The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-11
CTRGLOR.YON THE OCEAN
THE CHARI.EsTON's SHOWING A
SATISFACTORY ONE.

comparison With Her Japanese Pro-
totvpe Results in Her Favor - The
Atlanta's Loss of Speed Explained
nv a Broken Cross-head-An Order
to Prevent Favoritism.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May 10.-The
cruiser Charleston put to sea early this
morning. During yesterday thu naval e.
gineers bnd been working with the results
shown by the cards taken during the down
ward p,As sage from San Francisco, to dem
onstYate the horsepower developed. The
maximum horse power shown was
about 5000, under which impulse the
shin was driven at a speed
exceeding fourteen knots. The problem
now of forcing the cruiser is to attain the
7O0CLhorse power desired by the g vern-
merit wrich will probably be solved duri G
the cruise entered upon to-day, providing
the engines will behave as well as during
the Il enty-three hours preceding her ar
rival here. Ii the cruiser does not meet ex-
-pecta iors to day, aud It is found necessary
after making the morning start to subject
the engines to a still longer test
in order to enable them to drop in
easy working condition, the cruise will be
extended over to-day. For that purpose
the four-hour test will not occur until Sat
ur1av. The cOmparso9s made of the
cruisers run on Wednesday NTH the results
made by fast Japan Sc cruisers of the same
type are said to be in favor of eCharleS-
ton, up to the point attempted in developing
her horsepower. The japanese crulser
TacachiJo Kan, which is is the prototype of
the Charleston, in making seve ltv-two rev.
a l.
developed 1,349 horse power ard a speed of
1l.53 kaots while the gines of the Charles
ton with seventy revolutions, developed
1,419 HORSEPOWER and drove her at a speed
exceeding 10 knots.
WHY THE ATLANTA LOST SPEED.
WAsHINGTON, May 10-'Hhe steel cruiser
Atlanta which arrived at New York fro n
the South a -lautic station just efore the
centennial celebration viii probably be de-
tanned al that port f T some time. 1t az
pears that the cross-hea4 of her main engine
was rtially fractured two years ago when
on her trial trip. This accounts for her
suppos loss of speed when in actual
service. The engines are still capable of
running up to forty revolutions per minute,
bur it is not deemed pru ent to How the
ship to go to sea until a ne cross head has
been supplied, which Will take some time
A NEW ORDER.
Secretary Tracy to-day promulgated his
frs- ge eral order 1t is cheering news to
nava. officer who are without extraneO us
i 6uence in Washi gtOn, as IL is intended
to prevent the exercise of favoritism III the
assig ment OF pay officers to ships and sta
tons The order reads as follows:
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1899.
Her after, when practicable, pay directors
and pay inspectors shall be assigned to duty in
charge of all navy pay officers and as general
storekeepers at the following navy yards;
Portsmouth, Boston. New York, Lea ue Island,
Washn ton, Norfolk, Mare Island and at the
nava academy. In addition to these duti IS
pay n pectors shall, in accordance with General
Order No. 22S, dated August l. 1877, be assigned
to duty as fleet paymasters. A feet paymast 7
shall be allowed to each flagship.
Paymasters when practicable, shall be
asst ned TO duty at the folio wing navy yards
and stations: Boston. New York League Island
Naval Home tHashington), Norfolk, Mare
Island Naval acadeny, and as commissarv at
the Naval aca iemy to the coast survey Office
TO ell receiving ships. and to vessels of the
second rate when not commissioner as flag
Slips Passed Assistant and Assistant Pay
masters, when practicable. all be assigned to
vessels # the third and fourth
rate, and to duty at the following places;
New London, Newport, Key West, Pensaco a,
hokahama, Japan; to tEe steamer Michigan to
store ships, To coast survey vessels, to training
ShllS, to fish cOmmiSs on vessels, and as assist
ant to pay otfic rs of higher grades when
needed. Officers OF the lower rank at present
holding positions in conf ct with the general
orde' viii b. relieved as early as practicable by
those Of the required rank.
b. It. TRACY,
Secretary of the NAVY,