New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-12
THE DOLPHIN AT SEA.
SUCCESS OF THE FINAL TRIAL TRIP
FROM SCOTLAND LIGHT TO BARNEGAr AND BAcx
IN SIX HOURS.

FROM SCOTLAND LIGHT TO BARNEGAT AND BACx
IN SIX HOURS.
John Roach made no objection to acceding to
secretary Whneys request that the going Qualito4
of the Dolphin should be tested before her final accept
ance by the Navy Department It agreed that the
Dolphin should make six hours at sea under tho
same conditions II she actually In commission
that the weight OF her future armament Of her stores
and her should be represented by an equivalent
weight OF pig iron and that thus loaded down 70
her lines she should show herself seaworthy
vessel and develop speed Of twelve knots an hour
continuously for the six hours Yesterday tho Dolphin
put to the test and easily fulfilled all the conditions
required The day calm and the sea quiet Conse-
quently itcoud only be inferred how the ship would
behave in rough weather. All such interences werc
however, In her favor and she showed herself steady
and stanch In the open In the sheltered Sound
During the six hours she developed average
speed of fourteen knots hour natural draft
without the Of her blower, which might safely bo
relied to increase her speed fifteen sixteen kno
In her last trial The officers whose duty 1t was to
scrutinze carefully her performance found ground
for complaint and John Roach smiled triumphanty 80
she gdcd gracefully through the water ustifyug her
name.
foot of East Eighthst o'clock At o'clock In the
morning. while the vessel firmly moored in het
DOCK the engines were started and continued to -
low speed until the time for going sea- The party
which she was TO carry consisted Of Commodore Bel.
KNAPP Commander Evans and Hermance Winter, consti.
tuting the Board of Inspection Chief Engineer Ker.
stead Chief Engineer Thompson and Passed Assistant
Engineer Perry who devoted their attention watch
ing the performance of the Dophins engines Licuteu
ant Mclean who attended TO tine log and the general
navigation, and Naval Constructor Bowes. wlio with
Messrs Steers and Archibald, constituted Advisory
Board. The ship under the direct command Of
Captain Bulgcr Of the Mallory Line. John Roach and
his stephen not the least interested observers
Some delay was occasoned In leaving the dock by tho
fact that Commander Evans late At last at $50 IL
aboard in tugboat The Dolphin was hardly out in the
stream and put about when the missing commander ap
bells rang and the Dolphin down the river full
speed. the National flag floating at her mzzenpeak,
answering them with indefatigable p0liteness.
The tide was running out and the run down to the
Narrows was quick one. Everything worked smoothly
and nnt0ward event interrupted the regular pusr
tons OF the powerful engines Once the vessel under
all the inspectors began to arrange their apparatus
for testing her various qualities Dynamometers were
@ Ss 70 ns Sy whc I oa ss
roll the extent Of her oscillations might be measured;
OF the vessel when she should ptch patent logs
got in readiness aud glass full OF water held
it. Some Of these preparations proved wholly unneces.
sary, as the Dolphin neither rolled nor pitched.
the port bow making in the direction the Doll
phin. aud with the evident intention OF accompanying
her the trip. What the object OF sending out the
Dispatch is not apparent for In an hour she hull
down astern OF the Dolphin, and was not seen again
till NewYork had been nearly reached the return
trip Then she again oyertakcn making the best
OF her way home.
At lo45 the Dolphin passed Scotland Light Commo-
dore Belknap stood the bridge, with white hand.
kerchef his hand while the of the party watched
alternately this handkerchief and their watches. As
the Dolphin came abreast OF the ghlship, the Commo-
dore dropped his handkerchief aud the trial began.
The vessel headed down the Jersey coast,
about two miles out from the low sandy
shore. No attempt made to drive the engines
to the full OF their capacity The blower noe
being used, between 1000 and LOO horse power
was developed. and speed OF Ia knots was
attained. Mr.. Roach paced up and down the deck I'm
broad-brimmed straw hat and looked perfectly con-
tented. The naval officers were omniprcsent aud
nothing escaped their notice After Of three hours
and ten minutes Barnegat Light was reached, 42i2
nautical miles from Scotland Light. Here tho
Dolphin was put about. She turned easily aud quickly
In a graceful curve aud the homeward began. THIS
accomplished IN quicker time than the trip
down. Scotland Light was made in two hours and nfty
minutes, giving average speed oi li9 knots or
II statute miles an hour This result seemed TO be
satisfactory to every body. Mr. Roach received
congratulations. and when the Dolphin moored at
her wharf at 6l5 In tile evening" 1t unanimously
voted that the trial had been emneny successful aud
the trip an exceedingly pleasant one.