New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-01
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL or THE MONTERREY.
THE VESSEL DOES BETTER IL THE hoC"h Oh
THAN IN THE BAY-FIRlN" TIE
loISCU GIN.

San Francisco, May 81 (spccall.-The coast oel'"ce
vessel Monterey arrived here this mori'"E INV :"
SUCCESSFUL trial trip AT sea during WHICH Sn' "i'''
the predictions OF all croahcrs by proving "'rSi =
magnificent scaboat The scotch boilers WHO" W.T.
declared by certain Ncw-lork correspondents ~ Nv
utter failures did their work well. and the iou hc"'
guns, intending It" Big Betsy were tested WIN ""
damage 10 the ship or any OF the ginnerS except TIE
loss OF two fingers which befell machIhiS'' fr'''N
layhe. II was the opinion Of all experts t'''' HI"
the hrst trial for horse power been mao" III ~" VI"
this trip, the vessel would have come above the "
quircmcns, and the Union Iron Works wouId 'h"N
avc made $40 900 bonus instead OF losing f''oo''
When The Monterey left here last sunday afternoon
II is probable that very few OF the officers or ere"
had failed 10 take out an accident Insurance poi's
In fact, there general ousilrss on Doard III
regard 10 whether the vessel world be- able 10 meet
The big rollers Of the Pacific. 4 few hours. however,
proved that she behaved better al sea than Ill 'ir
still waters OF the bay. The greatest rolling oi INC
vessel did not register over L. degrees. Will" inc
average was about degrees. The average rolling
the speed only IL degrees The 'r'ai
run was made from point ten miles south "i S''n
ralaone light. and about fifty miles from san Fi;'ii-
cisco. four hours test made under forced
draft and sixty miles covered in and average oil
123O knots an hour. The pressure on the sco''h
boilers was from 13j TO lf3 pounds 10 the square
inch. Not sign Of weakness nor a leak was ap
parent.
ON Tuesday morning the big guns were tested.
This trial was noteworthy Is II the first time a
twelve-inch gun fired an American naval YES
sell Lieutenant Amy and his six CInncrs first
crawlcd into the turrct and began preparing the ten
inch breech-loading machines. The Monterey nj this
time was about twelve miles of santa Cruz. y
small volume OF smoke cured ont OF the muzIc OF
a gun and 4jOpound shot went the water for
100 yards. The charge fired Only 200 pounds
of powder, but the rccoil onlv thrtyone inches
A few minutes after another fired this
time AT an angle Of degrees, which would land the
she'll thr"' miles away. The shot struck the water
two miles di,tant: the rccil thirty seven Inches.
Then fun charge of 1j3 pounds Of powder was tried
The report was d"airning, bat the rccjil WAS ohN
tlirfy-scvcn inches.
iIg rci>y" aud Alice" the l2inch rifles. were
then prepared Lieutenant H. 4. Nicholson. OF Wash
inctOl. had OF sin In the forward turr'i he
directed the ho sling OF the go pound shell and Inc
placing of the charge OF $50 pounds OF powder VINE"
the gun fired there cloud Of snok" ana
violent enough 10 throw any one down aud not
single article OF furniture or glassware was damaged
IN. rrcol VI IL inches. Then the NC"
WIS tried the springs used under the Betsy D lug
employed. The shock was about the same but Ia"
recoil "a IL inches because Of the previous ~"
Of the springs Then the flIl charge Of 400 pounds
powder placed In III" Alice but the pro
jcc,ilc became :" enmmcd' and while Withdrawing II
the machinist, Payne, lost two finger, OF his LETT
hand.
and the tests satisfactory. The Monterey went
M 10 Mare Innd This afternoon where hydraulic
tests Of the boiler, will complete the work OF the
examining board.