The morning call., 1892-12-18
READY FOR TRIAL.
The Monterey Is Off the
DrydoCk.
COUNTING up HER CHANCES.
Names of the Boards of Trial-Great In
terest Manifested in Her Success.
Two Opinions.

The Monterey was lowed from Hunters
Point drydock yesterday morning and an
ehored at her old station at the Union Iron
Works, after having had her hull CON-
pleteiy painted, cleaned and freed from the
crop of mussels which completely covered
her bottom aad which have been aecumu-
lating for the past year. Without this pro-
cess the speed of the Monterey, which. it is
anticipated, will easily reach 1874 knots per
hour. would not have exceeded one-half
that amount.
After the serapIng the iron covering OF
the ship was thoroughly examined by ex-
peris and found to be intact. No depres-
sions in the plates. such as usually follow a
long submergence of an iron hull, were Wis
ibIe, and the bottom proved to be just as
smooth as when she entered the waters for
the first time after her launch.
To.norrow. therefore, the series OF pre-
limiDary trials undertaken by the con-
tractors prior to the official trip will begin
in order 20 remedy any defects that may be
apparent in her machinery on the first at
tempt at operating it under condito ns
like those 10 which IL Will be subject
when the ship is in the hands OF her own
officers and in commission.
At any time during these trips that the
contractors believe that the machinery is
ready to submit TO the tests the general
trial board will be notified, and then for
four, Blk or eight hours, or even more. the
Monterey will be put through her best ticks
under the observation OF the Government s
own officers, and from the result compiled
from the record of four consecutive hours,
the report OF her performances will be made
and submitted to the naval board to de-
termine whether or not the contractors have
lived up TO their undertaking or in what
respects they may have failed.
The general trial board OF the Monterey
consists Of Rear Admiral George A. Brown,
Chief Engineer G. Z. kutZ Captain Louis
kempf. Chief Engineer George }. Burnap,
Lieutenant Commander Z. e. Pendleton,
Lieutenants j. W. Carlin and r. S. NichOl-
son and Naval Constructor d. w. Taylor.
The conduct of the whole series of trials
will be under the supervision of this board
and upon their report depends the accept
ance or rejection of the vessel They are
required 10 determine the strength of the
vessel 10 carry and sustain her armament
armor, guns, stores and crew; to demon
stTate the engine capacity and horsepower
developed Ia 4 consecutive four-hOur run !;
TO prove the SeaWOrthlDess OF the ship by
observation and calculation and her Steadi-
ness under all conditions, and further 10
ascertain whether or not the whole ship has
been constructed according TO the specitica-
tions and contract.
In addition to the general trial board,
and acting il conjunction, though subordi-
consists of: Chief Engineer George T.
kuiZ. Chief Engineer James Prilley and
Chief Engineer George j. BuTnaD, assisted
by eight or ten other naval engineers and
officers. The engineering board will re-
port to the general trial board upon the
horsepower developments of the engines
and their general efficiency. Its report is
Incorporated with the report OF the trial
board. which goes direct to the Secretary of
the Navy. Both boards will accompany
the Monterey on the preliminary trials, and
every bearing or section Will be closely
selutiniZed for possible defects.
The machinery of the Monterey Is claimed
to approach perfection and ii is the hope Of
her contractors that her horsepower. which
must reach 300 under forced draft, will
measurably exceed this figure.
For every horse power over $500 de-
veloped IN a four-hour consecutive run the
contractors VIII receive a premium of S10O.
For the first time in any Government
vessel built under Government auspices the
Ward boiler has been introduced on the
Monterey. Instead of a series of tubes as
in the case of ordinary Scotch boilers the
Ward consists of a coil of pipe in direct
contact with the fire. by which steam can
be generated in one-half the time OF the
ordinary boiler. The boiler is to receive a
practical demonstration on this trial trip
and the result Is anxiously awaited by naval
engineers al over the country.
When the Monterey appears on the bay
tomorrow her appearance is likely to cause
a great feeling Of disappointment to the
spectator. Though she is 256 feet long, she
hardly appears to be over two-thirds that
length. and her great breadth, 50 feet, helps
TO heighten the illusion of her shOrtness
and when loaded To her normal disDlaea-
ment of 1000 tons only "a feet of her main
hull appears above the level of the water
and even this slight amount can be reduced
TO less than y feet IL necessary by filling
the compartments with water, With so
small an object as she would appear at a
distance, the Monterey would have every
advantage In approaching en- enemy ia case
Of fight.
Notwithstanding the inform alton fur
nished by Lieutenant Caflin, that the Mon
terey was vessel of such limited capacity,
that some Of her officers would be compelled
10 occupy rooms in which there was no
light, and under circumstances the opposite
of comfortable" the Monterey is r0omy
We SCI Of erelass. Every officers room has a
deck light which affords light and ventila-
ton to an adequate extent. The deck is
full of these gratingS and when closed, as
they must be at sea, the artificial ventilation
is secured through the tuTrets and tower,
and ample light is afforded by a splendid
electrical plant.
Neither is it possible, as the same officer
stated, 9TH at defect exists in the steering
apparatus" There is no danger or weak
Ness in this respect; neither has the model
of the Trenton been followed in any re-.
gard
1t viii be at least two weeks before the
report of the horsepower developed by the
engines of the Monterey will be learned
She Will go Into commission on the 10th
OF January next, when her crew of 172 men
and nineteen officers will have arrived.