New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-14
FAST SHIPS DEMANDED.
THE TRIBrNE's' VIEWS ABOUT RArrL1
SHIPS WIDELY SUPPORTED
TEN KNOT TALK SOUNDS cowlcA

From The Brooklyn Cltlzcn.
The discussion. almost controversy. mat IL ncs
the question OF The proper limit % speed .h a bat.
tle-ship takes tho form on one side of question
That this Is not an incorrect estimate . the ar
gument u those who side with ,he DanstrYciioa
very experts themselves. IN Wow of tHs.r nngaas.
which Is quoted by The Tribune to-day. % The 81.
feet that b makes iltiie difference whether soils
are rated ~ sixteen or eighteen knof- as neafy
an their sieamlng IN either case VII H" 40 about
extreme speed ~ ocean Noyag.s on account - %.
necessity 81 'conomlzIug fuel. ana tlIf lls bees
found improbable 10 utilize g. in squadron s'oS
Al nj. seriously as !t has been sal make.
somewhat conl.cal reading to-day. ir s'fw % ne
use the oregon and the BrookiNn MAJ. NJ ihe'
sf,'t in ne squadron ovoiuuons ~ Sla' 'fo inn
i'rd"y week y ne Tribune saws. i 'F'f ihss
WAS an exhibition ~ me value ~ .y,.I ir In ene'
was fortunate Tor Us that some ~ our .H.rs Ees
able o. meet II This WAS solely l'-f..t - in.t
spool. ani. as tho Iowa was soon or NJ ~ fsii
eSr1ssc ,s % ~ ~ sped 10 as i.S' .
.i.rp'Hcd fhem hy put,,ns IN fhe ir.r-',. .gtssr
tyre ~ boiler as Commodore Meyile rc.. nments
s'ems 20 us 20 be proved from bo'h points . -,
sound reason why the rule which calls for tle hsh;
~ allies should not n" Applied - ~" f'ii'.sap
Jus, as well a. 20 the cruiser or - tho Elntoal.
~ proposes to make IN ih' engine room - ~. ~.
battle-ships would ada nothing O. the size ~ iss
%. that
other cxcellences would % sacrificed 20 sped
SPEED. AS WELL AZ STRENGTH NEEDED
From The New-Y York Mall and Express
HAD the oregon not been able 70 force her see:
up o. mar Knot ~ hor fesi .irnl record re 80
would certainly have escaped destruction Ri'uc
heres q ESQ Such spaSG thai 9 thew c1 ms
enemy at eighteen knots Or escape from ~
porior force pursuing
PLANs SHOULD RE AMENDED
From The Springfield Union
The report Of Captain clark. Of the OREGON, ara
ton ~ the Spanish cruisers on the - instant =
very instructive II appears that % was The gre.
assistance OF the BROOKLYN AMI lsd io tho bsa,f
ing of the Colon. the fastest ~ the spanish shiH
ships It fred shell upon shell ~ the ercny. ea
one by, ono the ships passed It The OREGON. IN ~
was the more ciscctiye II r. 20 be hoped mat ri.
lesson, VIII persuade the Navy Department 20 I.
for which contracts arc about - De- lci - asw
provide for increased speed.
VALUE OF SPEED DEMONSTRATED.
From The Syracuse Journal
In Captain Evans's account 81 tho naval hatN
at Santaeo he amply Demonstrated that IN DULL,
70 secure not only the most powerful ships. eu'
those 81 the greatest speed
strucied will cos, about Soatco each and tS
question Of speed should be made sine qua non.
THE LESSON or SANTIAGO.
From Tho New-iav,n Journal ana Courier.
High speed and tig guns are very useful I'm SONS
naval battles. especially IN those whore there .
desire To get away.
A CRIME AGAINST THE COUNTRY
From The Pittsburg Daily News
The controversy which has been In progress TO
some time between the Naval Board ~ Consirvs,
ton and some Of the principal chief engineer, y
the service IL rapidly degeneratng into nisss
The subject In dispute Is the speed OF the ha,uy
ships to he built In the future and the Board !.
Construction favors slow ships apparently ior "A
other reason than that II Will the trouble a. a.
labor OF designing and making models "a
boilers and engines. chief kns!neer Melviem
the other hand insists that IL IL possible 70 .hst
torially increase the speed a the ships ana "
such thing being possible, II Is duty TO 90 ~
obviously the Chief Engineer H. right ,S.
II the Government proposes TO maintain rsst
ern Navy at all II may as wei have the pes, IS.
II Is possible TO get chief Engineer MeIVi" ain
with great positlveness that hattle-shlp, 10
speed Of eighteen knots hour can assyy,r,s
obtained. and II that be true, II would be as...na
against the country TO build ships with Q nae~' A
- l.sA knn