New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-26
TWENTY KNOTS AN HOUR.
MARVELLOUS SPEED OF THE PHILA
DELPHIA
PEN PICTURE OF THE FLOATING FoRTREsi
AS SHE SPED THROUGH THE SOUND
on HER TRIAL TRIP.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TaIDusE.l
OK HER TRIAL TRIP.

On HEX IR4AL TtIP.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.l
New-London. June 25.-The fast new cruiser Phil
adephla made her trial trip over the forty-mle
course laid out south Of Long and Block Islands this
afternoon. As near as could be judged from The Trb
unes tug which out from here this morning, sho
was making over twenty knots an hour. The morning
broke with thick fog hanging over the sound and
ocean, and It seemed doubtful IL IT would HIT in time
for the trial TO be made today light breeze was
blowing from the northwest and the sea was as
smooth millpond At 10 O'Clock the fog began
to lift, and the tug scott. with a Tribune reporter
board. started for Montauk Point. The fog got
thinner and thinner until. when Montauk Point was
reached. able ten miles to the eastward
and westward. To the SOUTH where the Naval YES
sells anchored, ten miles of shore, the fog was
still thick. and the vessels were drawn in IT,
Just before 10 O'Clock, when about seven miles
southeast Of southampton. long, dun-colored streak
Of smoke I'm The obscurty to the west.
In ten minutes it could be seen through the
glasses that it came from large ship.
which was approaching with rapdity
that marvellous that the vessel fairly seemed
to grow before ones eyes. shaping itself out Of the
mist. The fog grow thinner all the time. and the
masts Of the vessels anchored tho line began 20 APP
pear and the view Ia WIDEN and them before could
realize it almost great. boating fortress Of slate
coorcd steel swept by. Few people in the world have
such a great vessel move with such raridity.
She had mp three small jury masts and from her two
long black tunnels the brown smoke poured in volumes.
Her stern settled well down in the water and on
either side Of her bows large white waves that
broke in foam back from the huge, straight stem
Her wake strange to say, not broad one, but
tho waves created ly the monsters rapid fight were
large and CLASSY, and tossed about the little ting until
they threatened to capSize her. The tug ran along
parallel to the Of the Philadelphia at distance
~ Irpctc
rapidly did the cruiser hy through the water that
three quarters Of an hour after her hull first appeared
above the horizon 10 the westward ii disappeared 10
the eastward The cruiser weighted down 10 the
lines she will have when her lines and armament are
aboard There yawing, as sometimes happens
when a vessel goes AZ great speed, but she went as
straight As an arrow and as steady as church The
little fuss with which she got through the water and
the great rapidly with which she went were mar
vcllous A. she few 70 the eastward she dVlndlcd
before the eve until she was only dull gray speck
fanked by those two cleaning white wings where her
bows cut the water.
When she was close aboard. her high. bluff. slate
colorcd sides her ports and sponsors for guns ana
the absence Of any mast except the three small flag
polcs rugged In the place whore her maSts VIII be,
ave her the appearance Of fortress that was being
Transported over the surface Of the water by
magic She was the embodiment OF tremendous
force and startling sNlftncss. she looked an
the more huge and formidable from being alone on
that vast cxpansc OF water for. beside the little
tug and lonely fishing sloop. there was not ve''"l
o bo seen 10 al that long and shining pathway over
which she ped the fos which si hung 10 the south
ward having again slut out al view Of the GOV
crnmcnt vessel anchored the Inc. while left the
course Of the Philadelphia bright and clear. What
ever the Official report Of her trail NAV show she
certainly va, paralyz.ng wonder - tho-" VINO
watched her run to-day from of Eas;hampton t" the
- flrI
BRIDGES as she sped along could be seen The mem
lcr, Of the naval Board appointed f. he present ai
or trial and the civilian onccr' In the EMPLOY OF
w. C-,mp ~ou. WHO were running her They were
landing or walking about apparently As unconccrned
and with as litlc difficulty while travelling al
that trcmcndou, speed If they wcc on vc,Sc.
an, hor,~i IN upper NcN York bay on
,,., d,~ 4, tic tug. tossing about the
great wave, which the vessel sent rollins
over the surface Of the water sautci tho cruiser with
her whistle tine officer, replied hy waving their hats
Md even white they waved them tAey were u"'H'
onward with such rapidly that the hats became pe'"'
and tlc officer, merged into black mass Of people
70 was railroad time that the big cruiser was h'N'"S
and -hc a,, a through trlin with no stops.
~,,bior va. seen 4 the Nc,uvu, which was to
have gone over the course ahead Of the fhiIdePh"
he certainly did not 80 over 1t I'VE mnc' a,'',l VI
the cruiser. and Il she Wa- ont III az VIZ "a" I'LL
whore DO the fox u was a p''','. "'l -" "a .,nH
ain thc sea being remarkably smooth ana me WIN.
NIX IL had clear 10 the SOUTHWARK ana tt-'
q, I'd 80 that the people the Phll"ephla '"tIH
a.. eeer the yt..-cl- anchored a GUIDE dlHs w
horn edge Of her course II might nave d"'n nv
lu .t.eruc a direct course but IS IL was >hc
90 .-... "A hoe line cuur-c hy her coWlh'scN without
The aid of the anchored vessels, me .olr'' VIZ
f,rfv mil ., from tho tart OF Ea'thdnlpt'h' |" ''o
ful .b on the -ou'h end Of block Island Nii" rnnh-
a. flo eastward To- the terminus OIL BLOCK I'i'uu NV
tufrc,i and ran back, SIN apparently maintaining ~
great need II {, III 10 f0rc,td the decision OF llc
\,yal rnl,d but from outsiders point OF WV
II d. s,fc tn saN that the Philadelphia to-day look hr
,i,, tnour fh, fastest vessels dHoil. IL j. nav"
~ ronvny an idea u just the eject p"nu''' ~ ~
ncbi Of the Philadelphia today but II one can linEnc
a great. grim ooaiue war vessel shHE'r'ihS III ~
,pucarr.. everything except ~pccd. MOVING Over a
level plau 81 water with the speed % railroad Tram
or Of "a horse troiiius ln something uI"'f w.
minute bee may get FAINT idea 81 IT, Inc 'Pp"I ~
t. Phiad~luhl il cstiml'td n must be rrh'Hb'rcu'
ia knot. and not status. uil"-.
In appearance the Philadelphia i lnorf iorhI"oI,
looiing craft than the chicago. The dull lead coI"cu
mint ,,h which she IL cred seems - "in 10 h'
rr,r,re.s and make her look more savaS' man II
he we're paluted whit" or black II also F'''rS h'I
Invisible n shorter d lance than II sl" "'' Ptl'
any other color. Th., added TO the wclrdneo' anu
nrtiiu, effect Of her swirl flight to DAY: In slte "i
.cpsd TO steer ca-v and her great mass 10 ." rs r.
nontyc 70 The Who'll II she were yacht mus WIZ
aim .hor.. -carcc seen Ia" nOrihwari a toE pun
-, t,r .outhw.rd hrght clear track cNccp Wn'rr
,to ,pis,s hing of 10 the southwark 81 b"'N
I.l,nd the Philadelphia sped into fame "P ruler "l
line waters and their powers.
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