The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-28
REASON TO Be PROUD
New ArmOred Cruiser Tested By
the Contractors.
HER CONTRACTORS FIGURES
Tho Americans Have Rsnscn . b Proud q Her Speed
and our Ability % Build ne Highest type II
Modern Ships In he World.

MoAeFh OIL IN ne WQtld.
pnnApKLrnrA, March IS The ars
inored cruiser New York returned 20
Cramps ship yard Sunday morning.
after 1--WE days trial NJ sea, with rec
ord never cqnalied Ia q preliminary run.
Americans have reason 70 be proud. not
only for wonderful speed attained. bqAs
also for the fact that they have dcmorF
strated 70 the world ability 70 build thu
highest typoot modern ships and ma
chinery.
While the test was . contractors trial
and unofficial, Il was carried with thor
oughness. and tho results achieved
were definite. showing that the New
York u superior 70 her contractorA' fig
urea They arc very severe, a twenty
knots must DO sustained for fonr eon-
sccutive hours nj sea. Every part Of
the machinery performed It's functions
without brcasfowno or hitch. md tho en-
gineering force who had not boon drill
cd together for two years, worked with
such win that chief engineer 81 ono
Of tho Atlantic grcyhoundn would have
felt Ut homo 10 tho New York. Tho
vessel did quite NJ we'll as the machin-
Wy MI tnp uuAlu4uEtu1 Wt5N ANtAI
tested, and the steering gear, windlnss
and electric light plant ran ns Y they
had been In nsc for months The be-
havior Of the vessel IL sen Il excellent
She rolls easily but not heavily. while
her form Is such that SHE adds but little
% her resistance by the mnking Of
large waves
She ran down the Delaware on the
2fst, and anchored on the brealkwhtcr.
She rot under way the next day and
stood out 10 sea. where course Of ton
miles Ia the twelve fathons Of water
was selected and the weasel was run
over thisa number of times In order 70
furnish data with which TO plan a curve
81 speed aud revolutions Tho speed
attained was about iDtE knotA Thurs.
day and Friday were both too fo0gy "a
warrant the vessel going 70 sen On
Saturday. however, the weather cleared
and the New York put 70 sen seeking
the same course she hnd been running
over on Wednesday, The breeze was
moderate and the sea smooth, with
large swell from tho southwest She
made with two runs over the course, q
speed Of 1928 knots with i20t4 average
revolutions Since this WINS In shallow
water. the vessels head was turned
straight out 10 sen and tho bell rang for
4Aii speed ahead. As the depths of the
water Increased she did better and
10. 800 horse power developed during tho
run which waa kept mp for four con-
secutive hours.
Steam was up on the six main boil-
err, but there are yet two donkey boil-
ers with collective power Of 1000
which can DO brought into nsc. The
results show that the New York has
ample power to attain and enrpass her
contract speed 81 twenty knots. This
Is the largest vessel hitherto builtin the
United states The baltimore, Phila-
deiphia and Charleston were al excel
lent vessels In the case Of New York
upon The displacement Il 1000 tons
less than tllat " the English cruiser
Blake. She has, however, long belt
OF side arms, while her battery Il vast
" superior, coming near 10 that 81 the
WarApitc. There Is every reason to be-
lieve the New York viii equnl the
Blake and Blenheim. while being Ia all
the fixed elements of the design bet
ter boat
She carries six s-inch rides, mounted
20 that four can be brought 70 bear mp
on any angle. The twelve 4-inch rapid
firing gums are Ia tho middle Of tho
powerful battery, while her hecond bat
terry Of e-pounder and machine guns.
and her torpedo outfit. are quite the
equal Of those on any nfloht
The protective deck Is nickel steel as
well as the side armor, while the finch
gums are protected BY armor four inches
thick. and the e-inch guns BY 10-inchI
barbetts. and s11-inch turrcts. The
two military masts have each three
tops La which nre mounted rapid-hring
md machine guns.
Tho official trial. which Will now be
looked for with the keenest Interest,"
win take place In about three weeks.
A board Of naval officers win DO np-
pointed to conduct the trials. which
win take place of the coast Of New
England, where deep water course Of
ninety miles can be obtained II q only
a question Of how much the New York
will exceed the twenty knots
Delay Ia Gettlng The Fair IN shape.