The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

scale ON any vessel, and the same power
VIII bring the ammunition from It's store
rooms TO the breeches of all the large guns
the 6-pounders and less excepted.
Each mast viii be fitted with its own
signal outfit, and the lower half Of each
, rmsst VIII FORM vast wind-pipe, down
which fresh air viii be drawn 10 fha
depths of the craft
Elghty-odd auxiliary engines win ra.5,,.o
the TAX upon the muscular euereies ~ an
crew ana add to the efficiency az the sht,
oy handling and lowering the boats ra,aZ
ny the anchors, loading She coal. ala.
slhs the ashes. bringing the shot
~ ,'e ~. anu powder from the depths below
10 the gun stations, and turning ~ 80
rets, ana except for the guidance ~ thesa
unneedful. "ae'icAiy
compared with any of the old wooaon
SHIPS OF the line, the contrastfis ,nstn..al
i've steam will spread lis comsortta,,
s.ow LOT an alike where the occaslonai
49, -, SIVNe OF not cannon ball did SER
san, ~, ~ pasti ana immense revolving
lamS WIN lorce fresh air into the most ~,
eret recesses of these ships and ,,aI,, "A
cry NOOK ana Granny purer than the ao,,,,,
hFhis spaces of our ancient craft ,,ts,rn
between deck quarters were 80 ofta,, sss',
WIN .he noxious fumes OF bilge water a,,t
t , WOOD. While the refuleenca 80
hei.,t'tu 80 " electric lights win shsd
taiin', s as everywhere and substitute ,he
oist,I,a Up 20 srudgingly allowed OF yore
DlStiilers' with a daily OUTPUT ~ 49,,
sahus or gallons, win give fresh nrro -.
yer Whefe once the rusty tanks tvIa1,l,.S :.
talnteo' stinted portion. SplendId gs1,a,'-
WIN COOK IN liberal bounty the var,, t,e,s
ana wholesome food for The modern cra,s.
anu reirigerating plant, with a dallv
s serva s SIuisalent OF ton Of ice, viii pre-
of the salt-horse and hard-taclr ~ 'p .,s.
ton, the sailor of to-day can have ID 80.
at sea. "nu Gays
What the dark, gruesome, unvenfiiataa
COCKPIT OF the past was 10 the fryas;gs.a
seaman the modern siclx-bay Is the cbaar :
run opposite; and where a decIx h,cta,
~" 1oid sed-water formed the bath eo,,in-
ineht until recent times. attractive ~.
and hot and cold water az win rr,,, 'u '.'
cleanliness crime to-day
io-uay' the steam launches do most 90
the work that once fell upon the hs,a..,
'Ws, and where miles upon miles ~ ,a.s.
ran aloft to hold the masts and noa,sas
ny ny sans thousands upon Thousands ~
~ 80, ~ steam ana water pipes, stored with
IN the nun, do like transfer ~ ,,,,',.r-
many times greater; and great s,,,ra1.s.-
pumps with drawing greed Of hnndraass
upon hundreds of gallons a nnin,,ta 80 80
ths compartments and the divisions ~ the
iA"ei po.tom Tree of water-a weary wear
ing service that once fell TO the crew
me modern ship is one great na1ao 80
mechanisms. which the mere press,5ra - =
uhy button may stop or start ana f,.,,-
the guiding power IN the arrnored hyattns
station to the nerve terminals II the ems
oy the engines or IN the magazines. mo-
ments delayed response may make or mar
the glory of the flag. The bears with On
tons OF coal on board, and at a cruising
speed or ten knots an hour, the vessals sill
De able TO cover 5000 knots, while atstbe
rate OF IL knots an hour, they can easily
cover $500. Under press. 500 more t.ns
OF coal can be carried yielding a corra-
spondiugly wider range of action.
The kearsarge will be christened bv srs
WihsioW, the wife of Lieutenant Co,n-
mander Winslow the son OF the ofticor
commanding the old Kearsarge IA her
memorable fight.
The Kentucky viii be christened bv Mss
Bradley, the daughter of the Governor ~
the state OF Kentucky. Old salts shake
their heads ominously. and say that tra-
diton viii bear them out in saying these
vessels Kill be unlucky--the Kearsarea
because christened by a married wonnn
and the Kentucky because she is to Ia
baptized with water. bur some of the rnoat
successful OF the worlds fighting crAff
have been sponsored by married women
while the Hartford was baptized only Win
water. and that In three kinds-spring wa
ter, river water, and, best of all So water.