The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24

Ram Katahdin 10 night q war nee, Jnan
the whole flying squadron. iul me 4.l
command of the KAN katahdin and WIZ
sink every vessel in the Whlie EpIaet OH
without trouble. just as the MriilHdt
came near sinking the whole Union Htrl
inns war ship works. as It's name ludl-
Gates. 10y rammiug. DO is literal $40 !
arrow which lags Us way INFO the Aor OF
a cruiser NO indian arrow win pOlH'c'
end and poisoned tip could ever 90 we
damage 90 ship that TINS Ram h'l'"-
uin does 20 the marine cruiser. . o.
IL is So deadly boz It's work ilai lt IS
almost barbarous Not even me ai ',.i',,,.
American ever conceived aug 'lil.e -.
80 deadly The British navy az one till ,.
refused Ia accept such "a hotllIc lHHti "-
1nanf OF battle and would NOT dlloW "HD
10 boz built FINALLY, noWtNtl. d. W..
turned out the brush iI'l,-' '''| 49,. ti,, me-
tov.u which was of mucn tht shiuN sl"i
stthouph IL lacked many OF tuc "D-n'
al the Katahdin. The CampeIu'"H ~ ~.
IA contact with the steel si0e9 "t III,
,raer battleship. Victoria win tut ~
- NictoriP was instantly SUNK. Auo
sg,in,-,,ncrdoW-u received a blow WhlVh So"-
her into dry dock for mohlhs gs f 'o
me tpst was not COnNuelt" r-.l,,-i',,,-,,
The Katahdin like the OaHl.t ~" nv ~
va.ifyer nj blow that VIII SINK any
cruiser hut superior 60 the g an. Ioar
A. will not in1ure itself. ma +G. Ka-
demonstrated oy eNperiilueg' Leen run into
S,tts of eolio wood. 10 has DtcH I-''i'i
SVaiuet steel-coVercd posta, lt, 80 .,od Inn
driven into steel walls anv ~, S,o,,n 10
every way 10 the seVeresls tva'o t,,urv to
the navy AN" "i""'
'1Ssf British naval omcial commentng ,. on
The Katahdin, said tndl ,bo',gb She
worth to building even cid hc
shm,,id DESTROY herself tor s .aiV o I
The Katahdin cost only $lV'' ,.o',6
q cruiser costs NVoVH IL ,t,,
while, by matheI,n."tt,,,, 'Gestrov "a St.O0U,-
amy day I'M the week. 20 v'S'io' " F'''
0Oo' ernfger with "a Sl,ulViVit 41'4'
THE ATTACK.
Tho t<stabdin works as the Britons OK
old fought-face 10 face ana az a.l'i
range. III sights a cruiser "Pp' "o, nv ~
tntl within striking distance anu III
sfrfEes she f. clothed with aiIhoI "1itt,,
ss,,t,, strong To- defect any pIoJ0tliit
which woulu bee likely 70 stilhe t'' nv. ~
sive steel sides as she approach.
has high speed ana su i.l, ' 't a" enemy
M can turn aside 90 aNolo a shclI, Nt
gunner aboard the cruiser VINO ~ ".,ii..-7
at the katahtn must cohs''n,,S I,l,,
Tapidlv so that al cacn hre inc buh-i.t
must change tnc angie oi tHt KUN -ft
the same time he must turn IL nom .,t'
10 side TO catch the katuhdin Shc mean
while h. driving straight 40 the cruiser.
When she has approached 20 NllAlA
twenty feet she hurts htf Wvishl on -','o'
100 pounds az inc enemy esn,P ",,F ia
cafe TO predict that tnt Iu'"lo GA '""1
shin Is not worth writing. ,-t
The Kafahdin was designer py Admit
raj Ammcn. OK the United states navy,
who had such faith In her that me made
no provision for a battery OF any &C.
scription. Since building, however she
has been mounted with -four rapiq-lie
six-pounders. These are INTENDED. now
ever only for defense. 1hty are NOT
Fuficiently powerful 20 be OF any service
in an action with "a cruiser yet d. ls y
cruiser which the katahdIn ls designed
40 uoss dog3 a. sbe has approached near
enough TO ram into the side or we
cruiser she does her WORK and then darts
away leaving IL 10 sink. lt there aIe
other cruisers she makes for them. they
meanwhile sending their Nolleys OF sho,
upOn her steel sides. Ii is thus clNiucd
that The Katahdin could vanquish " whoie
fleet and } cannot see why lhls slluuID
not be 80. She strikes the cruiser az the
water line az "a point where ID is positNe-
~ weak.
DYNAMITE USELESS.
There Is absolutely no projectie built
which can pierce the upper part Of an
irOn-ciad. With all our talk about dynd-
mite and shells. we have not vet built "a
gun sufficiently powerful 90 pierce the
In this connection the remarks uf the
Chinese admiral Nanghi. about the con-
duct OF his vessel An the Japancse-Chi-
nese war are interesting.
The TEen Using was struck 200 times
above the water line by no fewer Than
200 prcjectiies but her armOr was not
damase beyond a dent three inches deep.
one she'll. however struck her below the
water limo and she was disabled"
This shows that the Chinese vessel stood
200 or more shells without showing more
than a slight deotation. but e. does not
say how she would have acted IN the at
tack had been made entirely under water.
or upon her lower parts. II Is Impossible