Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 2, 1898 Page: 3 of 8
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Spains New War Ships
Fusliing Work on Three Armored Cruisers of a 3
Type Superior to the Vizcaya
The Spanish government la doing all
within Its power to augment the
strength ot her navy and with that end
In view ordors have been given to push
lorward the three new armored crui-
sers the Cardinal Clsneros Prlncesa
de Austurlas and Cataluna which this
country Is building and which are de-
scribed In the following articles taken
from that excellent weekly naval Il-
lustrated paper El Mundo Naval writ-
ten by Lieutenant ot the Navy Mario
Rublo Munez
The navy is anxiously awaiting the
happy completion of the three armored
cruisers which are being built In the
arsenals of Ferrol Carraca and Carta
gena The general description given
In brief In a previous number when
we described to our readers the cruis-
ers Infanta Maria Teresa Vizcaya and
Oquendo are repeated in reference to
their sister ships In all that relates to
the generic type but there will be a
large number of new details which
augment their fighting value In the
Cardinal Clsneros Prlncesa de Astur
laa and Cataluna
Armament to Ha Heavier
Apart from the small variations of
external appearance the differences to
which wo allude are for the main part
introduced in the armament of the new
cruisers which is to be heavier and at
the same time more complete
The characteristics of these cruisers
are the following Length 106 metres
breadth 18m 8cm draught 6m 6cm
displacement 7000 tons engines 15
000 horse power and speed 20 knots
Armor Belt 31cm deck 5cm gun po-
sition 27cm and conning tower 31cm
Armament Hontorla system 24cm 2
14cm quick firing 10 small calibre
20 torpedo tubes 8
If our readers will take the pains
to compare these official figures with
51 Deck plating cm
E aun position cm
3 FromWtowcm
From 16 to 33cm
1 From 11 to 15cm
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Torpedo tubes
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Machinery II power 8000 10i 13000 17000 18 ooo
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uYm ° 8300 8500 10 000 15000 8000
Deduction From Figures
Direct deduction from tho preceding
figures enables us without any strain-
ing of our conscience to call our three
national cruisers superlores in absolu
to over their foreign antagonists but
nevertheless the eloquence ot thoso
figures should be sufficient to Inspire In
the pessimists and Incredulous tho ne-
cessary peace of mind to close the
mouths of those who are constantly
stating that the Spanish forces are de-
fective and those who bo freely criti
cise the naval profession In our coun-
try
Recent experiences of such Import-
ance as that of the battle of the Yalti
In the ChlnoJapanese war have dem-
onstrated the supremacy of quick fir-
ing ordnance and tho former custom
of trusting to guns of Immense cali
bre has gone out of date while today
the great aim of constructors Is mid-
dle sized guns well protected With
that idea In mind the new cruisers
have been equipped for the rapid firing
guns aro perfectly protected by armor
and with special provision for a separ-
ate supply of shell
lletter Than Old Type
These points will mark the suprem-
acy of the Cardinal Clsneros Prlncesa
de Asturlas and Cataluna over the In
fanta Maria Theresa type The rapid
evolution which has taken place in na-
val construction of modern times ago
In a short time the mo3t admired and
renowned ships the sphere of action
ot the critic expands and extends log-
ically under such circumstances and
daring are the arguments of those who
seek to show that efficiency Is want
Ins
HERO OF MAINE DISASTER
Brave Bill Anthony marine order-
ly of the Illfated battleship Maine has
a record to be proud of Amidst tho
shrieks of wounded sailors and the rush
of flames with the great steel ship
settling to Its grave and the dead lying
thick upon Us shattered decks bravo
MAINE BOARD OF INQUIRY
those of the Infanta Maria Teresa Viz
caya and Oquendo they will find In the
newly built cruisers an increase of
1200 horse power In the englnes whlch
of course will give a large Increase of
speed In addition to this there Is the
flntr model which will add still fur-
ther speed The armored belt which de-
fends the vital parts of the Cardinal
Clsneros Is larger and the quality of
the plates has improved and we main-
tain hopes that the sister ship In Bil
bao will have even stronger resistive
power The defensive power of the
whole has also increased not a little
for they have the exceptional advan-
tage ot the Installation of a battery of
14cm quick firing guns
Compared with Oar Shlp
It seems In our opinion well to
formcomparative data with other na-
vies as the best means ot appreciating
tho relative value of tho national forces
and with that object In view we present
to our readers for reference and anal-
ogy the three most powerful armored
cruisers flying the United States flag
which serve today as the sword ot Da-
mocles to our Spanish pessimists
The four fundamental properties of
this class of ship power defonslve and
offensive speed and radius ot action
can be easily appreciated by the data
which follows
Anthony made his report to Captain
Slgsbee
That report the essence of courage
and discipline should live In Ameri-
can history
Sir said the gallant orderly stand-
ing at salute I have to Inform you
that the ship has been blown up and Is
sinking
Bill Anthony has carried a rifle in
Uncle Sams service since ho was 17
years old His father was a boss
truckman In New York In the old days
