Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-29
EQUIPMENT OF THE NAVY.


Warrington. DOT. ga large part o.
the burden Of equlpping the un''e .u
Suites navy for the war wSh span.
ruu upon the construction bureau u
the navy. Ia his annual report No''-
nodore Hichborn. the chief cons'' ~.
cor, furnishes many Interesting usv'''.'
a. 10 This work. involving the Trans.
formation Of mora ihan huhu''l
merchant craft into effective h'''
vessels Al mort uuhce.
Looking 70 the future the ehl'i IN
struotor invites attention % the ,'n.
variance q properly cqupp'fN 'n-
plants at or near naval s'aNons ','ut
ths coast already established ana ~
admit. estimates Tor the pnrpose'
nysraglng about $1,000 20 ,.i 'l,,S $50 Il;
lie saya that had tho cohsel 49,.
the recent naval ehsageIle"s n.,t1.,s
Wesf indies had been nearly 20 s'I' ~,
a, them vas reason O. expect th.s
u.rhf he. the southern stations Wou.l
,,aVe been necessary for repairs ~
a.. -, badly injured 30 be sent W
~orfhern yards. TO keep this nucleus
81 The force % men al these ata.l ~.
email work should b. coriihnty w Nv
way. and proper si1rehouses ~ 80
.r--f,d 10 Keen sufficient uuaruu -
msirrfai on hand. II u auEgcstel ~
while the new dovk a. AlFiers, Ia.
buiidt.r. A suitable repair PAM ana
rtoroh0uss ahouid be erected
The rrn5rt rrcomm ndH ch1nH- lu
the Hystcin u purchasing sWpptta tuI
navy yard work. declaring mo
hays bsen delayed through me iil'ni.
90 prrurc material -..t. ,,.-.
Herldes the Ions liai " Vesa,s
chased by the government l.r
auxiEarv 'rfsilaars. ih report riNa INV
scr Veaseia vs,e accepted by ihH ElN-
crnmeni from builders curing IN, iaA'
nacai yair These Nerg IN.
Helena Nashville. wilmington M
nn.aahs. Ahraia, Newport NscNHouib'
Tooio aud wheeling.
Progress made on the N'ai'lA ln
c,ur.s u construction has hlsn very
satisf,ri6ry. Tho work on the battle
nhSls has been held lack 60 a great de-
lrree by the implHFulllty Of procuring
aftnar when 10 was NODDED. The pru-
aroaH made on some N fhe t1iffd'
boats has not fully met lhf REQUIRE
msnta ~ the contracts. owing LARGELY
h lnexpeflsncod bu hera aud delay 10
securing material Thercf1rc, ~
augEgrici that W awafaink c,nti,,,ota
the department should limit huAicrs
unfamiliar with torpedo boat ~ naval
work b. a nnfic vessel. IN order ihht
they may u1t. on an appagent faNing
81 q few thousand dollars. obtain thclf
.xperlanre ut heavy expense In delay
and anncyauce a. the government
The chief constructor declares mat
tho naval cngaE 'rneria - enc past Tow
have tlflroIghly iusilned his /
course IN making hrsprolf the wood /.
work placed In cur warHhlps. lie pro- I
ducrs figures 10 shsN mat serious In |
Cauveniences we're eNprrIOn-rd owing /
O. the lack ~ dry docks during the |
past year. and gayH fha necessity for /
the construction Of thu mes. ]
docka Il etr0uEly eyldcrt.
An allualon II made 90 the steady d.. |
crease IN the number n apprentices N |
TO- several navy yards. which The chief |
constructor thinks N u matter ~ re- |
Erct lie says that the apprentices
make the best w0rkmen. and sherr fore
he urges that the system be- put on a
new D1Hln. that boys be carefully ns-
lccied Tor apprenticeship, phyNCally
examined and then carried through the
pfvpcr ooursss of cons,ruction at the
ravy yar'a.
The behavior ~ ail classes Of our M
val vessels throughout che various
conditions 81 thu war Il SGT down a. a
source 81 qualification % the conatrur-
,fon bureau. where thu gr,ater part % !
them were designed. The behavior n |
AL, both in action and IN general SER |
Vice on the blockade. appears 10 have |
ben such "a 90 thoroughly demon |
stiaie their Integrity aui their sulin- |
hllity for the service fpr which they /
were designed.
The chief constructor pays ttUbute
% the lndefatigntis laiilrH VI the con. /
ntructlon corps during the war. and * |
presses the opinion that the sacrtase |
In lta personnel has hardly been a. |
rapid a. the dumand upon H. acrylcsa /
Therefore b Il urEed that the bureau |
cor unue che liberal policy ID mas |
followed 10 assigning officers 10 the
corps.