New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-22
Silver Loving Cups, a large
assortment of good styles Tor
prizes
THEODORE B. STARR,
200 Fifth Avenue,
Madison Square.
THE NEW .BATTLE-SHlPS.
o,,rr,x WORK WITH THE DESIGNS FOR
THE FLOATING FORTRESSES.

FEW DAYa-TO BE BUILT FOX fi'hii'"'
NOT Rt,NNIxG-EvEnY MODERN DEVICE
TO MAKE THEM EFFECTIVE WILL
BE EMPLOYED-THEIR NAMES
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrpUNEI
| Washington. June 2l.-Magniicent ana po"eilr
eoa,Ing fortrseses will be the three newly au'nor-
,, t, ,,oshtns Nos + 8 and O. Proof OF this
s,,,o,rent Is 70 be found In circulars dehhhb '''
chief characteristics OF the vessels. whch ha'e u"
laid before Secretary Herbert FOR app'o'd',
nions are well on toward completion ana ]" VII. '
| bs many DAYS before American shipbulioers W." "
,nv,ted 70 bid FOR their execution. In the act pro-
| ,tal,o for Nos : AMI IT Is specified that .ne
| oortr,c, for their building shall be maze "i-n'"
| ninety DAYS from the passage OF the hr"'
dnv the bill became law. Admiral NaiAei '"''
fore Secretary Herbert the report OF ''o oP
uoarJ appointed to consider the question OF "ilo'
| and armament for battle-shps Stor"S
| ,ha SECRETARY approved the B0aris reconlii'nNa
lions Then the report was re'etF'i 20 '''
of bureau concerned for their suiian''' ~ W.
task of preparing detailed plans ana "pecin' ','''
w.s begun Yesterday Chief Constructor hichoorh
handed Secretary Herbert draft OF c"O"'r' ~
sb,huidcrs describing the principal features OF mo
sb,rs decided upon and asking for proposals LOT
thoir construction Probably within week 'ne Z"
culars Will be ready FOR issue Not many Gays '''
certainly by July 10. the pans VIII W. Oo'p
rho showing Is most creditabe 10 Mr. Herber's as
sistants. -, -, oo, "a
xos 8 and are not to be built for speed 40
were the greyhounds Columbia and M'hheap''S
They Will be reasonably speedy. but 10 give am
LAM Luz an" =. :. ,,o,- ,r,ss,on They are
iorn''h'r $500. "a. r,rrin, and spccd "a
no, a reouis!te Accordingly. for attack they are -
have the heaviest guns that can be efhclehuS 's'
Al sea as a main battery. the biggest r'P''-'"'
r''''7 ,,,..s and thirty ouick-uerv4cc and
ana Nv" 'o''' - -, AUXILIARY battery For
nla'h'"e s','', u, h,o ttarve,izei nickel steel
p'''''o' Wv .,,,r.s, n, witch will bc seven
af"'o' i'"''' r, an.,,,.s and boilers will be the
-, ,ro,css, TINT can hc constructed
80, -, -, shtns every modern device founl
i"''9 ,.,-,,Lo an hattle-.hips VIII be in
,-,,.,.,,, ,,u nl,v an important part In
'''''',' pas,,.s he,ng usel as A motive power
NV "'''3 ,',, :, ,.ui ~. .r,,,loyed In the
wherever ',",.e' ,,mo,'on communication. etc
SFS''"' "a "' ..,-,.,, .h.,r construction
Under the IA" t,',, -, do,.s,c material
| .A-.,,v,ou, Tho limit 81 cost OF each ls nAei NJ
"a 7,ooo
a,.,r,u, much inte-cs, attaches 20 the
Quite nhtHra"y' '""U" NJ Y,,.' {. u.os tho
names OF the three vessels. Formerly Il was '"'
custom not 20 name men-of-wnr until they were
! ri ,,,, u,s broken by Secretary Tracy
l'Nn'h'' ~. 49,, I 30 ur,ok,vn and bv
! IN the cases 81 me Iowa anu ','' ny - -,
SECRETARY Herbert In that of the kehtd'Hy' !" -
,.,.d TIA, Mr. Herbert will give names 20 Nos :.
sN ,'u ~. contracts for their cons,ruc-
ton are lot Already number Of suggestions nave
! Z. Scii has %
~ - g., a,,,.,,,o,,s =, have one Of the three vcs-
l hA"'3'h" = "''"'"o'' ~ 49, -, -. T..
Sos represent H. Naval officers say that 'Ie'" -
good reason to believe that Mr. Herbert Will name
~, 49,, ,,,,s ,,ho,o When IN. Kcarsargs
"a' named me S'''''"'y was S''"us'y '' ~
D commemorate tho great sen duel on Cnerbours by
''''"s 49, - 80" , -. ,ho
crate free Iah'e r'' ''r 49, W. ~ 49,. 49,
Qucntly talked OF f'r one. ana Of California or
anxious Thar his STATE should be favored ana 9e're
+ ."' ''''' '', " So. ,,.... "a 81
+ guess mad" to-day oy a Navy ''par''"'"' "'"0'"'
was tnat the names decided upon would be Alabama.
r',a,,.,,,.',, nal rol,,-n,a
fcn"'y''"'," anu ,'',Y.''a ,,.. ... ... -,
fore Secretary Herbert give the genera! OF
NO., :. and .. Tney arc to be g, feet lons on tho
.o"I "at''-''"'' anu mayo ""s'n oF'' 49, - 90
s na D',n ,o o ~, ',r .p rn e'' .n " , y
Dara rn,sana,,, n,rn ,rr.,.'or, 70 narm,, ., rbo
/ heaviest guns Ueins used effectively IN seaway.
hf e rG'S nSn ad a % 'y The VI" mean
! dranght, with 40 tons of conl on board vi. be p
to- s tona Of Se sad t' stores are On board
The displacement VIII be ahou, Hoo IONS Win ilsn'
draugh and 1888 tons win extreme draughi. siN-
ships viii have to make on the acceptance trial.
cads are supposed to develop but he riS conditions
are more severe in THIS country Naval officer. say.
Ss not 'iS 100 be 'I e H for nnns but Tor shs
,h sc,,on H. ga san, re- foe, Thai -, hc
| In"d 49, ,I,n. +, M snY,ra f.ef The nunhrr
~ ,ors rer ',"ch of immersion IL 4 90 Tn move
nen rTI 10 alter trim on" inch il ssis oottons the
m'e ia ~ ,.Tr. "a 70 ,.s' .ntarr feet and The dirr
| - 20, so'ar. 90, .wcntv-tv. Zoo, d.,l,rhr
a H 80" oa hV,, ., tho shin. wiu mo- ,;o r.e,
.lo S y, .IS'. -. % ~ , 80 b 81
hi MIL. ,,o " ''..'a - -'' 'V'' go" ''7' "
staoiIty VIII pe o. v's'' - ,,,,1 a. .,,, .
new departure mas u'-n ueS'u'. on WI -
sPcc' 10 l'e a''' ~ % '
Ihrce types Of bg guns. includ M IN eacn case
| DISQUALIFICATION ~ A7m,rnI NnlKcrs noaru Ms
| :, and wi, have no guns OF this clhhIe; Like
IL ~ r hw vii byc ,,rr ,,h gnns
a. "a main battery. These are TO be placed IN tur-
| reis. Two forward and twO aft. hc middle iin,.