Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1898, Page 9

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PICKED UP A GAME Hard and Opportune Hitting Won for the Senators, AN AGREEABLE SURPRISE FOR “FANS” Current Gossip Regarding the Holmes Case. SPORTS OF THE DAY i Record of the Clubs. Clubs. W. L. P.C.; Clabs. W. L. Boston 69 39 .636|Pittsurg... 55 55 Cincinnat!.. 69 41 \627/Pbiladelphia 50 55 Baltimore... 64 39 621 Brooklyn... 40 6 Cleveland: -. 64 44° 1595/Loulsville. "> 42. 68 New York... 61 46 Washington. 40 63 Chicago. 61 49 'St. Louls.... 32 79 The story that comes fron? St. Louis about yesterday's game in that city has a more pleasing tone and the local “fans” will give thanks that the Senators have at last been able to break their run of losses by winning from the Browns in a well- played game by 8 to 3. Both teams fielded and batted alike, Lut the Senators’ long ‘hits came at a time when runners were on bases and many run- ners were chased across the plate thereby. Mercer pulled himself together yesterday, and besides fielding his position perfectly, ‘:ammered out a single, a triple and a home run. Reitz was close on his heels with a single, a double and a triple, while Anderson chipped in with two doubles. Hitting of this sort, when facing Jack Taylor, is bound to win, as this well-known twirler generally plays the game by himself when on the rubber. Dineen's pitching was also hit hard, but with the exception of Tucker's triple and Kinslow’s double, the long hits were miss- ing and the singles came at a time when there were no runners on the bases. Dono- van played in right fleid for the Senators, McQuaid’s weird exhibition of the day be- fore no doubt convincing Manager McGuire that the Washington pitcher is about as good as the average player that can be picked up on the trip. McGuire and Far- Tell changed positions; the shift doubtless enabled both players to do better work for the day. Second Baseman Joe Quinn was injured before the game and this caused a ift of the St. Louis team, Dowd going to second and Carsey into right. Wash’gton. R.H.O.A.E. . 88.23 4 40 #10100 1)Reitz, 2b...2 3 5 3 0 O|Anderson.cf 0 2 2 1 0 1/Smith, 3b..1 1 2 21 0\Farrell, c.. 0 1 4 1 0 0 McGuire, 1b1 0 5 1 1 2\Donovan.rt. 0 0 4 0 1 0/Dineen, p..1 0 0 2 0 3! Totals.... $1027 14 3 St. Louis... -2u0vi0000¢ Washington 1001220028 Earied runs—St. Louis, 2; Washington, Wwo- base hits—Kinslow, Refiz, Anderson ‘Three- base hits—Tnc Mercer, Rei Home run— Mercer. Hit by pitcher—Gettiman, McGuire, Tay- lor, Double plays—Anderson and Smith; Sullivan and Tucker. First base on balls—OM Dineen, 3: off 3. Struck out—By Dineen, poeneel @), Farrell. Thme—2.1 ie. Stolen base Umpire Cincinnati, 10; Baltimore, 9. The Ewingites pulled themselves together yesterday at Cincinnati and shut out the Baltimores, 10 to 0. Pitchers Hill and Mc- James were at their best and worst, but four hits being made off of the former, while the latter was driven from the box in the second inning. Nops took his place and also pitched poorly. HW. E. Cincinnati 04310200 o 6 Baltimore 000000000-0 4 3 Brooklyn, 3; Pittsburg, 2. Although outbatted. and outfielded, the Brooklyns defeated the Pirates yesterday at Pittsburg by 3 to 2. Hart did not allow a hit until the seventh inning, but tie five lucky hits that followed netted enough runs to win the game for the Grooms. R. WE. Pittsburg. 0000100102 9 06 Brooklyn o00000111-3 5 4 New York, 8; Cleveland, 1. Pitcher Meekin was at his best when men were on bases, and as a result the New Yorks defeated the Clevelands yesterday on the latter's grounds by 8 to 1. Pitcher Wilson was hit rather hard by the Giants. R. H.E. Cleveland 000000100-1 7 3 New Yerk......0 100310308 11 1 Chicago, 3; Boston, 2. The Orphans continued their winning streak yesterday at Chicago, defeating the Bostons for the third consecutive time by 3 to 2. Nichols held the Chicago lads down to four singles, but the hits and errors were bunched in the third inning and enough runs were made to win the game. R. HE, Chicago, €0300000x-8 4 4 Boston. -000000101-2 7 2 Louisville, 5; Philadelphia, 3. Cunningham kept the hits of the Phillies scattered at Louisville yesterday, the Col- onels hitting timely and winning by 5 to 3. Both teams fielded poorly. R. HE. Louisville. . 20002100x-5 11 38 Philadelphia... 0 2¢001000-3 8 3 Base Ball Notes. Senators at Louisville today. The Colonzls are playing fast ball these days. That shut-out at Cincinnati was quite a shock to the Baltimore fans. Mercer's hitting will keep him on the nine in some capacity, even !f he can’t play short. As an outfielder he might prove a wonder. If ths Senators can only make it an even break at Louisville they might get out of th2 eleventh hole before the season ends. ‘The games at Cincinnati, on form, will af- ford little satisfaction to the local fans. The Brooklyn-Cleveland series will be transferred to Rochester, N. Y., as an ex- periment. No more games will b2 played at Cleveland this season. As a result of this transfer neither Boston nor Cincinnati will get the best of it, as the “Wanderers” will Play games scheduled for Cleveland in those cities, ‘There was a rumor on the street yester- day that Hugh Duffy, the captain of the Boston club, had been secured by Mr. Wag- ner to look after the Senators next season. The rumor lacks foundation, from the fact that Duffy has given it out that when he quits Boston he will quit base ball. The ag- gregation representing Boston would be like a ship without a rudder with little Hughsy