Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-09
QUEEN | O NE NhVY
The Rattle Ship Kentucky Wrests
Laurels From the Great sea
Fighter Oregon.
New Ship Breaks All Records For
Speed in the Battle ship
Class.
Quick Trip From New York to
Gibralter, Made in Twelve
Days.

New York, Nov. 9.-The queen OF the
United States navy is now Uncle Sans
splendid battleship Kentucky. She Is
the big beauty that went under the
Brooklyn bridge one night not long ago
when the moon was high. There was
a car blockade and hundreds OF people
watched the great fighting machine as
she slowly drifted under the bridge.
Everybody knew that she was q war
vessel, but none knew her name. She
was hailed:
What ship are you?
The answer came from a group OF
men in the fighting top, and IT ran:
She was bred in old Kentucky.
Where the meadow grass is blue.
Hundreds Of cheers sounded and the
great battleship Went on down the Mar
rows. her jackies still singing.
And now comes the news from Glib
ralter that the Kentucky has broken all
long distance records for warships.
Even the Oregon's marvellous perform
5ance during the Spanish war must Ia ke
a background when the knot question
is considered. for the Kentucky mas
beaten her.
The Kentucky left New York October
&c, and has therefore made the distance
TO Gibraltar in just twelve days. FROM
Sandy Hook TO the big rock IS aoou'
| !. COO miles, and the Kentucky therefore
has made speed averaging II Knots an
the way across.
For a warship the officers of the
Brooklyn navy yard say this perform
I ance is marvellous as the trip. When
made by the big ocean sreynounds OF
1.-the Hamburg American line consumes
at least eight days. The Kentucky IN
making the distance in twelve days
under natural draught proves herself to
be more than her builders claimed Tor
her. when lit is taken into consideration
| that the liners are under forced draught
the entire distance.
The Oregon on her voyage around the
| Horn, maintained sea speed OF y n
knots an hour, and until the perform
ance of the kentucky was made known
| the Oregon held the record ior raplu
transit among fighting ships.
The ken. lucky was Obliged to put PACK
IL New York twice before her start
across, the Atlantic because of slight de-
fleets found in her gun mounts sne
w5s outside the Hook on each occas SION
am, I'D her big guns and her superim-
nosasi turrets. The machinery Was not
Ipsrfect until Oct. &c. when she Went ou'
again. She was heard firing her guns
joutaide the Hook j. and gues'sss were
imaae asato whether she would have tc
\ com s. hack again.
/ Everything must have been satisiac.
tory. however. for nothing more was
heard from her until yesterday. when 9
cablegram reached the navy yard giving '' M
the brief news of her arrival and saying
that she had broken all long distance
lrecords for war ships.
The navy yard officials were both sur.
A prised and delighted to hear Of Z he Ken
:Itueky'ss marvellous run. and they ir1ne-
EIdiatev ca bled Capt. Chester their con
i ORGANIZATIONS
A When Admiral Dewey came home
5lfrom Manila year ago he made tn
5l,r,p from Gibraltar to New York in nin'
laays. arriving here two days ahead Q
liis time. Even this, the naval officers
a say, is not 30 remarkable a performance
4 as the Kentucky's trip has proved to be
simply because the Olympia was bull
for speed and isa cruiser, while tn
a Kentucky is a battle ship Of the frs
Il class. and of course, more ponderou
and built on heavier lines than tn
.3thandso,ne Vessel which led the tightln
Iline al Manila Bay.
Naval Experts Highly Pleased.
Washington, Nov. 9.-NeWs of the rec