The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 25, 1898, Page 4

HE SAN TFRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 2 1898. S S SN s oo nt o e s S E o e e s e s e BIG TW IN WARSHIPS LAUNCHED Kearsarge and Kentucky Glide Into the Waters of James River. Purity and Pat riotism Blended! in the Ceremonies Attend- ing the Ch ristening of the New Champions. except in christened vin B port stleman, s Anna V William O, e pieces that h , and the lying out in th sentatives of the rty then proceec on the old T “I christen thes W - Point, red a s laid y infor- »onded to sovernor Brad- slared the it emr ity blood.” ship ever b in Kentuc ¢ he -n christene it acee : custom of kings clad with the skins of but with sparkling water ing which quenched the thirst of him who gave freedom to a race and saved our country from d struction. Purity and patriotism hav to-day been blended in the chirstening of the ship which I predict will win more fame, gather more laurels and a 2 h more good than any that ha sver swept over th ips afloat ADVERTISEMENTS. 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There are a thou- Christen sers Powerful and Terrible, vet it is doubtful whether any prudent naval commander, even leaving out of his calculations that great factor rep: sented by the superb fighting qualitic of the American sailor, would care to venture a hostile meeting with one of these steel “bulldogs of the seas,” for the new American battle-ships embody in their ign and construction the highest development up to this date in fensive and defensive warfare as the t game of naval strife would be *d on the c t line of the United Into their broad hulls are all of the engine power, the > ordnance that the high- ity is able to concen- ting structure that is P 2 base of operations, a sup- ply nd ammunition and an op- portunity to heal | battle. Larger ships, those of deeper | draft nec ily, may not enter or at- tack our ports at fighting range, and this consideration was always kept in mind by Chief Constructor Hichborn when the Kearsarge and the Kentucky were planned. That is the explanation | of the fact—a new one in naval design | --that these ships, with a displacement | of 11,525 tons, draw only 28 feet 6 inches | of water—less than the armored cruf- | sers New York and Brooklyn—which | would not, combined, be equal in com- | bat to one of the battle-ships. Light draft on heavy displacement is only one of the many valuable quali- ties of the battle-ships, though by no means the least. Save the Indiana class, they carry the heaviest batteries in accord with modern naval practice, and with primary batteries fully equal to that class, they mount secondary guns in such fashion as to make the combination almost unequaled in naval architecture. . The big rifles, four in number, are mounted in two turrets, one sweeping the entire sea from di- rectly ahead to fully half wayv astern, the other with equal range, placed so as to command the sea from either bow straight astern. These are of 13- inch caliber, yet the British navy now confines its guns to twelve inch. In inches the difference seems small, yet the American gun has about 25 per cent more power. At this point in the armament of the ships the American designers have em- barked in a bold and enterprising ex- periment, the result of which will be awaited with interest by the whole maritime world. Instead of descending at one move from the heavy primary battery to the small-caliber rapid-fire guns, as is done in the case of cruisers, it has become the custom of nayal architects to interpose a battery’ of medium caliber guns, six or eight inch guns, for instance. and these are plac- wounds received in | ed in smaller independent turrets about the ship. It .occurred to the American designers that if they could dispense with the weighty and space- consuming machinery attached to these turrets, such as the turning en- I gines and machinery, independent am- | munition, holst shields and the like, | much more engine power could be i placed in the hull of the ship and much more armor could be carried. They solved the problem by rigidly attach- ing the smaller turrets, each contain- ing two eight-inch rifl to the top of the big thirteen-inch turrets. The plan had another advantage than weight- saving. Theo! cally, it tended to a terrible concentration of the fire of the ship. Probably the craft does not float | that could survive the awful impact | from the four guns of one of these combined turrets upon one small "sec- | tion of its hull, and because they are | trained in unison their projectiles must | strike close together. The Kearsarge and the Kentucky are | 268 feet in length, 72 feet 5 inches beam and 23 feet 6-inches draft. They carry, normally, 410 tons of coal. but may | take aboard 1210 tons, and 511 officers, | satlors and marines are required to | navigate each of them. | CHRISTENERS OF THE NEW BATTLE-SHIPS. | Two Noted Women Who Have the Honor of Naming the Latest Additions to Our Navy. Chrystine Bradley, who christ- ened the new United States battle-ship | Kentucky, is the only daughter of Ken- | tucky's first Republican Governor, Wil- | iam O'Connor Bradley. is in her | eighteenth year. Her mother was Miss | Margaret Duncan, cousin of Lieutenant , who died while Mis: | Hugh McKee, U. the twin siste . there are|Storming a citadel in Korea. Miss in the | Bradley is a niece of Colonel W. R. \did crui- + McKee, who fell at Buena Vista; a THE KENTOEY TO LAY PLANS FOR A CAMPAIGN " AGAINST SPAIN | ' Two New Battle-Ships and the