left out. Jack Doyle is showing his versatility these days by taking George Davis’ place at short for the New Yorks and playing it well. His batting eye has returned, and he is now, next to Van Haltren, the heaviest. hitter on the team. President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club iuas given It out that he will not employ a bench manager for next season, but that he will retain Griffin as captain and look after the internal affairs of the club him self. Mr. Ebbets has lots to learn about the national game, and especially about the players, this fact being illustrated when he relegates Aleck Smith to the minor league and calls back Tom Daly. Smith is a thor- ough gentleman, and ranks next to Griffin as the best player in the Brooklyn aggrega- tion. 3 A curious story is told on Dan Mills, the Philadelphia base ball writer, who has been hammering Dick Cooly all summer. When charged with trying to put Cooley out of the business, Mills is reported to have said uiat it looked that way, but that he was making a good player of Cooley and knew what he was about. “Dick has_a way of taking things easy,” Mills said, “and I knew if he thought he was being impos2d upon he would keep up a continual brace. He has played the game of his life this sea- son, and I believe I am responsible for it.”” Th friends of the Baltimore club have been in high feather recently over the spurt made by the Orioles, and are placing them at the head of the procession at the end of- th> season.” It should not be lost sight of that the birds have been meeting easy clubs for the past two weeks, and their hardest games are yet to be played. Boston and Cincinnati will get easy problems the next two or three weeks, and samé adventage of them that Ducky Holmes teok 5g board of directors had reversed its decision without any demonstration of any kind. “I never lost a wink of sleep on that decision,” said Holmes. “I knew it wouldn’t go, and so I didn't worry.” Wagner kept Al Maul a whole year nurs- ing him in hopes that he would do the very thing that. he is now doing for tha Balti- mores. He dropped Al just at the wrong time. Lucky Hanlon picked him up just at the right-time. What was Wagner's bad fortune was Hanlon’s good luck. Maul is a wonder, and no mistake. There are ways and means by which a ball player may be injured other than in a game. Harry Steinfeldt kas found another way. Cincinnati's champion long-distance thrower injured his right hand so badly in getting off a strect car Thursday that h2 will not be able to play or take part in Practice for some days to come. Ed Hanlon says if Freedman attempts to stop Holmes playing in New York he will run up against more trouble than he has any idea of, as he will run up against both base bail rules and the courts. It 1s dollars to dimes Freedman will teceive his orders about allowing Holmes on the Polo Grounds. “I'll venture the prediction that the next time the board of directors is elected the choice will not be made by clubs,” said Manager Bancroft yesterday. “The decis- ion of the present doard in the Freedman- Hoimes case will settle that. H:2retofore a club was simply named. The club could send anybody it chose to represent it at the meeting. This won't go th2 next time. The name of the man to officiate on the board whl be plaeed in election. Instead of the Cincinnati club, the Boston club, the Cleve- land club, etc., it will be John T. Brush, A. H. Soden, Frank Robison, 2te. The league will take no more chances on such light- calibered decisions a3 given in the Holmes case.""—Cincinnati Enquirer.. Maul and Robinson of ‘the Baltimores work in a game as probably no other bat- tery in the world does. Th2y have no signs of any kind. Maul puts the ball over with- cut telling Robbie by signal what kind of a ball he is going to deliver. No other pitch- er would dare do this for fear of passed balls. For a catcher to handle curves or shoots without knowing what is coming is a pretty hard job. ‘(Maul and mys:If start- ed in without any signs,” said Robbie last night, “and we have kept it up ever since. I am not afraid of any of ‘his shoots and curves getting away from me. In fact, there Is so little shoot and curve to his de- livery that anybody can handle it. In that lizs his success. Another thing, he knows just where every ball he pitches is going to. I believe that, in a pinch, Maul could hit within two inches of a mark four times out of five. Twisters and command is his stock in trade.”—Cincinnat! Enquirer. PULLIAM HELD OUT. Would Not Change His Vote in the Holmes Case. The “Holmes case” continues to be the topic in base ball circles. The hasty decis- ion of the league directors to reverse their judgment on Holmes’ suspension has caused much amusement among those who con- derned their first action. President Pul- liam of the Louisville club, it seems, is the only director who has had the courage of his convictions. All the others -were fright- ened by the bogy “injunction” obtained by Holmes. President Young telegraphed as follows Wednesday to Mr. Pulliam: “I have received notice from the following clubs, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Brook- lyn, St. Louis and Philadelphia, requesting me to call board of directors together im- mediately for the purpose of having the board reconsider the illegal action taken by them in suspending Holmes. Will you wire me authority to cast your vote making null and void the action by the board of direct- ors of August 15 against Holmes, as Holmes has already secured an