The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-03-30


PHILADELPHIA, March 27.-The ar
mored cruiser New York returned to
Cramps ship yard Sunday morning,
after five days trial at sea, with a rec
ord never equalled in preliminary run.
Americans have reason to be proud, not
only for wonderful speed attained, but
also for the fact that they have demon
strated to the world ability to build the
highest type of modern ships and ma
chinery.
While the test was a contractors trial
and unofficial, it was carried with thor
oughness, and the results achieved
were definite, showing that the New
York is superior to her contractors fig
ures They are very severe, as twenty
knots must be sustained for four con-
secutive hours at sea. Every part of
the machinery performed it's functions
without breakdown or hitch, and the en-
gineering force who had not been drill
ed together for two years, worked with
such will that a chief engineer of one
of the Atlantic greyhounds would have
felt at home in the New York. The
vessel did quite as well as the machin-
cry AL the auxilliaries were fully
tested, and the steering gear, windlass
and electric light plant ran as if they
had been in use for months. The be-
havior of the vessel at sea is excellent.
She rolls easily but not heavily, while
her form is such that she adds but little
to her resistance by the making of
large waves.
She ran down the Delaware on the
21st, and anchored off the breakwater.
She got under way the next day and
stood out to sea, where course of ten
miles in the twelve fathoms of water
was selected and the vessel was run
over this number of times in order to
furnish data with which to plan a curve
Of speed and revolutions The speed
attained was about 1917 knots Thurs
day and Friday were both too foggy to
warrant the vessel going to sea- On
Saturday, however, the weather cleared
and the New York put to sea seeking
the same course she had been running
over on Wednesday. The breeze was
moderate and the sea smooth, with
large swell from the southwest She
made with two runs over the course, a
speed of 10. 95 knots, with 1905 average
revolutions. Since this was in shallow
water, the vessels head was turned
straight out to sea and the bell rang for
full speed ahead As the depths of the
water increased she did better and
$500 horse power developed during the
run which was kept up for four con-
secutive hours.
Steam was up on the six main boil.
ers, but there are yet two donkey boil.
ers with collective power of 1000
which can be brought into use. The
results show that the New York has
ample power to attain and surpass her
contract speed of twenty knots. This
is the largest vessel hitherto built in the
United Statea The Baltimore, Phila.
delphia and Charleston were all excel
lent vessels In the case of New York
a most ambitious design was decided
upon. The displacement is 1000 tons
less than that Of the English cruiser
Blake. She has, however, long belt
Of side arms, while her battery is vast
" superior, coming near to that of the
Warspite. There is every reason to be-
lieve the New York will equal the
Blake and Blenheim, while being in all |
the fixed elements Of the design a bet.
ter boat.
She carries six s-inch rifles, mounted |
20 that four can be brought to bear up
on any angle. The twelve finch rapid
firing guns are in the middle of the |
powerful battery, while her second bat
terry of 6-pounder and machine guns,
and her torpedo outfit, are quite the
equal Of those on any aaoat.
The protective deck is nickel steel as
well as the side armor, while the finch
guns are protected by armor four inches
thick, and the s-inch guns by 1O-inch
barbetts, and 51a-inch turrets. The |
two military masts have each three |
tops in which are mounted rapid-fring |
and machine guns.
The official trial. which will now be !!
looked for with the keenest interest
will take place in about three weeks.
board of naval officers will be ap-
pointed to conduct the trials, which !
will take place off the coast of New !
where deep water course Of
ninety miles can be obtained. 1t is only
a question Of how much the New York
will exceed the twenty knots.