New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
TESTING THE BIG CRUISER
THE TwO.DAYS TRIAL TRIP OF THE NEW
YORK A SUCCESS.

4 CLOSE INSPECTION by THE BOARD OF OFF,
CERs-PLoUGHING UP THE NORTH ATLANTIC
IN RIFLE pRAcTICE-vARIOUs MANoEU'
yREs WITH VESSEL AND MEN.
Tho crr,ser NewYork returned from her final
trial trip yesterday, and anchored oil Chiffon
CT The trip was a successful one III was
made not TO determine speed qualities Dat
other things relating to her construction anu
uoroeuvring She left the Brooklyn Navy
yard ON Monday, and anchored off Stapieton.
On her was the Board Of Officers which passed
rnon the condition of the vessel as the last
formalty before the payment of the maj SUM
die the contractors, and which VIII report iier
condition throughout after her four moh'hs VI
service 1t consisted Of Rear Admiral "eorse
f. Belknap, president of the poard Japan
philip Cooper Commander X. D. Bradioiu' Ae"
tenant L. L. Remey Chief Engineer n. W. WI
Uean and Naval Constructor u. W. "'rees'
wo,tar cramp of the firm Of William Cramp &
Cons represented the contractors during ''e
trip. o.or,aa
AT o'clock Tuesday morning the snip star'eu
out to sea, and the forty-eight hour 'riai was
begun. ., ..o on
while the men were being Inspected the en-
s.ras xere having their trial. The two forward
Tor four hours under natural draught with all
Sour engines running There was considerable
Goa on and the spray dashed over the pows'
The vessel proved to be steady in the sea- She
made 1863 knots an hour. This Is less thah she
did on her run from Hampton Roads last sep
TENDER: but as the ship has not peen OUT Vi
water for seven months ard her bottom Is ioui,
md the coal used Is Of poor quality compared
with that used for speed tests. the run was
considered satisfactory to the experts.
EFFICIENCY OF THE ENGINE.
TUESDAYS run brought the ship nearly loo
miles out at sea by the middle of the afternoon
After the drills, the ship manoeuvred IN circles
to test the steering gear, and to determine "ha'
Is known on a man-of-war as the tacucai Ill
ameter Then the vessel was run full Till aheau'
and her engines were suddenly stopped and
backed to demonstrate her ability to stop her
headway The big mass Of iron and steel qniV-
cred like a leaf. and came to standstill IN one
minute and fifty seconds.
Then the cruiser was head toward Sandy
Hook The searchlights were tested during the
evening and Ardois night signals were tried.
Wednesday morning the ship stood out 10
sea before a strong northwest WIND ne
temperature had fallen until it was too coiu 70
wash down the decks 1t was not peasant
day for sea fight. but one was on the pro-
gramme Gov tho ,,c e,gbt-,nch guns
The prO1eculeS Tor tne DlS
are two feet long, and weigh 230 pounas'
guns are two feet long and weigh 200 POUNDS:
They were fired with charges Of 10l POUNDS Oh
powder When all ready the signal was
given by Admiral Belknap, and one OF the pig
S-inch guns In the forward turret went on win
a roar. The shell struck the water about a
mile away and, exploding, threw mass OF
water fifty feet in the air.
The other big gun in the forward turret
was then fired. The turret revolved ana the
rrIns worked well. The broadside S-inch rifles
were fired, and their shells cast up volumes OF
water one and two miles from the ship:
There were tests Of search lights Wednesoa!
evening. The ship stood in and out from the
SANDY Hook Ligh.ship during the night. The
temperature fell to 20 degrees and strong
wind from the northwest was blowing
Thursday morning at o'clock the forty-elghI
hours at sea expired, and at o'clock the snip
was headed toward the city. The run up tne
bay was enlivened by fire DRILL COLLISION orlii
and "repel boarders'' drill.
While the ship lay at anchor OH staten
Island shore the board inspected the quar-
ters of the men below decks They were
found to be we'll arranged and in good conui-
ton. The only part OF the ship that mas Deeh
criticised Is the sick bay or hospital quarters.
These are forward on the berth deck The
ventilation is poor and the location gives theHi
the full motion Of the ship.
The members of the board declined 10 state
the result Of the inspection In advance OF the
official report to the Secretary OF the Navy
II was learned. however that they were much
pleased with the behavior Of the ship ana her
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