injunction in the Baltimore courts? Otherwise I will call meeting at Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, Sat- urday, August 27. I specially request and urge that you wire me authority tonight or early in the morning as I wish to take ac- tion before tomorrow's game, and I also wish to go north tomorrow.” The following answer was sent: “I did what I thought was right after hearing the evidence, and most positively decline to stultify myself. If it can be shown that my action was wrong 1 will cheerfully correct the error; if any. “H.C. PULLIAM.” This is President Young's response: “Soden, Brush, Robison, Hart, Bbbetts, Reach, Muckenfuss, Watkins and Wagner have requested the board to reconsider their action suspending Holmes,. because of ille- gality. A majority of board have author- ized me to act in accordance with my tele- gram of last night. I have therefore wired Hanlon to raise suspension of Holmes. Would strongly advise you to wire me au- thority as suggested. Have been convinced from the first that the procedure was il- legal, and I feel that a mistake was made.” President Young recorded Pulliam's vote as “no” and wired that Holmes was rein- stated by a vote of 4 to 1. President Young’s Position. President Young was !n Boston for a few hours on his way to the Maine woods. Mr. Young expressed pleasure at the dispost- tion of the Holmes case, and added: “I have been grievously misrepresented in this matter. At the meeting of the beard of directors in Philadelphia I told the gentlemen that the Holmes matter was not for them to consider, but for the board of discipline, and should not be touched, All along I maintained that the board of discipline was created purposely for such cases as that of Mr. Holmes. I also stated emphatically to the board that Holmes could not be suspended without an oppor- tunity being given him to “eur and defend the charges, but in this I was again over- ruled.” President Harlon of the Baltimore club, however, charges that Mr. Young was to blame for the beard’s action. He says: “There might have been sonie excuse for the board making an error if it had not been presided over by a man who has had many years’ experience fn base ball, and certainly should know what was legal and illegal. Mr. Young should have guided the other members of the board. but he did not, and there you are. Certainly he is more to blame for that mistake thun any one else.’ Some Unwritten History. “Here is a little unwritten history of the case,” said Mr. Hanlon to a Cincinnati En- quirer reporter: “Several days before the case Came up for trial the Baltimore club sent its side of the case pending between the New York and Baltimore clubs to President Young. There was also a note to Mr. Young, calling his @ttention to the fact that Ducky Holmes was not on trial, but if charges had been preferred that the Baltimore club would bring evidence in de- fense of Mr. Holmes. On the receipt of this Mr. Young wrote me, stating that Mr. Freedman, he understood, was securing affidavits against Holmes, but that if the case came up he would give us notice, so that we could prepare our case in the play- er’s behalf. il, I went on to the meet- ing of the board of directors, and stated what I knew about the case of the New York club vs. the Baltimore club and the National League. I was surprised to be asked a number of questions concerning Hoimes and his remarks at the time in question. I called the attention of the beard then and there to the fact that Mr. Holmes was not on trial, and really nothing to do with the case which ey were there to consider. I also called Presi- dent Young’s attention to this fact. When I left the room, however, the board of di- rectors took up Holmes’ case, who was not charged with doing anything by anybody, and suspended him. Was dumfounded when I heard of the decision.” MISS WIMER AGAIN WON. Will Play Miss Juliette Atkinson for the Championship. Play was continued yesterday in the Niagara international tennis tournament. The feature was the singles match between J. D. Forbes of Harvard and E. P. Fischer of New York. Forbes was very accurate in his passing and won in straight sets. In the ladies’ singles Miss Marie Wimer of Washington easily beat Miss Maud Banks of Philadelphia in the finals, and will play Miss Julfette Atkinson for the champion- ship today. Scores: All comers—Fischer beat Pope, 6-0, 8-6; Cole beat Tate, 6-4, 6-1; Cole beat Avery, 6—3, 6-4; Norris beat Gabriel, 6-0, 6-3: Ware beat Porter, 6—2, 6-1; Forbes beat Fischer, 6-3, 6-2) treailies: singles, fipal_Miss Wimer, Wash- le! oes Miss Banks, Iphia, 6-3, Men's doubles—Fischer and Bond beat Tate and Lamont, 6-0, 6—2; Langton and McLaughlin beat Wagner and Norton, 6-4, 6—4; Porter and Misner bent Blackwood Laughlin, -half 30, beat H. E. Avery, owe 15, 1-6, 6-2, 6—f W. Langton, 15, beat H. Lamont, half. BIAS 6-4: H. E. Gabriel, half 15, beat Ha‘ le, owe 15, 6—3, 6-3. To Wheel From New York. W. Brown intéhds %& ride a wh2el-from New York 22 et ton in twenty-four hours. The 1 ious time between these points was made-by Licutenant Wise, who rode from Washipgton to New York in twanty-seven hours. Mr. Brown will start from New York S@tur@ay midnight, Septem- ber 17. His schegule from New York to Philadelphia in seven and one-half hours, Philadelphia to Baltimore in ten and one- half hours, Baltimore to Washington in four hours. He will rest one hour in Phil- adziphia and ond hopr in Baltimore. At Laurel he will be:metby pacemakers from Washington, whogwill;pace him to his