Women Who ed Them, | cousin of Major George McKee of the | regular army and Colonel Sam McKee, who fell at Stone River. | Miss Bradley’s great-great-grand- | father, Isaac Bradley, was a soldier under Washington, and was at Valley Forge, and her granduncle, Isaac Brad- ley, fell at Monterey. Her uncle, Judge Z. T. Morrow, who insisted on Governor | Bradley naming her to christen the Kentucky, is a grandson of Samuel Boyd, an officer who stood beside Law- rence when he fell with the exclama- tion, “Don’t give up the ship.” John Talbot of Danville, Ky., who lost his life on the Pacific in search of lost and helpless sailors—who was the first to go out voluntarily in an open boat on this perilous duty—was another cousin of Miss Bradley. His body was buried on the Sandwicn Islands, and on the monument over his grave is this inscription, “Greater love hath no man than this, that he gave his life for a friend.” Thus it will be seen that through both lines of Miss Bradley’'s ancestors she comes of a heroic race, and it was on this account that her many friends throughout the State pe- titioned the Governor to name her to christen the Kentucky. Miss Bradley is a most charming young lddy. In disposition she greatly resembles her father. She possesses the strong will of the Bradleys to a marked degree. From her mother she inherits much beauty and musical genius. She was one of the most promising pupils at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She is a great student of literature and has already shown marked ability as a awriter. Mrs. Herbert Winslow is the 8augh- ter of the late Lafayette Maynard, one of the most influential of early Califor- nia settlers, and granddaughter of Gen- eral Duff Green. She was born in Rich- quite a child. She was educated here and married here. Many of Mrs. Winslow’s relatives still reside in this city and are promi- nent in local society circles. Mrs. Harry Dixon is a sister of the lady, Mrs. S. V. Maynard her aunt, and Mrs. ‘William Gwin Jr. and Miss Sallie May- nard her cousins. In appearance Mrs. Winslow is tall, mond, Va., but came to the coast when | slender, with an expressive intellectual countenance lit up with a pair of fine blue eyes. She carries herself well, and, while not a beauty, is a remark- ably attractive woman. Her husband, Lieutenant Herbert Winslow, U. S..N., is the son of the famous Rear-Admirai John Ancrum Winslow, who command- ed the old Kearsarge in that great na. val duel off Cherbourg thirty-four years ago, which resulted in the sink- ing of the Alabama. S'teps Taken to Arrange for the Active Co-operation of the Army-and Navy. NEW YORK, March 2.—A Washing- ial to the Herald says: To pre- to be followed jointly by the the Atlantic, Guif and Pacific coasts an Army and Navy Coast Defense Board was created to-day, con: of Captain A. S. Barker, formerly in command of the battle-ship Oregon, to represent the navy, and Captain J. H. Dorst, Fourth Cavalry, on the part-of the army. Captain Dorst may not be able to continue to serve on the new board and another officer of the army may be detailed in his place. This mat- ter is in the hands of Secretary Alger to-night, and the permanent army member will be decided upon to-mor- row. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt urged upon the officials of the Navy and War departments the necessity for a con- certed plan of action by both depart- ments. appealed strongly to Secretaries Long and Alger, and a conference of these | officials resuited officers named. § in the detail of the bject to the approval of the Secretaries of War and the Navy, the recommendation of these officers will direct the disposition of the entire war strength of the United States. They will suggest not only the massing or distribution of troops and the stations of naval vessels for the purpose of coast defense, but will also arrange plans for active offensive cam- paigns. All information in pessession of both the War and Navy departments will be at their service. Their head- quarters will be in Washington. Their naval and milltary forces in defense of | The wisdom of such a course | ting | first and most important duty will be to make a careful study of the re- sources of the navy and army, both actual and potential, for the purpose ing.the entire coast line of the n as thorcugh condition of de- fense as possible. Conferences will be held with the chiefs of bureaus of the army, that the possibilities of extend- ing the effective strength of artillery at coast defense ports may be ascer- tained; that the condition and possibili- ties of rapid progress in the work of fortification may be determined and the resources of the Ordnance, Quarter- master, Commissary and other depart- ments may be put to efficient use. The most effective stations for active service and for the rendezvous of in- fantry and cavalry of the regular army and organized militia of the States, as well as for the Bodies of volunteer troops that may be called into service, will also be decided upon. : The same general plan will be pur- sued with regard to naval strength. Stations will be assigned to ships where they can do the best service individu- | ally and in fleets, and every detail with regard to supplies, rendezvous and re- enforcement in respect to coast defense will be carefully looked after. The board will make a thorough study of conditions looking to offensive operations against the fleets and armies of Spain. This will ments for the concentration of the troops best fitted for the invasion of | Cuba, if such a plan should be decided | to be advisable. The points of embarka- tion and the ships that will carry troops will be definitely decided upon, together with the ships that shall con- stitute the squadron or squadrons to which will be given the work of attack- ing Spanish fleets both in the neighbor- hood of Cuba and upon the high seas. NOTHING LEFT 10 BE TOLD Marix on the Effect of Explosion in Maine’s Magazines. