Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-17

greatly 10 tho efficiency Of the design
me complement OF crow assigned TO each
vessel Is -1i, including twenly-scvcn ma
i4Ies; Ihes5 can De readily accommo-
Gated. ln fact, 40 men could bo ierthed
without discomfort and the vessel can,
therefore, Doe used % advantage in trans
porting relief crows TO foreign stations,
or Tor other similar service.
Dimensions ana particulars OF the de-
ssE. including weights aud other data
Including machinery. are given in the acc
COmg6IylLX table. ana plates are APP
pended slowing the general arrangement
O. the vessels.
THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT
CRUISERS.
So much has been published about the
cruisers built for tho Brazilian Govern
nent. ana purchased by us just prior TO
the outbreak of hOsllltie5 with Spain,
that cannot refrain from presenting
few facts principally because the pub
hshod statements have been used for tho
purpose " making uutavorable cOmpari-
sons with our new designs. one Of these
publications. for instance. ia prominent
scientific paper contained cuts Of the Ves-
sells with certain particulars heaced, re.
spccuNclN. THE 3oJJ-IOu Protected
Cruiser New Orleans and "rhe Proposed
3oD-Ton Scmi-IrOt6Cted Cruiser Denver
and Class IL takes but glance TO dis
cover the first gross error in this comparl-
bon, Ior those familiar with The facts-
York yard "a short time ago, Ia ordinary
fuli-l0ad condition. displaclng over 400
tons Under exactly similar conditions,
the Denver ana class VIII Otsp.ace only
$500 tons, and az this d!.rlacement the
actual weight of ammunition carried and
the actual weight Of stores aboard Will
be greater than I'D the case Of the New
orleans at 4VlJ tons. Moreover, the coal
,il be practically the same, for the Den
. Pr VIII stow and carry 700 tons readily
ID $3.50 tons displacement. while the
most that has ever been IN the New Or
leans Dunkers, as iar as IS knCWn-and
certainly what was in her bunkers when
oisQlac.ng the 1900 tons referred TO
abOve-was less thar 75J tons
NEW ORLEANS A SHOW VESSEL
90 not pretend TO criacise the design
or construction OK the New orleans, but
she is essentially show" vessel. clever
Dr. delgned TO that end but not such Il
design as would be found emanoung from
he British Admiralty or from our Navy
Department. briely stated, she was de-
signed purely lcr speed and the heaviest
battery the law would allow With her
extra length % about % feet she viii not
manOeuVre as wen as The Denver class;
WIN her extra draft o. about feet she
~ considerably Handicapped for york IN
shallow halo.is iln her heavy battery
lor little adNaI .. .Jlsiderlug the small
amount OF o ia u carried she could
not stand tI ht Of q flush upper
NNN n dAsN e. s4lNAA At i-4 iND NNlE II g
are such tn4I particularly without the
wotor-.ine protection OF celulose pro-
vided for the Denver class. sine is not
nearly 70 Wei prepared to- stand punish
ment IS viii be those vessels Her power
ri machinery and largs battery nocessi-
tate crew out Of all proportion with
The accommodations provided. and con-
siderable objection has been nied. bv
those connected with the ship, In regard
20 the unsatisfactory provision for ohi-
GERS aud crew including boat capacity Tor
Very litIe more than half the number.
Her auxiliary appliances for lighting.
heating reiiireraung. etc. were iu some
cases omitted IN the original design. or
were me3gre and unsatisfactory. and
have had 10 be- added since. with in
creased weight.
There arc different standards Tor com
par.s0n ln cases IKE fne one iu point.
and facts. even. may hc distorted go as 20
deiude thc Impractical reader. The article
I have referred Co. IN addition 10 being
not entirely correct vas very mislead-
irg. though probably not Intentionally
50; some OF the original information. rela-