The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-27

pne OF me lnll1QelpnlA- boston steamers
Capt. Erhen. who is on the tridge gets excited
and he turns to Capt: Steel and shouts:
! Give them all the whistles you've got"
Can't. Steel mods, hut never, takes his eye or
the course anoad. The small steamer seems
south salutinE rs the PhiIadcphia rushes by
her. No answer EXCEPT u wave Of the hand.
md the next Government vessel is siGhted 1t
Is the little steam tug Nina, and she Is nearly
y mi minntss and - seconds ' rom the start.
! Pencils are quickly nlpied TO paper. II the
SinS Is ie niles h away ron the ,h nonhn Hs
| pha is going ~ the rate Of twenty-three knots
and s30'.OOJ premium. Tho error is seon at
The vessel PUSHES on. and anxious eyes look
/ for the noAt vessel. the coast survey vessel
picion that tho comrassos. have gone astray.
Astern. hnwevcr the Hina Is IN a straight line
/ fifty minutes and thiity- nine seconds away
from u. st9T,it,nE noni. AcrordIng to these
! Tic rev lwtiun- OF the screw are now ia, but
they drop to l2o, The prov Of tho Blake. Ike
=, tho northeast and they are Juggling at anchor
The ltilade!phin
Twenty more minutes mass, and then tho
Petrol is sighted ar"ut TWO miles Of. the
straight line t" the eastward. MontauE Point
Fieke ard insirn blandon eaten the Instant OF
pas sing: 10 10 used in mGEioG tidal calcula
Mons srg gfGwS ,rn ah , ps he was
this imuicatcd that the speed was dr0rping
The revolutions were still l2O, and the ship ran
as steadily at tho start. Clearly the Petrol
is OUT OF position As 10 distance from the Blake.
Now comes the strain OF tho Irin Block
mark tho urthermost limit OF the course. cam
not be- seen. ! he weather threatens again.
boacons may not be seen 4 sharp eyo through
tho glass has caught the Essex three miles in
although the FhilaIe phia SHOWS 10 rov"Iu-
tions. Sho seems now to gain. Two hours
rom ne starting point is 6enE reSSGaeh and
miles from the finish. and a Iwenty-knot speed
slips like IL shadow IRON the contractors view.
beacons have been passed. and the Essex is
ont OF range too. look, OF CONSERVATION
Steel and Chambers. One minute. two min,
utes. three four, FIVE pass, and then the shrill
voice OF Capt. Matthews rings out:
stand by, Half a minute later comes the
cry. Marx" SNAP go The ehronometers. Tits
~, and ~ s from The
10 !e only little over nineteen knots speed.
William Cramp comes down TO the bridge
not been 'ound. Can't Er1en rushcs down and
will not listen. He shouts:
He gesticu!ates like a stock broker and re-
Cramp gives Inn searching glance. and then
calmly locks to Capt steel on the bridge and
s q dollars ar &
lie never loses his eGuanimity. The nervy Steel
and Chamber, catch the signal and long turn
OF fifteen minutes toward the Essex follows.
The line Il crossed again at o'clock 46
minutes and 80 seconds; The breeze stifcns
now running against It, and new Geu CT her
powerful speed Is IMPRESSED upon those on
turning course, and II chalk line could have
been marked across the water he could not
GERS adjust delicate Instruments, and. after
figuring on angles. say in surprised voice:
NrilI
the Dolphin than when We started"
What" saws Can. Steel, :, that means shaI-
nnno MI is IS ispea,si and CAPT Steel.
with the stit loI!'ePess Of an old G sat says,
that he knows better. and declares
that hS 'r",ent -, course Mt at ,S5o ~, IN
m 1nHo lie swcrIcs a little at tho ilnsb. Tie
PetIel is passed again, but this time the dis
lance Is nearly minute quicker than on the
The ij1aio Ia passed Sho has moved her
place her tags arc flying, and she iires, u gun.
the Nina. The lnsh Is IN sight. Another war |
shin is anchored near tho Dolihin. 1t Is tho |
earsarse, which has lmm1crsa Gn: Of New
Watches come out snSn%nse, comes or; The
Old OCEAN IS beaten Tie Dolphin is once more
raised CAPT MStI4S%' HAS" Ef.a ocean Der
Is ended. by n misInieLstanllnE me whistle |
blows twenty seconds before tho line iscTossed |
neers. The shin has such n Roadway that the |
relaxation Is scarcely percertihle. |
Quick figuring shows an average run Of nj
most exactly 10, knots. The Cramps say they
are satisfied. Tho Board OF Engineers say Tho
course was s0.292 knots long. and they an
noMnce The speed RS ~. $40 knots.
The Philadelphia Is almost a counterpart OF
the baltimore, but a little smaler she Is 935
feet long, Az feet beam. and IL l6-l0O feet
deer She Is unarmored and her machinery
aud magazines are protected By tho detected
deck OF STEEL which begins below the water
line and arches from eide to side and from
stem 10 stern like u turtles back. In case she
should 10 injured below the wator line, there
are numerous water-tiGht compartmGnts
Which would prevent her from sinking
She las two sots Of engines and twin, pro-
pS.le's Sh0 has two electric light plants,
and her steering gear is opcrated by mRchin-
cry. Her main battery will pe Of lighter guns
than was originally Intended for cruisers OF
this I'VE. hhe will have twelve 6-inoh guns. and
N aidilltlon slEt-n3Mnd revolving cannopS Tour
GatinEs,and hiN mil!Imetie guns She will have
fore and ~ military masts, used more for the
mounting OF machine guns il The tops than
for spread OF canvas. She has also Ave tubes
for tho launching OF torpedoes at an enemy
and Ii an ugly customer as a ram. her prov
conysrging In point below the water line. |