des- tination. aes Titus Defeated Starbuck. Fred Titus of New York defeated Frank Starbuck of Philadelphia last night in a ten-mile paced bicycle race at the Colosse- um, Baltimore. Time, 18.332-5. The fast- est mile, the second, was pedaled in 1:48 4-3. ‘Titus took the lead in the third mile and led by fifty yards throughout the race. Archery. At the annual meeting of the Eastern Archery Association, which closed yester- day in this city, the championships were won by Miss Cooke and Mr. Maxson, the winners of last year. The national associa~- tion target meeting occurs at Wyoming, Ohio, August 31 to September 2. But three local archers will attend, so the Potomac Archers will not be represented by a full team. While this necessitates the surren- der of the team championship, now held by them, the local archers will, as_indi- viduals, fully uphold the credit ‘of Wash- ington as the home of good marksmen. pane eases QUEREC CONFERENCE PROGRESS. The Commissioners Declare That All Questions Will Be Settled. The arbitration commissioners at Quebec declare that developments thus far indicate that the questions which they have under- taken to settle eventually will be settled and that better and more equitable rela- tions than ever before existed wiil finally exist between the United States and Cana- da. That is all—that is the extent to which the commissioners will take the public into their confidence. “Wait,” they say, “for the conclusion of our deliberations and all will be known.” Both the American and British delega- tions held meetings by themselves yester- day. No joint meetings will be held until next Monday. On Friday of next week they will adjourn until September 20, but it is probable that before the recess is taken some intimation will be given as to whether or not anything is likely to be accomplish- ed. Just what subjects have been discussed so far is not known. No outsiders are per- mitted in the meetings of either the sep- arate commissions or at the joint meetings, and nothing whatever is said by the com- missioners as to what has been talked about. The opinion is expressed by some at Que- bec that the whole scheme of settlement of various questions will go to pieces on the rock of preferential tariff. Several of the Canadian papers have stated that the United States would-never consent to make concessions and adjust specific questions so long aS England is given so great an ad- vantage over the United States in the Canadian market. When asked about this point the commissioners declined to say whether or not it has been mentioned in their talk. To this question their answer is the same aé t# all dther questions, “We are getting on sptendfiily; just be patient.” In some quarters there seems to be a feeling that Cor8ressman Dingley’s influ- ence may not befavorable to a speedy ad- justment of the questions. It is asserted by some Canadi@ns dnd Canadian papers that Mr. Dingley wilt not be able to put aside his tariff ideas and treat all questions as other members of the United States eom- mission might be willing to do, but this ts merely what others say of Mr. Dingley, not what he says himeelt,, Like other members of the commission, Ms, Dingley says noth- ing. “ : It is also asserted’ by some that Sir Wil- frid Laurier’s‘attitade will prevent any probable general gettiement of the ques- tions, It is stated that he will not consent to the settlement of one or several of the questions unless there be a settlement of all questions and a’general readjustment of the trade relations between the two coun- tries. But Sir Wilfrid will not say that for. himself. The commissioners are to be entertained tonight at the Garrison Club by Solicitor General Charles Fitzpatrick, Other similar events in honor of the commissioners are being arranged for the future. Sir Wilfrid Laurier was called away last night on account of the death of his broth- er. He will be absent for some days. It is quite likely that the American com- missioners will look into the question of du- ties on agricultumal products, although nothing has been said about taking up this matter in a specific way. It is known, however, that the American commission- ers are securing the names of agricultural societies in the United States and getting information as to the probable result of some change in the matter of duties on ag- ricultural products. é a gg WANT OF PROPER NURSING. Dr. Kent’s Letter and the Surgeon General's Reply on the Subject. The following letter from Surgeon Gen- eral George M. Sternberg was received yes- terday in New York by Stephen E. Barton of the Red Cross: “Your letter of August 22, inclosing a letter from Rey. Alexander Kent, has been referred to me. I shall refer it to the chief surgeon at Jacksonville. “The closing paragraph of Mr. letter, to which you call special attention, is as follows: “‘Reports this morning reveal a start- ling mortality among the typhoids, thir- teen in the last twenty-four hours in the 2d Diwsion alone. Most of these, in my judgment, are due to the want of proper nursing. In the first place, the number of nurses is insufficient and their hours are too long. In the second place, most of them are not skilled nurses. They are having their first experience in the care of typhoids. Effort has been made to remedy this, but the only way it can be remedied is one contrary to the view of the surgeon general, and one, therefore, which his suberdinates do not feel at liberty to take. The Red Cross has on several occasions offered to furnish skilled nurses at its own expense, but has met uniformly with the reply, “We are abundantly supplied with such nurses now.” Since that reply was made to Mr. Cobb, however, the ‘surgeon- in-chief has dispatched a gentleman to New York to secure 150 nurses, but the opposi- tion to female nurses continues, and, as no adequate supply of trained male nurses can be found, our boys must continue to ae for want of intelligent, skillful nurs- ing." “Mr. Kent is taboring under a misappre- hension with refereace to my views. I have never objegted,o sending: trained fe- male nurses to our general hospitals, or to field hospitals bike ich the typhoid fever cases are treated.’