Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-13
WnATDO THE WILD WAVESSAY
Nav, /. Increased by rift,-rise rlshtinE
vessel. u. :. TO he Third Power
on the ocesa,

New York. oct IA dispatch 70
the Tribune from Washington says
The remarkable rapidly with which
the naval power Of the United states
IL being Increased al the present time
may be- realized when u l. stated ihht
nfy.nve var vessels are naw under
contract for the government and that
thslr aggregate tonnage Tar eNcrtns
that OF the vessels building al one TIME
dhr.nE the civil war. Ihis NaHt gu,
slfucuon program, which mas eSelt.u
mora attfrtl1n abroad than AT home
mas been authorized gradually BY con-
srosa until the vessels SON 70 De COM
Melted viii place the United states
third In rank among fhn sea powers
In addition % the enormous feet. M
GLIDING auxfaflcH, actually ~ com
mission at the present time, tWehty
vessels are Ia various HtaSea ot IsAsi-
ness and the ahiphulders are hurredly
gathering thc material Tor thlrly-nve
othcra. OF the fifty-nvc vessels. eishi
arr nrat class heavily armortd sea-
going battieah,pa. thlrty-eiKht are tor
ped0 boats. four are monitors ana one
il u powerful cruiser.
chief Constructor liiiohborn has
completed a tabulaled statement show
ing the degree OF completion OF the
twenty vessels now nearly rcady for
commission or rapidly App ltchinF
that condition. from which u gppacra
that seventeen 81 thr-- vessels have al.
ready been launched and rVr others
will be aiioat before thc end OF this
year.
sarge. the Kentucky and the Illinois,
building at Newport News, Va, arr re-
specuycly o., %, ana So per cen, COM
plefed.
Inc Alabama. at the Cramps yard.
PHILADELPHIA, has advanced 10 ~ per
cent and the Wisconsin, which u 10 be
launched az the union lion Works a.
san Francisco next month. Il exactly
half finished. OF the ten torpedo boats,
The g knot Rowan tNo. - al seattle, u
rnted al 70 per cent. and viii have her
| trial trip before the end % this week
The % knot FarraEut tNn. ~ the
nrst ~ the destruyurr % b. finished by
the government, has already been tired
| hy the gcatta 40 san Francisco, and al
though readily making her guaranteed
speed, has had the misfortune % sua-
tain minor injuries which may be cas-
The Dahlgrcn CNo. o. and the T. A.
n. craven go. ~, 20 knots. building
AT bath. Maine. are haiod At 90 and NJ
per cent complete. but viii not be de-
| ilverable TO the government before
spring. The two 9.M knot boats, the
bayis (Na. ~ ana the Fox 90. 80, At
/ Portland, ore. are practically ready
for trial, and the Davis may have her
fpeed run next week. The haekenzie
| mo. ~ has Just been conspleted by
| lillian a company OF philadelphia
arst N next week. This hitle Vessel 10
almost year behind eontuct The
status Of the remaining three 30 knot
/ deftrIyern IL ~ follows
Tho atrlngham (No. ig al Whining
ton. Del. a. per cent. the uoldablrough
| mo. 20) at Portland. ore. p per cent.
| and the Bailey No. 2) az the works Of
/ the Gas Engine and Power company
Of New York, 81 per cent. Tho sub
| marine TORPEDO boat plunWer af ~ %
more, Il within 10 per cent OF compile
| tlOu aud Will probably ht pas ll 300 Geo
next month Two ~ knot tug boats
which are TOW belnE built at navy
yards have made rapid progress In the
! last month. The Prnncock nj New
! York IL rated az ~ per cent, and she
pawtnckst at Mare Island al 90 per
! cent The sailing smp Chesapeake,
| building at bath Iron Works for use
as a training veHstl AZ fhe Naval aca-
DENY. Is 20 per cent reauy. She has
the distinction OF being the FIRST
Hhcathed vessel designed for the Amer
lean navy and tho hrat SAILING vessel
laid down Tor naval purposes Ia over
twenty years The last ship under
construction, except those whose keois
have not been LAID, il the cruiser Al
bany, building at Armstrong; ELS
wick, ENGLAND. She was ouly 10 per
cent completed when purchased 10
gether with the cruiser New orleans.
from the Brazilian government Just be-
fore the war With Spain was declared
and work was only begun on her two
weeks ago. The contractors have all
their material wady and have prom
lsed 10 complete her within six months.
whrre Caddies Congrrgats.
New York oct. i2,--crlsp, clear,
minimum weather greeted the women
golfers this morning on the Ardsley
club links when play was resumed IN
the championship tournament Eight
OF the nfty-four starters are sim In Tho
race with Miss Beatrice iloyt a pro.
nounred flycrite. Tor the hon0ra.
Were Miss Hoyt out OF the race, n
would be difiicnlt % pick a winner out
~ the seven others who survived, name
ly. Miss Fellowa Morgan Mlas Carol
Eidiltx Miss y. n. Burt. Miss underhlll
Miss Griscom, Miss Cassett and Mrs
WotmOre. The three Phlladelphlans
MisseA Burt, OrlscOm ana clsseti. are
| paired today with Misses. Hoyt. un-
derhil and Wetmore. Mrs. Morgan and
Miss Eidlltz were the first pair 10 besln