Notice

January 1894

Annapolis, Md., February 14, 1894.Having carefully read the three essays submitted in competition for the prize offered by the U. S. Naval Institute for the year 1894, we have the ...

Errata

January 1894

Page 2, second line, “Paixyan” should be “Paixhan.”Page 5, thirteenth line, “20-inch gun” should be “XX-inch gun."Page 6, ninth line from bottom, “most” should be "almost.” Page 8, second line ...

Prize Essay for 1894: The U.S.S. Vesuvius, with Special Reference to Her Pneumatic Battery

Lieut.-Comdr. Seaton Schroeder, U. S. N.

January 1894

"Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war."—Julius Cesar, Act iii. Sc. i.The first Naval Board on the pneumatic gun reported it as "a new instrument of warfare, which ...

The Johnson Cast Steel Armor-Piercing Shot

Ensign R. D. Tisdale, U. S. N.

January 1894

When men-of-war began to use iron armor, there was required a projectile that could penetrate it. The old spherical, solid shot were very good when used against wooden ships or ...

The Battle of La Placilla

Captain W. S. Muse, U. S. M. C.

January 1894

A description of the Battle of La Placilla, prepared by Lieutenant J.H. Sears and Ensign B.W. Wells, U.S.N., is given in War Series No. IV., issued by the Office of ...

The Ram in Action and in Accident

W. Laird Clowes, United States Naval Institute, Fellow of King's College, London

January 1894

By W. Laird Clowes, United States Naval Institute,* Fellow of King's College, London[By Permission from the Journal of the Royal United Service Institution]I have heard naval officers, of ...

Notes on the Literature of Explosives

Charles E. Munroe

January 1894

NOTES ON THE LITERATURE OF EXPLOSIVES*No. XXV.Under the title "Modern Gunpowder Tests," A. Tenner gives in the Amer. Field, 40, 527-530, 552-555, 576-577, 600-601, Dec. 1893, the results of tests ...

Cleaning the Bottoms of Steel Ships by Divers, when Docking is Impracticable

Lieutenant-Commander U. Sebree, U. S. N.

January 1894

During the year 1891, the U.S.S. Baltimore was not docked for eleven months. For eight months of that time she was in the waters of Chili and Peru. While in ...

On Gunshot Injuries Produced by the New Projectile of Small Caliber

Henry G. Beyer, M. D., Ph. D., Surgeon, U. S. N.

January 1894

On Gunshot Injuries Produced by the New Projectile of Small Caliber*In looking over the literature of the experiments made by military surgeons with the new rifle and projectile of ...

Street Riot Drill, Wall Scaling and Sword Exercise, U. S. Navy

January 1894

STREET RIOT DRILL.PREFACE.The formations used in this drill were devised by Lieutenant W. F. Fullam, U. S. Navy. Some of the battalion movements were based upon the work ...

Professional Notes

January 1894

NAVAL WAR COLLEGE.SKETCH OF PROPOSED SUMMER COURSE.It is proposed that the governing principle of the Summer Course of 1894 at the Naval War College shall be a Problem of Warfare ...

Book Notices

January 1894

Text-Book of Ordnance and Gunnery, Compiled and Arranged for the use of Cadets at the U. S. Naval Academy. By R. R. Ingersoll, Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Navy. Address U ...

Bibliographic Notes

January 1894

AMERICAN.AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL.Volume LXVIII., No. 3, March, 1894. Battleship Texas.A description of the hull and armament, with three cuts.Apparatus for Rapid Loading of Coal into Ships.April. Turret ...

Officers of the Institute, 1894

January 1894

Elected at the regular annual meeting, held at Annapolis, Md., October 18, 1893. President.Rear-Admiral S. B. LUCE, U. S. N. Vice-President.Commander C. M. CHESTER, U. S. N. Secretary and Treasurer.Lieutenant ...

Annual Report of the Secretary and Treasurer of the U. S. Naval Institute

January 1894

To the Officers and Members of the Institute:Gentlemen:—I have the honor to submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1893.Itemized Cash Statement.Receipts During Year 1893.Items.FirstQuarter.SecondQuarter.ThirdQuarter.FourthQuarter.Totals.Dues$1080 ...

Special Notice

January 1894

NAVAL INSTITUTE PRIZE ESSAY, 1895.A prize of one hundred dollars, with a gold medal, is offered by the Naval Institute for the best essay presented on any subject pertaining to ...