Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-24
RIFLES ARE ALL HERE
Main Batteries OF the Kentucky
and Kearsarge Complete.
GUNS MOUNTED YESTERDAY
Two s-1nch Kites Places, in Position on
the I<-arsarge Yesterday. Work of
Coaling the Battleship Conn
nenced. Morgan Ships.
GUNS MOUNTED YESTERDAY

y rom the present. indications there
will b" no unnecessary delay in thu, con-
struc,ion of the new batt!eship.; Ken
lucky. now building ut the plant OF
tho Newport News Shrbuilding anC,
Dry Dock Company. owing to the
sloWne:s or the part of the United
States government. in eating the rifles
for the vessel her" from the gun fac
tory in Washington.
he work of putting the finishing
touches on the bat,leship KoarSarge.
the sister ship of the Kentucky was
it Will be remembei cd. held back to
quite an extent by the delay on the
part Of tho officials Of the United
states but this will not he the ease
with the kentucky. Already the first
consignment of big guns Tor the huge
Warship has arrived. This was about
Il week ago.
Yesterday morning at an early hour
tn" second consignment of rifles lrriy-
cIl at the shipNard tnl the hattieship.
.hcE came from the Washington Gun
FOUNDRY where all guns for the Unit
90 states navy arc constructed All
the rifles of the main batteries of the
TWO battleships. kentucky ard Kear-
serge are now here.
About q Week ago six guns for tha
l>"ntucky reached the shipyar,l from
Washington. They We're the four-jn;,,
rifles and two Of the thirteenth -incl1
rifles. which will complete the main
battery, We're the ones which arrived
yes, erday.
TIL" only guns for the two warsnins
that are vet to arrive from the foun
dry and be placed on them, belong to
the secondary battery. This battery.
VIII not. Of course. be put on the YES
sels until after their builders trial ,rip.
yesterday two of the eight-inch guns.
Whlch go TO make up the main battery
OF the kearsarse, were placed IN tha
at tulrct of that ship. leaving only.
Two NOR" guns to be mounted before
she Will be ready for her trial. These
gre tbs two eisht-inch rifles for the
forward turret
None of the huge rifles Rave as vot
)e%n mounted on the battleship Ken
lucky owing to the fact, that the tur
is'S Tor them have not been comp]ntal
- soon as the turrets are ready tho
suns Will be placed in position.
IN View OF the fact that two of the
IiSHt-intn guns were mounted on tha
i\earsarGe in the course Of one l,v !
IS very evident that IT. will not take \
SfSat While for the other two m Ia
PVT IN position. 1. is believed that mis-
WI! nardly take over two days at thr
That the kears3rge is almost ro:,,7,,
i"r her trial trip there can no lon,,s,
% any doubt. 1t has been given on
"ihcl'lly that as soon as all the. tr,,ns
i,'ouhted she will be sent out and
- w, MI NOT De long before this is dona
ihe present Indications, asida FROM
ms fact. lead to the belief TIA, sra
VIII certainly be able 10 set ar nar
nlllders trial by September 9Th r,
iact, TINS is now almost a settled Thin.
a!.nnush that date has not -bccn az
''clallS decided upon Tor the event
yesterday the Work of coalinr ~.
N!rShin was commenced ana :his *
,iN >' as q proof Of the report mar 40
VII soon 50 out. Several car-loads ~
Mett run ever to the shipyard from ia
n!lih tracks OF the Chesapoaha ,n5
',h'o railroad and taken out an 1ha
Sung on the pier alongside of M, ha r.
,,rsEip. The coal was the: placed in
TIE vessels bunkcrs ~
lt Is now rra ctically certain that III .
new morgan liner lei Nnrte yin he
ss'lt on her builders trial trip in a vcrv
snort time. 1t is even thought nossii,,a
silat sne viii set away by the hrst Of
yesterday morning the work Of c,a1-
ing this ship was commenced 1T ~
same tlnc the kearsarge began fax
ing on goal. 1t is very cvident f.n,,,
ms ms that she is about ready fo,. go
Inc Morgan line tucboat, ia : n,is,
Mas also coaled and will probably lenv,
ens YARD on next Wednesday or Thurs