Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-27

the Queens Jublee-Ihe United
aces represented by the
Cruiser Brooklyn Flying the Flag
5fRsar Admiral Miller.
HYDE. Isle Of Wight. June 27-The
teosis Of Great Britain has rightly
mated on the waters Of the So
London witnessed the sumptuous
s-ing of royalty, the love Of
l people for their sovereign, an
.on of national growth and dom
ION. In the long train Of princes
and potentates which graced the
.srs triumph. All of it put to-
-.a~ however. furnished no such liy-
e picture of the might Of Britain
m.sht that has made right over and
qgain-as was afforded this morn
ny the great naval display in these
-,. Nor has there been anything
week in all that has gone before,
f-u- home so viyidly the material
CHANGES of the Queens long reign.
Wien Victoria ascended the throne the
.WrU5 ~ England" were wooden.
rr.. we're no steel battleships, no iron
cruisers. no triple expansion engines,
DID steam in use in war vessels. no
Gctts. no electricity in the ser
NJ man, no great or Quick-fring
- r1 tOrpedOes. The lights aboard
r-a s-.l lit with flint and steel and
r.-. 10 more brilliant than whale-oil
he. the guns were still fired with
slow match the three-dec6er was
-. The model of all that was worthy
- -ayal architecture. and tonnage was
,oned within such modest limits
that a vessel of more than 5000 was
.0se1 upon as a marine wonder. New
e- before. therefore. has a sovereign
zen such changes in the bulwarks OF
upire as has fallen 20 the lot of Queen
Victoria. AT Spitbead this morning
was assembled the latest triumphS OF
-he industrial revolution under Vic
1-ia: triumphs Of workers in iron and
-rel and metals. triumphs Of inventors.
.rumphs OF chemists and the giants
0' the labratOry. triumphs OF the ship
builder, the engineer and the artisan.
riumphs Of the genius Of a great ma
ti0n.
This NAV be demonstrated better by
figures. Tn 1887 the total number of
ehfps in commission was 1S6. Omitting
steam paddle tues. not then considered
vessels Of war and other small craft,
srch rs cutters. receiving ships. yachts
and packet brigs. the navy list COM
pfsea 12g ships whereof the latest had
fisr'rcsuent of 4. 900 tons The navy
list this Including ships in and
rIr Of commission. but on the list
comprise ass vessels. mounting 2.959
suns with q tonnage of 1463.219 and
horsepower Of 1.SS7.59j. This
growth has SynChrOnized with the
change from wooden walls TO armOr of
proof from propulsion by sails TO pro-
Du's01 by steam from ornaments OF
many guns to armaments Of few guns Of
tremendous power, the concentration Of
The 1887 broaiside of sixty guns into
one monster piece Of ordnance.
Tt is perhaps a pity that in the seven
lines of the British fleet at Spithead
there was not anchored an old three
decker to emphasize this startling
change For the men-of-war that first
Sa.uJai The Queen in the long ago were
magnificent sights with their high
decks and towering masts bearing bill
Tow ON bllOw of swelling sail. riding
The waves like great sea-birds and re-
alz'1g 90 the full all the wild witchery
0f -he romance of the ocean. Far diff
ferenr were the great battleships this
morning with their sullen steel side>
and short maStS, great guns. rams and
t0rpedoeS-e everything that gave the
sense OF power. the brutality Of force.
The fleet was drawn up in seven lines
on the South Of the Solent. the head
ot the lines being of Bradjug, thence
stretching westward almost to Cowes.
The outer line of all on either side of
-.e StUrbr.dge ShCal. and known as
lire, was composed of fourteen
snee.al merchant vessels whereof the
American liner New York was one.
N.y- in a line We're the foreign
men of war. These were:
United States Of America-First-class
armored cruiser Brooklyn; Rear Ad-
mral Miller. France-First-class cru
.-ar POthuau; Rear Admiral de Court
..e AuSJria-IrOnClad Wien: Vice
Atmiral Baron Spann. Italy-Battle-
s.p Sardegua; Vice Admiral Norm
R-ssia-Battleship ROssiya- Germany
-F.rst-class BattleShip KONG Wilhelm;
ADMIRAL II. I. H. Prince Henry OF
Prussia. Portugal Battleship Vas
cfe Cana. Siam-Cruiser Maha
la1rkr.
B.C. d. F. G. lines consisted entirely
British men of war from the
Majestic and RenOwn. the latest type
't bat,leships. down 20 the smallest
torpedo boats-in all IS craft. B. c. /
Ines were made up exclusively of bat !
ieshipS and cruisers Of the first and
second class. ID, of third-claSs cruisers,
enc-vesselS and torpedo gun-boat-; +, !
or destroyers. gunbOatS and sailing
training brigs. while G. line was of tor
lo boats. All the lines except
H. were approximately five miles in
length.
Two things are 70 be noted after a I
''r NJ this tremendous aggregation OF |
sea fghtug power. The first is the
'..- that If need be. their number and /
renting value can be duplicated as this !
was only the Channel Squadron /
and Coast Defense fleet slightly augu-
~r--1 by new and larger ships. The
s noteworthy fact WAS the remark |
tes, mOny 10 the growth and inn .
'-r'meut of the fleet OF the q bat
ships reviewed by the Prioce &C /
wales this afternoon tour Onlv JoOk |
@ rha iuh'ioe disD'av Cf ten years |
while of the to- cruisers az anchor |
S0lsDt not one existed in 1887 /
ess 20 saw the 80 tCrCedo boot !
'rrvers are of p class which has C~iy /