The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-03
FROM OAK TO STEEL.
Evolution Of the American Navy illus
trated at Buffalo.

Evolution Of the American Navy Illus.
trated at Buffalo.
1t is stated by government officials
in Washington that one of the most
interesting of the government exhibits
at the Buffalo exhibition, and which
is expected to be sent to Charleston
later, will be that from the navy de-
partment. which has been prepared
under the direction of Colonel B. F.
Peters. the chief clerk, who is the
departments representative on the
general board.
His idea has been to give compre-
hensive presentation of the navy's de-
velopment from the frigate Constitu-
ton to the battleships of the Pennsyl-
ania and Maryland class, as we'll as
the marvellous progress in ordnance,
which is illustrated by the old smooth
bore and the modern high power rifled
gun. These exhibits have been pre-
pared with a view of showing the lay
men unfamiliar with the material of
the navy every step taken in the de-
velopment of the ship. The models
OF the new vessels. perfect in every
detail, are all now at Buffalo, and
there are besides working model
tank, in which models Of proposed
ships are tested, the relics Of the de-
partment, captured battle flags and
some of the smaller guns taken in late
wars.
Probably one of the most interest
ing and instructive features consists
of a great eight by twenty foot map
OF the world, on which will be desig-
mated in large legible letters the names
and location of the principal maritime
ports of the world and Of the United
States navy yards and stations at
home and abroad.
This map is drawn upon white can
vas the various divisions Of land and
water are appropriately colored and
the exposed surface treated to several
coats of transparent varnish, the whole
being mounted on linoleum to prevent
the canvas from buckling. Thus pre-
pared the map will be placed on what
might be designated billiard table
enlarged two-fold in length and breadth
and especially designed for the pur
pose. The map will cover the glob'
from the Goth parallel north to tn
Goth parallel south, and upon it vii
! b. placed 307 miniature lead models
each representing lead battleship
cruiser, monitor, gunboat, torpedo
boat, submarine boat, sailing vessel
collier or tug of the United States
navy, in commission in ordinary, un
der repairs or under construction. Th'
models of the cruising vessels will b.
painted white, the torpedo boats
green, the colliers and sailing vessel
black and the tugs and yard boat
orange. The largest of the model
j, is not more than one and one-thir'
inches in length.
The position of each model upol
the map will show the location eacl
day of the corresponding vessel of tn
navy. Each model will fly pennan
with it's name printed on it in boil
type. The display of a tiny flag OF
the model will signify that the col
: responding vessel of the navy is II
commission for service, and when n
flag is displayed it will signify tina
the vessel is laid up in ordinary, unde
= repairs or under construction.
: The exhibit will be a twentieth Ger
}. tury kindergarten lesson, descriptiv
t Of the navy as it is today; and to thos
q persons who have not had an OppOl
tunity to visit our various navy yard
or to see our maneuvers a glance q
it will probably give a more accurat
idea of the composition of our nav
, than could be had in any other wa.
Chief Constructor Bowles has a
ranged to send, as part Of the exhi1
it of his bureau, considerable nun
ber of models of vessels Of war. Anon
these will be the models of the Ne
York, Brooklyn, Oregon, Indiana. Te!
as, Olympia. Baltimore, Atlanta an
i Petrel.
There will also be in this portion {
- the exhibit models of the ill-fate
% Maine and of her namesake the ne
;" battleship Maine. as we'll as mode
of some of the earlier vessels of tt
service; so that the growth of Il
new navy may be readily followed t
!" taking up the models in their histol
cal sequence.
There will also be models and plal
el of the details entering into the CO
es struction of our modern fighting m
m chimes, and among them model
es the "Hichborn turret." (Which hi
I'd been especially we'll executed), wi