New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-22
THE MONTEREY 4 VET snip.
POINTS OBSERVED IN THE FIR:T RUN OF TIL
NEW COA5T-DEFENCE VESSEL.

| POINTS OBSERVED IN THE FIR;T RUN OF THE
NEW COA5T-DEFENCE VESSEL.
| San Francisco. Dec. 21-The managers OF the Unto
| Iron Works have concluded not 10 give the he
coastdcfence vessel Monterey another preliminary ti
| run until tomorrow. The trial Yesterday was -
garded highly satisfactory both by the conracs
and the naval representatives who were present ont
1t Is desired 10 make some slight adjustments II the
new machinery before increasing the pressure. The
average revolutions Of the engines yesterday were
$780, and this maintained four hours vthout
difficulty IL is expected to increase the revd'lons
to 40 or more tomorrow. and TO 160 thefoliow-
ing day. and then it is intended TO have III Official
trial
While running at u speed Of from ten tCthirtecn
knots yesterday. ID was shown that the M0nrey Is
wet ship forward. Water over her bowand grew
In volume the speed increased until rlnt at the
point OF her bow there was steady torrnt pouring
her from four to five feet above decks 10 rushed
the forward part Of the deck for distance OF
thirty or forty feet back Of the hawse lpes. Inc
main volume Of water Just Mt pointot the bow
where the hawse pipes. covered by immense Iron
hoods. located, and these. with laEe anchors
which secured on both sides Of tie hwse pipes.
formed a breastwork which caused the warr to bank
that point. The wave was broken befor IL reached
within ten feet Of the forward turret. ad ran on
the sides without causing any food near he t'rret,
though there were small streams rrnnlngalrng the
The bay WIS smooth and tho vessel was perfectly
steady. without any tendency 20 pitch o dip her
bow in the water. The members Of the Mail Board
expressed no surprise at the manner In Nich she
threw the wave her bow, and sfad that
nothing else could be expected Of q vesse OF the
monitor type with free board Of thirty inhes. as
the Monterey has.
Dnr1ng her run the Engineer Board took alta In
the engine room and the fire room. upon wth the
preliminary horsepow computations will be made.
The naval engineers who aboard the 'essel,
and member OF The Trial Board also. say tat so
far as her machinery was concerned 10 has wrk.d
satisfactorily ami that there Is every indication that
when forced TO her fiill power the new vessel Will
meet all the requirements Of the contract. seerai
Of the engineers speak In especially favorable tens
OF the Ward coil boilers which were placed In te
Monterey BY the Navy Department partly in the VA
Of an experiment. They hav. never been used be
fore on large scale, and there has been some
doubt 10 the probability Of their proving successful.
But the engineers that the boilers have retained
perfectly and giv' indication Of continuing
TO do SO with increased pressure.
Washington. Dec. el.-Iic Navy Department Is In
formed that the trial trip Of the Monterey TO- test
her horse power will take place ut san Francisco to
morrow. On Il TIP yesterday her engines made l35
revolutions minute The contract calls for 5.4OO
horse power. 10 make which viii require $50
revolutions minute. Her performance In the two
preliminary tests has In the opinion Of naval experts
trial tomorrow will. II is thought, prove eminently
satisfactory.