New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-27
CRUISER NEW YORK'S TEST.
BREAKING THE RECORD FOR PRELIMINARY
TRIALS
PROVING HERSELF THE FASTEST AEMORED
VESSEL AFLOAT-INCI DENTS OF HER
FIVE DAYS TRIP.

VESSEL AFLOAT-INODENTs OF HER
FIVE DAYS TRIP.
Philadelphia March oG.-with tho proud distinction
OF having broken the record of ii, preliminary trials
and having established the fact ;hn she is the fastest
armcred vessel I'm the world. the cruiser New-lo or'
returned to Clamps shipyurd this monng. Despite
heavy rain squalls and biting wind from the south
east fully 5000 patriotic Phadelphans were present
On Tuesday when the warship backed out ih'o Ihe
stream and stood down the river on her trial trip
The run down the river and bay was made with firs
half-banked and under natural draught. Tie max
imum pressure of steam carried was 12O pounds to
the square inch. Storting with forty five revohi-
tions, speed Of ten knots attained and held until
Greenwich Point was we'll abaft the beam. After
this the vessel seemed TO warm up to her work.
the throttle thrown open. nlnety-hve revolutions
We're reached and the speed was increased 10 Ia
knots. The vessel glided through the water almost
rs noisclcssly a yacht and there was scarcely any
vibration. The New York anchored at nightfill about
seven miles TO the northward Of the Breakwa;er.
Wednesday cold and damp, with fresh breeze
from the northeast. The New-iork lay quietly at
anchor early In the morning. and the prospect OF 4
run outside looked rather discomragng. Al O'Clock
II Frightened and the cruiser rot under way Tor the
purpose OF correcting her compaNcS ana adjusting inc
compcnsa,ing magnets This accomplished. she re-
turned to anchorage to wait for good weather to
begin her rial. BY Saturdar morning the wind had
hauled TO the westward and the weather was clear
Fires were lighted AT daylight and before Ii O'Clock
the New York under way running for the Five
fathom Bank Lghtship. The race was 10 he between
this and the Northeast End Iightship distance OF
9ss nautical miles. thr depth OF water being twelve
fathoms. The following tells the story oi The
two trials
Five Fathom Bank Lighiship TO Northeast End
ighship course north BY east distance Dos nautical
miles start. "a 10; fri,h. :33 80; dihcrnce.
30 minutes IS seconds speed 2O.03 nautical miles an
hour
second trial Northeast End Lehtship 10 Five
Fathom Bank Lightship course son'h by west. dis-
tancc % nautical miles: start. 0l3 'o'' hni''L
AZ :5s: difference. 20 minutes ol seconds spc'N
1857 nautical miles
Average for the two trials. 1898 miles
In the afternoon the cruiser was headed TO IN"
eastward In search Of deeper water. In run Of four
consecutive hours she maintained n speed OF 2O.37
knot, an hour reaching high 2o51 a. the water
dccpensd With these satisfactory results the New
York anchored for the night and steamer mp t) thc
shpyard this morning. She Will b" ready Ior her
official trial within three weeks.
Captain Redfoid ". sargent WAS In comm'nd OF the
Ncw-York during her Trial. assisted by captain "'orS
L. Chambers a. pilot There were $40 persons Oh
board. Edward Cramp. the ,ulciin'chniis 81 sue
of inc COMPANY was practically III charge OF thc lrai'
assisted ly Lewis Nixon. IN" naval arcml"ct oi 'h'
nim and chief Engineer, John fn,trr,D,n' Sin" ,al
o..c,, made the irp: captain John W. tnlp. ~ y
who will command the cruiser whsn ~" '%mlnu % "S"r &
TO The Government Lieutenant, J. H. VI. MASO'' n',
executive Wainwright Kellogg, her na'lsaturI ana
Charles o. Aliibonc, Of tho Columbia thiri Enginr.'
lohn Lowe and y. T.. Towne. Passed Assistant ~
sinrcr> f.. Il. Fireman and VI. ~ Nhd,r on, ~
invited guests were Richard Peter. j. J. iami -.
.capnrkoller and DIR. W. Barton Hopkins. ol fhau'i
phl. ara :. Dana Greene and William Ncphe" hins'
IT,. OF New York ~, ,,ti,
IN Icr Official Trial trip the c'ulscr VIII pr"DapN
dovrIop iweniy one knots more. and earn pI,nl
for hnr builder, oi ~ least Sl5oOco or T-V'o"
Jhc pr.miurn Is SjO.OOO Tor each quarter -hho' "'''
twenty. ,,, ,o THE trial
that are specially notcN or;hy. . -, ,
first the wonderful ability Of tie snip 70 s''nn
~ } knots with perfect under natural or.tn,
second, that her speed. my The u~unl '"hu''i"Ml ~
NJ n trial irlp on deep water. With -clec'ed coal WI"
l.. af least .o.5 knois. COMPARING these result WIZ
those obtained fiOm tho English cru.'rS' hlhh ",,
Tlcnheim II Is found that The N NrN '",@, o.c
with 800 tons displacement. heavier ha',"ry a,
proicciod belt Of arnor four inches thl'k u IT,, Ii
Than the two cruisers named. on 1000 tons "'NP'"'
mcnt light battery and no let. a.. ,.,.,
Thi,div what l. especially gratifying 10 W ' Wv,
or,m,nf officers a well the COMPANY j 'n'' wv, ~
once durirg tie five DAYS were ~ engines .p,IP,
frr any adjustment whatever. They W'r" p"' ,,' -,
their most severe and are r"hdy "l'i'""' ~
trcroiaon for n trip 10 sea. u" major no" u,
This nerformancc disroBnt, the tr9ci'on h' n',', ~
cry 10 run smoothly must run for moh'"S l" "'"'
down the bearing.