New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14
THE NEWARK'S TRIAL TRIPS.
rvo SPLENDID RUNS CUT SHORT BY BREAK
ING BOLTS.
EVERY INDICATION THAT THE GOVERNMENT NJ
oUIREMEST AS TO HoRStFo"E"
BE MORE THAN MET-GRbAr
SPEED OBTAINED.

SPEED OBIAlNbD'
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 13 (speciaD-ihc ,s tn mt
philadelphia, have an unsuccessfui ul"i -" rne new
.cainst their long list of successful o'e ,ot she
,rt,, ctatcs steel cruiser Newark has pioNeu ~ 49,,
/ NOT hehind the two others OF her oaS' ''". = al
has already turned over to the "oNci'''', doss ~
far a. speed and horsepower ana sci'o' W ,r, nj,
60, arc concerned. But she deVeIopcu ono ,orrord
weakness in the radal waive IVA, .,, nour trials
engine which spoiled two spleiiuIu ou' oo,, or 50
- necessary another trip IN "e0N "
o.. ,, lit broke I'm the third hour VI a
ST., aud nrobaby cost the firm from F''oV0 " t.,oh
% q throws the expenses Of TINS tria' u" '''''"
OF on the Government ,,,,,onb,. at about
r, N.rark left the works at fhlIaociP " 49,,
1ho -" -, morning and ran down the river
-. a.,,ra, draft making about DneN-t"o r0''
, To- ohont half an hour the after engine Po'"
s s+o,ned 10 set up on the l.. T. cr""N ~" ,.,
which were little loose. WINE ru'ip"e e ~.
an. enripc the ship stcerAl readily =" "''''e ~
,,o preakwater a run was made t"cNo NM Wv -,
90 correct the compasscs. The ship then re'uino"
se" !" .Sn nnoo,vrator and anchored for the nleh'
60, 100 oil cleaned some minor adjustments ina1'
A. rocbincrv and everything got IN readiness Ao'
The four hour trial next DAY , ,ri,b
''V u.1aosdo. nornnc dawncd beautifully clear WIN
q smooth sea apd a faint breeze ana 'lo sup ,,
tho Atlantic. The frerooms were cic'eu'
tIo,rors were started forcing air into tleh'' "' ,
tral began az 10 80 with 100 ponHS Oh SucH.' -
a%ar o,a tho engines working well. The air p"'>>''0
~ a., coroo,ns wa, kept at about one inch Oh "',-'
,ho fopr frerooms being connected by the p'i' WE
,,,ssarc The Naval officers In charge Vi u 80 "a,
data and indicator cards every hiHeh h'',"'t' -
ovorvthing worked we'll until ] 10 wien u" ~
zinc fstarhoardl was brought 70 sn'oe" pup
,o.linc the cap bolts Of the loW-pre-'u'0 r,
,,,~ ~ tho connection with the eccentric arm i'
t,, copsod the pi.ton valves 10 cease opc'aunr "
.h,t cylinder. and stopped The engine an" '"' ".
rrbo oft,rengluc continued Working u' II''O'" 49,.
oncned blowers stopped, and Tie snip Ie'"'',' ,n
orcbor,cc at The Rrcahvatcr under natural u'a'' %
ono engine During the trN the ch'ruo F'' 49,:
hor-oa n snccd through re water OF ~" Nno'N "'
., 1his record however must be taken yum
80 salj. As these patent loss are not 'on,'"''
tr,,vvorthv above 1G fuo'~. The Wcan rev. l"'.'"
,ou, engines we're 10. and vacuum 80 \ ~ " -
go -ho, tho engines were making 127 cVo'A'lohN
s.eo51, horscp power for the main ehs'ne'' i''u ,,
H. not occurred. and the engines coA'ii"'d 80
" on bour and a Eal longer a; the SANE %
eno.l the builders w,uh have received aooI . go
honps TN addition to The contract price Oh
Tho trial demonstrated that the p"IerS az i 'oo'
carocitv for the horse power coAt7a't'o JOE '',OV
N"P% .' ,,lvos ver, lifting. and IL was Only 4
onosiio, with the builders what pressure they "Nc"
80 carrv The auxiliary boiler Ne, not us'u 0'"'"e
the trial. .- ,ros chartered
aud n,aani5is;s sont aho2rGto - bach 1" 'f S'p q"
phra1a,,nio and make new bolt, {, replace thoS'
broken The ship lay a. anchor al! dlN IH'lNs ,.r
-, o,i r,pr..av night the tue returned win
ttc nr.eid,s bolts. The repairs made i'm
mediatcly AID Friday morning ''' mp "0 ,i-n
a,cror AID started +, make her record on lhe HE"
"" "'' ~. =, 90. ..,orca ,ad raised tlls hearts
seas The pF'V-'A' j .''''''''' . as oron better
Of The lmilder~. and t,e second UP was 0'," 49,
~, 49, ,ro,.i,,. trial Iyt agln when tlerc was
'n4H '"' 1 e,,lor minutes longer 20 run, the
only an "ou' anu ~ ..,,co a. bpfore ard
orce more tho ship h,a1ed for TIE breihWA'er wiz"
-, ..,- 5rogo,p she anchored at the
the s'aib'Au 9.''' tim sat ~ bolt-
Brca1watcr Friday ieh'' WIZ ''-..''' , .a,,rd,v
dafc. tive Ta0lal arm, anu 7h'"''
W. n.y. -. ,,.. ,.r ,ho river tn lpr dock.
mo'Ah- 'le s''.' '-- F - "a. crorrd with
w. "a -, t,o roo1tidc Another Trial viii he made
''c an ~ - , - g.; ..,,.r,-,l he'd where il showed
a. soon a nc waive s''- 80 ''''7
weakness. ,,.,.i-,
The second trial was made with sa9li eel b'''
i"o 80 -. ,, 80, nriug over IL. tops 81 the
on the po'' Do" 81 spa .o,.,ro t,.t for The