The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-01
THE SQUADRON AS A WHOLE
4 FEW FIGI RES FOR VISITORS
To THE BtTTIESHIPS.
Nearly = Mile and One-third SF Deck I
Displacement OF Tao. 3S7 TOas aud
3SO.OOo HSrSs-Powrr Nearly I.OSDO
Hard shooting Guns and 1.8SS Nrn.


Displacement of Tao. 317 TOas and
7SO.OOo IdorSr-Tower Nearly LIMO
Hard shooting Guns and 1.8SS Men.
The line Of hattleships in the Hudson
River from Ninety seventh street up To
iSsth street and lower down tho river
the auyiliarie-. such az the supply shin.
collier and two smaller war vessels.
were the centre of interest TO those who
went To the West side IT the city yezt~T
dLaY Their. were many who went spa
Cially to see these huge floating fort res-"s
Some gagsd a. them from the Riverside
Drive. while others went aboard some Ut
the vessels. Ih-r" w-r" hundreds 81
Catn"ra- out to take pictures of the ships
The saIlors. marines aud the oniCer- as
many "a could be- spared. enjoyed them
selves on shore MANY Of them come from,
towns ~ th" interior and instead Of going
home for a few davs they are STAYING here
and taking ia the sights
A statistirian who ls somewhat familiar
with tna wHrrnps got busy YESTERDAY,
and ~ result of his figuring hr made
-ou'e announcements that w-r. rather
startling There are mere noS fifteen
~ th. best battlrshipS in tn. United
States Navy Three are IN the navy yard.
two ar" anchored of Tompkinsvils and
ten are %, the Hudson River These
fifteen st"..l vessels " strung IN on" line
- close that their decks would form on"
long prum"ndd" would reach o i62 feet.
or very nearly one and ou--third miles
IN" tulal displac.meu Of the fifteen when
equipped with their full iuad - $50 2i2
ton. lu"s.. fifteen vessels haV" monster
to- drive them through IN" water
Iu"y mount guns Of all sorts and sizes
~" largest Ir, - uru guns and IN"
smallest are th" htt'" magallu" weapons
thar throw a shower uf steel ike water
coming ont ~ th" upzsi" IN zig hos"
Iu"r, az. eighty - inch guns eighty
eight >iuyh. riEutv : mon. 'w"lN" inch.
twrut. inch aud clN lu,h or isS nig
weapons mat can throw shots som"
W.rghug NOR" than Nr pounds twenty
miles through the ar uf rDur-" they
never shoot whore 'hos.' IN charge cannot
s''- uui tA-y hav" shown ~ their practice
that they can throw prpi"ciiles accurately
a target. n"rrlv eight land miles away
from ~" mlf1'r"f N" gun When these
lighting machines uav" their run comul"
m"u' II men on board they carry ]" ej3
som. - tt, f""f wall start Tor other
ports t"-fIy and some pu Monday The F.
North Dakota will soon pay visit Ia IN" /
navy Nard her. THIS - her home port .
and u ~ ,l ba her first yisIt 90 III" yard So 4
thai ~" ALL saint" the 1ag u Rear Al .
mIral l.',ty" when she gp'-S there next
s,s.N
Ih. fpU-hnu t",m~ - th" Mi"his ~ .
south tarpIinn AMI t"uueC'ICut hay" bean
practising "a 't" navy ward AMI today
some gaines ate - b." played lI"ut .
Roger Williams j. "a. s..'' athletic uitc-r
and h.. has arranged Tor >pW' football .
baseball aud possibly 90 ryWIuG rtu''
tn" officers and men = ~ Nebraska .
are. r.rfl rllarIy ,..lf.I - tho ,.ugtn,, force,
. rn"ir v,-s-..I Inc Department ms .
..-r auu1unp'.,i hat Tor "a" twelve mnu'ns .
,.nri,,I Jan" ~ lt-. fh. Na'.ri~,4 has Nru .
'h" cumu-'tfIuu for rN" best condition .
