Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-14
ANOTHER SPEEDY ONE.

New London, Conn.-An Average speed
OF 1894 knnaS Maintained. Thus Earn
lag IL Comfortable Bonus for Her Con-
StructOrs.
NEW LONDON. Conn.,, Dec. S.-Under
most favorable conditions yesterday
the new cruise Marbl ehead developed
an average seed of 1894 knots over
722-mile cours on the sound. thirty-slx
against and thirty six with the tide, and
will bring her builders a bonus OF STD
600. The contract speed was Il knots.
This is without the tidal computations,
which are to be made by the official
board on reports from the observing
vessels. but it is not expected that such
computations will vary much from the
speed here given. The official report
will be known to-day.
The trip was without accident until
the end of the trial, when the brackets
holding the steering drum broke down
in the endeavor to obtain data regard
ing her turning angles. In the course
of the trial, also, Passed Assistant En-
gineer c. A. Carr noticed in the fire.
room that the nuts on a couple OF re-
versing shafts had worked loose and
We're half off. Attention was quickly
called to the matter, and they were
screwed down to place, thus avoiding
the necessity of slowing down the en-
gines. Beyond these slight mishaps
nothing occurred to mar the success
of the trip.
showed 1865 pounds. and 16S at the boil
ers, loss of three pounds by friction.
The average revolutions throughout
the starboard engine lis to $50. The
temperature in the fire room was be-
tween 145 and 165 degrees, and the air
pressure there during the greater part
of the trial from eight-tenths to one
half inch. reaching two inches dur
ing the last part of the trip.
Her general conduct throughout com
pared very favorab with other YES
sells of her class, she being compare
lively steady. with no excessive vibra-
ton at any time.
1t was an early start for the cruiser
and all connected with the trial, earlier
than the time of departure from the
harbor of any previous vessels tried
over this course. Seven o'clock was
the hour at which all were ordered tc
be in readiness to proceed on board,
the time of the reaching the course be.
ing set at 10 o'clock. The observing
vessels, kearsarge, Fern, Dolphin, Mar
keeta, Fortune and Vesuvius, We're out
of the harbor shortly after daybreak
to take positions on the course as stake
boats. The old kearsarge had to &C
out the night before SO as to get there
on time.
Mr. n. f. Palmer, Jr., the coutracto,
for the machinery, and Il party Of men
were on board the vessel shortly after
: o'clock. About o'clock Admiral
Belllnap and the officers of the trial
board arrived, and at 10 o'clock the
anchor was weighed and the ship
swung around to point her nose out OF
| the harbor. The weather was delight.
full, and the sea smooth as a mill-pOnd,
| and the wind barely perceptible. The
atmosphere was somewhat hazy, max
| ing it difficult to distinguish objects at
| a distance. The sun gradually dissi-
! pated that, however, and by the time
the first stake boat was reached it was
| almost entirely gone.
Everybody below enjoyed the trip.
| Altogether there was about 100 people
on board, including those employed to
work the ship. naval officers and
| guests.
| All the way out the vessel was being
put in condition for the trial. Every.
thing portable that would offer resist.
| ance to the wind was removed FROM
the upper deck and all who had nc
business there> were ordered below
| Approaching the first stake boat, the
vessel was speeded up and she passed
it flying at 1O:2s:15. The stake boats
were ranged in this order: Kearsarge
! Fern, Dolphin, Narkeeta, Fortune.
The Marblehead will spread about g.
30) square feet of canvas. The contract
price of the vessel is s674,O0 and she is
required to make seventeen knots
speed. For every quarter knot owe,
| that the builders are to receive $25, O0(
and for every quarter under it to for
felt s25, 900.
| While no attempt at speed was made
| on the trip from New York to this
city, it is claimed that the Marblehead
made nineteen knots at times. If this
be fact, the new vessel bids fair tC
excel the Detroit, her sister, which
made wonderful record and at the
same time earn for her builders the
/ enormous bonus of $4,000
SAVED BY A STOMACH PUMP,