The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-16
WARSHIPS WILL Be
At THE EXPOSITION
Magnificent Naval and Military
Encampment
ALL NATIONS ARE INVITED
BY 1907 United States Will Have in
Commission Some of the Finest
Battleshlps AfIoat-Great
Horsepower.
ALL NATIONS ARE INVITED

Norfolk, Va, July 15.-(Special.)-The
government of the United States having
appropriated last year $4,000 and this
year 81, 1895, 900 to aid the jamestown Ter
Centennial celebration, one fact is set
tied beyond peradventure, and that is that
in 1907 the most magnificent International
naval rendezvous and military encamp-
ment that the world has ever seen will
he on view at the exposition near Nor
folk, Va.
The President of the United States has
invited all the nations of the world to be
represented on that occasion by such of
their vessels and such regiments of their
soldiery as 1t may be convenient to send,
and all of the principal countries of tho
world have accepted the invitation
By 1907 the United States will have in
commission some of the finest battleships
aloat, and will also have a great fleet of
cruisers, torpedo boats, destroyers, gun
boats and submarines II is probable that
more than one-half of these will be con-
tinuously at anchor in Hampton Roads,
and 1t is unlikely that any country pos
sessing a navy will be without good
representation during the entire period of
the exposition.
battleshlp is unlike most marvels. in
that proximity increases the wonder We
know that the average horse power of a
locomotive is about 1000. and that sew
o,o1 c-,isers /, tho I-pited states navy
-, -, = o,o. t,,r -
nave ensiies eapa'ie u
z3O0 or more, therefore the engines Oh d.
hrst-clsss cruiser is twenty-three times
HeaNy 0uroeh'
trainload of 1900 tons Is heavy bur
den for a locomotive, A number OF the
IinIted states hat+leships dIsnlaee fifteen
1iii'sN s'''e9 - -
'iiiies 'iiiS weight VI ""'ei' '''u 49,
monster vessels OF other naVles sui iarser
than ours. Imagine, then, the force rep
resented by fifty battleships-a number
very likely to be seen at any time during
the exposltion-ano TINS Is exclusive vi .i II,
smaier ana 9et Woiluerlui anu po" 80 ~
vessels belonging 10 the cruiser ciass,
france mas over my supIi n. ~, ~
leads tne Worla IN lhls pal 'leuial' ne
ohlteo states oeihs secohu WIN WIZ, ven - "a
WE'VE however, an ti,e coui les VI i.u-
rope nave REPRESENTATIVES, VI ,nis lass 80
aIiu tiese l.ps-,tts, ma ei' "-'i
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we are so apt TO consiuer Things Wy
'ileir money Naiue tlat ~ may 10 ~ -
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uclah OF tne United STATES navy mas rs rs,
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