Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1900 — WORK ON WARSHIPS. [ARTICLE]

WORK ON WARSHIPS.

Admiral Hlchborn Reports Progress on the Additions to the Navy. Washington, Oct. 11.—Admiral Hlchborn, chief of tlie bureau of construction and repairs, has made public a statement showing the progress of the work on vessels now under construction for the navy. Of the big battleships, the Maine and the Ohio stand respectively at 30 and 50 per cent, of completion. The Missouri, at Newport News, stands 15 per cent., and the Illinois, also building at Xeport News, is set down at 85 per cent. Work is progressing satisfactorily on the six new sheeted protected cruisers, although they are all In the first stages of construction. The monitors Arkansas, Florida, Wyoming, and Monitor No. 8 (the latter as yet mummed), are each about half finished. Ti e sixteen torpedo boats, are for the greater pait in the Inst stages of their construction. Of the submarine torpedo boats, the Plunger stands at 85 per cent., and of the remaining six. the Adder, Moccasin, Purpolse, and Shark are set down at <> per cent., while work lias r.ot yet begun on the Pike and Grampus. k .