Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-13
NOTES OF TAE SHIPPING.
Items OF Interest t" Mariners Gathered
from Evsrswh-,e.

items OF Interest tn Marjnara Gathered
from Eve r1whe,e.
Naval Constructor George Neudock.
or the Imperial German Navy. was q
passenger on the outgoing steamer Pat
rlcla. returning to his natve country
after serving for two years and a half
with the German squadron in the ex-
IRENE East. In an interview with Il
Sun reporter just before his departure,
ne praised in tl,ttcring terms the ehirs
OF the American navy and the men who
have built them
AS 4 result of my visits to all your
great shipyaras.' he said. 81 can say
THAT the new ships now building for the
navy are among the finest in the world.
if they are not superior to all others, as
| am some times inclined to think. The
reason for the excellence of these shps.
and others that are ready. seek in
the intelligence Of your workmen, and
in the mechanical genius of the who:c
nation. Work is expensive here. but
the result is better work and a greater
feeling of responsibility on the part 81
the workmen who draw high wages.
~ secondary result of these conditions
is that the workman has both incentive
and opportunity to obtain :, better ed
ucatiOn.
~ have only praise for the personnel
of your navy. The craftsmanship of
the men I witnessed at Manila and it
was Very good. and the officers main
tain good discipline. But the man who
stands ahead Of al! is Admiral Dewey,
whom I consider one of the greatest
captains who over commanded a fleet.
I put no belief whatever in the rumors
about his remarks at Trieste. I know
him too Well
II Wish 70 say 4 word in defan,e Of
General Otis. whom l look upon as a
much abused man. He has about 30
900 men under his command and he is
expected to subdue and pacify a popu-
latlon Of we don't know how many mill
lions. An army Of 100000 might be able
to 90 it.''-New York Sun.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer states
that new steamship line TO be ope-
rated from Seattle to Alaska, Honolulu
and San Francisco will soon be estan-
lished by the Seattle & San Francisco
Railway and Navigation Company. 1T
will probably be a year before the ships
are running says the t-Intelligen-
Ger. but they will be ordered at once,
and as soon as they are constructed Will
be brought around the Horn and be-
come 4 part OF Seattle S fleet. AS has
been said, the vessels are to be new.
ard they will be as modern and com
p!ete in every detail as the best build
ers in the country can make them.
President w. Z. Guerin. of the com
pany, who has just returned from the
East, will leave again for the Atlantic
States in u few days for the purpose Of
letting the contract for the building of
these vessels. The ships are to be of
1000, $500 and 5000 tons capacity, re-
spectively, and will probably be finished
and ready for delivery within ten
months or a year. The smallest Will ba
put on the run between Seattle and
Alaska, the 4.500-ton craft from here to
Honolulu, and the largest will be re-
served for the coal trade with San
Francisco"
Beginning August II and ending Ol-
tober % no less than twenty-one differ
ent steamships will leave San F'rdncls:co
Tor Manila with troops. the tota numb
10 be transported being 1880. The
steamers TO be used are the following:
Morgan City, Senator, City Of Sydney.
st. Paul, CITY of Puebla Warren Col