Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-29

The New Cruiser the Swiftest of the
| Present Fleet.
| SANTA BARBARA, August 2Sth.-The new
| cruiser San Francisco was thrown open tc
visitors soon after the conclusion of hel
| trial trip yesterday, and great crowds Of
people visited her during the afternoon and
evening.
During the last two evenings, while the
San Francisco was lying at anchor here
her search-lights were tested under direc-
| ton of Lieutenant A. w. Grant RAYS
| were thrown in every direction and every
part of the harbor was brilliantly illumin-
ated.
The principal reason for waiting here un.
| til this morning was to give the crew a rest
before resuming her trip to San Francisco
The men were obliged to work very hard
during the trial run yesterday. They did
all in their power to urge the cruiser for
ward at her greatest speed, and Mr.. Scott
of the Union Iron Works accordingly de-
cided to remain here until morning.
The San Francisco got under way about
o'clock and will probably arrive in San
Francisco about o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
The report of the Naval Board appointed
to conduct the trial trip was forwarded to
Washington from Santa Barbara this
morning. The report comments upon the
trial in the most favorable manner, and
states that the average speed maintained
during the four hours run was 1871 knots,
which is about one-tenth of knot in ex-
cess of the recent record of the Phihdel-
phia. The first figures, which were calcu-
lated roughly and Immediately at the con-
clusion of the trial run yesterday, gave her
an average speed of 1881. But the Trial
Board held long session afterward and
took into consideration the fact that sew
eral minutes had been lost by the stoppage
of one of the fans. on account of water
getting into chamber which supplies the
furnaces with current of air. After care
full consideration the Board calculated the
speed at 1877 knots but sent this figure
subject to correction, as there are still
some calculations to be made, based on
tidal and current observations, which 1t is
expected will give the San Francisco q
still higher rate of speed and possibly make
the average 19 rs knots. The Board also
states that the maximum rate of speed at
tanned by the cruiser was 206 knots, and
that this rate was made during the last
ten knots of the run, and after the engines
had already been under forced draft for
over four hours.
A better idea of this speed can be OBJ
tanned when it is considered that 20 6 knots
is equal to twenty three land miles, and
that the cruiser travelled half that distance
in less than half an hour.
The horse power developed by the en-
gines during the run will not be definitely
known for some time, and corrections for
the indicator springs will have to be made;
but the calculations made so far will in
dicate that the average horse power used in
driving the ship 10 knots will not exceed
s. 800. Experts claim that this shows an
easy model and that the wave resistance, or
what may be technically termed the
frictional resistance of the ship moving
through water will be less than the Charles
ton, Naniwa Kan, Baltimore, Relva, Re-
gente, Orlando and Philadelphia
As the San Francisco was built entirely
on plans prepared oy the Navy Department,
it is regarded that these iacts speak well for
the work of the department.
PRESS COMMENTS.
New YORK, August 2Sth.-Here are SAM
Piles of the afternoon press comments on
The successful trial trip of the cruiser San
Francisco:
The Evening Telegraph: If the United
States are only as successful with the battle
ships they will in time be again one of the
first maritime powers.
The Mail and Express says: In the new
cruiser the United States has another war
ship of which her people may well feel
proud.
The Commercial Aduertiser: Experts say
her lines are finer than those of any other
vessel of the new navy. This, with the
strength of her boilers, should make her
the swiftest OF cruisers.