“We have now more than 500 trained femule nurses. The health of the command atiJacksonville has been re- ported t6 me as excellent until very re- cently, when, as I understand, a consider- able number oftypHoid fever cases have developed.” =o aE a Philippine Island Eagles. From Country Life sillustrat The insurrectiem inthe Philippine Islands, now followed by the attack on Manila by the United Statts fddt, has brought to a close a very interesting set of expeditions to explore.the animabdife of this very littie Kent's known archipelago? These were conducted by Mr. John Whitehead, and among the results of his labors was the discovery in 1896 of the largest eagle in the world. It was shot on the Island of Samar, one of the Philippines, where it lives above the level of the enormous forest, consisting of trees eighty yards high, and feeds on mon- Keys. It is larger than the xolden eagle, more powerful than the harpy eagle, and has a beak higher, deeper and more for- midable than that of any other raptorial bird. It weighs from sixteen to twenty pounds, while tha ave! golden eagle is only twelve pounds. The only full-grown specimen of the great for- oad bean 2 phils ruse is in ae Museum It was disabled (ee single buckshot in the neck, and ultimately taken tree to which it clung by a ni Its claws are as formidable and resemble those Weight of. a i a TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS. ENGINES OF DEATH Torpedo Boats and Destroyers for the Navy. IMPROVED “FURORS” AND “TERRORS” Will Be Powerful Adjunct to Our Defenses. EQUIPMENT OF THE, VESSELS Written for The Evening Star. ‘The most momentous provision for our mosquito fle2t was made by the last ses- sion of Congress, when appropriation was made for sixteen torpedo boat destroyers and for a dozen torpedo boats of the first class, and on the 23d of the present month bids were open2d at the Navy Department for the construction of these craft. Even though trese vessels have not filled their legitimate role during the pres2nt struggle, and while those of Spain have suffered sever2ly because unreasonably ex- pos2d, still the boats are practically as much in favor as ever and Gecidedly as much of a potential menace as they have always been—and in just this no small measure of merit lies for the type. To keep your 2nemy nervous and guessing and tax- ingly alert means to sap his fighting force to a serious degree; and with the fear of torpedo boat attack making g possible en- cmy out of every moving shadow, the ad- vantage lies largely with the possessor of these stealthy mites of modern naval war- fare. For scouting service the boats of the navy have proved themselves exc2edingly efficient aids to the fleet, and thus far our torpedo craft have been of decided useful- ness, daspite the fact that they have done none of the work for which they were es- pecially created. What else they might do in defending our own territory is a question involving again all of the accept2d theories of torpedo boat duty pure and simple, with all its hazard, and it is not necessary to de- bate what could then be counted upon from the men who have made so glorious a pres- ent record. It has been the practice of the depart- ment of recent y2ars to leave the bidders to evolve their own designs for the largest of the torpedo boats, especially so in the cases of the thirty-knot boats—more prop- erly termed “destroyers”—but this year the government has prepared its own plans, and the beats promise to be of a decided advance upon anything of the class design- ed, either here or abroad, in th2 last two years. Tae “destroyers” are reaily im- proved Furors and Terrors, those Spanish vessels of which we had considerable fear in the early ‘lays of this war; and there is little chance. for any of the bidders submit- | ting boats superior in any material feature. The Torpedo Boats. The torpedo boats called for by the de- partment’s design are vessels of 175 feet length on the load water line, with a maxi- mum beam of 17 feet, and drawing, upon a trial displacement of something like 150 tons, nearly seven feet of water. The basis of the design is the Porter, but substan- tial improvements have been made promis- ing even more efficient boats. What the Porter has accomplished is pretty well known, and to have a guaranty of at least as good in these new vessels is something Gecidedly encouraging to count upon. Some helpful data has been accumulated during the war regarding the performance of our torpedo boats, and the d>partment has carefully embodied the fruit of this ¢ perience in the design for this added dozen. Each of the boats will have two half-inch nickel-steel conning towers, from which they can be worked as convenience dic- tates. The forward tower will be ordinar- ily used for regular service and there will be nlaced a steam steering gear. The whe2] in tne after tower will be worked