The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-14
NAVAL POWER INCREASING
FIFTY-FTvE wARsHIPs FOR GOV
EMINENT UNDER CONTRACT.
This Includes Eight First-sfnss Ar-
mored Basfleships. One Powerful
Cruiser, -Four Monitors and NUM-

NEW YORK. Oct "a a d.spa'ca . this
Trsbssrs from wasa.f.stof C.sy says.
TIA remarkable rsE.asty Win ss}5cH ne
y,ava{ r,e..ser 81 me Ensted States = Being
increased a. tns present tlfs1e mas Dc f@a'-
lied when il g stated taat Afty-ti*s var
vessels are now uG@rr contract Tor tae
government. and csat taslr sERregate tofl-
r4ge far excse3s taai u the tessss ousid-
ing Il, any u.ae CGr!HS ~ GIVE war ia'4
yaxr construction programme. wa'ca ta@
exc.tea NOR attention abroad than a.
hone has been authorized gradually oy
congress unt4 the vessels '~3on 70 oe eof'-
ulefed All place Ire United States teird
IL rank among the -sa poxef=. IL audi
s5o9 10 the enormous feet. Including aux
Iar.es actually ia commission a the pres
ont time .weaty ves-~sa are II various
stagez OF readiness. and the snip builders
are hurriedly gathering the material Tor
tnirty-ave othera or the nfty-ftye vessels
eight ara nrst-ciass hearty asmored sea
going bat;Ieshlps thiriy-eiGht are torpedo
boats. four ara mentors and one il a pow
erful crulset
chief Constructor H!cbborne has COM
plcted a fabHlased Statement showing fae
degree q completion OF i1@ twenty vessels
bow nearly ready for commits son OF 'ap-
Idly approaching that c3oGiuon. from
which IL appears that seventeen o. THESE
vessels have air adv been launched a31
five Others will ,fe aftoat before t3e end u
,ha year or the Ave catilesnips the
ksagsaTge, the kcn'urky and ihe lIiuol4.
building az Newport y .s. Va. are. &C.
specsively $. - ard 81 ser cent. compiet-
81 TIE Alabama. a, the Cramps YARD.
Philadelphia. has advanced :" ~ per cen.
and the W!sCon IN viii u IS 70 oe Launched
al the Union II m works. a. san Francs
e.. next month. IS exactly Hait linis hcti.
OF tho ten torpedo boats TIE 35-kuot Row
a. Go >. b Seattle. Is rated ~ e per
cent. and Will nave ner Trial tr1p before
the end OF Jals week.
The S-kact Farragut tNo ~. the first
Of the aesirbyoIs 20 be finished BY the
government, has already been tTsd al the
SCOTS. al San Francesca and although
readily making h@r guaranteed speed, mas
had the misfortune 20 sustain mln9r In
jures. ~hlcii may he c4s. } remed ed The
Dahsren and the 4 Il NJ Craven, 80
knots. building al Bath Nj, are listed az
~ and 81 per cent completed, hit will not
b. delivered to tire government before
spring The two 2ziz-knp' ootts. she Davis
and thu Fox 1No. Ia. AZ Portland, or. ar@
practically ready for trial and the Davis
may have her speed run next week
The Mackenzie has lIs, been completed
By Iiiimtn Il Co. Of FHilad lph.a, and her
trial has been fixed for ta- FIRST OF next
week. This little vessel Is almost yrar
behind contract. The status Of the remain
aus @J-knot deStroyers = as follows.
The Str.nEham. Al Wilmington Del, -
per cent. the Guldsburouch at Portland
works OF the Gas Engine and Power Com
pany, of New York. 8 per cent. The sub
mar ne torpedo boat Pluuger. At Baltimore.
y wItniH 10 per cent. OF completion. and
viii probably be pui in service next month.
Two M-kn0t tugboats which are row
be. ng huiit "a navy y ards have made RAPID
progress lf' the hast month, the Pcnnacook.
al New YORK. being rated at 81 per cent.
and the Pawtucket. az Mare island. At 81
per cent The sailing ship Chesapeake
building az Bath iron Works for use as a
training vessel al the naval acAds ny. Is
81 per CEN ready. she has the distinction
OF being the FIRST sheathed Vesse, a : .gned
tor the American navy. ana the first sal
ing vessel laid down for naval purposes
In over twenty yeafe. The last ship under
construction - the cruiser Albany bil.a-
ing at The Armstrong;, Mt E|sV elk En-
gland. She was only IN per cent. completed
when purchased together with The cruiser
Ncw Orleans. from the Rraz Ian govern
ineni. lust before the war with Spa n was
declared. and work Was only begun on her
TWO weeks ago. The contractors have all
the material ready, ana have promised 10
complete her within six months.