The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-26
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HaA'as an etscs4l trssi ran OF sax easa~~esss,
ncars nf<ser iurvezi ssrass yvsasrsxs ans
sisvekss~d an average ss~~s OF rssz kas.s
p<f Boar. Aer mss@hlnxry wnrkess - "a,
eitsse sAflxfsrfsssn al the buEssssrs as1a rns
s9strErHxEF ss.rsys s<rzss sass vsS atxsaws TAx~s
ran be ~ &sfrsx that sk,s hs. sTs.-s - -
qafrs n~nEs nf the exsnssac9. nurassx "a.
Afsf we nuxss Ct Aex run the sxa as ysr,
fpakn ana win every rss.s of the yss<z.i -
pTof-issxs sere lgFsa out 81 fae water.
Nzs ssHfzs azasfkns the severe strain. ssp a.,
rnarainery H0 hitch Occurred q, mrfx rsss,e
nef engines lsssie "a axeraxe uE ila rsxssi
atsufas l-tr fEk8tits. ass fhcnsa sFss9af s.,
sa zfseas ~ 20 hsrs .~eserSs gsx.E - m a..
30 s9zzas time. xfp-sxsEaatsnn. sa1S~xs.s !
astsssp1tisf us AT seAsf & ~ Assr~S- sasMRsr
Al BE e3sesszss9a Of fksGr E<sasx' trial rAs
oais5sgs sss'rz lei - ran her sws nos :,
stsszzsf- There sa~ na izsssssAfsoa a fas
ezsa 81 saAs fsOe thai she cesxsla ssez havs
=. s,sAaaisEsa BALI day ls1gsr II iaeccss~ry
b<lag cat 81 coal. she sess fur san psssrs,.
and arrived . fsw nfses oE the tarssar :,
Abs's1f Eaicnsxhf. here she essesyuassrsfs a !
shack so<. she dsl nos sfssey The nsrS.s,
sslI o'siock sfis morning.
fAe thsrsSsson wiis esal 81 once sns,
seAsr fse san Franxzsca ~ oac5ork TAI,
AFTERNOON. arriving there sunday night "a
simeon bay Al Gay Thurxisy. ssurfnx
whaeh time her rasshinery was tnaresgt.is
examined and repaired where necessary
sissi ai ~ o clock yesterday morning gAs
cruiser puf Ia Sca- stx amlnx slaxsy ssowr,
The coast, making about twelve knots r.es
noGr. A strcng u-Frh geSs wi d was hls'w
lag ard the sex Was y.Fy roagh.
UEis utenh~r of the naval boars an.
pciated 90 consrai the ex4iniratios,. ,rgs,
10 cissnasis. Mr. Scott from his ex pressed in.
seiEsion 20 make the run AZ thai time.
Scssif- hnweyes, expressed confidence In the
cruiser being able TO stand the trial, eyez;
under these asiverse circumstances
ne Chsrisszpa Was bear Fost uassarc
and Standing well 10 sea. y hen AZ l0
GGmasnGer Beaham gave the signal 40
lae official trial was eonmencext IRE sea
aud wind, waich we're on the s.arfsos ri
quarter. bad not ataEc3 IN the least and
The waves were roiiiGg from fEe open ss.s
aud gave Tie cruiser q test - TO her SEA
Going qualities almost equal 20 ,has xhsch
she received when passing out the Golden
usf& ON her crSs trial ulp ssss NAY The
seas broke overheard on bow ard arbosrsi
rail-. fhis continued during tAe whole II
the fsrst hanr,a d ali the tinse the ChsrseS-
ton Was rolling from SIDE 70 side, making
Il uncomfortable tor eve4 youe On ssssrl
her s'aroosri propeller Was oas 81 water
almost every minute. bat the port pr
T.
end OF tie nrst hoRf Was esshteen and one
eighth knots. the highest rate being esxn-
Teen and oBe~ionrta knots Daring fne
second hour the s<a sfsIsitfetf considerably
shortly before O'Clock the GAarsestats
passed Poinf Conception, after which she
had a sfraighs course of smooth water In
santa Barbara channel during the next
hour she kept Al average of i.ss knots an
hour. The Hour hoars' run ~as completed
AZ $40 o'clock. ana the Chsrsessca was
t3en about fifteen miles ncrth of Santa
barbara. Her speed Was not slsckenes in
the least ana IL was concluded 20 con
time the run two hours lougsr II was
not III 9:lo IN the evening that the signal
was given 10 slow down.
