Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-27
FASTEST ARMQRED SHIP
The Cruiser New York Wins
 That Proud Title.
RESULT OF HER PRELIMINARY TRIAL

A Great Record Made by the New Addition
 to the Navy-DetaiIed Report of the Trial
 Only One Exciting Incident-She Win
 be Ready for the Omcial Test by the Gov
 ernment Within Three Weeks.
 PHILADELPHIA, March 2T.-With the proud distinction of having broken the . record of all preliminary trials, and the satisfaction of being the fastest armored vessel in the world, the cruiser New York has returned to Cramps ship yard. From the hour she steamed down the Delaware until her return, naval experts have awaited with deep interest the result of the great war ships initial performance.
 Respite heavy rain squalls and biting wind from the southeast, fully 5,00U patriotic Philadelphians were present to wish the the war ship Godspeed as she backed out into the stream and stood down the river on her trial trip.
 The New York was headed up the stream which at this point is only tritie wider than the war ship herself A strong ebb tide was running and the wind blowing half gale.
 To turn around in this narrow space was a difficulty, if not impossible under taking and 5000, ,000 ship was not a toy to be played with. As soon as the moving lines were cast adrift, however, Captain Chambers, an old Delaware river pilot. who has handled all of the Cramp ships, directed the tug Newcastle to make fast to steel hawser which was let out from the starboard quarter. Though the powerful little boat steamed away at full speed, she had no perceptible effect upon the heavy warship, ill fact, was herself towed bodily astern.
 Another tug, the Frederick K. Mum, was tneu given a line from the port bow, so with one at each end of the lever, the New ! Iork was turned short around and headed down the Delaware. The run down the river and bay was made with fires half banked and under natural draught
 The maximum pressure of steam carried was l20 pounds to the square irch Start ing with A revolutions, a speeG of 10 knots was attained and held until Greenwich Point was well abaft the beam. After this the new vessel seemed to warm up to her work. the throttle was thrown open, 95 revolutions reached, and the speed increased to 11.5 knots.
 This made it rather uncomfortable fol the figures of Liberty and Justice on each side of the stem as they were deluged with cold spray from head to foot. The vessel seemed to glide through the water as noiselessly as a yacht, however, and there was scarcely any vibration throu Shout the ship.
 At the end of an hours run the steward came aft i'll great state of excitement and reported the compartment in which his pro visions were stored ankle deep in sea water Careful examination of tine forward part tbfI NpSSpl r;lNnS lpl thn fact that tho Nvo. ter had been forced in through the forward torpedo tube.
 At anchor, this opening is few fee | above the water line, but at high rate O. speed it is almost completely buried in the sea.
 Constructor Nixon placed n watertight buckler over it ill place of the temporary < one, ind the leak gave no further trouble. | The question now arose as to how tho ] compartment could be quickly emptied, fo | sea water and mess stores are not the mos agreeable shipmates Nixon cut the Cor dian knot by having a small hole drilled | through the steel deck. This drained the l compartment into another on the deck be low-one that could not be injured by tho | introduction of d small amount of water. Wednesday was cold and damp with \ fresh breeze from the northeast. At | o'clock the cruiser got under way for th | purpose OI correcting nGr cOnlpaSSeS anC l adjusting the compensating magnets. Thi | accomplished, the vessel returned to he | ar"'''".l.:' to wait for pod weather to be | gin her trial.
 By .,.,ulriay morning the wind haG | ha,.4,,. lo the westward and the weathe Was clear. Fires were lighted at daylight | and before 6 o'clock tine New York was un | der way running for the Five Fathom Banl l lgl.tship. The race was to be between
 thls and the Northeast End hghtship. distance of 0.SS nautical miles, the deptl
 of water being 12 fathoms. The following
 table tells the story of the two trials: Five Fathom Bank iyhtship to Northeas
 End lighUship, course north by east, dis | tanCe 9.SS nautical miles. Starting SPA: 15; finish S:53:53; difference 29 minutes &
 seconds; speed 20. O3 nautical miles per honr
 Second trial:
 Northeast End lightship to Five Fathon
 Bank lightship, course south by west. Dis
 tance SIS nautical miles. Start Y:13:0T finish Y:42:0S; difference 29 minutes 5
 seconds; speed 19:S1 nautical miles; aver Il age for the two trials 1895 miles. In tn,
 afternoon, the cruiser was headed to tn,
 eastward in search of deeper water. In | run of four consecutive hours, she main
 tained a speed of 2O3S knots per hour
 reaching as high as 20. 57 as the water deep | ened.
 1 With these satisfactory results, the New 1 York sJta:urti back to the ship yard Sh,
 Will br lrn,ty for her official lrlal within | tlIlHe wVcNS