Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-10
THE CHARLESTON GOES.
A Most Satisfactory Result
of the Trial Spin.
SHE CAN MAKE 1T EVERY TIME.
The Four Hours Final Test Awaited
With Confidence by the Sponsors
for the Cruiser.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Asgoclated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SANTA BARBARA, May 9.-The cruiser
Charleston has remained at anchor iu
the harbor, with fires banked, up to noon
to-day, and decision has been reached
not to start upon the four hours trial
run to-day. Naval engineers have been
busy all day in working out the records
taken of the performances of the engines
on the downward trip. So far as their
observances have gone, the result is in
favor of the Charleston when compared
with the official records of sister ship
in the Japanese navy. When the
Charleston was running at fourteen kno 8
it was at easy steam pressure, represent
ing only small percentage of the horse
power which she is expected to develop
when under forced draught, although
the precise calculations have not been
concluded.
The final touches are being given the
machinery preparatory to the high test
TO be made, and the engineers and fire.
men are being given thorough rest for
the heavy work required of them when
then the engine-room is closed, and four
hours OF working the engines under
forced draugbt will be required of them.
A decision will be reached tonight, and
1t Is regarded as possible that the cruiser
may enter upon the sharp work cut out
ior her tomorrow, though no statement
to that effect has been definitely made.
LATER-The cruiser Charleston will
put to sea again early tomorrow morn
ing. During the day the naval engine ers
nave been working with the results
shown by the cards taken during the
downward passage to demonstrate the
horsepower developed. The maximum
horse.po shown was about three
thousand, under which impulse the ship
was driven at speed exceeding IA knots.
The problem now facing the cruiser is the
attainment of seven thousand horse
power, desired by the Government,
which will probably be solved during the
cruise entered tomorrow, providing the
engines will behave as well as during the
twenty.three hours preceding her arrival
here. To this end, any imperfections in
the steel crosshead of ono of the high
pressure cylinders have been carefully
looked after, to prevent any difficulty on
its account. The cruiser will probably
be turned south, and, provided the COM
pound engines work smoothly, the fur
mace rooms will close, forced draft will
be employed and, with the ship headed
up the channel, she will make the first
attempt to test her propelling power.
Inc representatives of the Union Iron
Works on board express neither doubt
nor confidence as to the result beyond
declaring that the ship will exceed ex-
pectatlons if she is capable OF success.
fully doing the work cut out for her on
her first trial. If she does not, and ii it
Is found necessary. after making the
morning start, to subject the engines to
a still stronger test in order to en-
able them to drop into easy
working condition, the cruise will be
extended over tomorrow for that
purpose. and the four hours test will not
occur till Saturday. If the ship SUCCESS
fully meets the test tomorrow, she will
probably be off Point Conception at the
close of the run, and will probably main
tain her way on to San Francisco. In
the event of decision not to enter upon
the government test tomorrow, she will
probably return to this harbor.
Comparisons made of the cruisers run
yesterday with the results made by the
fast Japanese cruiser of the same type
are said to be the favor OF the Charleston
up to the point attempted in developing
her horsepower. The Japanese cruiser
Tacachi To Kan, which is the prototype
of the Charleston in making seventy.
two revolutions Of her propellers in
Yeddo harbor, developed 1,349 horse
power, and q speed of 11.53 knots, while
the engine of the Charleston with seventy
revolutions, developed 1,419 horse
power, and drove her at a speed OF,
thirteen knots. A