by hand onty. On the forward tower will be placed a searchlight of considerable force, and this novel adjunct to our torpedo craft is likely to prove decidedly helpful when on scouting service. The glare of such lights is always deceiving as to distancé, and a torpedo boat with a searchlight would readily be mistaken for a much more for- midable craft under such a disguise. The same electric plant that will supply the en- ergy for this lamp will also feed the signal lights, the running lights and all the lamps with which the interior of the boats will be amply provided. Reasonably Comfortable. Except when on scouting service and un- der a continuous strain the record of the present conflict has shown that the routine life on a torpedo boat was not nearly so hard as expected, and the reports go to show that these tiny vessels are reasonably comfortable despite their narrow limits. But notwithstanding this, the department in its present design has studiously en- deavored to improve the conditions of both officers and crew, and their comfort and convenience will be met in every possible way. Folding beds will turn up and out of the way when not in use, and more space will thus be left for those not on duty but kept between decks by stress of weather. Blowers will draw down fresh air when the hatches are closed during a storm, and the numerous electric lights will shed bright- ness without heating uncomfortably the necessarily narrow limits of the quarters. The crew of twenty-four enlisted men will be bunked aft and will be, therefore, less exposed to the trying conditions of a heavy seaway. The officers, of which there will be four, two being petty officers, will be quartered forward, and their more com- modious accommodations will offset the trying action of a pitching sea. The object has been to preserve the strictly working elements of the complement from all need- less tax, and to that end they have been placed aft. Bathing faciiities are provided for both the officers and the enlisted men, and this is a boon of inestimable value to tired bodies and nerves shaken by the con- stant vibration of engines turning quite four hundred times a minute. The boats are divided into numerous water-tight compartments and the dividing bulkheads, as far as possible, have been left without even the discount of a water- tight door. To this feature of safety a powerful pumping plant is added, and it ‘will require more than one well-placed shot to render the boats helpless by leaks alone. The battery of the torpedo boats will consist of three three-pounders, or an ef- fective equivalent for their weight. Per- haps there will be one or two one-pounder automatic guns of the Maxim t; whose terrible effectiveness we have all heard. The torpedo outfit will be composed of three torpedo tubes and five torpedoes. The tubes will be arranged where giving the widest arcs of fire, and one wiil surely be at the stern, while the two others wiil be arranged en echelon, on either side, amidships. ‘Requirements. a The vessels will have twin screws actuated by two fine triple-expansion en- gines of the four-cylinder order. These en- gines will be placed in separate water- tight compartments, and will have, each, | a high-pressure cylinder of fourteen inches, intermediate-pressure twenty-two inches, and two low-pressure cylinders cylinder of | uniform stroke of 18 inches. At something like top speed these engines will turn the Screws about 350 times a minute, develop- ing an indicated horse power of quite 3.000, and inducing a speed in the neighborhood easily of twenty-seven knots. The liberal margin allowed by the bureau of steam engineering promiseg even better than this, and it is needless to remark the con- tractors will make the most of every pound’s weight in those engines. Steam will be supplied from three water tube boilers of considerable capacity, at a work- ing pressure of 250 pounds, and that one chance shot may not impair the whoie bz tery of boilers, they will be placed in two compartments, one forward and one aft of the machinery spaces. The boats will have a coal supply of quite seventy tons, which should yield a pretty good radius of action, and this fuel is stowed abreast the boilers to offer a sheltering bulwark to an enemy's shot so long as it remains. ‘There will be one smail signal mast, with the usual light outfit for night work, and a number of small auxiliary engines add to the efficiency of the craft and lessen the drain upon the muscular efforts of the crew. No bid will be considered at all that con- templates a craft of less than twenty-six knots upon the biddef’s design, and the individual cost limit of these boats is fixed at $1 No premium is offered for speed other than the chance of building the boats, and that was enough to induce some very exciting bidding. The Destroyers. In the destroyers, of which there are to be sixteen, we shall have remarkable boats, and exceptional pains have been } taken to put them head and shoulders above the best abroad. As has been said, they are the Spanish boats bettered, and they were the fine@ ever turned out from a British shipyard—the birthplace of the tor- pedo-boat destroyer of today. So far as the wicked appearance of such craft will permit these boats may be prop- erly termed beautiful, for their models are exceptionally fine and graceful, while hav- ing all of the important elements of sea- worthiness and reasonable steadiness. The boats, will have a water-line length of 245 fect, a maximum beam of only feet and will