The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-14
Tribute to the Skill, Ingenuity, yaloR
and Patriotism of the Now United
American People.
ANOTHER GOOD WAR VESSEL
BUILDERS TRIAL OF THE NEW Bat
TIE SHIP IOWA SUCCESSFUL
Two Views of the scaworthiness of the
UnIucky Texas-Admiral Brown
Says the Ship Is All Right.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The fourth annual
meeting of the Society OF Naval Archi-
tects and Marine Engineers. which closed
to-day after a two days session, was fin-
ally wound up tonight with banquet in
Delmonicos. Covers were laid for one hun
dred and fifty guests and ranged around
the table at which President Clement A
Griscom presided. were the guests OF hon.
or. among whom were Secretary II. A Her
bert, Commodore Sicard, commandant OF
the navy yard: Rear Admiral Erben. re-
tired: Captain Mertvago. OF the Russian
legation; George Daniels, Nathaniel Hersh-
off and Charles III. Cramp. OF Philadsip
Ample justice having been done the elab-
crate menu, President Grscom toasted the
president of the United States. The toast
was drunk standing.
The second toast was the United States
Navy" which was responded TO by Secre-
tary Herbert. He said i'm part:
1T has been for years a labor OF love
for me TO aid as far as is I'm me In building
up navy worthy OF a country whose peo-
PIE had astounded the world by the courage
and devotion they displayed in the greatest
Of civil wars, and who after the bloody
war was over. attracted the admiration. or
mankind by coming together egain as
brothers under the flag OF their fathers,
thus presenting a spectacle OF moral gran
deur without a precedent in the history OF
the world.
"A frst-class modern man-of-war. such
as we are now constructing. and have con-
Structed, is the sum OF AL human inven-
ton. We are proud of our great ship yards.
| that have led the way in this triumphal
| procession of industries, proud of our man.
| ufactories of armor and gun steel. and tor
| pedoes, and proJectileS. and rapid fire guns.
| and steel in ali its infinite varieties, Mo-
| where in all the wide range or the indus
| tries can be found more splendid exempii-
| these exploits of American mechanics.
| The navy is especially proud OF It's con-
structors. its steam engineers and It's ord
nance officers, and the country owes them
| debt OF gratitude for the work they have
done in the construction OF that navy. IN
our navy altogether-line officers. staff oftl-
GERS and enlisted men-and they are wor-
| thy OF our ships and our guns, and worthy
Tones - and Decatur. and cambridge and
| McDonough and Perry and han, ana the
other gallant tars. who made famous the
| name OF the American sailor In the early
| history of our country.
| "Our navy began its career in glory and
it has never yet missed IN o drs snleny
| did pages will ever be written than ulroee
| which record the deeds OF the Confederate
! and Union navies OF Buchanan and Semmes
| on the one side of Winslow and Cushing
| and Porter and Farragut on the otner.
| Consider for a moment the services 20 the ne
| cause OF the Union that were rendered py
he navy during the civil war Consioers
| 90 the brave enemies IL encountered, ano
hat IL lost during that strussle aDou tiiii =
| " vessels by the new ana terrible torPeoo
s.The navy of the Union blockaded the
whole coast of the Confederaeyi p,',,1ce prepvh1eco
of war and the expectation OF cotton tnat
| would have brought in Id to sustain the
| currency that maintaining the Con-
| federate forces: II captured New Orleans,
the principal port of the Ccnfederacy, ana
| Mobile. the greatest city on the gulf; IL es.
tablished and maintained at points al
| along the shore lines and far into the In
| terror of the Confederacy depots OF suppnes
| and bases of operation for the armies OF the
| Union On the Mississippi river. the Ten
| nessee the Cumberland. the Sunnower, the
Big Black, the Arkansas, the Red ana
James rivers. il severed the
| supplies and munitions OF war. Taken ai-
| together IL is perfectly safe TO say that the
| services it rendered could not have been
| accomplished by the efforts OF half a mill
| lion of men on the march
| The veterans of that great war are
| rapidly passing into history. but there neeo
| be no fear of those I'm whose hands they
| will leave the honor OF our nag. Let me
| assure that whenever ana whereve- our
| navy is called upon IL will be FOUND on the
| alert ready for its work, whatever and
| wherever that work may be- L sincerely
| hope IL will not soon have any battles 20
| fight-it will best serve its purposes IL, by
| it's size, Its strength and cleaziy apparent
| readiness for any service. II shall be apie
to maintain the rights OF our our C, ciuz.ns ss,,,s
| mand our peace all around the world. with
| out firing a gun. but If IL shall at any time
| come TO pass. as come il may, that readi-
| ness is not enough. but that a foreign foe
| must be encountered In actual combat. then
| / promise you. on behalf of the officers and
| men of the navy. that they will do their
| duty in a manner worthy Of all the glorious
| memories that cluster around the flag OF
| our country"
The other toasts were the Congress of
the United States" Congressman Belford:
"The Press" Joseph Howard: The Mari
| time Exchange" Hugh Kelly; "The Society
| of Mechanical Engineers" G. II. Loving,
| engineer-in-chief The Naval Militia. :
| Capt J. w Miller: "Our Society" Chief OF
| Construction Hichborn: "The Ship Build
| ers." Gen Thomas w. Hyde w. III. Weob.
| George Il. Daniels and Stevenson Taylos
1 wara on He'd ,inOr for short talks