The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-08
A CLUSTER OF Trial TRIPS
From SIX 10 Ten OF Our New Vessels win
lie H-ndy Ey or before Mex Spring.

From SIX Ten OF Our New Vessels win
lie Ready Fly or Before Mex: Spring.
WASHINGTON. Nov. THE launch OF the
Olympia last Saturday and that OF the Cincin-
natl. which Is set down for Thursday, naturally
excite the ref lection that our now vessels are
now coming along with n promising degree of
rapidly. The bor.defcrce ram ut Bath
and the torpedo boat at Dubuque will Glso
soon take to the water.
But it is not So much the launchinrs MS the
arrroachin! t:inl trips that may properly
arouse nav Il interest and expectation. These
trials will denote not only tho completion OF
the vessels. hut their readiness for commits.
sion. They will also tell the story OF contract
sreed. and how what new t,iumuhs have been
achieved in American steam machinery.
Moreover. they furnish re- nforccm cnts for the
foreign "r home stations. to be used in prac-
teal service a. soon as tho batteries and stores
are taken al oar1 and the crew enlisted. Thus.
while the launch Of n new war ship is tho
spectacular event that draws tho crowd and is
most talh Cd about. the trial trim is the event to
which the attention OF the naval experts is
most directed.
Just now. too. there IL special reason for
interest in the expected trial trips The de-
sire ia to max" AS large show 81 war vessels
as p'ssth!" AZ the great naval review Of next
spring; aud Information recently given shows
thht n least siH. and POSSIBLY eight. Of tho
new vessels VIII have had their trials and gone
MO commission before that event Most Of
'hes" are budding in Atlantic waters. and will
be available for the International pageant.
FIRST in imrortInc" among them Is the \. | 20
ton armorcd cruiser Now York. which Is relied
upon 10 lead our forces ut the review. This
splendid vessel. worthy or the name she bears.
still lacks some OF her armor but much can
IA, a. t,, 80.
early next spring she will have her trial trip
and ictcady for service. OF course some por-
tions OF tie ship can be left for completion II
nee cary. un'. after tn" Pageant. With the
~ knots speed -Niericl u. ncr. her remark
anio iA1!E' .! action. enahliHE hcr togo $4,000
T-inrh and twelve +-inch guns. which is very
heavy for any hv' hatticshr. she viii lie one
Secretary ira@y las snl. Tishtns na,.Iesiips
Is not her business: she is hUtlt to keep tho
auh not "h;y his c0mm""ce tut any commerce
Ne>uyycr he may send out; She is thus both
s,I TSnn.r, 10 rr.,H.i9r ma c?mmerce Ia,
s,r can eInEr i,om any hnttleship which
shs j. "nMt,- TO cone with. TIA" care taken to
get the iul ~ her heavy tGttrry. in its
hish" efficiency. an! with the greatest ease
ana rarIIity ot manipulation. viii make her a
have til. |apian t as their cdn, ritz Si 10
the pageant We nee,! not be ashamed to show
," orc NIw irS as our best specmSen Of an ar.
! ton vesse! Ut the same tyie soon TO he built
WI IN s" X, teSpefis .ntras. her, r,,,,
! IS only waiting for her remaining armor to
have her trial iiir., even her battery Icing all
It is understood that her trial will not now he
nrnny.d much I2ng%r: hHt STE will not. Of
will ,emain as the effective protector Of the
laciic coast. and. with her two I2-iLch and
two ln-!nrh gus. Ter j. inches y atmor, on
the sides. her rNrbe,ss, with "A and ! l.,
inches respectively. AND her iurrc:s. with =
"G 4d inrne-. The vii, 10 Lowsriul both in
% Ice f a her y" r KrS,s o. speed
Ih" w. !oM,.ton vessels Detroit and Mont;
coAin.: Writer Thry Will hc handy vessels.
not very fast, but probably Of from seventeen
syii!g batteries 81: two G.inch and eight .t-iuch
RAJ !d-!ir" gus. thcy are Of II size well suited
very large con,r!cm-nts. ara are likclyto lie
irriht review IS over Their sister ship, the
Mnrhirhea1. launchcd sone time ago at south
boston. d - no, seem t. be relied uron for he
rryt ". although no oiicini denial that sAe
ii the two l.o5O.,on cur6oats building Mt
Bath the tia! trip OF tue Machias cnn lie
lie surprising il The ta-t!nc shouG also he
ready. sine. although her launch came con-
sitrIah!v later. She, is known to DO not very
far heh'nl il actual preparation for service.
These ;Wn ;,unh"nts will al 50 be a very well
CONE addition 10 the cruising service. more
/
tmc. lean waters. who're their light draught
would max" them available for river service.
Tie aOrru:t. Il practice guutOat Of S3S
tons. for the u.e % the naval ai"t~. VIII
probably ~ IWt 81 90 mmt sion some time reNt
month. !e",. 'oluu anier j. II. Dayton
having lie, n sr.rte,: isr her command. She
j. stu at iiiz lhe'hi or. but viii lie prepared
for sea at roDl. yn. hrr na-ts hein. now at
the rpr;sH,Cut Navy Aatd. IN the absence Of
the tuus'rI..,,ign and the lnteririsH there has
I been no vessel for cadet drill IN Chesapeake
| Bay. Ii is possible thut the bancroft may not
| Ion. serve as Il practice vessel AS she j. too
! small to accommodate all the cadets who are
/ usually expected TO 90 on the summer cruise.
! talt. Phythiau has recommended that n new
aud larger practice vessel should be built. AS
; signing tho bancroft to foreign service. where
n Vessel Of her hraught is required. This
/ would ba rGn likely to recommend itself at
| the coming session OF Congress. wh"n vessels
, really needed AMI vet Of not too great cost
! may have the call. The DubuGue torpedo boat
! ought soon to ,e ready. and she could make
! uuirE trip 10 New YORK with her speed.
/ In addition 10 the vessels already spo K zen OF
/ the fine :.lS.!-t"n Raleigh. under construction
! at the Nor;olE yard. must he nearin. compie-
| ton. But. without counting upon thsst. it
! Will be evident that many new tlial trips are
| ut hand and many new vessels getting ready
| for the gre.t Al II, show.