The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-21
Twelve Knots Made by the
Monterey.
THE DECKS WERE KEPT WET.
Everybody Was Well Pleased With
the Second Performance of the
New Coast.Defense Vessel.


to force the engines TO their full power,
though greater speed was developed and
for greater length Of time than during the
preliminary run.
The Monterey was under way for five
hours yesterday. and during the greater
part of that time the furnaces were worked
under forced draft, and the engines made
an average OF 1870 revolutions per minute
the maximum being 135. There was not a
hitch In the machinery at any time during
the run. The engines worked smoothly in
every particular, and there was no occasion
TO slow down or decrease the power they
were developing for the purpose of making
adjus tments.
No effort was made to obtain an accurate
estimate of the speed which the vessel de-
veloped, owing to the fact that the question
Of speed does not enter into the require
ments OF the contract between the Govern
ment and the Union Iron Works. The
chief requirement is that the vessel shall
develop 300 horsepower.
patent log was 10 use during part of
the run, and several observations which
were made by means OF II indicated a speed
of between twelve and thirteen knots per
hour. Shore bearings were also taken. but
were not regarded as accurate: These in
d!eated greater speed, the highest esti-
mate being Ii 2-10 knots.
The run yesterday had partly the appear
ance Of an official trial owing 10 the fact
that all the members OF the naval board
who Will conduct the official trial were on
board. They were Rear-Admiral George
Brown, Captain Louis Kempff, Chief En-
gineers George +. kutz, Joseph Trlley and
George j. Burnap, Lieutenant Commander
Edwin c. Pendleton. Lieutenants James
w. Carlin. X. +. Nicholson and George W.
Dinfeld, and Assistant Nava! Constructors
David w. Taylor and Albert w. Stahl. The
members Of the Board of Naval Engineers.
who will take the data upon which the COM
putatlon for horsepower will be made. were
also aboard, with the exception OF one off,
Ger, Chief Engineer George w. Magee.
The members of the engineer board who
were on the Monterey were: Chief Eagi-
neer George +. KutZ. Joseph Trilley. George
j. Burnap, Albert j. EDgard aud Robert
w. Milligan. Passed Assistant Engineers
Charles 2. Howell. William Rowbotham,
George ID. Strickland, William Il Dunning.
Howard Gage, Andrew NJ. Hunt aud Thomas
4. Carter. and Assistant Engineers Scion
Arnold, Emil Thesis and William Z Herb
eTt
The contractors we're represented by
Henry Il. Scott. president of the Union
Iron Works, Expert Engineer w. r. Eekart.
Chief Engineer Robert Forsyth aud E. T.
Morris.
The vessel was in command Of Captain
Charles Minor Goodall with William Field
rs first officer, both of whom served on the
trial trips of the cruisers Charleston and
San Francisco.
The representatives OF the Union Iron
Works and the members of The naval
boards left MisSiOn-street wharf on a tug at
O'Clock in the morning and went out TO the
Monterey, which was lying in Mission Bay
The vessel was 10 have started on her
run at 10 O'Clock. but she was delayed over
bait an hour by the anchor fOuling under
The bow while being weighed. After il was
cleared, however. the Monterey headed for
a point between Goat Island and the San
Francisco side OF the bay. Several passing
ferry-bOats went out Of their course aud
gave the new warship clear passagewGy.
BY the time she had passed the eastern
end of Goat Island her engines had been
worked up 10 over a hundred revolutions,
which gave her an estimated speed Of ten
or eleven knots.
She soon began 10 show that her low free
board was calculated 10 make il decidedly
uncomfortable on the forward decks The
water commenced 10 run over her bow and
Ii grsw in volume as the speed increased
until right at the point of her bow there
was steady stream pouring on her three
feet above the deck.
She was heading for Red Rock with 4
clear passageway and the engines con-
tlnued TO work faster and faster until they
attained an average of $50 revolutions.
with the engines working at this rate the
volume OF water which was pouring over
her bow increased until there was a torrent
rushing over the forward part of the deck
for distance Of thirty or forty feet back of
the hawse pipes. The wave submerged the
H fa9s III sHs fa sne h DOW ITO TO point
the depth OF the wave rapidly decreased as
the water rushed over the hawse pipes.
The main volume OF water was jus, at the
point OF the bow where the hawsepipes,
covered by immense iron hoods, are To-
Gated. and these. with the large anchors
which were secured on both sides of the
hawsepipes, formed a breast work which
caused the water 10 bank at that point
The wave was broken before il reached
within ten feet of the forward turret and
ran of the sides without causing any flood
near the turret though there were small
streams running along the sides for a con-
siderable distance back of that point.
Notwithstanding the immense amount OF
water which was rushing over the bow,
there was very little of Il entered the hawse-
pipes. Some trouble was experienced from
this source during the run on Monday, but
that was due 10 the fact that the hawse-
holes were not covered. But the large ruD-
Der plugs which were made for them and
which encase the anehOr-ehains were yes
ttrday Inserted IN the openings. A quantity
Of oakum was also inserted and the whole
covered with canvas securely fastened over
the pipes. This succeeded in keeping the
water out OIL The vessel. except IN small
degree.
The bay was smooth and the vessel was
perfectly steady, without any tendency 10
pitch or dip her bow in the water.
The members of the naval board ex-
pressed no surprise st the manner in which
she threw the wave over her bow and
stated that nothing else could be expected
OF vessel Of the monitor type with such a
low freeboard as the Monterey has The
members of the naval board also noticed
another feature which they stated was to
be found in all vessels of this type and that
was the fact that she was not Inclined TO
answer her helm very readily, though. they
thought there would be no serious difficulty
on that account.
After the Monterey reached Red Rock she
turned and went over the course again, re-
turning to Hunters Point. On the return
trip the Engineer Board, under Chief Engi-
neer Huty, took data In the engine-room
and freroom, upon which the horsepower
computations will be made. The cards
which the engineers took were given to
Expert Engineer Eckort of the Union Iron
Works. and he will make his computations
from them, but the result may not be known
at present.
1t was about o'clock when the warship
reached Hunters Point aud the contractors
concluded TO run her over the course again.
This was done, but there was no special in
cident on the second trip. No more data
were taken by the engineers, but the en-
gines maintained the average Of 100 revou-
tons all the time.
The Monterey returned to the Union
Iron Works about o'clock ana anchored
off the works.
The contractors express the greatest sat-
isfacti0n with the performance OF the YES
sci, but they have concluded not to give her
another trial run to-day, as they desire to
make some slight adjustments In the new
machinery before increasing the power on
the next trip.
She will go out again over the same course
tomorrow, and it's expected then to work
the engines up TO l40 revolutions. and per-
haps more. On the next trip after that
they will probably be worked to 160 revo-
iutinDs. and then il ia intended tn yive har
the official trial.
The contractors are not tho only ones who
express satisfaction with the preliminary
trials of Monday and YESTERDAY. The naval