The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-05

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THE TOAsTs.
Toasts were responded TO as follows
"our President. Judge Hamln. Of ILL
nois. state Of Illinois," Governor Tan
ner: "Our Navy" Admiral Howell
CITY Of Chicago" Mayor Carter Har-
rison; state OF Virginia." Governor
Tyler.
There We're calls for Senator "Billy"
Mason. and he responded In a happy nd
dress Tonight 4 grand launching ban
was given az the Chamberlin.
GOVERNOR TYLER.
Governor Tyler received an ovation
from the Ilinoisans and Yirginians when
he arose to respond to the toast 81
Virginia" For several minutes he
stood and bowed his acknowledgements.
The Governor said in part:
This thing OF being ierked up 20
make an after-dlnner speech reminds me
of what fellow said who rode in a car
rilge with his wife TO the funeral Of his
mother-iR-law 1T spoiled all the pleasure
Of the occasion
AN old c0lored brother once asked his
wife II he could get two shirts ont OF
three yards. how many could he get out
OF seven yards? Her answer was,
Honey. dat ponds on whose yards yo
gifts In So II you want me TO make
a good speech for you don't let a dinner
get in me. I did not come here to-day
for the purpose Of making n speech As
Illinois Is Virginia's grandchild. ] well
come YOU. her citizens, as my gr1udchil-
dren. ApDause). ..
LOOKOUT FOR NEWPORT NEWS.
OF warn you. folks from Chicago 10
watch out FOR Yirginia's progressive little
city by the sea-NewpOrt News-or she
will get ahead OF YOU
Mayor Harrison was Dragging about
the Windy city having furnished 500
sailors In the last war. Why. Newport
News IS not over ten years old. and she
has furnished almost that many ships
tApDlause). You are TOO tired for me TO
make YOU speech. and as &c Is getting
lato. / viii bid you adieu.'
There were cries of ego on go
on" but the Governor kept his seat
Governor Tyler and his staff arrived az
the launching stand this morning
at 1880 o'clock where his ~
cleuoncv was presented 20 the
Cbief Magistrate OF Illinois. The
Governors shook hands and cnattod tnr
several minutes Tho Governor OF ii--
nofs presented Governor Tyler 20 Mayor
Harrison Miss Letter. and others I'm the
christening booth.
Among the Richmond ladies' who a.
tending the banquet and p3lA W"7 N''77
Ela Mayo.
4 MIGHTY FIGHTER.
Larger hv "a thousand toms than inc
oregon. larger than She Iowa. now ln'
biagsst hatgeshlp m service the IliIno.5
SIS stil SO designed that she VIII pr ape
90 enter ans lIfupr open i" lI' ."''"
batleships. while in the matter OF 6pe.u
sbo viii rank with any 0f them. Inc
Il. "t. OIL I
rois and the batteships now I'm service IS
tho high frecboard of tho former, en-
ahlIug her TO fight her guns from ther
great elevation above the water in seas
s1 heavy that the guns of the lower Ncs-
sells Womb Doe submerged and useless
Splendid SEARCHING powers are also exc
pectel t0 result from this increased free
board. by which is meant the height OF
the huu above the water line.
Some of the details of the great SNIP
which vary in many important particulars
from the existing types. are gwen I'm ihe
following description. prepared by ohei
Constructor Hichborn:
DIMENSIONS.
Tho dimensions of the Illinois are as
follows. Length ON fond water line, 1863
feet. beam. extreme. a. feet 10 inches.
draft ON normal displacement of 1850
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tons. uu bunker capacity, 1900 20 1909
tons. complement oil ouIc'is' i0' ''"ii'i'
marines. etc, 49,.
The main battery viii consist of four
I-inch breecn-lotulhs Ilu'9' lI iiiD'i"o'n
balanced turrets oval ia sudpe. anu
placed in the center ihe oil lhe Nesse"
and fourteen 6-inch rapid-hre guns. me
secondary battery ".ll consist oil sixteen
t-poindrr '1md-irr guns i'"t i-po"',"''
rupid-dre guns, two colt guns and two
le.d gums.
She Wili carry four torpedo tubes. The
l3-moh guns have an arc of fire Of la5
degrees or each side of the center line.
and the c-nch an are of 90 degrees ON
fhe bro1dsde with the advantage of
those ou tine upper deck of % direct fire
ahead and astern ANY injury go or near
either Of these c-iuch gums VIII Doe cone
fined 20 fits own compartments. as a l-2-
inch steel splinter bulkhead separates
.4ch of those Guns from is neighbour.
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