draw, upon a trial dispiac ment of 420 tons, just eight feet of water over the tips of their screws. The stern has been made full at the water line, but tunneled out below so that the boats shall not “squat.” When going at full speed they give their propellers a chance to race in the air when running in a heavy se: With the single exception of the Rowan, all of our torpedo craft have had the usual turtle-back deck at the bow, but in these destroyers the sides have been run well up and support a forecastle deck of some length. The purpose of this is twofol first, to prevent the boats burying their heads in deep swells when running at full speed and handicapping their progress and easy maintenance of gait, and, second, to provide ampler accommodation for ‘the crew of sixty-odd persons. This freeboard also gives a more commanding range for the gun mounted on the forward conning tower, and, too, makes it possible to work | it in pretty bad weather. Completely Equipped. As in the torpedo boats, there are two conning towers, each of which has its ing whecl; but‘only the forward one, where | most of the navigation under cover will be done, will have steam mechanism. On the after part of the bridge upon the forward tower there will bea third steering wheel, and there the boaty will be worked in fair weather and in the daytime, Above this steering station, on a stand, will rest a nlight, and all that applies on the smaller boats is equally applicable to these “destroyers.” The single mast, just abaft the forward tower, will be used only for signal purposes, and will be fitted with the usual Ardois electric light code. The boats will also be lighted inside by electricity, and an ampli- fied system of ventilation and drainage will be installed like that on the torpedo boat proper. All weodwork will be fire-proofe and, where possible, wood will be supplant- ed by metal casings, while the decks will be covered with linoleum instead of plank- ing. Every effort has been made to reduce the danger of fire and those murderous splinters. All furniture not easily tumbled overboard will also be fireproofed by an ef- fective process. The boats are subdivided into something like eighty comparimenis, and the bulkheads, as far as possible, are kept intact, communication between them being effected only by passage up to the deck ard then down again through another hatch to the next compartment. Pumps of considerable capacity will provide against Ure or leak, and everything has been done to localize ordinary injury. Accommodations. The accommodations for the crew for- ward are arranged much on the order of those for the men on the smaller boats. The berths fold up and out of the way when not im use, and care, as in parlor cars, has been taken to make the most of every available bit of space. The cooking will be done in a galley just abaft the } crew's quarters and next the boiler space, so that an interval may be placed between the steam generators 2nd the men’s sleep- ing place. The officers will be placed aft below the main deck, and there are state- room accommodations for three commis- sioned offcers, and berthing accommoda- tions for abeut a dozen warrant and petty officers. These quarters aft will be prettily finished in light wood and upholstered in red leather, and they will be both snug and attractive even though naturally somewhut narrowed. Shower baths will be fitted for the crew-and neat, porcelain-lined tubs for the officers—commissioned and otherwise. The armament will be composed 6f two 12-pounder and five 6-pounder rapid-fire guns and two 18-inch Whitehead torpedo tubes. The 12-pounders will be mounted on the conning towers and the 6-pounder will be placed on the main deck—two of them being placed forward where they will have a direct bow fire. The torpedo tubes will be placed on the center line—one amidships and one way aft, and they will be able to fire on either side. Powerful Battery. ‘The battery of these destroyers is an ex- ceedingly powerful one. Each gun is ca- pable of twenty aimed shots a minute, and to its usefulnes {the murderous effect of such a discharge would play havoc with pretty nearly any gunboat in service, either here or abroad. The 12-pounders are able to penetrate ebout three inches of mild steel a half a mile away, and their explosive shells would spread havoc wherever they burst. The 6- pounders have already shown in actual conflict what they can do, and there is no torpedo boat extant that could get near enough to do any damage with her tor- pedoes in the face of such a salute.tion. Eighty rounds will be carried for each of the 12-pounders and 198 rounds for each of the 6-pounders, while there will be four large Whitehead torpedoes for the two dis- charges. , The American Ordnance Company has The Shadow of a Coming Event. ‘Rue big double store ie in a state of Spent eons = quict activity today, which portends = events of importance during the com. = ing week. A geod deal of figuring t = betue donc, which will surely mean = banzains Mitcer than ever. Never con- tent with our price-cutting achieve. ments, we are perpetvally trying to Sess better them, snd next week we will sete endeavor to upset all theories as to ete om proper prices. Mayer & Pettit, 415-417 Seventh St. eet Sent Sraaecententondentes cylinders are 20%, and 38 inches, re- spectively, for high, the intermediate, and the two low-pressure cylinders, and the common stroke is mches. When making about 330 revolutions a minute these engines will develop an indicated horse power of quite 