Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-06

300 square feet. The exhibit gives an intelligent idea Of the internal and ex- ternal features of our men-of-war; ot our weapons and their uses; of the
 great graving and floating docks 1n which fighting vessels are placed for
 repairs, as well as a representation of
 the actual life and duties of the officers
 and enlisted men of the navy and ma l rine corps afioat and ashore. in war
 and in peace, together with the gov
 ernment's facilities for educating ofti-
 cers and its methods of enlisting and l training men and boys who compose
 the fighting personnel of the United
 States navy
 The central figure of the exhibit is l an exact full sized reproduction of
 that portion of q United States man.
 of-war from the bow back distance
 of 118 feet, the beam at this point be- ing 46 feet, thus giving the floor space or water line of the structure the shape of a datiron. The freeboard IS
 7 feet 6 inches. and from the water l line to the top of the turret, 19 feet 3 inches. On the floor surrounding tue
 tessel is 8 border of canvas feet wide, painted in an artistic manner ID l initiation of water. The hgurehead on the vessel is the original figurehedd of the Olympia, the flagship Of Ad-
 mfraI Dewey in the memorable battle of Manila Bay on May l, 1898. On l the upper or main deck are two 1e l inch guns mounted in barbetbe turrets, la six-pounder Hobchkiss, one-pound
 CT light automatic, a 30 caliber Colt,
 and Gatling field piece, together
 with the ships anchors. windIass and
 anchor gear complete; also slzylights, I hatchways, ventilating cowls and side 1 ladders. On the starboard side is swung from the davits 24-foot | whaleboat and on the port side 2O- foot cutter, and in appropriate places
 on the deck other equipment and ships 1 fittings On the berth deck is an- stalled a torpedo firing tube and tor l pedo. The space on the berth deck l is divided by water tight bulkheads into compartments, and the long arm l system of water tight doors electri-
 cally operated. Within the turret
 support on the berth deck are life size
 wax figures of officers and enlisted
 men of a flagship, dressed accurately l in the various uniforms, including an admiral, captain, medical inspector, l pay inspector. lieutenant commander. l lieutenant, captain of marines, m1d- I shipmen, b0atswain's mate, quarter
 master, bugler. three seamen, a mIa- 1 rine and an apprentice. Openings of
 suitable size have been made in the l turret support from which view of l the figures and uniforms can be had. On this deck may also be seen the l captains, office, state rooms, mess
 rooms. petty officers quarters, berths l baths, hammocks, galley, mess tables,
 and equipment. sick bay, operating room, dispensary, and ammunition
 hoists, etc. Below the berth deck is magazine IS by 20 feet, in which are stored the various kinds of am | munition in use in the naval service. l The berth deck is illuminated by elecr 1 tric lights and proper circula tton
 through air ports, cowls, hatchways,
 etc, by means of electric fans is se- 1 cured eM9
 l All compartments are accessible to
 visitors, the object being to give them
 realistic sense impression only to be
 had otherwise by going on board an
 actual man-of-war.
 l Another Interesting feature of the exhibit is working model of a gray ing or dry dock built to scale, illus trating the type and size of docks at various navy yards The model of the dock and basin couples a space 30 by 9 feet. Tn connection with the dock is a tank filled with water represent ! ing basin or harbor In which mod el of the U. $. s. Illinois will be float ed each day and the process of dock l ing ship will be shown in detail. The flood gates of the dock will be opened filling the dock with water, the cais- cny +rNsH ~A J,Sx@ hauled into its berth, the caisson re- placed and the dock drained allowing the ship to settle quietly and safely upon the keep blocks. The whole will i illustrate graphically the process by which battleship is placed in position for repairs on her hull below the wat e. line, and for the removal of barn. acles. etc.
 There is also exhibited a working model of steel floating dry dock, il- frustrating the type recently installed at the New Orleans Naval Station and the Pensacola Navy yard, and that under construction for the Naval Sta tion in the Philippines. The model is afloat in tank of water which also contains a model of a battleship built to the same scale. 1-4S of actual size. All the operations incident to the docking of a vessel in a floating dry dock will be performed, including the sinking of the dry dock to the Tequis- ite depth by the admission of water into the panoons, the hauling of the ship into the dock and its centering over the deck of the dry dock as sub- merged; the raising of the dock by pumping the water from the pontoons until the blocking, previously arranged upon their decks as a resting place for the ship, engage her, and, continuing to rise, lift her above the water level, ready for such examination and re pairs as may be necessary, such side snoring as may be necessary being ad- justed i'll the meantime.
 The unlocking of the ship will also be illustrated, the preceding operations being reversed for the purpose.
 The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md, where our future officers of the Navy, the Midshipmen, receive their training and for which congress appropriated $10,000,9)O, is s,, ,si,A,. ,4 %I@ l1