when Fiftyninth street was out In the
suburbs and Bill was born within
a stones throw of the battery He was
a natural born soldier six feet two
Inches tall broadshouldered narrow
hipped slenderlimbed and stout-
hearted
The family moved to New Jersoy Just
about the time Bill completed a rath-
er turbulencareerln the public schools
and one morning he vanished Bill
had enlisted That happened twenty
eight years ago and from that moment
Anthony has never ceased to wear tho
uniform
His flrnt actlvo servlco carried him
to tho Carolinas whero the Ku Klux
were busily engaged In tholr deviltries
There he laid the foundation for his
soldierly reputation 113 commanding
officer In those early days was Major
Steward long since retired but still
living
Years later a young man drifted into
tho marine corps as a volunteer a
slender softhanded fellow who was
the butt of the company until Bill
Anthony the pride of tho barracks
called a halt The recruit proved to
be the wayward son of Anthonys old
major and the big marine watched
over him like a father
Anthony saw fourteen years of sol-
diering most of It on the western plains
before he threw in his fortunes with
the marines He was always a marked
man In the service conspicuous for his
magnificent physique his cool courage
and perfect discipline
As a noncommissioned officer he
DIVER ON THE WRECKED MAINE
filled every position known to the mil-
itary code and filled them well There
was Just one blemish In brave Bills
character a blemish which many be-
lieve alone kept him out of a commis-
sion Bill would drink not often to
excess but Invariably Just at the wrong
tine when his commanding officers
favorite though he was could not
wink at the offense
His last army servlco was at West
Point where he figured to the admira-
tion of cadets and everybody else as
drum major Bills splendid figure
and profound knowledge of soldiery
won him this appointment
Ten years ago he left the army and
enlisted as a marine It was the old
story over again rapid advancements
followed by the inevitable setbacks all
due to unwise conviviality Not that
Bill ever transgressed while on duty
for a firmer disciplinarian never
wore a marine uniform Over at the
Brooklyn navy yard Anthony Is well
known and well liked He was sta-
tioned there for two years and during
the greater part ot that time served
as clerk in the recruiting office
Anthony was detailed to the Brook-
lyn on Its cruise In the China seas Up-
on his return he was sent to the Maine
whore his soldierly merit won him the
post of marine orderly
Wheelmen In Training
An experienced trainer asked to con-
dense the best Information he could
glvo a new racing man answered as
follows Eat almost everything ex-
cept green stuff potatoes and turnips
Make beef dry toast and weak tea the
principle articles ot food Do not be
afraid of Ice cream and ripe fruit at
your meals Be In bed at 9 oclock each
night and up at 6 In tbv morning Take
a cool spray bath on rising Do not
use tobacco or drink any kind of li-
quor For rubbing mixtures so dear to
all racing men use witch hazel mixed
with a very little pepperment oil Mix
in the proportion of one pint ot witch
hazel to five cents worth of oil Do
not depend so much on the mlxturo as
on tho rubbing Have the body well
rubbed over Knead every muscle
End by briskly rubbing In order to
bring blood to the surface nicely Ex-
change
ANOTHER VIEW OP THE WRECKED BATTLESHIP MAINE FROM A
r r V i PHOTOORAPH
FAYETTE COUNTY
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GEMS OF THOUGHT
Time wasted is existence used Is life
Young
Men possessed with an Idea can not
be reasoned with Froude
A thinking man Is the worst enemy
the Prince of Darkness can have Car
lylo
Without simplicity no human per-
formance can arrle to perfection
Swift
Genuine simplicity of heart Is a
healing and cementing principle
Burke
He who wears his hoait on his sleeve
will often have to lament that daws
peck at it Carlyle
Ho is the greatest whose strength
carries up the most hearts by the at-
traction of his own Beecher
Every great and commanding move-
ment in the annals of the world is the
triumph ot enthusiasm Emerson
Some peoples castoff happiness llko
their castoft clothes would make some
other people very happy Warner
Modern education too often covers
the fingers with rings and at the same
time cuts the sinews at the wrist Stir
lingThe
The three things most difficult are
To keep a secret to forget an injuty
and to make good use of leisure
Chilo
Any one may do a casual act ot good
nature but a continuation of them
shows It Is part of tho temperament
Sterne
To know God and to understand His
ways is tho great end of life and to
walk in His presence is all sanctity
F W Faber
Every great reform which has been
effected has consisted not In doing
something new but in undoing some-
thing old Buckle
The feeling ot the falsity of present
pleasures and the Ignorance of the
vanity of absent pleasures causes in-
constancy Rochefoucauld
He that loveth a book will never
want a faithful friend wholesome
counsellor a cheerful companion and
effectual comfortet Isaac Barrow
In our judgment ot human transac-
tions tho law of optics is reversed we
see the most Indistinctly the objects
which aro close around us Whately
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Marshal R II Loessin
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Ward, C. M. Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 2, 1898, newspaper, March 2, 1898; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth111350/m1/3/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .