New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-23
SPANS COAST CITIES.
THE DEFENcEs OF HER MARITIME FRov.
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From The London Globe.

lhh DER bNrtS OF HER MARITIME FROM
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From The London Globe
Spain possesses coast line Of some Thirteen ~.
dred miles In extent. one-third OF which IL sssn:
10 the north thc Atlantic TIE r.maini1s u,a NH1
thirds TO the south and east the Atlantic NO. s
Mediterranean Generally speaking. the coas, itu
throughout is NJ rrecipitous nature. and the van,
loving II deep SPANS maritime frontier is thnrr
naturally strong but despite this advantage nus
points ire fortified and though the msior, many
these works date from the Moorish epoch and a., o.
Of an antquated type. few ~ the more sre
places have been ir,ngthened in accordanes. t
the requirements Of modern warfare. In the schsmaa
divided into three cap,ain-generslshps- nor,as
ern. with iis headquarters ut Ferro: the southsrn
win its hcadauarters At Cartagena O,hsr 'ern.
portant s,rOngho!ds. such az Corunna and BarcS...
tsin-generashIpH respectively,
the fortified ton, Of the ports and harbors en,,nw
ated Commencing on the north, Ferrol lpopnI,
ton $4,000. ne premier arsenal Of Spain, Sr.,
finest in Europe, and is entered by a narr sns
strait two miles long. This strait Is defendedS ~
cross their fire At the narrowcst point The ,o,.a
on it's north shore IS provided with three batteris
named Segano. after the headland on which \
Of tb ma"y doyk Sa cosrg
acres. by chain Of detached forts has Sss
done Altogether. therefore this magnificent S es'
which offers every facility for being converfedi n,s
" neglected and It's defensive resources are ovi..
inadequate to it's strategical value The fortid.ss
miles southwest Of Ferrol. IS built on peniusuIss
that runs out between the bays Of Corlinna ana
rounded by granite rocks is defended on tn. s ss,
by Fort San Diego and on the west by For,
San Antonio. \ Fashioned cnccirte protects N.
PENINSULA pen from the land side. citadel commands y:
the town, while the entrance 10 the harbor is
modern fort named Dormideras The ibw ssnss
Krupp guns in the castle OF Santa Cruz. situated
n rOIGStedt CONSIDERING
minor importance. torunna Is ten times mora
strongly fortified that its neighbor. Ferrol.
CADIZ FORTIFICATGONS.
Cadiz a very strongly fortified town standing On
a narrow tongue of Land which projects about nys
adapted both By nature and by art. for defensiy.
purposes. and is commanded by forts while on ,hs
fourths OF mile OF the city The city ~lt ts:
population 1000 is situated az the very extremity
since c' Il is surrounded by a solid rampar t.'t oy.
forty feet in height provided with classmates for
part armed with powerful guns capable OF plerciSs
armor plates several inches IN thickness. The mos
powerful battery Is the he soledad which Is tOrt d
magazines. This battery can certainly boast two
very 10r m Weapons and IN 2n RTgpP A.
from an embrasure on a small island da
west Of the 0~n b is fo1 ss TS5 an and e u.
Fort San Fernando described as very strong
Of the former is only important from being the
government telephone ana cable a,o hesadquartsrs
Three modern
separates the northern Bay OF cadz from the
southern land-locked Bay OF Puntales. They com.
though well fortified itself has had much OF its
stores and works transferred 10 Gpartassna Both
good anohorages, and. without going into further
details. that OF Cadiz is defended by no less than
eight modern forts and the smaller one TO the
south by two
SPANS FINEST PORT
Cartagena SPANS finest port Is situated on 4
noble bay Of the Mediterranean. The town, with
d hili and 4 small plain extending to the haf
heights The harbor has been much improved ~
OF me spsh NSy{ mere "a ,s syo ,ss
the torpedo school on tie Tornado The dessn ss
OF this arsenal are az follows: \ fortified ence.sts
TWO batteries. all on high ground. on the southeast
getner with four casematcd batteries. on the nortS
east flank All OF these works are very much scat.
dton. particuarly the FASHIONED encente protec:ias
fortress in fact. is alleged to be almost in r,ns
Tanks to the natural advantages II enjoys how.
ever. Cartagena would be an extremely easy place
10 defend by the aid Of torpedocs backed up bys
What Cadz is on the Atlantic Barcelona lpopul
great Spanish commercial centre This town con.
tens strong garrison Of all arms. besides schools
Of nsg S IN IN S ensesFss sd nay
beneath contempt rs r defensive factor and the
remark applies % the notorious Fort Mon
juch. which is supposed protect tho town and
the harbor. The latter is defended BY three bat,
eries. but the only work OF any real value Is TIE
modern fort 81 san Carlos. lying 20 the northeast.
The idea of the authorities II is stated IS for Ba.
eeions 20 be surrounded by a yas' intrenched camp
forming kind OF Spanish Aldershot
In conclusion. II should ne mentioned that the
Spanish seacoast artillery Is rather mixed ot
The hest guns q. 81. ~ and = tor Kruo?s,
and 43 Armstrong; and .. Is. q and IS ton Or.
dOnez. the latter a local brand ~ weapon turned
a There
old obsolete muzzle-loadng cannon gracins many
OF the shore batteries