The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-23
SHE BEAT THE WORLD
Tho lsv York Stands as Tho Qlssl u
al uH lexelS
WONDERFUL RECORD MADE
Over ~ Knots an Hour Made Dy
Our New cru.ssr--Nothin0r'r
Ever Eauaied ThIsA
Performances.

BosroN, May aa-With her forward
torpedo tubes buried deep In the sse and
the water pushed almost as high 40 her
forecastle, the armorsd cruiser, New York,
steamed across the line to-day, bresking
the worlds rrcord and winning for her
builders the largest premium sSsr paid In
any country. When q knots was predicted
Ell as the speed for the new cruiser many
hopsd, but few believed, that nor engines
would be able 10 drive such an immense
mass of steel through the water ut this rate.
When she crossed the limo to-day, how
ever, with q speed Of 2i.09 knots through
tho water, and some corrections to be
added for tide, the enthusiasm on board
was intense.
This gives the United States, not only
the most powerful, but the swiftest ar.
nored cruising vessel In the world. There
has been great ehthusiasm In England
over the performance Of tho cruisers
Blake and Blenheim, some claiming that
The latter attained q speed OF % knots.
However. these vessels nre not armorsd,
tut are simply projected by 4-inch decks
over the machinery and boilers. Even an
equal speed for them. thcro fore, would be
nothing remarkable against . vessel car
rying, in addition to 6-inch protect tive
deck, q 5inch side belt aud two turrets,
each II inches thick. In the second place,
neither OF these vessels ever had an ON
c.Ai trial over measured course. The
Blake broke down from. leaky boiler,
after reaching q speed of 1871 miles in
shoal water, and developing only 1900
horsepower, while the Blenhsim was
guaGed only by patent log which. il is
claimed, indicated 22k knots. This samo
instrument on board the New York
showed q speed Of q knots, and the differ
ence between that and the actual distance
covered is proof of how unreliable tho
patent logs are. as official tests.
AT o'clock this morning the New York
hoisted anchors and headed for the open
sea. The wind was light from the north
west and the sea smooth. The cruiser
moved at an easy pace. but gradually
warmed uI and. BY the time the vesuvius
was in sight, was going over 10 knots.
with the engines making about 1O turns
per minute.
Gloucester was on tho port beam at Q
O'Clock. Twenty-Five minutes later .
red flag was broken out at the port yard
arm and tho New York went over the line,
making 13o revolutions per minute. The
steam pressure was then l65 pounds to
the square inch. The vessel WAS work
ing tribe over 20 knots.
In q few minutes the revolutions jumped
to 13S and the steam 10 10 pounds, both
OF which were held throughout the entire
trip. Now the great furnace began to
roar. On few the great cruiser, increas.
Ing her speed at every jump. The Nina
was pcsscd at 9:A6; the Bennington, at
10 :06, and the Fern. the half way mark, at
1924. Then came the tug Fortune, at
10:41; the Leyden, at II .06; and. finally,
tho historic old KearsarRe. at II Is. The
rigging OF the Corvette was black with
men, who cheered the warship as she
passed. The next turn was made and the
race back over the course began at II "a.
The kearskae Was on the starboarti
beam. with the New York headed to the
southwark. Tho Leytlen was passed at
L. :0a; the Fortune al 1927; the Fern at
l2 :As; the Bennington at ,0i; the Nina nj
10, and the vesuvius et al.
The entire course. 4l.6S nautical miles,
was steamed over twice. On the rst rum
the speed was 20.s3 knots and on the sec.
ond, 2i.35. the difference being duo 10 the
tide, which vas against the vessel on the
trip north. Tho average OF speed gives
2l.09 knots, with q possibility that II 10
greater when the true current correction IL
added.
On the whole, the days record was q
triumph for American skill aud genius
and will stand precminently alone until
some Of our new war ships beAt Il.