New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
TORPEDOBOAT Not NEEDED.
CHARLES r FLINTs YACHT REFUSED
BY THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE
ABLE CRAFT. HOWEVER WHICH
AN BF PIT N SHAPE
QUICKLY II NEG


: .a.ceram received yesterday from Washing
ton embodied az interview with Charles r. Flint,
Of ,.as city in which Mr. Flint was quotes as
saving mat he had Offered MS yach; to The Gov
erlr-rt for use az toraedo-3oat When M.
F,a, VAS seen at MS office. No 30 Broad-st. he
said
.I went 20 Washington 20 see John A. Kassoa
ABOUT ne prospective - iproci'v treaties with
tie South American republics. espe 'ally the one
with Brazil aad wHre there I Incidentally sa~
Commodore Melville and offered MY yacht TO the
Government, The Gov~rnn,er;. howeve-. old not
aoceot her as IL was sald. the presen- conditions
are sch that w1le there IS plenty o. money aVaia-
BE mere was no grea. 1eed for torpeio-bosts
..1'-e reason | nave this boat is that for many
years have heen engaged IN supplying various
South American governments with MAR vessels J
aad This boat under construction IN anticipation
0, az order sro,n one OF. them The patterns are
nov IN Newark and the forgiags al the South
Bethlehem PENN Iron Wo.ls.
'I nave )usj received @iyices rom Parts. from
friends whom had ASKED to inquire. that mo lead
lrg aankers n BON Paris and London report Lhat
spa n mas not ;aise3 any money lately, ana that II
is nor ;hought there that she intends &C.
Il received 4 caile dispatch this an"rnoon from
our -ouse al Rio De JaHciTO. Brazil. saying that
9r0m.nen. officials connected with the present
GcVt-urnen' OF that country tNni~c tilat span
had purchased the Two ~arsaips that the Arm
rrongs a. England. sre auicug ;or Rrazh arr
us the brazilian Congress hao pass"f no act
t-oo14rina the EXccutv, 20 dispose OF these ships,
ana that without such authorization Of to- HrazI-
Ian Congress- the President could not sell any ves-
sells belonging TO Brazn So fer as could he oscer-
talneG il vas stated that no such measure was
likely 20 be- Introduced ~ Congress.
EFT has bcen suggested has the Armstrong;
migrt soil these boats 20 wnomsoever they chose
before delivery TO Brazilian officers. bun he-
lete these reports ali ernanate from persons or
firms who desire 70 sell the United States war yes
fes aud munitions o. war. and who are endeavor-
ms 90 scare this country into such purchases ny
taese reports o. Spanish acquisition OF like sup
plies
AT Dir. Moshers onicc 80. , Broadway, a de-
sor.3tiou of Mr.. Fins vessel was given cut:
the machinery Is under construction partly at
Neaark and partly at BE hlcaem. Considerable
htaqw1y has necn made, and a number Of the paris
are already conlpeted The boat originally
intended 10 bc 4 vacant whicn 50 designed az TO
franef -nia Die into t0rDcdc-bOat. Dhl Ny RIM
e.sag Der SIZE and maNing ner a .orpcdo-oo't
mr. dimensions are a. follow: Length on load
wa.er line 800 ses.. beam. LOO feet. dr@u.n }
Her armament u thr-4 ls-lnrh Whitehead tori -
o0es. liz largest size Jseu; t"o @-Pou.p c'"
tOur J. mound AMID f-lns guns. is very much s1-
,'er0r 10 any ;OTpedo-DOat % ike SIZE ever uull,.
ana SUBSTANTIALLY the same ~ mat pl1iItl ~
-se4 su the most recent torpedo ph! its-lo5 'lH
" iarse times her displacement. These ioiFt,'''s
are HIed fIO.a no tubes near tac t'nr eI ~.
soc and rom a tube az the stern H' py|.
hftcG with twin scrrwr. wf'icn are ar; ~" ~
rlple engines OF co. GOrse power ana her forl ca
yacity Is sufficient enable hcr 20 c:p"s tf -
anti ~ h,r economic SPEED withRu' ',lio, - =
yachting ard was member Of the syndicaie 'lat
omit and the Ni'.an' and al one .i'no ',,
had tIeasfor.acd late iory.ac- boats al tao -o'a