{ nacIIu.r, On" uriz" - a u,ud~nm"
remain wlih %" N"brt~At until SOM.
.,ru"r y.-...l wtu- away
In. rtrs.. practice - ~I.l ~" 'h.cf
fuy. Z CON -r~ non among ufio,'f- ana .
men. AMI upN rh" men "u ~" Vernon
maintain ''Hf 20" i,.'laIuf vi. Nv from
that v'.S>.'I Du" must - on board a
hi'tI-~hIp .p ynd"r-' uId .'v mI"h IN
tar,.-. - taken ln 't" 'nrg"' .s~I..I,r
Every man IA BOARD N..l ak aruuf what
ws- done AMI on tIrr..t-' '."rN -ulr IN ~"
'e"' som" nu" cal" .lut' x no. t'su ntd",
which shows according 'n 'u'. e" FIIator~
IUi' fhI' particular N,'--''. I- emit .,-d fD
the p.uuau r. sIsr lu iI.at..~ hpw much
tgUrIus 'h" Department ne % d. 90
-.'r'..' Nh. h,'rl'sh.p h. IN To"
b-pHrr'u' "a hest p ..uSti'' ur' ont" he .
r"rori. ~ d" \pr'h Nvu'l. -rrdr.u
bu' th" Pacific md N-JI'J. -..I1drDu.
~"y"r. - M" nHic"r- haN" Epn" away
for 70 gov day ANpur shoe" 100" tom
maud-r " 4 ~rn"u.a k"- ,r...i Of star
{ onu.. ',usr l..I' I " mmpu-.
ordnance uHi."r and II-u' y n Conan
~ rl" Idaho lI"l' Roger Williams 0.'.f b.
athletic uf'""r 81 che CONNECTICUT and
lI"u' \ N'Ain- e rh" South Carolina
! u" .. s-i. Z pur'..f..rlf bel 90 '." 49, uON- .
Iyn navy ward. munr'i ,.U,s' Hy ra" scot
wl"r'. -" was ur...' NEi rear 'p 'H,' '.'N
vessel Of 'h" il-.I1'" IN 'vp''. 49,"
FLORIDA which - rIau9lv nearing COM
pi.iiuu tlp-,, fU 'u,. -uu,'.' - .,... tl"
Michigan. -I-'"r -hlI~ d." most '.uv".
IA -hIy- In rpUUI-~ipu ~ tho navy me.
D"lavIr' and NOrfl Dakota. m" auchUgri
of lOUpNIu-vIile u" HaEsnIp ~ Rear
NdlDIrai Charles E. N-r-l1ni. command.
IuC ''." SECOND DIVISION. 'N" 'Out- ana.
beads ~. lr" Juy'ur.i ~ rle ~ t-ul
Riyc- Ih.s y'-s". b. 90" I5~tu -'ra.i
III" kdu-"- h. 90" '5S'h street aud "a"
New HaTp-hrr" - 70 ~ stree
tn" 'IIri dIyI-Ipu o. u"N' THIS j. ,
commanded by Roar AdUtrai S.turI"I = F..
only Who a'"~ hl- Tag 10 tho 1'-"1,..
~ m. Georgia ON 'u" N'Irus aH. vl..n ,
j. anchored ~ l"irh stree TA. Inna" ,
Island is ~ Ig;tN street and IA" v ErulI .
y i22d Street
Ia" fourth DIVISION - commanded Hr .
Pear 'drIrli !"-"rn u Nurtn"k "u %"
which - anchored - f-fU !
trp"' \'N' ast"ru t- Iu. Vermont ~
18th street ih"u th. Nlf,si~siUj,r. - 1854
street and 'r"u ~" Idaho. ~ Nr.rv-
street ~" supply shiu ru'..oa
il ~ Ifghfy seventh street ~" ,piIl"T
elite ~ lgh'I"'l street. IN" gIubpa'
! arktOu ~ S..y"g'y second street ard
h" cruiser DiVf.. ~ SiNiv-"lKifh -'r..i
TiNI CHtI FIIIR nav 40.