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, March 24.—Miss Grace Fil- kins, wife of Judge-Advocate Makix, who is leading lady in the support of Charles Coghlan, who is playing ‘‘The Royal Box” at the Hollis-street Theater here, was interviewed here to- day by a Call man. Mrs. Marix told The Call man of a statement made by her husband two years ago relative to -thé possibility and effect of an explo- slon in the Maine, which is most sig- nificant at this time and of itself suffi- cient to convince one that she must have been blown up from the outside. Coming from no less a person than his own wife, this statement of the Judge-Advocate cannot be denied or questioned and is of the greatest in- terest and value just at this time. Mrs. Marix says: “Commander Marix put the Maine in' commission two years ago and was executive officer un- der Captain Crowninshield, and later with Captain Sigsbee, who is one of the most brilliant oflicers in_ the navy. Commander Marix left the Maine, be- ing detailed to the Vermont, six weeks before the explosion. I knew the offi- cers of the Maine very well, of course, and met Lieutenant Jenkins and En- sign Merritt at a luncheon wWwhen we were playing at Norfolk last November. “We inspected the vessel, and I re- member having been shown the maga- zines and inquiring as to the possibility of an explosion. Commander Marix re- plied that ‘if such a thing were pos- sible there would be nothing left to tell the tale.’ This is brought to my mind through the public prints, which told that the Maine’s magazines were in- tact. I am deeply interested in the out- come of this complication, as hundreds of thousands of others are. War is a terrible thing, and of course in the event of a conflict the contest would be a naval one. That is where it is brought home to me.” To Cure a Cold in One Day . Take unzrx“;a‘mmn Quintn, Tablets! An druggists refun money s to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each inciude arrange- | Senator Thu Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, March 24. A scene dramatic in the intensity of its interest was presented in the Sen- ate to-day during the delivery by Thurston of Nebraska of a speech on the Cuban situation. Not since the in- auguration of President McKinley have so many people been on the Sen- ate side of the Capitol as were there to-day. The galleries were packed with people, many of whom had arrived at the Capitol as early as 9:30 in order to obtain seats. Even the diplomatic gal- lery, which is rarely occupied, was filled, among those in it being Senor Mendonca, the Brazilian Minister, and party; ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster and Mrs. Foster, and many ladies and gentlemen from the various foreign legations. Within a few minutes after the Sen- ate convened every Senator who could be present was in his seat, and by the | time Thurston began his speech dozens of members of the House were either standing or occupying chairs in the arena without the semi-circle of seats. | A jar of roses had been placed on Thurston’s desk, but he spoke from that of Hawley, in the central part of the chamber. His first sentence he spoke by com- mand of silent lips—a delicate and touching reference to the loss of his wife on his memorable trip to Cuba— commanded instant attention. A hush fell over the great audience, which hung with almost breathless attention and interest upon every word. Some surprise had been expressed that Sen- ator Thurston should appear in public prominently so soon after the death of Mrs. Thurston, but the first sentence of his speech furnished a key to his action. It is true that Thurston’s speech to-day, viewed from one stand- point, was an unusual proceeding, but it was justified by the conditions at- | tending it. Mrs. Thurston’s dying re- | quest to her husband was that he should lose no time on account of her death to do his utmost to save and free Cuba and its people. In accordance with this request, therefore, Senator Thurston sacrificed | his personal feeling and delivered his | speech—a speech that was a tribute to the memory of his wife. ‘Without | knowing the motive which animated | Thurston and inspired him to his best | efforts, his auditors instinctively real- | ized and sympathized with his | tion. | garded as a masterly one, and even | those who could not agree*with his con- } ‘cluslons conceded the power of his | oration. As he neared the end of the | speech his voice, which had been clear | | and ringing, noticeably broke. He was almost overcome with emotion, but rallied with an effort and closed in a manner that thrilled his audience. Staid and dignified Senators away and wept, and in the galleries | | tears welled to hundreds of eyes. It was a remarkable scene, and the still- ness until the last word had been pro- | nounced was as of death itself. | As Thurston sank into his seat and | buried his face in his hands the gal- leries were swept by such a tumult of applause as has not in a long time been heard in the Senate chamber. As | brother might have done, Allen, | Thurston’s colleague from Nebraska, | walked to him and placing his arm | over his shoulders quietly led him from the chamber. The act was one of the spontaneous and touching amenities | {amid the turbulence and discord of po- | litical life. | “Mr. President,” began Thurston. “I | am here by command of silent lips to | speak once and for all upon the Cuban | situation. I trust that no one has ex- | pected anything sensational from me. | God forbid that the bitterness of a per- | sonal loss should induce me to color in | the slightest degree the statement that I feel it my duty to make. I have no | purpose to stir the pubiic passion in | any act not necessary, and am pre- | pared to meet the duties andnecessities | of American responsibility, Christian | humanity and national h.nor. I would shirk this task if I could, but I dare | not. I cannot satisfy my conscience except by speaking and speaking now.” Thurston said he had gone to Cuba firmly believing that the condition of affairs on the island had been greatly exaggerated. He had concluded, how- ever, that an overstatement of the hor- rors of the situation was impossible. He was prepared not only to adopt every word of the careful, concise and specific statement of the Senator from Vermont (Proctor), but was even con- vinced that he had understated the facts. In detailing the incidents and reciting the facts that came under his observation Thurston said he had no desire to deal in horrors. “If T had my way,” said he, “I would shield the American public even from the photographic reproductions of the awful scenes that I viewed in all their original ghastliness.” Of the 225,000 soldiers Spain had sent to Cuba less than 60,000 were now available for duty. The remainder are dead, sick in hospitals or have returned to Spain incapacitated. “I do not believe,” said he, ‘“that the entire Spanish army in Cuba could stand an engagement in the open field against 2000 well-disciplined American soldiers. The Spanish soldiers, of all people on earth, would most gladly welcome any result which would en- able them to return to their homes. The pictures in the American papers of the starving reconeentrados are true. They can be duplicated by the thousands. I never saw, and, please God, may I never again see, so deplor- able a sight as the reconcentrados in the suburbs of Matanzas. I can never | almost the twentieth century. | died 1900 years ago emo- | Christian nation. | crosses in more lands, beneath The speech was very generally re- | skjes, and under them has butchered turned | forget to my dying day the hopeless anguish in their despairing eyes. Men, women and children stand silent, fam- ishing. Their only appeal comes from their sad eyes, through which one looks as through an open window into their agonized souls.” . The Governor of Matanzas, Thurston said, could see no end to this condition of affairs, and could suggest no relief except through the United States, WOULD SEND UNS WITH THE FOOD rston’s Most Dramatic Plea for the Cubans. Carries Out Request of a Dying Wite by Crying Out Against the Fearful Slaughter by Spain. FEEE R TR R L R R LR i * FRANCE WANTS PEACE # Copyright, 183, by James Gordon Bennett. PARIS March 24.—Gaston Cal- mette publishes in this morning’s Figaro an interview with M. Hanotaux, in the course of which the latter said: “The Cuban question is not our business but that of Spain and the United States. At the same time it will affect us doubly from a moral point of view be- cause we entertain the best and most friendly relations with two countries which are brought face to face by this irritating ques- tion. “On the one hand is the Queen Regent, a sovereign worthy to be compared with the greatest sov- ereigns at the head of a sister people toward whom we are drawn by the affinities of race. On the other hand there is the generous people of a sister re- public to whom we are united by one hundred years of common life. There must, then, be no struggle; there must be no con- flict between these two nations, who are so strongly attached to us, and who are so close to our hearts. There, as elsewhere, as everywhere, France desires above everything and with all her strength, peace.” * * # * * * * * * * * * * # Wk ok ok ok ok ok k¥ ok ok ok ok ok ko ke kR K % ¥ # - * * * * * * * * * * * “The Government of Spatn will not appropriate one dollar to save these people,” said Thurston. “Think of the spectacle. We are feeding these cit- izens of Spain, we are nursing their sick, we are saving such as can be saved, and yet there are those who still say it is right for us to send food, but we must keep our hands off. I say that the time has come when muskets ought to go with the food. “I shall refer to these horrible things no further. They are there. God pity me, I have seen them. They will re- main in my mind forever. This is Christ and Spain is a She has set up more more more people than all the other nations of the earth combined. “Furope may tolerate her existence as long as the people of the Old World wish, but God grant that before an- other Christmas morning the last ve tige of Spanish tyranny and oppression will have vanished from the Western Hemisphere.” Disc ing the remedy which should be applied Thurston sal “I counseled silence and moderation from this floor when the passion of the nation seemed at white heat over the destruction of the Maine, but it seems to me the time for action has now come. Not action in the Maine case. T hope and trust that this Government will take action on the Cuban situation entirely outside of the Maine case. 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