The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

"a States steamship Michigan was built
In 1854. and. with her four thirty
FOUNDER rifles and a recorded speed OF
ten and a half knots. has had the nom
lnal naval guardianship Of nearly 6.ooo
miles OF coast line. nearly equal 10 the
whole length OF the Atlantic staboard.
for the past afty-two years. In the
meantime Great Britain has reared
Zee, Of speedy revenue cutters and 9TH
~ civil service craft. easily available
for naval usefulness. and In 20 much
Of likeness In our own boats We are but
following the pace shs set
The boats will Be balli Of steel
throughout. viii be TiEEsd AZ fore-And-
AT achooners, and viii carry a spread
Of steadylng sail only. Each vessel
viii have a single serev Of mAnganese
bronze. ten feet IN diameter, which
will Be driven By a vertical. direct-aci-
lng. triple-expanaion engine, having
hlEh lntermsdiate and low pressure
cylinders. respectively. Of twenty-five.
lhirty-ssven and one-haif and hfty-aix
and one-fourth inches Ia diameter. With
a uniform stroke Of thirty inches. and
a turning speed OF 100 revolutions a
minute when developing the required
indicated horse power Of 1000 and In
ducinE the contract speed OF sixteen
knots an hour. The recent performance
OF the Gresham. a sister ship. which
made seventeen knots with the promise
Of more on the ofhciai trial. "a a fair
example Of what Is 10 be expected In
these later boats. Steam. At vorking
pressure Of i6o pounds 10 the square
zach. wili be supplied In each boat By
four Scotch boilers OF the return Ore.
hre-tube type. In diameter eleven and
one-half feet BY ten feet long. Each
boiler viii have two three and one-half-
foot corrugated furnaces; and a strue-
turai PECULIARLY Ct the boilers VIII be
In the use % but two steel plates In
their longitudinal construction. by
which added strength with a limited
number OF seams Is secured. The boil
ers will be worked from a common Are
,oom. and two large blowers. exhausting
directly into the ash pits. will induce
forced drauEht. by this means the
pressure under each boiler will be IN
der independent control, admitting o.
the most economical service when run.
nlng at cruising speeds, A steam cap
stan will raise the anchors and a by
dropneumatlc eiector will carry ths
ashes from the freroom and dlscharg'
them overheard without tax upon th'
nreroom crew, whose efforts are other
wise cascd by meel . teal facilities fol
passing coal and slle.ng the hres whof
under forced draughi. The normal Goa
supply VIII be about e25 tons. promia
ing a radius Of action OF 1000 miles a
a cruising speed Of ten knots an hour
Al engine and dynamo Of suaielent OUT
put win generate the electrical fore
for the numerous incandeacent lamp
and The scarchllght on the piloi-house
By which the held 81 their usefulness
ls extended 20 nlshtvork. Commodi0ui
and healthful quarters are provided fo
the complement OF about sixty persons
The captains quarters will consist o
a forward and after cabin, two state
rooms. two baths. four lockor-aca
berlhs and an once. In the wardroom
on the berth deck. there win Be elgh
comfortable staterooms. four locker
seat berths. two baths. lounging
room and a dlning-room. Forward. o.
the berth deck. there win be four state
rooms Tor the steerage oilcera, togeth
or with n mess. and ample space with
out Tor the accommodation Of the crew
The regular armament viii consist Q
one six-pounder rapid-hre gun mount
cd on the iorccastle deck. but In cas-
OF naval cooperation. they are 90 d.
signed and constructed that each ma
carry a main battery Of ak four-inel
rapld-hre guns and an auxiliary fore
Of eight or ten slx-pouilier guns 3
armed. they would prove very valuabi
dispatch boats. blockaders or eiectiv
! commerce deslroyers. and with the n
ting Of the handling and launchin