East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-15
PRINCE OF WALES
TO CANADA
SAILS TOMORROW ON.
"SIIIP OF MYSTERY"
Will Open Big Icr-centenary Celebra-
tion in Quebec and Dedicate Monu-
ment TO Wolfe and Montcalm--
VIII Cross Ocean on Most Powerful
Cruiser Afloat.

tomorrow on the new cruiser Indomi-
table, the famous mystery ship" for
Quebec, where he will take part in
the tercentenary celebration begin
ming next week.
The prince will be given an elabo-
rate welcome to His Majestys great
new-world dominion and will dedi-
cate a monument to Wolfe and Mont
calm on the Plains of Abraham. The
the transatlantic voyable and will land
its royal passenger In Quebec week
from today, when the official recep-
tion TO the prince will thke place.
This will be the princes second Wis
It to Canada, he having crossed near
ly 10 years ago when on his worlds
tour from ocean TO ocean, visiting
the chief towns. He also spent some
time fishing and hunting in the north
west. This time he will go no furth-
er west than Quebec and will stay
only a week.
His royal highness will be accom-
panied by a brilliant staff, SO that
none OF the pomp and ceremony Of
the British court will be missing
Among the staff will be Sir Francis
Hopwood, under colonial secretary,
who probably knows more about the
colonies than any other Englishman
and upon whom the Canadians at least
rely when dealing with the mother
country.
French and American squadrons
viii be at Quebec and invitations have
been sent to France and all the colo
MES to send delegations. Australia
will be represented by Lord Dudley,
the new governor-general.
On landing the prince will be re-
ceIved by Governor-General Grey and
win be presented with an address by
the dominion parliament. The next
day (July 23) the landing of Cham
plain will be re-enacted. the old navi-
gator being shown arriving with
crew in a ship like the one he saided
In. The fetes will then be formally
opened by the prince. The program
for the following days is this:
July 24-Dedication OF the battle
field. Military and naval review.
July 25-Review OF the fleets.
July 26-Thanksgiving day. Services
In the Roman Catholic and English
Cathedrals.
July 27-Naval display ashore by
10000 sailors. Representation OF the
bombarding of Quebec by the British
fleet and army under Saunders and
Wolfe.
July 29--Prince leaves Quebec.
The Intomitable is one of three sis
ter ships the two others being the In
vincible and Inflexible, which were
voted in 1905, but not laid down till
1905, and which are to all cruisers Of
the past what the Dreadnaught is to
all earlier battleships.
She is at once the fastest. the larg-
est and the most heavily armed cruis-
er afloat; indeed, in may respects she
resembles a fast battleship rather
than a cruiser.
The first point to notice is the i'm
mense power of her artillery. She
carries eight huge IL inch guns, each
forty five feet long, and each capable
OF firing an $50 pound she'll twice in
the minute.
These guns are mounted in pairs In
four turrets, and the turrets are so
arranged that all the eight big guns
can fire on either broadside, and six
OF them ahead or astern
The guns are directed from the fire
control stations, which are duplicated
one on each mast, the details OF the
system being absolutely confidential. |
But the general arrangement is that
electrical transmitters from the fire.
control stations aloft send down to
indicators at the guns the range in
yards, the DETECTION to right or left,
the order to commence or to suspend |
fire, and the final signal, a loud ring
on gong to fire the gun.
Some idea of the blast and the force
Of these guns can be gained from this
fact-that during her two trials two
OF the amid-ship turret guns were
trained right ahead and fired simul-
taneously.
A boat was hanging on the davits,
well out Of the actual path Of the pro-
jecticles, but in the track of the blast
of gas which accompanies them.
After the shots had been fired the
boat was left a mass OF matchwood,
lying on the deck. The projectiles
from these mammoth guns will pierce
four feet three inches Of solid iron
placed close to the muzzle. At 500
yards they will penetrate with ease
IA inches OF the best and strongest
armor now made.
The engines of the Indomitable are
OF the Parsons turbine type, develop
ing $1,000 horsepower, the most pow
erful ever put into a British war;
ship. They drive four screws, and
on her recent official trials, which
were carried out under war conditions
propelled her at rate in excess of 25
knots.
The turbine engines run smoothly
and almost without attention; indeed,
It is said that the engine-room staff
in these new turbine vessels have so
little to do when running at high
speed that there is danger of the men
going to sleep. 4i-'f
The boilers are fitted with appli-
ances for burning oil, though coal Is
the main fuel. l9
The effect of the. Indomitable on
naval construction has already been
remarkable. ~ it.A ...,i. b.' ,,'
In Germany two even more sigan-
tic and powerful cruisers are now be-
ing built Of her special tpye, while