The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-25
THE B4TTLEsHIP TEXAS
Reaches New York After Good Run From
Hampton Roads.

The second-class battie-ship Texas ar
rived in port last night. and anchored
off Tompkinsville, ;. /. She comes from
the Norfolk nayy-yard, where she was
built. she Is TO 90 into dry-docA at the
Brooklyn navy-yard, the Norfolk dry
dock. in which she pad been previously
docked. having been found inadequate TO
receive her, after she had been weighted
with her full armament.
The Texas is the nrst second-ciass
battle-ship IN the navy, the nearest APP
proach 20 her type being the Maine, also
built by the Government IN Brooklyn,
and originally styled a second-class bat
tle-ship, but now officially designated as
an armOred cruiser.
Built from English designs. Subsequent
~ modified, the Texas was launched IN
1872, and 1t VAS not until August OF TINS
year that she WAS placed In commission,
three years having been taken In CON-
pleting her engines, armor, ana arnla-
ment. IL was feared a. one time that
the vessel would prove, topheavy, but
her trip from Norfo!h. as well as two
or three outside cruises previously made,
show. accounting To her officers that she
has, If anything. an excess or staDlil,y,
while she is the most easily Contolled
vessel in the navy.
She left Fort Monroe yesterday morn
ing, and came up the coast at nine
knot speed, under only half-power. her
boilers worked perfectly. She expert
enced pleasant weather, but there was
a good ground-swell at times, and d
little freshness. with chopy sea. She
steamed along. with scarcely motion
porceptible. she sighted Admiral Bunces
squadron. which is praeticing the new
system Of eyolutions off Cape Charles.
They were eight miles distant-too far TO
exchange signals-but the flagship New
York was seen to be engaged In gun
practice.
In appearance, the Texas looks quite
unlike any other vessel in the navy.
She has the ram bow and taper stern OF
the Maine and several others. but the
lines differ. She is not quite so long
as the Maine, and she weighs in conse-
quence three hundred tons less She has
two sticks, similar to the Names, with
hghting-tops. but here the resemblance
ends. She has only one large funnel,
while the Maine has two OF more slen-
der proportions. With her broad beam
OF sixty-four feet. squalling that OF the
much larger armored cruiser, New York,
she has very little superstructure, and
this leaves an enormous sweep OF clear
big guns.
She is 800 feet over all. and has a
draught of twenty-four feet Her dis
placement on the load warter-line-nOt
yet accurately determined-will probably
be CTS tons. The indicated horse
power. as shown In her dock trial, was
$500, under which, according to her plan,
she should attain speed Of seventeen
knots. She has never had a trial fol
speed, however. IT is further estimated
that she has steaming radius OF 7.ON
miles at speed Of ten knots. with a
coal consumption Of SIS tons, which Is
her bunker capacity.
Her armament consists of main bat
terry, which includes two twelve-inct
rifles in turrets. echeloned on deck. one
forward on the port side and one ar
on the starboard six six-inch guns, anc
four eighteen-inch Whitehead torpedo
tubes. secondary battery comprises
twelve six-pounders six one-pound rapid
firing guns. and four thirty-seven nm
Hotchkiss revolving cannon
The belt armor. turrets. and redoubts
are OF twelve-inch Haryeyized steel; the
coming tower is nine inches and The
protective deck two inches on the fai
and three inches in~the slope She has
thirty-two officers and three hundred and
fifty-eight men.
The Texas will 20 TO the navy-yard
this morning. When dry-dOcked, hei
bottom will probably be inspected and re-
painted as she has been i'm the water
between five and six months Some
minor changes Will be made IN various
parts, and her pumps will be over
hauled. Later she Will go to Newport
for her torpedo outfit, and she will then
20 10 join the North Atlantic squadron. ~
New York Herald