There weremany remarkable features
about The trial. A continuous
run OF six hours under foreeS1
draft. al high rate Of speed, nss
nsver been approached by any vessel oi
the ChaFieston's class The Japanese
cruiser Mani sskan, OF the Charleston
type. made az syeraxc of IL 10 knots over
. measured mile, but the Chasls ston de.
yelopcd almost the same speed over . CON
uEued csHfse OF nearly ifa miles. The
raising uf the forward engine. caused by
the sfarboari propeller jumping out
OF the wafer 10 heavy seas, IN
creased the revelations iat times
20 Ia per minute, taf lie revolutions
run. Considerable .xeiis ment prevaflec
on the Charleston during she trial. such
high rate Of speed las never been expxri-
enced by iew II any cf those aboard. The
long run wss severe strain upon the men
Ia the engine ARD IRE rvoms. where the
atmosphere was sfifiiug. owing so the in
tense heat from the furnaces. bat the frS'
sound heard after the iFisl WAS over, was
the cheers of those men
Ar. Scott was the recipient OF many con
graruiaiicns from naval officers: also Com
modore Benham. as chief OF the naval
hoard. has prepared q dispatch Ia be for
warded 10 Secretary Tracy. stating that the
trial OF the Charleston yesterday WAS rats.
factory, thai approximate calculation
show . Development of s.7oe-harse power.
and that the cruiser made q speed oi j,
knots per hour
COMMODORE BESEAs's REyogr.
WAsHIsoToS, Aug. "a Acting see eretsry
Walker this afternoon received d tcse-
graph the following official report upon
the performance of the ne. cruiser
Charleston upon hsrsIrisi Trip yess''risy.
Commodore Beubam, president OF the
trial board, Is dated August -, and resds
thus: 'oiliciai trial Of Charleston. I'm
gines and boilers finished yesterday after
DOOR: probable average total horse power.
6, 20; maximum revolutions ter four
BtHf>, sAss falutiu never psteN -. ~ J. =
draft oa eta ting trisl. Is feet. Ii iHeaes
forward. ~ feel aft. continuous steed by
log of IL kuots maintained The ship x&s
actually ander forced diaughs for eigat
aud bali hours. and the performance oi
machinery and b.sileFs WAS admirable
during the entire p Rod. IL was not
feand necessary To Sow. nor was there any
heating"
Commodore walker expresses himself ~
highly Hratifed with the rcsns of the
trial He says tass gEe smooth ruuniug of
mae hinery uader toe trying conditions oi
foscri draft for so long time and con-
iinuoes high speed maintained. stamp the
Charleston a. a vessel without a snp~rIor.
IL will DC nosiccd that the vessel showed
6 100 borSSs power. sasse the cssGsfracs re
gu rement as designed eoHtempiates de-
gD of Is kRois. GhiA appears - have
bexn rea1xed. although there j. q discfep
arcy in horse power, which. II this trial
should he accepted s. Enai, would subject
shs contractors 20 ptnAsty. consequent y
the engineer and officers believe another
trial Will te bad. aud that with the nss-
ehinery made smooth ana experience
gained in the preceding trials. the vessel,
watch has already successfully saes e1'
peesaiions in other respects vii rssslxs
the technical condition ol 7.H9 hofse
power.
Two Noted Persons
LoSnox. Aug. ss.--The Ghrosicle'
ST. Petersburg correspondents says the