The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-25
Y. NJ. c. A. YOUTH
KANSAS GUESTS
Fifty Day Workers With
Several Boy Scouts Are
Shown Over Man-o-War.
Visiting Contingents In
eiude Many from Out Of
Town-Many Sailors in
Pensacola Last Night.

Huner~6. 81 visftortf ErEreEatinE =
fcrmidnbis psrcsntaEs of the thou
sands uho have made the trip since
THURSDAY. crossed ths rolling bottle
Ers.n stretch between Palafox wharf
and the folr hurs battieships yinE on
shore yesterday snd learned for the
arst time why congress must appropri-
sts ave Or siK mulirns every time ths
navy needs q nsw treadnoughL
The aaEship Minnefota. the Mirhi-
ran. a. Kansas and the south Csro-
Ina sach d'd its share % hep solve
ths rrohlsu IN ths popular mind, and
IN Penaacoia the muruing as IN Ne
BILE Andaiuaia. NIlton. s. Anerews
Ds Funiak ana F1cmaton. there are
uasny that have tnat learned whsrs ne
money Eoea
From early YESTERDAY until lar. last
evening the steam launches - the -four
hattisrhirs end the excursion boats 81
q horde Of local owners whistled their
noisy ways throurh the water. from
wharf - Fhip end rack again.
one - tha largest parties ~ the day
wss that cou prisinE nftv tovs from
lns ~ IS. g a who work In daytime.
with an mVitation rom ths s1lcsrs
of the Kansas tucked away In their
leaders pocket they wsnt cut IN the
ships launches anf wers courteousiy
Shown over the ship from stem %
stern and from bun to bridEe
Upon the arrival upon the deck Of
the Kansas TREY were divided into
squads ~ sin and assigned 20 members
- the crew Tor their trip.
them and they were also offered the
freedom % the ship anh each was
Eivun tNe chance % rake her fore ana
al uifh the rapid are from his for
ard turrsf. which situated Just above
the hritEe-of The nnse-and tust BE-
lou tnt Gshtin' TOP
Ard 20 the 9re from those vas add-
- the supplementary barkinEs - their
verts1 batteries.
THEV SAW EVERYTHING.
The boys saw eveTythlnW % see bat
the reason Why every uan lent IN ths
navy-and they asked about that
Pew - them rad ever seen the
works and workings % monster
floating fortress before, and they en-
foypd every minute % the two hours
srruf among the zix decks % q snip
ss6 feet long and 70 feet beam.
While the Kansas w-tn soon e. into
IRE second rate ciasa her appoint
raents are sfiu most modern and her
nrlv short coming ta mere matter %
-srFth breadth anH thickness 90 toe
EaH1a tv~e - fhs Minncrota. Mtrhtwan
and south Carolina. and - about ths
same siEa she emhoaiss au % the
main essentials of ths taree. and ths
only difference between an a. them
and the ultra modern Rhirs soon 20
BE given exclusive rating 81 hrst class
haffieahfps tn ths matter ~ sire TIE
new surerdreadnouNhts are aomsvha
longer ard will probably carry similar
batteries except for their bigger runs
Ths largest guns nov IN use upon
hny ~ fhs ships fn ths navy are ths
fReIVs-iurh There we're thirteen
inch guns n nee during ths spanish
American 49,. hut nos that The chief
aim Co batfrship construction anf
equipment la TIE getting ~ battery
that uin carry % the other feHow
while IRE shir Keeps out ~ reach %
him. she fwa've-tnrh are the only
ones that carry eel q distance % eight
or Ten thousand Fards--or frorn four
o. siH miles
a nee fourteen Inch run - being
srperimsntsd wtth ~ the Rovernmsnt
and recent successful tests are aaId 20
make ne equipment 81 tha res mon
stsr hattisahips with them practically
assured
A. yesterday oTsrsd visitors from
mauy points who came On special eV-
rurHIor tickets fair Weathrr ana nIen-
~ ~ time. ths decks - rn ths shlps
were eniiRensd throughout tha dnv
TIE LIST Day
To-Day is tfe last daB thaf ere Fef-
sinn wI Dc here. 80 orders 60 welsh
anrh0r anI steam tn New Orleans
have been received They wnI 20 to-
morrow morninE Mobile NAY - vis-
Ifed also. as osHrerH wsre srpactlnE
orders 90 anrhoF OF tat city 90 fhalr
return yesterday.
From the tweive-inch suns % ths
forward turFnfA huHT o. show the
unFfd fhiH country rrefsrH peace. - ths
rrarf baked fnr ne men wha man
them. fhe battlestlps are flu 80 won
ffrH
There was umit neither 70 ths
Humher ~ variety uf questions ankss