Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-19
THE SPEEDY NEW YORK;
She Made To.47 Knots an Hour
 on an Ordinary Run.
A PREPARATORY TRIP FOR TO-DAY

The New Cruiser in Her Easy Sail From ming S2OO,O 900 for Her BuiIders-Fix- ing for the Great Race for Fame.
 BosroN. May 19.-The cruiser New York, which arrived yesterday afternoon and anchored three miles below Boston Light over night. weighed anchor this morning and proceeded to Gloucester, where she will fay and freshen up for her trial trip tomorrow. Everything about her will b. thoroughly gone over and put in the best of shape. Everything that will be used tomorrow will be placed where it can be grasped the soonest and every man from commander and chief in- spector to coal heaver and deck hand will know his exact position.
 The trip tomorrow will be practi ce one The course will be gone over in order to become familiar with it. The speed trial will come off Monday.
 The cruiser made good run yesterday from the Delaware Breakwater here. Though there was only natural draft in the firerooms, and at no time did the revolutions of the engines exceed 102 per minute, n speed of 19.47 knots was at
 
 sel went through the water may be safely put down as 19 knots, though she may not have actually made this over the ground owing to adverse currents. If it be remembered that this burst of speed WIS made under a steam pressure of 140 pounds to the square inch, that unselected coal was used, and that no effort was mads to force tine cruiser, this re ecord stands alone. theoretically speaking.
 II the existing conditions hold up on the official trial, when the blowers are in operation, the steam pressure run up to 160 pounds and the revolutions increased to 129, there is every reas )n to hope that th0 New York will exceed her contract speed by at least one knot, thus winning for her builders the premium of $200, 900 and giving to the United States the fastest armored cruiser in the world.
 It was just 11:15 o'clock Thursday when compass aLjuster John Hand reported the deviation curve complete, anda signal was hoisted at the New York's foremast head for his boat to come alongside. By 11:3O he had showed off, and order was given to go ahead at full speed and the pride of he navy sailed off at 12-knot gate. Her ponderous machinery scarcely vibrating the great steel hull Naval ConStruc ctor Woodward made a series of careful atseroa- tions and expressed himself highly pleased with the new cruisers behavior in sea way.
 After passing the Five Fathom Bank lightship the vessel warmed up to heI work and shaped course for the South Shoal lightship off Nantucket, which was picked up ut 3:30 the following morning, in fresh southeasterly breeze. The run from there to Boston light was made in a smooth sea and gentle swell from the east ward. The New York was met off Boston harbor by a tug charterel by the Cramps to act as a tender during the coming test The contract with the Government calls for speed of 20 knots per hour, $50, 0OO being paid for every quarter knot in ex- cess, and like amount forfeited for every quarter knot below. In the opinion O. all the experts on board. the new cruiser has every prospect of developing speed of from 90 70 to 21 kuots per hour.