Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-27
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
The Cruiser San Francisco Will Make
an Official Trial To-day.
OPENING OF THE CaICO FAIR.
Death of Hon. w. w. Bishop-A
Rancher's Encounter With
a Bear-Etc.
OPENING OF THE CHICO FAIR.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE HEcoRD-vs1os.
CRUISER SAN FRANCISCO.
Everything in Readiness for Her official
Trial Trip.

Everything in Readiness for Her Official
Trial Trip.
SANTA BARBARA, August 26th.-The new
cruiser San Francisco, which left San Fran
cisco harbor at l o'clock yesterday after
| noon, TO have an official trial in Santa
Barbara channel, arrived off Santa Barbara
at IL O'Clock this morning, having made q
run OF nearly 800 miles In about twenty
two hours, at the average speed of frac-
ton over thirteen knots an hour. The
run was made without slip of the ma
chinery, and when the cruiser came to
anchor here this morning there was no
indication that she could not have contin-
ued the run indefinitely. Every engineer
aboard the steamer declared that the
engines could not have worked better, and
the opinion was freely expressed that she
would make record on her trial trip
which would give her builders handsome
premium.
The San Francisco will lie at anchor
here this afternoon and tonight. during
which time her machinery will be thor
oughly cleaned, and every preparation
made for the official trial, which occurs to.
morrow morning.
Although the cruiser had been given a
number of preliminary trials during the
last few weeks her trips had been confined
entirely to the bay, and she passed through
Golden Gate into the open sea for the first
time yesterday.
When her bow was turned toward the
south, strong head wind was encountered,
but the sea was light and there was scarcely
any roll perceptible. The cruiser soon set.
tied down to an even pace of about twelve
knots, which was increased to little over
thirteen within the next hour. She main
tanned this rate of speed until Point Concep-
ton, the northern end of the triahcourse,
was reached at s o'clock this morning,
when the revolutions were increased from
73 to 90 and her speed during the remain
der of the trip was at the rate of sixteen
knots an hour. During four hours yester-
day afternoon the engines made seventy
five revolutions per minute, giving the ves-
sci speed of sixteen and four-teuths knots
per hour. In the evening the engines were
slowed down slightly, and during the night
they made seventy-three revolutions, giving
a speed of thirteen and three-tenths knots
during the entire run.
The engine-rooms and fire-rooms were
perfectly comfortable, and not the slightest
trouble was indicated in any part of the
machinery. The naval officers aboard who
had been appointed to conduct the trial
expressed the highest praise of the San
Francisco's behavior and said she was
better ship than the Charleston in every
way.
AT night the entire ship was lighted by
electricity. The electric plant is one of the
most complete ever placed on a man-of-
war. 1t was constructed under the per-
sonal supervision of Lieutenant A. w.
Grant, who was detailed by the Department
for that purpose, and who also placed the
electric plant aboard the Charleston.
The trial course extends from point a
few miles below Santa Barbara in north
westerly direction to Point Conception.
The course is forty miles in length, rand
the cruiser will have to run over it each
way. which, including the turn, will make
the distance over eighty nautical miles.