The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26

them battleships or armored cruisers, they
will find their true tactical place In the line
OF battle. Like the individual States. each
will depend largely upon the efficiency Of
it's personnel, whose independence IL wisely
limited by the central governing hand OF the
flag officer. whose efficient cooperation
at the crucial moment 10 q measure alike
and the loyal endeavor Of the Captain. To
meet the difficulty that there win soon be
more ships than names available, u IN eug-
gested that the tonnage limit between drst
and second rates be raised to 10000 tons
displacement. by which Arrangement We
would now have ten ships in commission end
twenty-five building. to be named after
States. leaving fair margin for the future.
For ships other than first rates. what sug.
gestions are therer Rivers, cities, events.
Events make cities; men make events. Lot
the events and their creators come next
in the scale The States and their stately
protectors will guard themselves and the
coast; the ships that go abroad and minele
abroad our history; the Champlain and
Erie should lie in port with the Aboukir and
Sinope; the Farrlgut and Dewey with the
Nelson and Suhren; the Sampson With
The Ns sh In The Porter p0d and EoT ,Sa
stewart, Bainbridse and Hun with tho
Tourvile, Duguay.Trouln and Jean Bartt
the Constitution and Niagara with the
shannon and Goliath. These cruiesTs
s ssss no ss ss Of s ssd VII
surely have many more; but we have names
enough. Let the second rates be named AZ
-the President dlrects. and We will be sure
Of safe initiative at the hands OF the IL.
1872 In some navies, national ships arc
named also after noted persons other than
those Of naval prominence. frequently those
Of the sister arm. II We could be sure
that politics could be kept out OF ~ this
doubtedly suggest itself to every one that
In this case the cruisers, exclusively. should
have the naval names. to carry them with
the nag to every sea.
We have two more classes Of ships: and
and principal cities. Cities are corporate.
eentient beings, sympathetic and apprecia-
tive, and 1t is a pleasure 10 have assoc,a-
tons with them "a etill small voice also
some silver scrvices). So. by. all means.
let US honor the next class with the names
Of our kind hearted towns
In the fourth rates we have opportunity
to revive the Indian names. many OF when
rapidly being lost to sight though 10 memory
dear, While we are q young nation, We arc
an old country, and the present thought;
lese tendency toward destruction OF old
W. wa b sScAl osn1 castles
to look upon with .admirine interest; and
what few ruins are left. connected with our
early history. are being sacrificed--as Wit.
ness the dear old Dnmpling fort on Conani-
cut Island, The Indian names continue
to have an interest, poetic II none other;
and among them would be included many
rivers which We threw out Of consideration
In the list Of third rates. A few exceptions
would have to be made. q Hornet ana an
Enterprise, bearing their own tales OF in
production from their Captains. Lawrence
and Burrows, would not be out OF place;
and In any event, Q Gloucester and Petrol
should always remain on that honorable
list. SRAToN ScHR EpRR.
Commander, Y. s. n.