New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
THE NEWARK SUCCESSFUL
A FINE CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR UNCLE
SANS NEW NAVY
THE NEW CRUISER FULTILS ALL REQUIREMENTS
AN AVERAGE OF 1876 KNOTS MADE IL THE
TRrAf-OVEE 90cO HORSEPOWER
DEVELOPED.

DEVELOPED.
Philadelphia, Dee. IA special to The
Ledger from Delaware Brcaiwatrr says For
Christmas present, William Cramp a Sons. OF
Philadelphia, will hand to I'ncc Sam the new
cruiser Newark, which to-day successfully passed
The ordeal Of an official trial "trip and proved To the
officers composing the trial board that an adj
dition had been made 10 the new Navy OF more
/: than usual excellence. The fact that
the new warshp led been compelled TO
abandon her Official trial trip over q week ago
owing TO the brc1kin. Of couple Of bolts on the
forward engine gave = tone of anxiety to those
Interested 10 how she would perform today.
But from the time ahead full speed was Sig
nailed from tho bridge to the cngnc-room at
: o'clock this morning until half speed WIS
'lgnallcd AZ 40 p. m, that anxious feeling grad
ualy gave way, and NJ the latter hour three blasts
from the steam siren triumphan'lN announced
that the ship had exceeded her contract require
ments and to become. she had already been
designated the pride of the Navy.
Tho Newark started 10 sea on her trial NJ
ocloc', this morning and at $40. having passed
the Capc-. the officers began taking the official
data. From ne start the engines worked mag
nifccntlv. Chici Engineer John Patterson, who has
handled all of tie Cramps boats, hcin@ in charge.
aided by = corp, Of nachni,ts and engineers
capable II getting all possible power ont oi the
engines The Naval l}oord ol officers consisted of
Captain SlaS W. Casey. Commander l:rIdeman,
Chief Engineer : L. =. AyrcS and Naval Con-
-trIcjoT T.. W. Steele. I'm addition t. these q mum
bcr of other Naval officers were on board TO oh
serve the working Of the ship.
Shortly after starting on The four hours run
j. was discovered That The slip MAS running over
q shool causing "a drag and consequent lc'ScninS
of the speed Of the screws. This lasted ONLY
few minutes. hut n was decided 10 run bali an
hour longer >, ns 30 giyc ihc ship o. thoro1rh'F
fair uul The course WIS about northeast. the
ship running up the Jcrsry coast lnst ont Of s'sh'
u land The day was perfect. with a breeze
blowing sufficiently strong 10 piodlc" whit"
caps.
For The purpose of accurately determining the
hors, power of th" main engine, tie frai ol 'our
houn was divided into siNtcou parts Of fifteen
minutes each Dunn. the first t"n minutes OF
these pprloIs tlc lnlir4'or diagrams wrr' taken.
3, whistle hcu1 blown - tie BEGINNING of tc ten
minutes as % signal Simultaneously ilr 90 in'"rS
were rcld nnd tie di.,rauis removed from the
cylinders at the end of ~" Ten minute, In
each engine room member OF thc Board and
another engineer officer were stationed Ia
rad the counter aud copy The Indicator
cards one officer wae AT each g.. Under of the
main en,ine auu urr II each rugluc-ro"u', L. oh-
,cr,r fLc ar aUl circulating pump ru-inc,, and an
officer WAS also stationed ~ each hicln"iu DIF.
lns the whole ruu there WAS not m,utp, the
cnun~s averaging about - revolutions per
minute and. Notwithstanding tnc extraordinary
heat generated in The furnaces. tho maximum tenn
pcnturo Of the engine rooms Was bat lui degrees
Whc- - 30 p III. arrived the whistles hlcW
bias, after blast. and from the hod oi Nc snip
there came forth troop Of men, black with coal
dus; and shining with oil. Ih" irl1l ~"S over
1, Is known that the engines developed fiIc
over 5000 horse power. which VIII pl'c the
cramps a premium Of more thnn Sj0,0Oo
Tie speed attained oS shown bv iu" logs aver
,cc, u @t.cn and siA -tcnths knots pcr honr A'icr
Tie four hour nm IA" afternoon vas devoted ~
,rstirs the puictucs- with which th" ship c"u.
ii, ,'nppod and backed while travelling ~ tnH
sne,d nnd ais, h. snow her Steering an' turning
capabilities \ complete 'urn wa made ~
minutes and - second, one rluui" ana .,
.r.nuj, co-rrcl tic time from go.n- ahead fnI
pe.d 70 l,iue art"il fall Speel. luc latter move
i-cui ordinarily = great strain upou cnSiurN was
econ pllshcd without even stariinc r'"J
Arrr tie forming fr~I the snip sfhin' - h''h
10 Delaware Tay end anchored INSIDE the hIclN-
vntor Tomorrow. after IN eI!hi-hoir ,rst '"
,.c, rtsin coal consumption. tie Newark Wl" s''I'
for Phlladclrhl. n" uaVul ofi'rt' "n board ar
,n,hrSa,fic IN prl'~o 4 The Ncw1n. ana d''iht'
>ic * one 81 the finest, II not the most s'ipI''
ship vet built for the '"w N"NN.