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Show PRIDE OF THE NA VY. NORFOLK HAS GLORIOUS PLACE IN NATION'S HI8TORY. Vessels From There Lowered Colors of England's Fleets Scene of Fierce Sea Battle During War of Rebellion. Washington. Ono of tho moBt important im-portant supplementary attractions that visitors to tho Jamestown Tercentennial Tercenten-nial exposition will have nn opportunity opportu-nity to seo Is tho Norfolk navy yard, which many people may be surprised to know Is not located in Norfolk at all but Just across tho Elizabeth river in Portsmouth. The naval training station attached to the navy yard is, however, located In Berkley, on the left side or the Elizabeth, which is how part of Norfolk. The naval glory of the United Stntos is inseparably connected witli tho Norfolk navy ynrd. From tills yard hnvo gone forth tho great naval captains cap-tains who have alone been nblo to lower tho colors of Knglnnd's navy. It was hero that the Morrtmac, or Virginia, was sunk In the general destruction of government property when the federal authorities evneuated Norfolk In 1861. Sho was Inter ro-pnlred ro-pnlred and armored to light a battle, with tho Monitor which changed tho character of naval architecture throughout the world. Tho first dry dock over used by a ship of tho lino was constructed hero nnd Mint ship, tho Delaware, was placed in It on Juno 17, 1833, the ilfty-flfth anniversary of tho battle of Uunkor hill. Tho dock was built of stono and was at that time considered n magnificent specimen of that class of work. The occasion of Its opening was made n general holiday in Norfolk, Portsmouth and vicinity nnd crowds flocked to Portsmouth from many miles around. Speeches wcro mado by citizens of Dolnwnro, tho fcdorul authorities nnd navy ynrd olllclnls, Tho Dolnwnro was ono of tho first ships of the lino ever built for tho United States governmont. Sho wns a 71 gun ship nnd wns tho second of Mint nanio, tho flint having been a 24 gun vessel. She was begun in ISIS under tho suporlntendenco of Captain Arthur Sinclair, who hnd hoen do-inlled do-inlled from the navy dopnrtmont for Mint purpose. She was launched in October, 1820, nmld general rejoicing. After the completion of her hull sho wns housed over, not being required for Immedlato service. After this sho was fitted out and mado several cruises. At tho outbreak of tho civil war sho was again in tho Norfolk navy yard along with sovoral other vessels. When the federal officers dccldod to ovneuato Norfolk nnd the government property was destroyed tho Delaware was sunk along with the Pennsylvania, Pennsylva-nia, Merrlmac nnd sovoral othors. Of great Interest to visitors to the Norfolk nnvy yard Is tho trophy park. Kven thoso who have beon around battlo ships and naval Bhops all their lives find Interest In the grim relics of American victories arranged thore. The chief and largest objects of Interest In-terest are, of course, tho cannon, torpedo tor-pedo tube and torpedoes captured from tho Spanish during tho Spanish-American Spanish-American war, tinder the heavy trees of great ago which shadow tho trophy park stands with nil its equipment n H-contlmeter rilio taken from tho wreck of Admiral Corvorn's flagship, tho Oquendo, after tho bnttle of July 3, 1898, nt Snntlngo. A level twlBtcd out of shape nnd n rod broken Micro shows all too plainly tho damago done by American lire. Grouped about tho flagstaff In the center of tho ynrd uro specimens of tho nrmor of tho ram Texas and tho Albemarle. At one side of tho pnrk nro the torpedo tubes tnkon from the Spanish cruiser Ilelnn Mercedes during dur-ing tho Spanish-American war. Thore are rollca of famous American ships nnd trophies from British, French, Spnnlsh, Chinese, Moxlcnn, South Amerlcnn and Turkish ordnance shops. Porhaps tho most curious trophy of nil is Mte undent Turkish cannon ball more Mian a foot In diameter diam-eter which camo from Constantinople. These trophies of past achievements nro tho strongest incentive to futuro deeds In thoso belonging to tho nuvul branch nnd an equally strong lucontlvii to loftlor putriotlsm In thoso who do not. |