The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12

tne NlblLng C~On1InanuefB leave nert bOln0
oflcer may take Us around. We aat on.
sAttentionI Right facet Malrohi' and.
forth marched q dozen or more sailors,
rife In hand, and lined up themselves just
behind our chairs, Then came a band OF
musicians. But they were not for u.s.
An American Admiralin his Uniform made
his appearance on the main deck from the
middle deok where he has been visiting
Admiral Ijuin. The sailors held forth
their rites. the band played NY Country;
ssln.es CO Saa were discharged. Tho
pageant retired 70 where they came from.
Next came Duke de Abruzzi. The same
process Of pageantry wag repeated by our
sailors and the band. The only difference
was, instead OF the American national
song, the band played the Italian national
song. 1t was a long piece. And q most
impressive scene was produced before my
eyes. Duke de Abruzzi, as o as he
heard the national song Of his W country
sailors and the band in line and saluted
for fully ten minutes until the band finished
sCome down to the officers quarter
said one OF the ofloers&o US.
We renewed our acquaintance OF last
night with sone Of the young officers there
In the officers quarter; After n few min
uteg conversation, during which we were
treated with cups of Japanese tea-by the
way, last night we had been treated with
cups Of sake and drank bahzai to the health
Of the ofaoers-Lieut. Taiyo Yamamoto.
a smiling, cheerful ofioer. who has been.
as almost all the other officers have been.
In front during the late war and played q
conspicuous part during the battle OF the
Tsushima Strait, having been on board
the battleship ASama, offered : conduct
u around to show US the wonders OF the
Tar,b,ha We followed him.
eat the outset I want to tell you.' began
Lieut.. Yamamoto,H that the plans OF pom:
struotion Of the Tgukuba. were conceived
during the war with Russia. TsS ene OF
the committee on construction, we nave
profted by the experiences we had in the
war, especially in the battle OF ushtm
sThe principal plan was, as 1t should be,
to make the vessel powerful and most
serviceable in times Of war, go that there
may be some irregulartty In the nnisnane
there may be pipes, electric wires, 40,
placed out of their usual Positions; the iron
Eorks may not nave u smooth polish. Bus
Whsn the vessel Is put to Q practical test,
II is calculated to be very effective, &c enee.
tive'thRt within ten minutes II can ne maoe
ready for battle
He vas Roing to show the commanders
quarters hrst, but as Admiral IJuin'e
approach was py a sehtIhei
he turned US toward other directions frst;
NI00Ie are JNblN0 DoLNb ~ Sh N
and the lower deck. The first Is the DOM:
mander's quarters. then comes the officers,
quarter. Now / will take you to the third
quarter the officer explained.
He called u attention TO the steel
protector for the gunne55s rs, o. M thS y g snca
down TO the middle deck. The thickness
~ the p~rotector IL nine inches. We came
to the o-inch guns. Lieut.. famamoto
IA in charge of one OF these Q inch guns.
The rooms in which tine . lncn guns aIo
located are separated one from another by
two inch steel, which 10 one Of the improve
ments on the construction. In times OF war
the rooms will be all shut up. with the gun,
nersi In. Incaseone Of the guns 10 oestroyeo
by an enemy's shell the men In q next room
will not be injured by fragments OF the snen
exploded. which would happen in many
old style wal vessels. 90 that the gun whlon
NAV be made useless may be
without fear on the part OF the next gun OF
its becoming useless. u
There are three means OF communication
batWeen the ounners and the commanders.
Onai IL a voice pipe, the second lie q telephone,
and fine third is an indicator device: In
case one of them 10 destroyed by accident
the other two can be used. Mhen TWO are
rendered useless the third Wiu serve.
Another Improvement Is on the gun 1t;
self. II Is original with the Japanese end
an Improvement on the Armstrong device:
The door of the gun on the inside 10 cut OUT
into similar circular steps,, dinerent from
the Armstrong device, 90 mat IN case %
ouiok firing the door will never be mace
}mposeible TO open, as 1t often happens In
the Armstrong devices, ill.,.
Another Improvement which is q direct
result of the late war Wnich oughs 70
appeal to the peace agitators rs the faot
that there is a steel protector on top OF the
tower from which q Lieutenant In charge OF
the gun must look outside In times OF war
in order to direct his gunners.
Lack OF this protector was cause OF
the killing of many L~ieutenants IN the
battles Of the Esll0T lieut. sSa "3 Tam Sns IT
is ali very well for officers 70 cay, they could
without fear stand In full view Of the enep?
and make themselves ready targets OF ths
enemy'e shells. But the modern warfare
is q scientific warfare. II a IleH Taannas
out Of commission, which 10 not az all de-
This ought to satisfy the critics who
used TO say that the Japanese oommanaers
sacrificed their subordinates Gareiessiyi tnat
The oficer took US around from the
middle deck down the lower deck TO the
last Quarter, where there 10 q small room
i'm which extra supplies OF coats Tor sailors
are stored. We were shown the eievetor
iovered IN boxes from the main deck down
10 the hospital room In the lower deck.
Another most conspicuous Improvement
;s the noaition Of the torpedo diecharging
tuhe. IL he placed at the back part OF the
vessel not in Igont as hitherto. There
Ia very little occasion for discharging tor
nadoes from q cruiser in stack. IL is
most useful in fleeing from the pursuit OF
The enemy: hence IL is placed where 1t 10
In the Tsukuba In order TO gain time 10
well, Lieut.. Yamamoto,ss said 1, you
know we have a saying: OF all the thirty
ely nlans OF operation In war TO run is the
best,IS The officer smiled and chuokled,
beside himself with hurnor,
We walked upon the main deck, climbed
lin TO the bridge, from which we looked
down upon the IL inch guns and the coming
tower, which 10 protected by steel All around
and on top. The entrance TO the coming
tower IL made through an opening on top:
This lie to ward of fragments OF shells OF
A singular thing is that the officers and
the commanders quarters are not DO well
We passed through the crowd Of sailors
at work, who saluted US as wen as the
In coming back from the Tsukuba to
this point We were conducted Py, the launch
OF the cruiser with a bright eyed,
6milinR ~sub-LieutenAnt on board. When we
reached the landing We were overtaken by
Admiral Ijuin, who came on board O. tor
pedo boat. he came 70 make q call on
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