Show THE battleship TEXAS TEM texar ft b 28 10 on om february 16 h there a anal in GRIVel tOD bay we the great bat baui I 1 the douel having been boo i sued thus she he came to the tea roelie the bonore they had bad t tf or her the 19 h was waa the d apart tor for the reception and I 1 langl am atlis ib la the be people of ef we long SW star were in expectancy y evi elda slature ture adjourned the abe C go anti ani his biBB staff taff came out oat pie of other cities and mere to witness the affair sit a binds more frona from all quarters A heme elves of the be liberal railroad coni bantes to see ee the me repaired paired r man dfwar by b be acted fl jated a pier on the mal ine landed and climbing the mue soon lost loat among the dupart depAtt menta about three a J in the bay stood the thip lodged indeed it was a harvest for ferry ferryboat boit and yacht men to carry astry to and great throng who wanted to tc too board about midday the little boates tugged by we the little belonging to the texia ian landed wharf laden with the captai ci 01 sooil they were met by a i tee ee of captain glass ola i j lieutenants were soon oon at we the botel where here a great throng the core monteiL Galve Oal Teaton hotel is one of grandeur M capacity on a evea kera stand es aa rally located within speaking die db ranee of the great balconies baloo alei of tee hotel botel overlooking the oems ocean wr won governor culberson and other nent texans the committee aad ad of course correct the be captain and tile moore not only the balconies bal conlea bat all ail the available apace on the laira kilis was taken thousands were preat phit eager to witness the with fitting speeches pee K and able representatives of the ahe various vari oue organizations organ lia tlona presented the boat with some borne beautiful and useful awful presents presente as an BD an acknowledgment of the honor conferred by the secretary of the navy nary I 1 ID D DRIB naming IZIg the great ship hip the toxin texes 01 the silver service presented to the battleship texas is in composed of 01 five handsomely engraved piece all bearing mementos toB of early texan history hl atory engraved on the large server la Is the alamo the ruins of a building which stands in the city of san ban antonio and in which davy crockett aud abid other heroes were killed in desense defense of american citizens on what was wag then mexico mexica soil on the large platter to la handsomely engraved the capitol building one of the me pieces in ia a candlestick with five tops tope and the others are in keeping with the above named A beautiful texas rag flag for the mast head bead was waa given by the women 0 texas A smaller silver service was presented by the historical library of the states state as also life sized portraits of 9 austin and Hous houston toti two of taxable pioneers aud and ablest defenders for whom are named the capital and the second city in texas captain ulm glass responded to the various speeches and la in the course of his remarks said that representing the honorable secretary of the navy tit foe accepted these beautiful gifts from the citizens of texas to the me first battleship commissioned in our navy the history of the he snip ship itself at since bee she was put in commission for service in August 1895 is must moat interesting and at unies times nas has been exciting exalting the rho texas was abb scat first battleship built in this country and while some mistakes mista kea occurred all have been entirely corrected and she to la today one of the sounded coun dest most seaworthy and efficient war vessels under our flag or any other in the world she bhe has boa arisen above all her mishaps which would have juiced many other ships result ing in many improvements each time she in a marked degree tue me captain continued the essential quail ties to la marine battle ships of sieade ness nesa of maneuvering and high speed she con can make more than nineteen knots an hour in the trip from new york to galveston she averaged knots the entire destat ce as and at the end and of her journey she was in ie excellent condition lor jor fighting the powerful battery of tue the texas and great arma arm me caw t L of heavy armor she carries makes her bet a formidable opponent lor for any ship now afloat elder dalley accompanied me and as soon as we set not loot foot on deck took look up a careful In investigation of sli all interesting points she plows about 13 19 feet of w water mer and stands about twice as abigt is about 70 foot feet wide anu over feet long the greatest gun Is in about 82 feet long with 12 inch bore carries a shot 12 miles to do damage weighs 46 tons takes pounds of powder to charge it at a cost of 1000 t rob aoh shot A smaller sized gun carries six miles thu the loaded shell weighing bilig pounds ranging banging from these lonter loner guns may seen all 11 II sizes to some up in the no mist tat not cot much longer than a rifle to in length but having a bore of at least one eee inch these guns gone are stationed all over the boat from the masthead to the second deck the large one revolves on the upper dick and can be adjusted to any range to la covered with a revolving house bouse at steel bobes thick in fact all the ship to la steel except we be captain captalina capt alna on cabin eabon and that looks as though it was intended to be swept away sometime the most re weapon of all to Is the torpedo gun which being charged with oom corn pressed air aided with a few ounces of powder tosses the dangerous dang danger ercus rus torpedo loto into the water toe torpedo Is about the shape ot of a large flah fish to is about three feet in diameter fully fourteen feet long head rounding like that bat of the nose none of a fish while the tall tapers off to a little wheel which chion when to in operation propels the torpedo in a similar manner to that of the screw moving a boat the center division is filled with compressed air so eo it will not sink the front division is charged with the most powerful explosives the gun is stationed at the bow of the ship where an iron door opens out just above the surface of the water when discharged tb this IS dangerous weapon of war darts darte to the water goes under and travels in a horizontal line about six feet below the sur surface aoe Is ic will travel this ibia way about yards mining aiming at the under side bide of a ship the moment it strikes a restating resisting object it explodes when it tears everything before it lt the mariner explained how to avoid having baying the enemy pick these shells up and use them again they have au an arrangement whereby they take in a little water so that they sink during the time of practice they are allowed to float by aid of the compressed air and are picked up again every time a torpedo Is in fired and kit it costs costa 2600 2500 to the government there are two wo little engines for generating electricity which not only lights up the big battle ship but bat supply tour large search on deck with a strength of searching fully five milem milea four boilers of horse power each furnish steam suit aud two large upright engines of horse power each move the great machinery the coal stoker did not know last just how much coal was needed dally but said they used about tons from now new york to this bla harbor all the tha doors in the ship are ara plated pitted tool and are made water tight t so that in case of an accident to one part the water can be kept from the other rooms once more on the ferryboat being waited to shore we could see am the brou broa side of the great vessel it being all white except a tew low simple decorations and on tier her side aide near the she top was io in U 8 S texas KIMBALL |