Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-02
lAwRENcEBuRG TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1906.
MAGAZINE SECTION

lest DaJCleSnlpS VI lAS Navy ~ Se'iA AAe
itself as well. In other words, IL
raises its own bottom out OF the water
while floating only upon its great hol-
low side box. and the bottom in turn
| lifts UP the side box to sufficient
height to permit Of it's being scraped,
cleaned and copper painted.
Notwithstanding the apparently In
tricate problems confronted in the
construction of such huge engine, the
Navy Department had still greater
problem to solve when 1t considered
methods of sending the Dewey to the
Philippine Islands. The great size OF
} the machine meant that it could make
but slow progress through the water
and the Government had had no expe-
rience in sending such structures
across the uncertain Atlantic. How
t ever, the inducement of extra good
/ salaries enabled the officials to obtain
a crew of experienced men TO nandle
D the dock. The hollow sides OF the enor'
s nous engine provide abundant living
q quarters for the crew OF thirty, anu
s are as good as the best quarters on any
man of war. There is on board COM
q plete distilling apparatus for making
IS fresh water and the ration allowances
are double those received by the men
Is of the United States Navy. Since the
)r dock has left the United States, 1t mas
q, been in almost continuous communlca
to ton with the shore by means OF the
to wireless telegraphy apparatus on board
n. as well as on the three naval vessels
IT. towing it. 1t is supposed by the GOV
Oh eminent officials that it will take near
n " four months for the structure tc
he make the trip to the Philippines.
n Games for the Mariners.
So The great floor of the Dewey Is O.
air sufficient size to allow Of regulatlol
,ar game of base ball. fact which prot
,or ably will be taken advantage OF wnel
Tho the warmer climates are reached
tho Should the little feet meet with hui
NV WV, ricane such as might usually be encour
mo tered on the Atlantic in winter. tn
ans towing steams could throw off the to-
hs lines and the Dewey could be lille
,,r with sufficient water to sink to dept
on. which would assure its safety unit
Tho after the storm had passed away, Will
the towing boats could find safe refut
within the dock.
The route taken by the heet Is
pom follows: After passing out OF enc
ern. apeake Bay, 1t takes a course due eau
oat- ward across the Atlantic to the M
The deira Islands, from whence 1t ente
Gov the Mediterranean through the Stral
the of Gibraltar. until the Suez Canal
reached The traversing Of the Su
What Canal was another problem Will
and faced the officials of the Navy Depa
mel
more urements 1t was found that the 90
tn would easily pass through the Can
with The fee that the United States u
tom eminent is called upon to pay TOT
1917 use of the Canal for this purpose
tain $4,000. =.
to After passing through the S!
until Canal, the squadron of three low
7ater boats and the dock will sail throu
enter the Red Sea between Arabia and
AZ RIGA and thence on to the lnd
sure, Ocean. Singapore will probably Dc
anks stopping place for the expedition
the after going through the straits OF
sea. lacca. it will pass up the China
the and thence to the Cavite naval stat
ship reaching there just about IN time
nted, the Easter holidays.
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ength The United states mas oou ~
of Ga other floating dry COCKS, one a.
Ter to giers, La, but recently conpie go,
Of 80 another at Pensacola, rla., ~ ~ a a
# the stationed at havana. nelote 'nU vo -
Float ing dry dock was conslueleu u, q +S So',
eet Of the stationary dry uoch U was oo ,mu n,
= was upon shore, generally Of concrete
of its granite, with sloping s,ues 80 "n nasse,
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should fit into inc Navy mas - pnooi
% three at Norfolk, two each at Phil
i, was mia and Mare Island, California
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