The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-22
NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET
SOME OF THE SWEETEST AND MOST POWERFUL OF ARMED SHIPS.

The Fleets Recent Man@uvring on the Atlantic's Broad Bosom-A New Haven
 Guest on the Flag ship-The Maneuvr- ing Magnificent speotacle-A Glance at the Big Ships-Their Actual Importance
 as Defenders.
 The north Atlantic fleet, which is now composed of some of the swiftest and most powerful armed ships of war in the world, and commanded by Rear Admiral Bunoe. U. S. N, has for the past month been training in northern waters and has, on many occasions, presented to the nautical eye, a spec ially magnificent marine spectacle Af- ter having received the Chinese ann bassador, Iii Hung Chang, as he ar- rived in New York harbor with a salute beftting his rank, the fleet proceeded to Fishers Island sound for the drill ing and exercising of the large body of sailors and marines attached to the several ships of the fleet. As a brief mention of the ships may be of interest we give an account of each as copied from a semi i-official paper:
 The fashship New York bears the broad pennant of Rear Admiral F. M. Bunce, who is a native of this state and whose war record tells us that he was in more ironclad engagements than any other man In our navy dur ing the late war of rebellion. The flagship is commanded by Captain Winfield Scott Schley, U. S. N, another hero of the late war. and also known to the world as the commander of the expedition which went to the successful rescue of the remnant of the Greeley arctic expedition.
 The New York is an armed cruiser, twin screw, commissioned August 1, 1893; length, 380 feet 61s inches; breadth, GA feet 10 inches; depth, 23 feet 31s inches, with armament aboard ready for sea; draught, 27 feet; displacement, 8,200 tons; speed, 21 knots, and has a main battery of six eight inch breech loading rifles and twelve four-inch rap- i'd fire guns and four Gatlings; thick ness of armor, 4 inches; manned with 40 officers and 526 men. Her contract price was $2,9S5,000.
 ? The Indiana, battleship, is command ed by Captain R. B. Evans, U. S. N, whose bravery at the capture of Fort Fisher (by our own General Terry), where he was wounded in the leg and carried off the field for dead, has his toric interest This fine battleship is twin screw, commissioned November 20, 1895: length, 34S feet; breadth, 69 feet, 8 inches: depth, "A feet; displacement, 10,2SS ltons draught, 26 feet; speed, 16 knots; main battery, four 13-inch, eight S-inch and four six-inch breach loading rifles; secondary battery, twen- ty 6-pounders, and six 1-pounder rap i'd fire guns, and four gattlings; thick ness of armor IS inches. She is man. ner by 36 officers and 424 men. Her cast was $3,02O,o00.
 The latest battleship and finest of this fleet is the Massachusetts, com manded by Captain Frederick Rodgers, IT. $. N, who is one of natures noble men, and whose distinguished ability during the late war and high appoint ment since rank him among the most brilliant naval officers and makes him
 
 This shin. a coast line battleship, has a twin screw; length on water line 34s feet. breadth, 69 feet inches; depth, 24 feet draught, 26 feet; displacement 1o,2SS tons; speed, 162 knots; main bat tery, four 13-inch, eight 8-inch, and four 6-inch guns; secondary battery, four 1-pounder and twenty 6-pound- CTS rapid fire guns, and four Gatlings; arn1or 1T, 10 and inches over bar bette and 1T, S1a and 6 inches over tur- ret: other armor, IS. IA and 15 inches naar battery. She is manned by 37 officers and 43S men. Cost, $3,O20,0OO.
 The Maine battleship was built at the Brooklyn navy yard and is command ed bv an officer of distinction and splendid war record, Captain crown ingshieId. U. s. N This ship has twin screws; was commissioned September IT. 1895; length, 31S feet; breadth 5f feet; depth, A feet; draught, 21 feet inches: displacement 6,6S2 tons, speed, 171S knots main battery, seven six pounders and eight onepounder rapid fire guns and four Gatlings: thickness of arnlor. 12 inches. She is manned by 34 officers and 370 men. Contract price, s2,500, 900.
 The Texas battleship, commissioned August 15, 1895, is commanded by Cap- tain Clap U. s. N, an officer of great experience during the late war and son of the late Admiral Clap, U. s. N She is equipped with twin screws; was commissioned August 15 1895; length, 3O1 feet inches; breadth GA feet inch; depth, 22 feet; draught, A feet; dis placement, 6,315 tons; speed, 16 knots; main battery, two twelve-inch and six six-inch breech-loading rifles; second- ary battery, twelve six-pounder ana six one-pounder rapid-fre guns, one thirty-seven- -millimetre Hotchkiss re- yolving cannon and two Gatlings; thickness of armor, 12 inches; thirty officers and 362 men; contract price, $2,- ZOO GOO.
 The Columbia is a protected cruiser, triple screw; was commissioned April 23. 1894, and is commanded by Captain c,,d TT N son of the late Admiral