New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-29

have been pTeiirnarily accepted Between July Eso l.
1so and 56 f6 eow i vesse
cepted The monitor Arkansas the t9rpGdo1 Go.
Truxton,. whippie and Worden and the torpedo
boat De Long.
NEW VESSELS AUTHORIZED.
the session of c9pgrssS BY act a9 9f July
vessels of the navy was authorized TIVE battle,
ships GRe tq BE Ru al suH o cruisers
and two gunboats In pursuance Of TINS act t the
Of 9t qS %a p ahd h2s
that work on one OF nt them xaf Fde
The contract for the construction Of the % Other her
Newport News shiPPuiding Dry Dock oS Som %
Rany after or bf fSe TIVE two bateshps the
most powerfui yet laid down by the navy, call for
sSoat ed feet BEAM eR gF6as
trial speed at sea to be maintained Ionr each
main battery of four Finch eghd S- acond siv
battery OF twenty 3inch 14-Pounder rapid hre guns
FOUNDER automatic guns, two i-pounder seml-auto-
matte guns two s-inch field pieces Nv" Sns cal
In pursuance of the requirements of the act OF
been issued providing for the keeping Of an &C
ton and construction OF these two battIeships IN
order that the relative cost OF navy { nd reported
10 Congress the law directs. e,- two 145co ton
a1Ored cruisers the 6 foT anf '9s
viii be opened on January G. 1903 The plans and
Specifications of the loco ton gunboats the Dubuque
and the Paducah, will soon be ready
LIQUID FUEL.
Congress last session. by clause Contained sTti 5sT
vice for the coming fiscal year authorized me G
en}g oT OF i oF the California and
Texas oil fields under the direction of me In p1r
suance of this authorization series OF Official e4
tSe nresen fiscal year by board Of naval officers
In conducting these tests the board mas had al I lo
built by private parties for the purpose PrepiouSS
TO the liquid fuel experiments an ~ esms boiler
various qualities of coal being used as Gom6uSn-
pioyed This boiler likewise used for conduct
As the result of the investigations thus far con
Quoted the Chief of the Bureau OF steam Englheerbs
Tl nSe boatS and d3stroyers with respect to the
ships the installation OF liquid fuel presents serious
satisfactory use Of oil under boilers The safe and
convenient storage of sufficient supply oo 9 5
of and the question Of repenshlng eXnaas'{ i
case OF vessels apie 10 DE Ss rve matters mas
TO uhfpeqneHb5eo are more easily dealt with
in the case of commercial steamers the problem or
installing liquid fuel upon fighting vessels differs
applied to transports to the mercantile marine.
ENLISTED MEN.
The number of enlisted men in the naval T., service tGe
iandsmen for training and apprentices Many OF
these came from the Middle Western States and
the life which they st hsa cf sasFed
en aow h ensfed sPe Taqared to
citizens or to have declared their intention TO be
force are citizens. and rs per cent are native
born Nnetyhree ana snG g. eef cent e Of the aP
The advance in general intelligence and education
Of the enlisted presents new problems which
with all other qHeStoFs of me ebartment
It s believed that in integence eq t se our
men will compare favorably with those OF any
sity for increase OF officers call for the ncrea9e
Of men The Increase can DE f M thnriaed
during the next fiscal year.
INCREASE OF SHIPS.
After most careful consideration, l believe il to
Interruption Of the increase Of ships. The, precise
5yPf ri shR5 e be- reerred to the wisdom
Congress, TO whose committees recommendations
ist among naval authorities but all agree tnat not
less than two b Others he sbod be
OF the armored cruiser type or OF the unArmored
G Ggef m nag @e be- e for future
A permanent ambulance or hospital ship, de.
signed for hospital purposes only, and having the
right to ny the flag of the Geneva Conference.
extended naval manoeuvres whether in time of war
or peace. The work Of the s9iace ana Fay state b
West Indies and during subsequent activities IN the
Far East established the value OF hospital SHIPS IN
In time of peace such vessel should accompany
each large squadron in the more serious evolutions
as \ hospital and also recreation asylum for
debilitated members of the ships companies. But
their most important service would DE as am
bulance vessels, to carry the sick and disabled
from the fleets from tropical island stations to
naval hospitals, giving them while in transit in
type one for the Atlantic and for the Pacific,
TO be equipped for the work outlined in time of
peace and ready for instant service in time OF war,
are earnestly recommended.
NAVAL STATIONS.
There is. subject which deserves more careful
consideration than that OF naval stations. Their
situation and development have sometimes been
controlled more by accident and local wishes than
by the froader consideration of national needs.
We surely Shave an abundance Of them within the
United States but there is imperative demand for
pines and in the West Indian islands the CarIb-
bean My own experience leads to express the
hope that Congress will make provision which
will enable the committees especially charged with
the consideration OF naval affairs TO inspect
naval stations | cannot but believe that such an
examination would result in very considerable
economy in public expenditures. If the eXamina-
ton could he extended, II should be, beyond the
seas it would insure the selection or proper sites
and their development wise and economical
lines.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
The Chief of the Bureau of Equipment reports
the purchase after investigation, OF apparatus for
the purpose OF conducting experiments in wireless
biography, according to four different systems