Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-13

- '.SEi's- w rtHAiildi1tS toI SlliypiSlIiS, Il
1leet with neceSa-ics and as troop trans
ports. For the former purpose they,
i1aE nave to fight cruisers for tho lat
Ter. they Will frequently require pro
lection from either armed mercantile
cruisers or regular WarShipS, but thor
anility TO GO the duty is unt!oulJtcd. and
reed not DE discussed. Obviously. as
armed cruisers vessels must have con-
siderable speed, and their numbers are
II consequence limited. Llcyci'.5 gives
the following:
20 knots s11d upwards. ~
IS knct- nd upwards. ....... -
Is knots a nd III, wards ..... as
II knots and UPWARDS. 81
IS lInots and upwards. n
- knots ana upwards. les
Slower vessels Will probably no. be
used IS armed cruisers. Those speeds
appear 70 ne in most cases sea sp@e,la
Some Ct the larger vessels have coal
El1a kan carscitS @Xiasive @t 7nIts
fs,l.izciei.t 10 e't= Die titalm q sseatt t6t
2T6.2l leG4t w, z,S90 5Il3ts sf5l.9E. sVa
l4'es Reasonably assume tne, Is ~
Ibis character are a-ul@i sbla 10 llain-
tain their speed III sea than vJA>sl1IFs
iheir everyday business is F9 rpl. It'd
some speed called full speed. 5t,, luoss
Of them do not rliu at any other sp5.,..l.
II Goes not :o.iow 'thsl they cs.aagt
steam easily at lower spcedS. but a shlj
%liich ordinarily does not steam ;it Cu,i
speed is moro ltE-ly u fall Shol., of
maintaining full speed Owe, iGug perio1s
than on wajc': IS ~ tna t2ahit of dong
II. IN consequence merchant SHIPS HIVE
been consideree! 10 lac more .;uitaaly
used as scouts pr despatei boats ana ~
attempt has been made to lsiV" tb@gn
an armament equivalent IL N=ars!lips Of
anything like 'their SIZE, power aad
spscd. some Of tiia results Or. ar!nns,
and lighting the tHc"cAntiIc cruisers VI
tina Unit pi RI,
the ability of these lEsseis t. CoDv With
Thoroughbred Hslrships.
One i'G,a' IS deserving . tansi0cra-
1ian s There laoi q enlsideJ'abla ra.le
u tioatius structure, Whether il isl
SaDoi|ide1 and protected rs Il warsiiip
m has nn more s,ai,tIivisioh nor prntec-
ton than Il tramp! ii floats and ID
offers considerable resistance 10 sinking
whatever kind OF ship 1t is. I'nes not
tle result OF modern sea tightiag p~!tL
70 the conclusion tina. u 5Gf75 Is i3sta!t.
uk&iT % DC d!s9hl@d nv lar creN he..Ss
driven from iher guns than f:ora I.e,,
:lnihg sunk from tire effects oG .lcll fire?
n tllS IS SO. the extra 81 sGiysisn ;tnj
protection Of hnnNan1s and STABILITY Of
warsh!p over 2 merchant ship nay
not Se called into play, anu the itSnt
between Inc two Will bc&@aAo one ui
gums versus protection Vi .unness
IA!S leads 10 the consiGera ton sjG lie
question nf portable protrc N for :Irn-
'af1is IN tile merchant shis. n the ntsE-
@iass cruisers easements art huilt iutb
Stie sillEs. These wc.Ei be inpractira-
!lie Il. :. merchant ship But guns .Eitl
alheils arc portable one.!"h, ANA Mould
place Y merchant ship in q Very favor
able position compared with \ secf,nd-
class cruiser, as her size ana deck area
2lioW her TO MOUNT a .fyIeh larger mum
neg q guns IN papa which | read
~ 1891 before the Institlti0n 81, sSav;ll
Architects, | cndeaT.-cd to show ll,,,v
lafSe mail steamers could Be made az
~ 20 light rs many tirst-clasS cruisers
Fnrtante side arriur was proposed
which should be ready for boiling nn in
7li2e Fl war 1tthi5 system We're adopt
60 ZOE tAe prottc&i,n Of guns. lly ,:,c-
ing them IL a box battery, as the Amer
lcahs !llEe done and the Japanese ;ir,.
atinE in the ship Mr.. Dunn has desgnel
iAf them at Barrow, u cpnssitlerHiia
number OF guns could be mounted
winch cou!d e IS Welt protected as il
tlHst-class cruisers. This subject il
however. TOO detailed to be discussed.
s1ere. but it is moi an imi,rst,iCahle
cpeaatlon to have portable ar4;!,,r w.
on 4 mail steamer.
Tic work done BY the American linc
STEAMERS n the recent ~a: included
scouting. drawing fire of forts IL dis
cover theil strength caF,lc-cut,i,..
troop, coal and water CARRYING. All
TINS work can be done by any vessels OF
bign speed and large coal endurance.
bat II IS worth discussing Whether nav
laE employed vessels valued II, $500 a0j
~ *-,apV wy cacn u do this Wo,k il Is
l4ol desirable to 50 a little further ana
MAKE them able 10 DO more by aruiins
ana protecting them SO chat they can
meet second class cruisers with, the
ORANGES IN their favor. and With n Gai,.
chance or holding their own against i,
NIsl-ciass cruiser. II they can ,Ilcn the
nu,nnHt' or cruisers which VIII he avail
able E, protect our comnercial routes
may pc much Increased and We shalI
n0a De taking up merchant ships &c
$3.50 tiisir speed "ll' enable. them IL
successfully run away from the cruiser,