The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-10
The Kearsarge

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1T is a mighty engine of war. There
is no ship in the world. except one
similarly equipped, that can withstand
the impact of those four projectiles
simultaneously fired by one of the su-
perimposed turrets of the Kearsarge."
These words of commentator of su-
perimposed turrets were spoken this
afternoon by Rear Admiral Sampson.
He went to Hampton Roads especially
to witness the trial of the turrets and
stopped in Washington long enough
to speak to officials of the manifest adj
vantages of this type Of turret and the
advisability OF adopting it for future
construction.
The double turret was thoroughly
tested and is an assured success. both
from military and structural stand
points. There are no interference be-
tween the plans Of guns or inconve-
nience from blast or smoke. The struc-
ture. tested with simultaneous dis
charges of three guns. is amply strong
to withhold the united shock of the
four guns of either turret. The abb
sence of a suitable electric device for
simultaneous discharge of all the guns
prevented this final test Both pairs
of S-inch guns were tested in simulta-
neous firing.
There is no other arrangement of
guns on warships in the world that
can strike within the limited area
which can be struck by projectiles
from the Kearsarge's battery. The eff
feet on an enemy's ship would be
crushing. San Francisco Call.
Sickness on China.
The steamship China, from the ORR
ent, arrived in port about ) o'clock last
evening and was Immediately ordered
into quarantine. The cause of such
action was death and sickness on
board, the circumstances of which
have not yet been determined by the
quarantine officials.
According to the report of Captain
Freile, a Chinese died under suspicious
circumstances few days before the
vessel reached this port. Another Mon
golian was taken sick shortly after
ward. The report stated that the cause
of the death had not yet been deter
mined and that It is not known what
the other Chinese is suffering from.
The China was twenty-eight days
out from Hongkong; seventeen days
from Yokohama, and five days aHd
twenty hours from Honolulu. At the
latter port she did not dock, but took
on mail. The vessel brought 81 cabin
passengers, 129 japanese and 209 Chi
nese.-San Francisco Call.
Baths for Passengers.
The action of the Board of Health OF
Hilo has caused the steamer compa-
MES here to take every precaution with
the passengers leaving this port for
other Islands. President G. L. Wight
of the Wilder Steamship Co. states
that in his opinion the action OF the
Hilo Board will be greatly modified
when they hear that there has been
no plague here for such a long time
and that all passengers are taking the |
Besides this the COM |
pany has made arrangements for the /
passengers to battle before going /
aboard the steamers at this port. The /
bath rooms on the wharf are very COM /
plete and 1t Is so arranged that the 1
cabin passengers will use the bath |
rooms assigned to the officers OF 4
steamers and the deck passengers will /
De made chemically pure in the bath |
rooms set aside for the men. A charge
II fifty cents Is made for a bath and /
OF clothes, and a Board OF |
Health man is in attendance to see that