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THE EAGLE BROOKLYN DAILY PICTURE AND SPORTING SECTION. PICTURE AND SPORTING SECTION NEW YORK. FRIDAY. MAY 22. 1908.

BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN, NEW TYPE OF BIG GUN SHIP, TO BE LAUNCHED TO-MORROW. Mill CSS Miss Carol Earnes Newberry. The Michigan as She Will Appear When Completed. r.i 1 1 ylllE. Oil LLItrWIIIJI IIIIIMIUU Wilt I "Hie launched to-morrow, nt Camden; J.

Carol Barnes Newberry, the daughter of other, it being necessary to shorten the superstructure, with the result that the two funnels and the two lung pole masts will be very close to each other. Forward the freeboard of the new ship will be the same as that of the Connecticut, but aft of the superstructure, for the purpose of saving weight, a reduction of' about eight feet below that of the Connecticut has been ef Brooklyn. When completed, the Michigan, which Is already half finished, will be her, four great turrets, out of distinctly different from any of the battleships now flying the American flag. Her most noteworthy feature will be her four great turrets out. of eacb of which will protrude a pair of fected.

The elevation of the turrets Is such that the rear turret, both in the forward and aft pairs, can be tired directly over the top of the one in front. The armor belt line, which has been so much discussed recently by lteuterdahl and others, is eight feet wide and over 300 feet long, the thickness amidships varying from eleven Inches at the top to nine inches at the bottom, while the armor that will protect the magazines will vary from a foot at the top to ten inches at the bottom. Above the armored belt line will In; a casement protection, which will lie eight inches thick at the top and ten inches at the bottom, which In extent and thickness has never le-tore been approached in any American battleship lli-iuch guns of the latest and most powerful typo. These turrets, which are so arranged that every one of them can be used In a. broadside, either to the port or starboarU.

will be mounted on the axial line of the ship, cue pair aft and the other pair forward of trie superstructure. The turrets are placed one ahead of xhr Assistant Secretary Newberry of tup Navy.hasbecn chosen to name the new battleship She is a granddaughter of the late General A. C. Barnes of I TWO NEW M. E.

BISHOPS. MINISTERS WHO ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE SIX OTHER BISHOPRICS. 8) The fifth ballot for bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, taken yesterday afternoon, resulted in no choice. Announcement of the fact was made at this morning's session of the General Conference. The only bishops elected thus far are the Itev.

Dr. William V. Anderson and the Itev. Dr. John L.

Six more are to be elected. The election of the Itev. Edwin II. Hughes on an early ballot Is looked for confidently. The ballots thus far cast show marked gains for the Itev.

Charles h. Goodell. formerly of lirookiyu. The Homer C. Stuntz of Madison.

K. field secretary of the Hoard of Missions, has gained ten rlaees in the list since the first ballot. Others who have figured in the balloting are W. S. Lewis, G.

E. Reed. W. A. Quayle, Robert Mclntyre, Charles W.

Smith, William H. Crawford, David G. Downey of Brooklyn, Joseph B. Hingeley, Daniel Dorchester, Henry C. Jennings, Freeman D.

Bovard, R. J. Cooke. Daniel Dorchester, JS.ir. L.

NuU.en. S. Lewis. Htr.ry C. Jennirgs.

Edwin H. Hughes, 'jeorge KJ-vhi-H ftccil. M. C. B.

Mason. Charles L. GoodeU, I Iff R. J. Cooke.

William H. Crawford. Freeman D. Bovard. Jos.

Beaumont Hingeley. W. Smith. Robert Mclntyre Homer C. Stuntz.

David (J. Dow ney. A. Quayle. PARADE OF THE CITY'S FIREBOATS.

DYNAMITERS WRECK NEW BRIDGE. ft! 9f I torn. 4 The New Bridge and the Trusses That Were Damaged. The new steel bridge, erected to carry the highroad from Baychentor to Tellium Hay Turk over the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, wui badly damaged by a' charge et dynamite? enrly yenterday morning. The bridge, which wag completed tut as the steel work vrun concerned, was built by the Bchu- Lineup of the Fireboats.

Mayor McClellnn reviewed the city's flreboat fleet yesterday afternoon, the maneuvers being Incidental to a preliminary trial of tha Thomas Wlllelt and the Jumes Duaue, the newly built boats now added to the fire-lighting force. Among those who saw the sight from the balcony of the flrehouse Just west of the Aquarium, was Cardinal Logue. The Wlllett and Duane ore larger than the old department boats, and their streams are as powerful os any. In tho stern of each is constructed a water tower, capable of doing the same work as the land water tower. maker Conmaiiv of Philadelphia, which due not reeoirnlzn union lnbui.

Tho oml of mm of thn Imur triiuim 4 of the bridge was torn from Its support and badly twisted bytha force of tho explosion, but tho masonry and other parts' of the bridge were uninjured. j. 8 5 i' 4.