New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
PLEASED NTH THE PHILADELPHIA.
HER :. HEAVY WEATHER TRIAL TRIP, HOW

HER = HEAVY WEATHER TRIAL TRIP, HOW
EVER, SHOWS SOME MINOR DEFECTS.
The cruiser Philadelphia returned from her
heavy weather trial trip the ocean nyng the blue
pennant of Rear Admiral l.. A. Kimberly, Yesterday
afternoon. THIS is the first time that Admiral Kim
berry has flown his flag commandant afoat since he
returned from the samoan Islands, where me eShDited
both bravery aud seamanship at the tine Of the hurr
cane Yesterday he in command Of one OF the
latest of the cruisers, to test her sea gong quaues
and 70 expose any weakness in construction OF the
new ship before the Government should pay the hnai
iDstalment Of 80 OOO withheld to this time from the
builders. The tests were IN the main SATISFACTORY
She to 60 to sea on Wednesday, but Just as inc
throttles were opened the airpump engine became
disabled by the breaking Of the cross-head ooits
The vessel started early on Thursday. When shc
well clear Of the land strong westerly VIM
rolled up choppy seas with occasional heavy swell
The cruiser pitched deeply at intervals but the rolling
hardly perceptible. Her pitching tendencies arc
due TO her frmness Of lines. Her movements, nov"
ever, steady and easy. An hour after the hghc
ship had been left behind the guns crews were
called TO quarters, and two rounds at high elevation
ard extreme train forward and aft were nred from
each gun of the main battery The conclusion was 80
that the glass in the skylight shattered ana
of the cutters were damaged Defects were de
veoped In three Of the carriages Of the sxnch rines
which practically disabled them. These carriages are
OF tie return upc oeoiehcu Wy ec
Bureau OF Ordnance and cast by the Standard steel
Works. New carriages will probably have to be OBJ
tanned for the guns and this will probably delay the
ships going her West Indies cruise
The remainder of Thursday Was spent In small-arn
drills and other exercises incidental to war vessel
The showed high degree OF efficiency In their
evolutlons Early on Friday preparations were made
for the speed and turning trials. Full steam-power
was used at 1913 pounds pressure the engines
making ninety five revolutions minute. With
the helm hard to starboard, the vessel de-
scribed a circle In six minutes and three seconds
Under the same conditions with port helm tile
Ell Gle was described In five minutes and thirty three
seconds In making the turn to starboard, the YES
sci heeed three degrees ana to port she heeled eight
degrees The reason for this difference in the listing OF
the vessel Is yet to be explained. The severst test
TO which the cruiser subjected, was reversing the
engines from running at full speed ahead. The test
Was safely and successfully made. The time from
full speed ahead until Roadway was checked, was one
minute and fifty seconds
The Philadephias tactical diameter, which Is the
diameter OF the circle In which she can turn Is Zoo
feet With on propeller backing the diameter was
much le,s The board wien conducted and super
yised the trial consisted of Rear Admiral IL: a.
Kimberly, Captain Henry Erben. Commander ". X.
Ilridgeman Lieutenant Commander Joseph y. Kemp
hill Lieutenant l.. c. Logan, Chief Engineer W. G:
Bueher. Naval Constructor john +. HanScom ana
Captain of Marines c. p. Porter. They express much
satisfaction with the vessel.