Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-03
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that where all of the meals are pre-
pared. The wonder is how food
for 800 people can be. cooked and
served in such a small space. 1t
only shows though what is possible
when perfect. system and order pre-
vail. Dinner was about ready to
be served when we we were shown
through and some idea of the enor-
nous amount of work involved can
be gained from the large quantity
that is provided. For one meal it
requires 60 gallons of soup, 45o
pounds of meat, 22O loaYes of bread
and so gallons of coffee. Some
drink tea and cocoa. The rising
bell is sounded at o'clock every
morning and all on board are served
with coffee at that hour. They
breakfast at 1880, have dinner at II
and supper at six. Twelve cooks
are on duty regularly.
Very Powerful Guns.
Up To this time there is no other
vessel in the navy that is supplied
with as heavy battery as the South
Carolina. She has besides smaller
guns, eight 12-inch guns whose pro-
ljectiles weigh nearly 1000 pounds
each, 500 pounds of powder being.
required for each fire. NO types
+ of'shells are used in these guns.
One has a steel point for penetrat-
| ing the armor of the enemy's ves-
| sells and the other is an an explosive
shell which is used for firing On
forts and making other land attacks.
These large rifles are effective for
distance of 20 miles, but of course
hitting the mark" is uncer-
tain The ensign, last years grad
uate from Annapolis, who accom-
panied me through the ship said
they do very accurate work in tar
get practice for distance of eight
or ten miles. Down beneath the
water line are two torpedo tubes,
one on each side of the vessel.
Some Idea of its Size.
The South Carolina is $50 feet in
length by IS feet in width. The
wireless" towers, which are also
used in actual engagement by spot
ters" who watch the effect of the
firing, are l95 feet high. There
are two engines that propel the ves-
sci, each having a capacity of $4,000
horsepower On the upper deck is
a smaller engine which is used to
! raise and lower the anchors. The
ship has three anchors, weighing 8
tons each. When tie vessel is an
chored in soft mud, such as is found
at the bottom of the Baltimore har-
Dor, the anchors sink many feet and
considerable power is required to
raise them. The vessel at the time
of our visit was lying in water Sc
feet in depth, yet the lanchor chain
registered Is fathoms, which would
allow the anchors to sink about so
feet in the soft earth.
A Fortunate Coincidence.
That Ex-Gov. Ansel was mem
Der of our party was a fortunate
coincidence, for it was he who re-
ceived the battleship in the name of
the state. His daughter, Miss Fred
erica Ansel, who married DR..
George H. Bunch of Columbia,
christened the South Carolina when
it was launched at the Cramps ship
yard in Philadelphia in the spring
of 1908. Two years later while re-
turning from her bridal tour the
governors daughter presented the
silver service in the Charleston har-
Dor that was purchased for the ship
by the South Carolina legislature at
a cost Of $4,000. Gov. Ansel was
chairman of the commission that
selected design for the silver. This
handsome silver service of SO pieces
is the pride of Capt. Snowden. 1t
is displayed in rich mahogony cases
in his private cabin.
The Pilot House.
One of the most interesting parts
of the vessel is the pilots room
where the compass, wheel for steer
ing, charts and almost numoerless
signaling devices are found, all be-
ing operated by electricity. A
! ;nno nnd unru Inn nnrtant device is