The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-20

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psead. in4en1el fee ~ apaaiah naval craft
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g mHchast ssean<rs. - that apprehen-
e1Da from that score has been removed
WAIST TAess TSwns PsoeseteA-
App1icaaions ass pouring Into the var
m .eaxy departments Tor The tnDed.ass
sFo6oe4ton Of supposed exposed points %
ths Atlantic and Guif ssaheardA sc@s
fo~ns AR for sas immediate construction
= Dottefs1s. while others wasn't ~arshtps
stationed OF the shore. The vsst Da5or-
~ q the applications are from vsry small
towns. The o1scta;s say Il u naaifsst1y
1mpo0fb3e q comply With these ree0sses.
en1 have no hesfsafion In declaring that
The appsshsns.eas among the people Of
shsw towns y entirely grcundisss They
~ that there would be no Involvement
Tor opauish naval force t. attack unfor-
ti1el snail coast towns. Also Il ID said
that the rules Of ctsisissd warfare require
tha4 - anfegti1sd town shall - be0bard-
- without 1t least tWsnty-four housS no
de-. shs ob5ect Of this deiay being - ~
M non-combatants 70 rstise 70 . plaes q
sa6stt.
AanteaI saeas1 - Doay.
R1ar Admiral aicard reported IT the
navy department this morning and was
immedtasely assigned to place q the desk
ID IL ONCE Of the secretary Of tho navy.
70 ~ q o6hcial adviser to the secretary.
1cexSb Al naval ofsscers on detached o.
shese lntJ hays pat In applications 70 p
rectae1d inmedlateiy 70 sea service.
Thers appears 10 b . miataken imprse-
sian In some quarters - 10 the functions
q h socaJled mosquito feet II u not
1astensd Cor shore guard. nor yet Tor St
aaclE but, ~ explained BY one Of the naval
stsnrertsss. IN primary nee Of the vessels
q fAis asst wiz b to protect the battle
shlns and ironei2ds from ATTACKS b. toe-
pe1o beats and dsstroyera
oups Ter the Auxiliary Cruissss.
The board OF naval bureau officers y
csnnsAerfng the advisability Of utilidag
some az the old converted snooth-boss
runs for the auxiliary cruiserA Working
Gay and night And using up the raw mate
raj Tor the manufacture Of guns - rap
adly a. Il can b. produced. the naval ord
Aaaee hssreau 10 unable to supply the snor-
naoun demand now made upon Il for guns
q uneassim calIbsr. This II the case net-
outstanding the fact that almost all
available ordnance Of this character In
9orsisn markets has been purchassd. A
larGo part Of this guns that have been ut
apart Ter the auxiliAry navy have bsso
ahsorbsA BY the recently purchased Nsr.
ran Tine vessels. and II h the intention Of
Tho hoard to supply dssctencies In the
armament Of the remaining vessels BY the
uss cs the converted smooth-bores. These
guns are not really smooth-bores ut all.
hat sre cast iron guns lined with q steel
tube fully rincd. They arc not. however.
b-sschioaders. 90 they will BE- necessarily
slow In action. Their weight II eight tons
and al that would be nscessary to at them
70 vessels like the 81. Paul and New York.
would be the laying OF = deck track ana
the fastening Of couple OF heavy ring
bolts fer each gun. They Are . solid ar
mor-pssrcing shot. Weighing $50 pounds, OF
. bursting shell with ten pounds Of pow
der. weighing iss pounds. WITH an accur-
ase range OF from two and a half to three
m.sex. they would be effective weapons
against any unarmored ship. 1, Ia the In.
tentfon OF The navy department 60 replace
them on the vessels hy modern weapons.
,ass ~ az fast 80 the new guns can b
turned out.
Two assignments 70 naval commando
were announced In the Published orders
TODAY. Commander J. J. Eaton taking COM
mand OF the Resciute. lately the York
- v - ~tfN AssSst SpssffsafsEsr ~. II. Jas
per now 1t The naval academy. taking
command Of the late lighthouse tender
suawsnce. IN riae~ OF Commander ]. +.
Aoser. who roes to the Aiea,ross.
Aehitisisg ~ Troops Comaae~ce..
Thn ;ars~ branches OF the regular
army. infantry. cavalry ana arm
iers began the movement toward
Hohaxing AZ points In. the South
froas al parts Of the United States
feasy. The four points 10 which the army
= moving are ehiekamauga battlefield.
Tampa. New Orleans and Mobile. As soon
Is reaching these places they will SO inso
e1mr. The adJassns generals Of the de-
paftiment have made the necessary ar
fssgsnssnss for their comfort and eonyen-
seace. The troops carry ninety aay.. "a.
tscns and a number Of rougas az ssruns.
ton Orders were issued from the asnarf.
nsent today placing the light batteries a,
artillery en strictly war footing. T.,e-
grams were sent TO the commanding e-,r.
err 81 tAese batteries In al parts OF The
country. directing them 10 Increase each
battery from fur 10 SIX guns ana srersa -.