Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-27
The Cruiser New YoA Made
Over Twenty Knots
AN HOUR on the nRsT TRIP



fecord of al preliminary ffiAlA and ne
sstisfsct,oa of keinx the fsnse<s armored
vessel IN the world. the crusses New
York returned % Cramps ship yard
this morning. Prom the hour she
steamed down the Delaware until her
arrival today. naval exr~fts have ax sis~<i
~ith deep interest the result q the
grrst wanship's initial performance
Despite heavy rains. squalls ard hit
ing Wind from the southwest. fully 5000
patriotic fhilsdeiphians we're pru~eus 70
wish the warship God speed ~ she
backed out into fhr stream, and stooe
down stream ON her trial trip.
When the giant screws began 10 re
soise snd the motistcr vaescl Was o..
tuaily under was for the frsf time. the
spectafi,rs shouted Themselves hasrse.
Captain harrent sased hiF ear frnsn
the forward bridge. and Acknowledged
tho salofes with his powerful siren
uhisue That seemed 10 shake the mighty
snip from stem a. stern. There rosr
another niia shout. a. The four power.
fnl engines tesan 80 rihfafe. aud the
water Was churiscd into foam sst.rn.
The run doen the river and fn.v Wa.
made with fires half hanked and un.irr
natural draught Tie nass,nusn ,.r,s.
sure ~ steam carried MAS ID pounds a
the square inch
Waiting Esr Fair Wcsrhrr.
Starting with forfy Eve revelations.
speed - ten knots was attained and
held until Greenwich poinf uas vel
ahsft the beam. After THE the new ses
sel seemed 10 warm mp a. her uork; her
throffle was thrown open. nieefs i've
revolutions reached. and fse spee.i
increased % is5 knots. The xessel
seemed % glide through the water az
noiseles<iy as Yacht however. ami
there WAS scarrely any vibration
throughout the ship. The New York
anchored about niehtfail about seven
miles 20 the north - the hresknater.
"Wednesday WIS coid and damp with a
fresh brceze frm the northeast. The
New York lay quietly at anchor in the
early morning aipd the prospect ~ a run
outside looked rather d,scoufagine. At
: o'clock IL frightened up bit and
the cruiser cot under way for the pur
poee ~ correcting her compsrec~ and
adjusting the cornptn-stsne magnets.
This accomplished. the vessel returned
20 her anchorage g. wait Tor good
weather IN begin her trial.
By Sstnraa, morning The wind hauled
60 the westward ard fh,s weather vas
clear. Fires were LIGHTED at daylight
under vay. running fr the firr Fsthon
Bank lightship. distance - s,ss nsuti.
cal miles. the depth ~ the water being
twelve fashomR
Rcmsrk able sl,esrd.
Tie following table tells the story %
the two trials: Five fafhnm hank light
ship a. northeast end ilshtship. cour~e
north by east. distance 9ss nautical
miles. Start. sy2i.I5. finish. s.5SS,3
Difference. - minutes. - seconds.
Speed. e0us nautical usili,s per hour.
Second Trial North end iichsshsp to
Ave fathom hank iighfship. course e,rfh
by west. diS'ancr as- nautical mllcs
Start. el30s: finish. s.<2bS. Differ
encr. - minutes. ~ pfs~onas- SE~cd.
1851 nautical miles Average Tor the
two trials. 1916 miles
In the sfternen tlsc cruiser wae
headed 20 the eastward In erarch -
sisFyer water. in run ~ four coneecn
five hourr she maintained tpe~d 4
el.ss knots per hour. reaching a. high
~ RIO ~ The water d<~iscnfd With
fheee satisfactorily rcsuiia the New York
anchored fcr the night and STRAINED M
Ia the fhipys'ri on Sunday morning.
She will be rad, for her official TRIAL
within three sect,s
Capt Redf,ri " Sarxeus vas In
crtnmand q the New York during her
trial. assisted ~ Capt Erorre I. Cham
lere. an ola Dssia~are rivcF riiof that
has rsncrs-l tii - The Cramps neu
fhif~.
The Party Aboa~d.
There were ilso per~pns ~ bard. fiir.
~ - sh,ch were n The hard RON mes
Two Stewards. ten csck and thirts nine
saiscrs had charge q uhe cofnul,sazry
,ierartmerf. E,fwin Craup. sutcrin.
tending snrirleer - the cornpAfs. xss
practically In charge n ths ffiai. H~
wss sli, nsshFsed bs Lewis >fs.n. Che
naval srrhi'esyf a the firm. and Chief
Engineer Patterson. tsmrs 1oungef
and Nslesn Jehns.n
The following naval u>scrr~ made ths
srip Capt J " Philip. vho siIl cpm.
,nand the cruiser vher she y fufDrd
over o. the eussrnmen: Lieut. I y. Ma
ssn. her erecrtire: Wa,rwriehf Keiiarr.
bof narszstoru and Charles G.. hIiIfrue.
- the Columbia. Chief Engineers Jsin
Lowe y. y. To~ne. Pa@epd ks>,stnnf
Brlrife<r y, u Freeman sns N 4 An
drfesrn. The invited el5c<fe we're N.th
ara Peters. L. I. psni , y srhafer-
koiier ard ~, Hsrspn Horkins - T-hH.
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