The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-13
ACRUISER HARD TO BEAT
THE CHARLES ON EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 10 KNOTS.

Heating OF Her Starboard High Pres
sure Slide ALI That Prevented Her
Making the Record on Saturdays
Trial Trip-The Naval Officers on
Board Highly Pleased.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The following
dispatch was received by Secretary Tracy
to-day:
SANTA BARBARA, CAL. May II, 1889.
Secretary ofthe Navy Wdshin1ton:
The trial OF the G larleston IN lde to-day was
a failure, owing TO her starboard engina slides
heating. There was no trouble with her port
engines. The average revolutions for fifteen
minutes was i07 the maximum horsepower
$500. her speed 1874 knots. At speed uD to 90
revolutions the vacuum was q incaes. The
vacuum decreased as the speed increased, fall
ing at the yaest speed to p inches. The boiler
supplied steam freely.
BENHAM Commodore.
Secretary Tracy in speaking of the trial
sad that the word "fa lure" as used in the
dispatcl perhaps needei some qualification.
1t did MT, he said, mean that the vessel
wa shown to be unable t. fulfill the re-
quire neuts of the contract failure
was due to certain conditions which could
no doubt be remedied easily.
WENT SOUTH SIXTY MILES.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May 12-The
crui.er Charleston left port yesterday
morning. steamiug south for six miles
a d turning north again vent ahead under
a head of steam. making an ave age speed
of eighteen AID one-quarter knots with
development of 50J hor @ power and l07
revolutions Of her eng nes This recor
was maintained for period
of seventeen minutes, and after
careful computation by the govern
me t engineers and other naval officers
hOa ard ia frat ha
off ial record has bee AIKEN of the cruisers
speed i connection with her hor Q rover
development a d esta hlsh7s the tact thai
as the Charleston ands she is O0e Of the
fastest modern fighting machines ahoa5 not
only Of her type, but incius va of ie entire
class Of cruisers in the American or foreig
navies.
HEATING OF THE SLIDE.
The starboard high pressure slide which
developed some ha q S 'Ots in { 10 steel on
the rip outward from San Francisco, d
which it was hoped ha been elimin It d,
compalled the starhoard engine t. lower its
speed, and the hiChe t development OF stea
power for four nliluOus hours therefore,
was made impo siAle. The port engine con
tinued t. run at full speei Tor more than an
hour, behaving perfectly, bat was then al
lowed to decrease to abo 1t 80 revolutions,
under which speed lth engines we Q driveI
till the snip had re urned to her anch1ra .
of this p ,rt tonight. At a speed up to 80
revolutio IS tho vacuum of the air pumps
was maintained at 81 inches, falling off a
little at the highest sped.
UNDER THE FORCED DRAUGHr.
The hi = est speed vas a5tai ed der the
forced draught, which was employed for
the first time, but during the entire run the
quantity # steam from the boiler was in
excess OF the requireme is, AMI was blow
or fr, a ba
tire run. No trouble was experienced with
the three other steel slides, the o1e mem
toned causing all the trouble encountered.
There is an evidel 1t feeling of d sapp int
menJ among the represen' atives Of the
Union Iron Works on boa d. Upon tn
other hand the naval officers are form in
their confidence and p id IN the new ship
The view is held that she W II easily attain
more thai nineteen knots when permitted
to employ her full power.
ONE OF THE BOARD GREATLY PLEASED.
Chief E igineer f. A. Wilson OF
the naval examining board, il
eakng Of the ships exploit. ie-
marks: There wa not a crank pin, bear
or Journal warm, and this mas never i d
M expe fence been equalel. The was
no tendency TO heat shown by either the
main or thrust bearings. Once remeiFing
the mi lor difficulties devel1 1pe1 tod V, the
IlseI Dl'iN lail W AdA A@O ASN'iublf'hS "
a minute with a con, ,ec Itlye speed under
ne records shown to-day exceedin, 10
knots. To my view sh pr mis- = to be one
of the fastest ships Of her cla,s afi i)atn
The expressions M de by he hsr naval
officers is of the same Complimentary AMI
| confident character. 1t is expect d that
the Charleston will leave port early to-
M row NOR ing, aid will probably run
n II h. but beyond this no announcement
has been ma le.