The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-21
MYSTERIOUS
SUBMARINES.
Newport News Sl,ipyard Gets.
Orders TO Rush the Work
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The Kecncst Interest Felt III the
Little FightcrsThc
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NEWPORT N13Ws, VA, July 2o.--Thc
silipyard here has received orders from rs'l
the Lake Company, Of Bridgcp orr Conn., mn.
10 rush tho work on tile five submarine ~ IN
torpedo boats under construction at the
plant. rho force Of men employed. on
the boats has been doubled and an night ~, y
and day work s3in progress.
The report that the little fighters are
70 be entirely completed and equipped at
tho local yard. instead ofsbcinG shipped
Ito some other point TO receive their Ell Z
Rincs, torpedo tubes, etc, seems 70 nave
been we'll founded. The engines Tor !. me
boats have arrived and will be installed
Immediately There are ten trim 1.-THE
gnsolinc engines-two for each OF the
boats. ". y
5 SOT NEAR THE WATER.
Those who have been watching the
progress on the torpedo boats have been
wondering recently what means VIII be;
employed SSt to get them . a wa y from the
ward when they are completed. The yes
scls 4 rc being built unborn shed located
hundreds or feet from tho water and
therefore cannot be launched b In tive
usual way. 1t is said that the boats arc arc
being constructed In such a. way t that.
they can bic lifted and shipped In two
sections, to be riveted together when
they have rea chcd their destination. The
shed Is about twenty-five feet from one
Of the railway sldlngs, and it Is sup
posed tina the boats will be placed aboard
flat cars and sent q way TO- ra Y
S Everything that has been learned con-
serning these vessels has leaked out ,iE
for ali parties concerned have m aintained
strict silence on the subject ever since
Il first became known that the boats
were being built here. S.s 3iy 5igsa
THE; W,F;STivIRGINEA.13S5
sS.T The report that the boa Is are TO be,
delivered o the Japanese government VII ~
cause heir future m ovements 70 ii pc pc
watched with interest. IA
Tho armored cruiser @sS " est ma
which has been III the dry eek for the
past two weeks. will be I, floated out to-
morrow, and on Monday her d ock trial i
Will begin. While the vessel was in the
Try dock the holes for her torpedo tubes
we're cut and the propeller bla dcs were
The West Virginia is more nearly com:
pleted than anytvessel OF her class under
construction. and only the finishing
touches will have TO be put on before
she will 60 on her builders trial
n antics gJaniteas, the Greek, who sWas
given nine years in the penitentiary yes
terday for attempted criminal assault
will accept the sentence instead Of carry
Ing the case TO the Court Of q pea The
attorneys for the prisoner held az con X.
sultation last night and decided that he
verdict was satisfactory. g5sS, Is =
~ HDBREWrAsSOCI CATION
The Hebrews OF this cit and IIanpt ton
have organized a young men asso cia@s
ton, to be known as the EAlssell Young
Men,s Hebrew Associa ton. The body
Will lease Temporal II quarters, and later
,w7ll erect a brick building, to cost bout
twelve thousand dollars. F'olloHing are
the officers of the associa tion: p q Stein
president; Il Kirsner, vice president: S.
Mirmestein. secretary; *. AIilln1an,i
treasurer. re WI q n 5S
81 The Virginia State; Fire Insurance
Agents Association will convene here
sto-morrowfo for It's annual conven ton. The
sessions wi be held at the Casino Thea
tire, and the first will begin al 10 o'clock
Tomorrow morning. Friday officers for
the yeargwill be elected The convention
will be called to order and presided over
by President Charles !. Lunsford. Of
Roanoke. y