The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-07

7, Wa9n W. ini:ton, Feb. G.-Ca i sai rs ii itS5
fnr,,,n,,,' -. , ee.al'rlj report uron the
bcor;, ',.,''fe .. inc baltleshlp Iiitllsnajin
caused him 10 leavc AtiDlira i# f;iifessas
SQuauron and seek sltnt,. IA ;$ 81 s I,iIf3fTi,S
t,1auS, ieached the Navy Dapa rtfneiiiY
late this afternoon B
LATERAL MOVE r1 NI1s.
~ pp@aTs that the four eight-incIl$ stltisss
lures, Weishing about / 30 tan 81 faat,It.ss
under me strain CT the vess e &, 3rt,lI,t1assS
Mcts to'inti 70 in0ye Literally. oneiei gll tiI
~ =. IN ihci Wiihlthc ships n,nsiofisSa 4 iiLlS
that the two 13-inch gun t,lrre IL Va isriIss
ing about 800 tons ga ch, moved IA tnralITS
one-uuaftcr OF all ich under III q So me Ii1is
fluenccS. n 8 - sSfsgSsS S u ttsg9ss M
On, one Of the latter ttrrets when Captain$
= n.itS l,ohD l.yansto0k the satp#iI,toS
=, STORM lastI all,revolyed VI .hodilySE
throuEh 4 greater portion OF Il n arc.R Rbuts
III the breeze Of the day before ycsteTdaysss
lheS ala not etlobsc from III fs 81 s,Ss fi fiIa2
Ias'enings that had been apnlied during
me winters stay at the, New York SilaYYsl
yard. ,,,5{ I 3f1e7. -
WORSE SCARED THAN H URT.ggss99ss
Ihe iniinitesimal lateral motion, which
snry flexibility of the vessel alarmed stIlsS,
Ship's officers. who signallea Ad n1iraiS
Bunce, and secured his pernfss ionlas i :tt1pf 81
seek the nearest haven ;lI EtIis|
From the character of til1s Storm en-
corntered Off Hatteras,; officials Fdeduces
ne ne OPINION thai the vessel eShibiteds
staunchhess IN a remarkable 4 degree,
and they assert that no oSt!!fsrbattleshiJif
or such weight as the indiana ana herr
classtis possessed IN the%navS. % \
y d ISI' .ARTAiENT8S STA ATIaafT3NIT!SS IS sHss Hss
itf !i'he Navy Depa Ethlent Sha sA eGid dedstu
withhold the ottitsIla report =.
Staoii, o., ts;,3.sslst
gave out the foll6wing sta teane at !ssS EasSS3
Ihe report Of Captain 7 aylor with
reference to the behavior Of the Indiana
has just been received. I ~ d s;5tsS ss;;stssS
.The Officers Of the ship, II appears
from the report, owing TO Gthe2 former
trouble with The locking devices Of theS
turrets when the ship wi : ssu bjectea toS
heavy rolling, were lexceedingi y{caut! GUS
and obserVanta astto the ctioniof5 the Inns
proved devices put on at New t& Yor1s.s
SO far ms the report states the :neWS cie-E
vice did not give aWay IN sany&partgnoE'
develop any permanent deformiiSt& but;
when the ship rolled rather heavily In
the trough of the sea there wa s n Slight;
play in the device observan t,a thetwhcIeS
movement not exceeding a quarter Of an
inch, which was confined almost entire
ly to the forward l3-inch tuTret. t $$5SSs5
LOOKING FOR TR OuBI.E. SSf
1T IS probable that had there trlntt9
been any unfayorabie experience With
the old devices this would not have been
observed. This very slig ght m oNemeftttnfJ
the turrets was readily checked BY setrS'
ting UP The bolts, which are very heavy
being four inches In diameter,TandF fari
in excess of those formerly used. r here
was heavy swell running. Il .5sS S
so far IS the report shows the locking!
mechanism Is in good conditions but:
Constructor Stahl, of.he Norfolk yard, !,
has been ordered to inspect and report;
on the same" SN&5SSBj