Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-02-03

lest easueships OF The Navy. It can III
user as we'll In other words. A.
1A4ses is own bottom out OF the water
~-4-e 1oaLns only upon its great hol-
.ON see box and the bottom IN turn
-I,s Up the side box 20 sufficient
seq. 20 permit OF It's beng scraDed.
c-eaaed aad copper painted
Notwithstanding the arrarentlv n
Iicale problems confronted in the
construction OF such a huge engine tie
Navy Department had 4 stan greater
problem % solve when it consi leros
l-e.Dlls OF sending The Dewey ID the
rA.irr.rs Islands The great SIZE %
-ne machine meant that it could make
out slow progress through TIA vafer
an4 TIE Government had had no exps>
Fiencs Ia sending such structnres
eo'oSs ile uncertain Atlantic. How
ever. the inlucemcnt OF extra GOOD
s'l-iE-'s enabled the officials % obtain
crew - experienced men % handle
me dor1- The hollow sides OF the enor
nous engine provide abundant living
quarters tor the crew OF thirty. and
are as good as the best quarters on any
man or war. There IS on board a CON.
L-t,e c's....ing apparatus for making
lresn water ana the ration allowance
are 90. .e t.oso received by the men
OF inc Jn.t'i states Nlvv Since the
COCK mas g.. the United States. ~ has
oeen IN almost continuous co0muni-a.
ZION with tra shore by means 81 the
wireless te-n-rophv apparatus on board
as Wei as 01 che three naval vessels
towing it n is supposed by the Gov
eminent officials that IL will take near
" Tour months for the structure o.
make the trip % the Philippines
Games for the Mariners.
The great foor az the Dewey is q.
suhcient size % allow OF a regulatlol
same or base ball. a fact which proc
-.iy WI Pee taken ADVANTAGE OF when
tho warmer climates are reached
should t-e llttie felt meet with a hu-
rleaae such As might usually % encouD.
Tered on tho Atlantic Ia winter. the
towing stcaus could throw on tie tow
lines and the Dewey could De clio.
with cuGc.ent water 20 sink % A DON /
which would assure its safety untfl
after the storm had passed ava~. while
lne towing boats could ind safe refuge
within the dock
Tho route taken by the beet is as
follows. After passing out OF Ches
ape1ke Bay. be- takes course due east
Wart across the Atlantic 10 the Ma
-eira Islands, from whence IL enters
me Mtflterranena through the strait.
or Gibraltar. until the S..z Cans
reached The traversing OF the
NanA was another problem W
FACED The officials O. the Navy Denf
ment. but a4ter making careful me
urements 10 was found that the DO
WoulC easily pass through the Can.
The zee that the Unlted States CT
1rnment IS called upon 20 pay for
use OF the Canal FOR this purpose !.
$4,000
After passing through the suol
Canal. the squadron OF three TOWING
boats and the dock Will sail throurh
ne Red Sea between Arabia and AZ
riea and thence on 70 the Indian
Ocean. Singapore viii probably De q
stopping place for the expedition and
after going through the straits or Ma
iacca. It viii pass up the China Sea
and thence 20 the Cavite naval station
reaching there Just about in time for
the Easter holidays.
Other Dry Docks
The United States has a couple OF
~--Dt Ao4NAAs uly COCKS. one at a.
glers. la. but recently completed. ana
another at Pensacola, Fla. formerly
stationed at Havana Before the hoat
ing dry dock was considered a success
the stationary dry dock was the ONLY
lind available. This vas conpletec
upon shore. generally OF concrete and
granite. with sloping sides and a con
cave trough for the huiis OF vessels q
-
these. four being situated az BROOKLYN
tl-ee a. Norfolk. two each az Phuafef
phia and Mare Island. California, and