8,000, and the boats should make without fail 30 knots, . for which they are designed. Steam at a work- ing pressure of 250 pounds will be suppl'ed by four water-lube boilers, two forward and two aft of the engine compartments. At least a hundred tons of coal will be c: ried, and a considerable radius of actiun is assured. This coal is stowed ab the boilers and engines for protection, an will offer a moderate resistance to shells of 1 and 3-pounders, The limit of cost for these boats ff $295 000, and no bonus is offered for excess ¢ velopment of speed. With these boats built and in our posses- sion, we should have a powerful adjunct to our defenses, and every inducement has been offered to the bidders, promising early completion and the possible fulfil these designs. It will be some time the bidders’ own designs can be proper'y analyzed, and there is no doubt but that the major part of the boats will be it upon the department's lines, and of the bidders’ plans those will be favored that offer to duplicate rapidty the largest of the boats now under construction. ast The Gayest Week of a Brilliant Sea- son Marked by a Peace German. cial Correspondence of The Eventng Star. WARM SPRINGS, Va., August 22, 1898. The artistic taste which charm to everything Mrs. Eubank’s gracious and helpful hands touch, blossomed on Tuesday lends a evening into the most beautiful of all the germans she has given at the Warm Springs. The fairy godmother waved her wand, and, presto! the walls of the ball room dis- appeared, and we stepped from the piazza glowing with the light and color of hang- ing lamps and rainbow transparenci S into an army tent brilliant with the national colors and draped with United States and Virginia flags. Beyond, rose the battle- mcnts of Morro Castle from whose right tower a white dove, bearing the olive branch, fluttered, just ready for flight. On the right and left forts of moss flanked by searchlights, and floating our flag, bristied with cannon. The german which was led by Mr. Geo, T. M. Gibson of Baltimore with Mrs. Lanier Dtnn, opened with the grand chain and from the beginning to the end through a series of beautiful and original figures was without a flaw. The “Souvenir,” “‘Torpe- do” and “Anglo-Amerfcan” figures were, perhaps, the most beautiful. 3 At 10 o'clock, after a brief intermission, the band struck up the “Stars and Stripes,” the dancers drew up in military order to. the right and left, and through the open door Mrs. Eubank led her pet pony, “Black Beauty.” Little Charlie Bayard of Ger- mantown in the uniform of a Rough Rider, rode the intelligent little creature with ag much ease as if he had been out on the high road and distributed from his haver- sack the souvenirs, gold and enameled American flag pins, and canteens bursting with delicious bonbons. The german cicsed at 12:39 o'clock with the “Anglo-American” figure, the favers, the flags of every nation. After marches and counter-marenes the couples: broke to the four corners of the room disclosing in the center of the circle Mrs. Lanier Dunx bearing the English flag, and as the ba struck into “God Save the Queen,” the guests with one impulse rose and cheered, A sucession of graceful combirations was followed by a military quickstep. Again the dancers widened into a circle, the “Star Spangled Banner” rang »ut, the “house rose” and Mrs. George Gibson unfuried the United States flag amid wild cheers and a volley of pistol shots. Among the dancers were Mrs. Geo. My Dunn of Washington, lovely in white muslin and lace over rose colored silk, and dias monds; Miss Elizabeth Dunn, charming in dresden organdie over white silk, pale blue mousseline de soie sash and shoulder knots; Mrs. Oscar Crosby, very handsome in w lace over satin with diamond ornaments; Mrs. George Gibson, beautiful in white and blue chiffon over white silk, pearl orna- ments; Miss Waggaman, charming in gold colored tulle over gold satin; Mrs. Lanier. Dunn, very handsome in white satin, point lace, diamonds and pearls; Miss Josephine Davis, in en exquisite embroidered tissue over apple green silk, with emerald ornas ments, and Mrs. Widmer, in a very hands some old rose gauze, over old rose silk witht diamond ornaments, distributed the favors, Mrs. Eubank wore very handsome black and white silk and lace. F Thursday morning, Dr. Robert F. Wile, Kams of Richmond, gave the first morning gegman of the season and one of the most delhtful gatherings of the whole sum- rer. The girls never looked prettier than in their fresh, dainty muslins, and Dr. W Mams’ charm of manner and unfailing con= sideration made him an ideal host. Mr, William Mason cf Virginia, led beautifully with Miss Ethel Slingluf of Baltimore, The brightest, most picturesque figure: were the “May Pole” and “Umbrella.” Miss Josephine Davis of Washington dis- tributed to the guests as they entered thé room crimson ribbon badges bearing in gold letters, “Morning German, Dr. Robert F. Williams, August 18, 1898." The chap- erones were Mrs. Eubank, Mrs. Rebecca: Harding Davis, Mrs. Thos. E. Waggaman, Mrs. Fielder Slingluff, Mrs. Gathright, Mrs, James Bayard and Mrs. Julia R. Tutwiler. ‘The latest arrivals are, Washington: Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Crosby and family, Mrs, H. J. Rhodes, Mr. H. C. McKenny. —_—-—_— Z Dramatist—“What do you think of my new play? Great, isn't it?” Manager—“Wonderful! Especially thé villains are well done. Even the lined which they speak are stolen!” selischaft. 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