New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-08
MARBLEHEAD'S BIG PREMIUM
CONTRACT SPEED EXCEEDED.
CCESSFUL OFFICIAL TRIAL OF THE NEW
GCNBOAT
SHE DEVELOPS An AVERAGE SPEED OF 1921
KNOTS FOR sEvENTY.Two MILES, AND
1ARNs \ BONUS OF $4,000
LII uIrIInEHS

FOR HER BUILDERS.
New-Iondon. Conn. Dec. 7-Under most laV-
orable conditions to-day the new gunpoa'
Marblehead developed an average speed Oh 1874
knots. over a seventy-two-mile course on the
Sound thrty-six against and thirty-six with the
tide and will earn for her builders bonus or
s,75 600 The contract speed was seventeen
knots The estimate to-day is without udal
combinations which are to be made by the OIL
cial board on reports from the observing Vessels
but 1t Is not expected that these computations
will vary much from the speed here given Inc
official report will not be made known uhtii TO-
morrow
Tho trn was without accident until the end OF
the trial. when the brackets holding the steer
ing drum broke down in the endeavor to obtain
data regarding her turning angles. In the
course of the trial. also, Passed Assistant Engi-
moor r. 4 Carr noticed in the nrercom that the
nuts on cup Of the reversing shaft had worked
loose and were half off. He promptly called
attention to them and had them screwed down
IN nIace thus avoiding the necessity OF slowing
down the engines Beyond these slight mishaps
rothinp occurred to mar the success OF the trip
Tho steam gauge at the engines showed 100
mounds and 16S at the boilers. loss OF thrce
pounds By friction. The average reVoiu'io"'
throughout on the port engine were I'D anu VI"
the siarboard engine l1S TO $50 Ihe 'e'hpci"-
ture I'm the Greroom was between l43 anu LOO w
grecs and the air pressure there uu'l"s NV
greater part Of the trial from eight-'eh'hs "
one and one-half inches, reaching TWO ihcneS
during the last part OF the trial Her genera
conduct throughout compared favorably WIN
other vessels of her class. she being compara-
lively steady with no excessive ElDra'loh a' any
time
II was an early start for the cruiser anu al
connected with the trial earlier than the time
Of departure from the harbor or any N'9'ei'
nreviouslv tried over this course. Seven O'Clock
, tho hour at which all were ordered to be
In readiness TO proceed on board. the time LOT
reaching the course being set at ~ cloch' ine
observing vessels Fern. Dolphin. Narkeeta, roi %
t,,na and VcsuVius, were out OF the harDoi S'p'
artor da yhreak To take positions on the course
as stake boats. The old kearsarge mao 10 ~
out tho night before so as to get there or tile'
y T. Palmer jr.. the contractor for the iiacIlln-
ery and "A party OF men were on board thr ''
sci shortly after o'clock About ociock Au.
miral Belknap and the Officers oa 'ne ua,sh"d and
arrived and at $40 anchor was weigheu anu 1',
The ship swung around to point her nose ou'
OF the harbor. ,,.s, a,l IN, goa
smooth as a mpond, with haruly pcl'ens'. ,,.o.
nin southwest breeze. The atmosphere was
somewhat hay at this time. making II dlincui.
,o distinr1ish objects at Il distance but the sun
gradually dissipated the haze ana pE ,"c , l,'',
Tho first stakeboat was reached IL hau i aI,,oss
entirely disappeared. Every ono whose business
ala not keep him below enJoyed '.S 80 r'P wore er
about 100 people on board. including those cn
Moved 10 work the ship naval oihoers anu
guests. - ,.,,,, MI, In
corditIon for the trial. Everything por'apie
which would offer resistance 10 ,ilc Wiz n 80
removed from the upper deck. ana AZ, WIZ 10 ~
,1 h,,si,ess IN IRE we're ordered below. APP
proachlng the first stakeboat the NVSsV' 80 " 90
spcctcd up. and she passed II nyins a. 49, 49,.
The stakcboats were arranged III ,nis u,ue'
Jlcarsarcc Fern. Dolphin. Narkeeth orr lii,
- -. sokc Of comparison both elapsed
timos are included In this report as II l,,, ~ ne
licved that under the existing uhal oos't so,nT
there may be- an allowance III lhn,t iat. is "a fol
speed. \ disntercstcd approximation Is az io'-
First to second stakehoat (six miles, H;$s' ns.,s
third 26:o5. fourth. +2O MN & ~, hour Is
Total elapsed time uhirty-siN i'i'eS'' "''' '
! minutes. Average speed, DO o,,.. ,hird
Returning First T. second poa,. - 49, 's ii
q minutes: fourth. c3:3'; htth 25o9, s'Nln !
/ niles, iG3S Total elapsed time, last nan
| h"ur 20 minutes Average speed. l9Sl KNOTS
Average speed for whole course $3.50 kn3's'
! inst lacking according 10 this approximation
| H. 1000 knot Of winning bonus ot SZoVooo
| - r-h,, oiare.d time a. obtained from memper
/ of the ,,ial board for the whole run is hours;
Is minutes seconds. when glVes an "N''"s' ~
/ 1894 knots without udai '"rrcCllo'iS, n,,s ,ou,r
/ After the trial the speed was siowea uo"n
o,d tho shin leislrcly returned 10 New-i,oni'l III
! Uarbor. where she dropped anchor AT ".ov, -,
/ Narblchead will remain In the harnor u'i w., w.
! morrow and then proceed 70 New ork lpl II, Ii''
',,,.ro,inr and acceptance by the Government
| Washington Dec. 7.-Secretary fcrper' % ~
night received a dispatch from Admirai b,l-
49,, nresiIont Of the trial board OF the Marp'
t1 ss,,tiro that the trial OF the Marhlehedu
/ todav was successful. MI condltlons WcIe u, Ia
! oraLlc The average speed. approximately ca J.,
| ruiatcd was 1894 knots. The dispatch auucu %
| that the correction for the tdc Wheh "oihc" '"'
would reduce this speed somewhat