The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-30
ONE MORE WARSHIP COMES IN
OTHERS ARE Nov PREP tRING
10 90 10 THEIR STATIONS.
Interest as to which ship d To Get the
PeanaRi The Idahs ThSught Co stand
n Coed Chance Great Nork on Tar.
get Done h, DrIaW are al I. onE Range.

delaware on lbIni NI'-' lll''. NI'h IN"
staten Islanders turned uu' later they
found the two mos, powerful vessels IN
the United States navy guarding their
shores IN" \orth Dakota had l""1 to
the Norfolk Navy Yard for repairs aud
they we're mad" very g.lcAly. s' thr' ~"
was able 10 r,s IA ths port only two dav-
after the first division. 90 winch she To-
longs
Thee twu vessels with their II inch gums
each having ten mounted IN 'Urrrts -
that all ten can b." fired ON rlfh"r broad
Eida. have Iu adiuI"u tn rh'-" fngrts"p ;
inch guns. lh"V hl'" only two smoke
sacks. and Sonnet .w"s a movie" will
think that they cannot b. as lrg'' "a h"
CONNECTICUT Vermont. Minnesota nr New
HampsNi-n. which hiv" three stacks and
NOR. trr~hoard ihtn IA" two American
Dreadnough's In' delaware and
North Dakota q spIaor ~ 's1 tons. or inCO
more than IN" Connecticut class. They
are $40 feet hong ur So feet lorg"r and they
can stcam tW"utv-'wp nautical miles an
hour. thre" nautical miles faster than
the Connecticut TN" Two anchored N
Staten Island hay" g3D mon on board each
Two-th,rdS ~ ~" Nor'h Dakota's crew
Joined the Others from tho rest Of m" fleet
on shore Then" - only One noro vessel
20 make tho squadron oompl"t" and that
IL the Georgia. which - At Norfolk mount
ing new H. inch gun
The DelaV are and North Dakota will
not remain long Iu port and that may he
the reason they ar" anchored uf Tomp-
kinsville The Delaware - To- leave on
Monday for NeV castle. Del where she
u To be- presented " nh SILVER seryI ICE
subscribed Tor bv the citizens of the
State Of Delaware Aver thar she will
in all probability Doe dry dpr,,i az rhla-
delphia and prepared Tor the neat long
cruise The North pak pta will l"av" soon
for another port, where she u ~ he put
in the dry docs Every care " ~ be taken
then 70 make these Two powerful fight
ing machines look ~ fine a. possible.
because they V. % u. CLOSELY -C7ItiuIJ'-d
when they VISIT foreign ports
The ldahp l- - .''aN. ta.wYTrpV Tor
the League Island Now Yard PhIla-
delrhia. and ih. Michigan. which D. I'LL
in III. Brook lyn ward. wall lri," for Boston
Ia be- Ilt IN th. drv upyi. there tn"
officers end men Of M" fourth division
are rather disappointed Thar 'G"v ~"
not To spend ten tdv. 20 iui> part. 49,
they at first thpILh' they w..ld Ihs.
four vessels hlv" been ordered 90 ~"
ehouSe port, Philadelphia be- M.--'-~ipn.
will leave on Nuu.ay. 20 u" followed Nv
the Minnesota auI N---IHu' IN TI'>isv
The men ~ tn'- division an. thinking
that one Of their y'--s'i, Ut- ''r" chance.
OF CaptuTing the mu,u coveted p-unaut
that means THAI .t, crew 'ls don" tie
best shooting 900 the flee N..I'' uTuIrg
j. officially known and uu'nrug w.I 81"
kno vn until the D-pir u'ut has fuli
reports from all "a" vessels IA the navy
the ofiiCrrs and mon do know what their
RESPECTIVE vs'-s,"i- have done. and the
IdahO.S men fhlnN that 'l'Ir work VIII
place them "a tine l"ui. even ahead q
ths. DeiaWar'. with IT. ten - INCH guns.
In figuring Out the records uf each vessel
consideration - taken Of ~" n4mi-'r Of
guns on each ship. and white 10" Idaho
has only four - tnch guns - i'-r'"tIt -
~ hits j. said - have. l'''u gr"al"r than
that of the bvlawtr" iuI- figuring has
greatly plsas.'i Capt Heriert - Dunn
and brought joy 70 every man uu lodr4
the Warship Even buster. ne Boston
terrier mascot ui ~" ship, - SAID 20 show
that ne appreciates what has nt"u done.
