Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-01-02

sour party were: Corwin ii. Spencer,
Col. John 1. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs.
John ". Williams and Miss Marie
lIouN. 81 Varrcnsburg, who also act
ed rs maid OF honor.
| Description of the Missouri.
The Missouri is n sister ship Of the
Ohio and the Maine. Her contract
price was S2,SSj 900. Her keel was laid
February 7, 1900. and on the latest re-
port sbc is 81 per cent. completed.
The Mksouri's contract speed is IS
knots On hour. so that she will rank
next 10 the battleships OF the Georgia
class in regard to speed. Her COM
plement will be 10 officers and 5li
men. 1be hull is built of steel and is
unsbeathed IL is $50 feet long on the
load vi tier line, ~ feet aH inches ex-
IRENE breadth, and at mean
drauglit Of % feet 6 inches, displaces
1880 IONS. The hull Is protected
abroad Of the boilers and engines by
a side armor 6 inches thick. In the
casem It, are placed ten OF the 6-inch
guns o. vessel carries. Above this
on thd upper deck four 6-inch guns
are Decd, in the vicinity of which
6-inCh krmor is worked far enough
forwat and aft 10 afford protection
TO the crews Of these guns. Protec-
ton islaforded tie vitals OF the ship
below be water line by a protective
deck, \ th armor from 2M TO inches
thick
The main battery of the ship con-
sists 4 four i2-iich rifles, placed in
two balanced turcts, and sixteen G.
inch gSns The ttrrets are turned by
electricity, and can revolye through
500 krecs In one minute. Ten of
the 6-ib ch guns are within the case
mate, B, before stated. Two others
are on the berth deck forward, in G.
inch a I mored spopsons. and four are
on the upper decl. Those In the spon.
sons n rvard and two on the upper
deck CO. fire directly ahead, and the
other tgo on the upper deck directly
asternl In addition TO having a broad
side 70
The becondary battery consists of
six Sid r. guns. eight 6-poundcrs, six
i-pdunecrs, two Colts and two 3-inch
field gts. A new feature introduced
into ~ oifensiv, power Of the ship
is two submerged torpedo tubes.
While German wtr ships have been
equipp@ with those tubes for n num-
Der Of years, the Missouri and her
class II the frs battleships Of our
navy II be supplied with them There
are n military mhsts fitted
with ( usual sgnal yard tops and
topmas one must, as usual. being
over m forward coming tower.
The Missouri oarries i4 boats, OF
which be Is a 4hfoot steam cutter,
and and ,hcr n 30. DOT steam cutter OF
the usi navy tpe. The boats are
handled by four cranes operated by
steam. nd each q which can lift the
heavies boat that II has 90 handle at
the ratt Of 40 feat per minute.
Bilgc krels 60 -edeee rolling are
fitted B. the vessel, experiments In
recent ears in car own and foreign
navics saving deiaonstrated the great
~ thcs, keels in preventing
eNc-ssiS rolling Hydraulic gear Ii
used IND steering the vessel, and can
put thd rudder from hardaport To
hardoss rhoard 10 20 seconds when
the veste RI is movhg at full speed.
Elcettcit Is u,cd for lighting the |
vessel DID operating the turrcts and
hoists tnd for communicating be-
tween HartS OF the ships and for 9th
rr mimi purposes. Four powerful
senrchlIgh's will give warning of the
npproaS Of hostile vessels. Fo- night
signallihg the slip carries two sets
of electc signalling apparatus.
The aormal coal supply Is 1000
tons, arb the capacity OF the bunkers
70 1000 IONS. The arrangement Of the
bmiker3 is such as to afford consid-
.rable occidental protection 20 the
r.
The Missouri and her class are the
irst batilcships ~ the United States
navy in which water tube boilers are
provided Steam for the propelling
~ Is supplied by water tube
boilers Of the Thorneycroft type,
placed B. four water-tight compart-
nents. There are three smoke pipes.
rhe twd propclling engines are Of the
critical lcylinder. direct acting, triple
'xpansi3n type. having four cylinders
rhe col Iectivc Indicated horse power
= about 5000 when the vessel Is
h knots