The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-12
THE NEW CRUISER CHARLESTON
Tho Results OF Her Trial Trip-what
She IL Able Co Do.


she L. Able 20 Do.
Santa BARnAR,, Cal, May 1.-THE
United States cruiser Charleston was pre-
vented by fog yesterday from attempting
the four. hour run prescribed by the Gov
crnmont, but she put 10 sea during tho
afternoon and attained an estimated spccl
Of seventeen knots with her propcllcrs,
making lOl revolutions TO tho minute IL
has been determined TO run over a course
of about eighty miles, extending from
Point Conception south 10 n point below
Ventura, In order 90 accurately determine
the distance coycrcdapnr from the records
made by the log on the ship. Tho mem.
bcrs Of the naval board watched the con-
duct Of tho cruiser from the bridges and
from the freq board ioro aud att while
others noted the record made by log indi-
cation. When the announcement was
made that the ship was moving NJ the rate
Of seventeen knots per hour II was re-
gaflcd us improbable, ~ Il exceeded the
highest hopes entertained for the cruiser,
and provided she would maintain the
same comparative rate under forced
draught aud her fully developed horse
power, Il promised 10 place her among
! the fpccdicstSf her class IN any navy.
| No official tcst could be made Of the
/ fpced aud Il will not 20 ON record, but
/ was accepted ~ On approximate test oi
| the speed OF the Charleston with 100 rev.
! oluti0ns Of her engine aud the estimated
| development Oi 1900 horse power during
I a.. lt..I..H .t.W.f.nNtYNfa aEaUln pI ttU
! cruisers speed. She cut her way through
the wator In u thoroughly clean manner
/ and gave evidence that her lines are per.
| iccily APT iur thc speed Il is now felt ccr-
tain she will attain during the trial. Both
engines were working smoothly unl gave
~ Iurnnco that under the high pressure to
bo developed by the forced druught they
| will be- In condition for the final test The
cruiser will leave this morning, aud, pro-
! yidcd the weather IL clear, IL Is conf
IDENTIFY expected that four hours test
will be- made. The builders still hold TO
the view that n second OF third trial may
be- necessary, rs tho hrcmcn on board
have not vet undergone the trial Of feed.
ing tho boiler with forced dfaught, and
that the machinery may not be- entirely
prepared Tor the demands which will bc
made upon IL. A. 10 the final outcome
they arc now free 90 declare their belief
that tho ship will be able after one or two
trials 10 meet the full requirements made
by the government Chief Engineer H.
+. Hanis, serving ~ q member Of the
Naval Examining Board, has been inca
paciluied from serving ON board through
illness and was taken on shore today
ior treatment under orders issued by COM
modorc Bcnham. Chief Engineer Il. A.
Wilson has been appointed 10 OH the va
canry created on board, while Chief I'm.
rnccr Kirby has been appointed rs a
member Of tie Board Of Engineers 10 test
the homo power development Of the en-.
giucA
The United States steamer Charleston
left porl ut 7 o'clock this morning for
Pgin, Magu, below Ventura, from whence
ehc will make her four hours run 10 Con.
cprtion. II the test proves satisfactory the
cruiser will proceed NJ once TO San Fran.
cIsc,, whore the result OF the trip will first
be- made known. The morning Is ioggy,
the run cannot be Witnessed from shore.