Buster was NOT ~ all plsa=ed NhIl- tie
shooting wa gong on AMI Na- "a u''-l
UNHAPPY dog Wrli- the bug guns were
barking and SPIT ng ere and Irpn
tn. Idaho mot only did well with g.
big guns but mad. r"''"r,i- ~ IT. 10, b
and inch glu- ia.4I John ". lIwmon,
i gunnery officer e fN.' -hIp. l-tst y".r
the vessels r..,u'i 'yt- poor one AMI .
change made Iu on" v"tr hI- been poe
markabls l.,.ilt lIwmuu- spent 'Hu
wears ia the bureau ~ u~'iutuCH ~ Nl-.-
ingt0n. from vu.r. b." Wa H~-tgn'.i %
the Idaho ~" first Ind ontrR" - ''"
after y II.ch 'urr't and drilled hI- thirty
five men - well that be w. Or ,mo' III -
the position Of -hlp- u-iuaur" p'tic""
Lieut. J VI. Pool" - nos 100 'harg" II
the forward - inch 'Urr"f and Lieut.
V n Conan j. Iu charge OF r'" two after
inch turref- Eu-tgu &. q. bII o. 20
charge Of IN. after - inch 'urr"' ans fh"
other pficeT- vino ttF" hy'r.i 81 -H veil
are Eusigns 4 = N'Irltug, Y II. lIamUO q.
j " Rankin and n II Frrgu.. Fn.tgu
4 q stirling b. u son uf Rear Admiral
stirling. retired. and Do" has chlrg" ~
all the inch gum on" ~ his gun crews
has record ~ loading ami h-ng In % %
seconds, and for tins w'rE il" l.'''" |. .-
tainted under tine RlIu
There - not . y.--,.l ln 't" H."' 'hl'
has not don" we'll ~ ,rll.Is,.. AMI rho.
Depa = rnent NrII haas" -ruin dIf'ieII'y. 80
" j. SAID ~ telling n..h I- .t" '.--' ~ -
done In 'a, U'fuItrl" officers IF all
the -hips are 0gur.uE closely Dr Srl' they
know 20 find ont u-t hpw they stand
All agree, though that th" htE D"laSar-
has mad. 20 I'm" record With 90.
hraad-.de - h.r tug guns .E. .'r.- u...I
the 10 fuyt screen large 30 e distance. -
I3 OOu vard~. That I- -Iy and H1I'
nautical mi'- and 10 target ~ THAT dc
'anc- - only = pin pO'ut "a the yum -Ighf-
This j. probably ~" lpuF'-' range ever
iri.i With American N'-as.I- lI"If'Hauf-
Commander Oy,r-'r'...' h. ordnance. officer
on -l. Delawara. H. wt- Irtu-fs.rr..i
from the Nartuuu' lUl I- looked on 80
on. ~ the mot -AIli.. gInu"ry uf.o.r- ~
the navy.
Capt. Gharl"- Gay. j. commanding
officer Of IA. b"iaWar'' and ,piuruana..r
William NOodWIrd PN.lp- l- r,..ur!' 80.
officer one officer Du fh.- snip -'.d
We think ~" dIt pretty we'll 90 in.
target BraCtI,s. 80 ne. u'--l|I..Ik,. o.lt.--
our most nptlbl" shooting Wa- ~ hitting
u target a. O. uIstfurs - l3 i-sl wards
wAich - NOR" than "ITu' baud m,l,-
W. think that IFS a. good -'u,s'.ug - any
ever done by any -tIp Iu ins. navy ~
1otrs., w. ,iuuDf Tell shat f.,. ,FItf-utu.
will hn until fu,. i..f-r..,.- Ir'. mad. t.l..u
two months from rHy
How doe - i'-.. sI.u 10 IrpII -..i.
r- fred by q -hIp Of 'h.- -IT.. NV -N..
80 A,.s aud cur,-.u- 20 Pot. -fIgg.,. y..i.
ru. gh' -av. 80 II -.a 'lu -frI.k -IgiII.
uu q -,Ibu.rg.i r....f l..I head -..,.'ti-
fu -pI' 49, 'n'. rutu.'.r' IT us.fDuItr.u.
sr.i you are lf. 20 hTs" % n..i.IIunr fpr
-..'r. tune lf'-rwIri
One 81 ~. most .rft.',.-. .ny i.a'ur"-
~ 'h" target work so. '..-.,u 'uug