective turrets. The re.
naming portions may be reduced to
four inches in thickness. Under the tur-
ret will be placed three-inch armor sup
porting tubes, which will protect the am
munitiOn noists.
The armor of the turIets will be five
and half inches in thickness. The guns
will be so mounted that they can be sup
piled with ammunition and loaded al
any position OF the train. She will have
no side amor. Protection to the hull
will be given by steel protective deck
worked from stem to stern and Supported
By heavy beams. The bottom edges OF
this deck amidships are to be five feet
six inches below the twenty-four foot
water line, the top OF the deck rising to
the water line at tile center of the vessel.
BY the arrangement of the battery it is
possible to concentrate six S-inch guns
ahead. astern or abeam, as opposed to
four ahead. n stern or abeam, as II the
case of the New York. Moreover. the
axis of the gun in the forward turret is
more than eight feet higher than thai
OF the corresponding guns of the New
York, enabling them to be fought in al
most any weather and giving them q
great advantage in plunging fire.