Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-28
CONTRACTORS MUST PAY.
No Moro Trials of Ships at the e.
pense of Government

No More Trials of Ships at the Ex-
pense of Government.
WASHINGTON, d. O., Aug. 27.-No more
trial trips of ships at the expense of the
government is the d. cision which Secretary
Herbert has come to.
The trial of ships at the expense of the
contractor will relieve the navy depart
ment of a vast deal of work and book
keeping. 1t has Its disadvantages, how
ever, which Mr.. Herbert did not lose sight
of when he made the decision. Under the
system adopted by Secretary Whitney the
trial trip was held under rules laid down
by the navy department psop1e, and the
contractor, for the convenience of all con-
cerned, entertained the officers who
had been dets'le to conduct the test, pur-
chased the coal, ETC., but was allowed to
put in bill of expenses, taking care that
the cost of keeping the officers and crew
should be kept within certain limits, not
admitting of the luxuries of the table. Now
he will do everything on his own hook and
make himself good out of the total con-,
tract price.
1t is believed that by the new method
the department will be able to conduct Its
trial trips at less expense than now. The
/ with his own money than with the funds
| of the government, and the same end will
have been attained at less cost.
1t cost the government $40, 900 to make
/ the triel of the cruiser New York and &c.
l 600 to ascertain whether thu machines
were up to the requirements.
VIOLENT ELECTRIC STORM.
HaIIstones Weighing a Quarter of n
| Pound Fell in Rome, New York,
| and Did Great Damege Throughout
the City.
BONE, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Shor>ly after
| O'Clock this afternoon this city was visited
! by q violent electrical stoIn. Two black
l clouds, hanging low and moving swiftly
east and west, met here. Rain fell in tor
rents, accompanied by hailstones of enor,
nous size. Most of them were egg shaped
and weighed quarter of a pound. In
striking the flag they popped like pist ols.
Every unprotected skylight was broken.
Stores were flooded and goods dsmsged.
Plate glass half an inch thick was broken.
Tin roofs were broken and set leaking.
All the greenhouses in the city were de-
stroyed.
The hail lasted ten minutes. Two miles
south of here no rain or hail fell. 1t not
thought that the hop growing region was
injured. To the north and west the storm
had a wide range and great deal of dam
age was done. The storm was the worsi
that ever visited this locality.
SKINNED BY THE HURRICANE.
The Battered and Torn schooner
Nantasket Arrives in Boston.
/ hafn a.
by a double dose of hurricane, the three
masted schooner Nantssket reached the
port of Boston yesterday afternoon and
anchored in the inner barbor.
The Nsntesket Is Boston vessel, com
handed by Captain W. 8 Guftill O.
Everett, and her crew is composed of
mate and five men. She left Boston min
months ago, taking lumber from tn
provinces to South America, and now hail
, from Turks Island with a cargo of salt
Il About 4 o'clock Monday morning, Will
on the edge of the gulf stream, she caugh
| the first Whit of the impending gale. TIL
mainsail was double reefed in preparation
but the wind increased SO that withi
| twenty minutes all her sails were torn t
: ribbons and carried away. The storm wa
> the worst that Captain Guftill had eve
= | experienced. The decks were all awash
. and the rain and spray were swept owe
the ship mast high, and go violently tbs
it struck the faces of the men like hail.
It was impossible to look into the face G
t the storm, and all that the crew could d
| was try to make things fast on board q
!; the vessel scudded before the wind. On
of the big water casks was broken fror
its lashinga, and went humping about th
deck. The main gaff was hauled half wa
:. down the mast, and stuck there, swingin
against the rigging. In An attempt
. secure the gaff big wave dashed over th
Il vessel, scattering three of the men ove
= different parts of the vessel. The captsi
- | chung to the rail for his life. The mat
had hold of the end of q spar, and one ma
was washed overheard, and by the sam
angry was thrown back again over ii
n | rail.
One of the boats dashed to the mai
!. hatch was stove in by the force of tt
~ water, and the cargo of salt was shifted {
u that the vessel had list of about thrt
:. streaks. The spare sails were torn to ras
70 as soon as they were set. The spankt
boom was broken, and different parts
the rigging were carried away.
Wednesday the gale moderated, and u
Is der q storm trysail, set from the mainmss
y she met the second section of the hurrical
Thursday, and after riding out the stor
r in safety, footed 1t for port.
es The vessel still has quite list, slthoug
H. after the first touch of the hurricane, d
n captain and all hands spent a day in Il
or hold shifting the cargo, SO as to bring h
or | upon an even keel.
20 When the wind began last Sunday mig
q. the Nova Scotia brig Clio, with sugar f
be- Boston, run near the Nantssket for sor
n. time, but finally distsncsd her and was Ii
ne sight OF. Friday, when off the cape,
n Nantasket made out o mass of wrecksl
to among which was distinguished part
" the bulwsrks of a vessel, painted black
Nv one side and white on the other.
la The Nantasket, as she lies at anchor W
iii bare poles, shows the scars of the bat
IN. through which she passed. Some of
ringbolts are pulled out straight by
hit lashings, the davits are bent, and the ma
nd and rail are chafed by the swinging of