Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-25

pubic Tor several weeks, owing To the
labyrinth of calculations which must be
Strengthened out before the exact figures
can be arrived at 1t can be stated how
ever, that she has made, ION the face of
the returns an average of 81 VI knots
an hour for continuous run over a course
of about 100 miles, without accidents of
any kind and without heating or iniuring
any portion of her magnificent comoina.
ton of machinery.
FINE WEATHER FOR THE TRIAL
The official test of the big cruiser to-day
was made under the most favorable con
ditions. The weather was pleasant and
the sea- for the most part smooth. The
course was from on the Salvuges, Cape
Ann, TO Cape Porpoise, on the Maine
coast. This, with the turn, which was
made at full speed, covered distance of
not far from 100 miles Preparations had
been made by the time board to mark the
course by United States vessels. The
Vesuvius was stationed opposite the start
ing point, with Ensign Orman in charge
OF the current meter. At the Cape POr-
poise station, the end of the route, Lieu
tenant Burdick observed the transit OF tho
ship over the summit, the Government
Island range.
On board the New York the following
officers took observations Naval Con-
structors Feaster, Woodward and Hihbs
vibrations, feeling when turning, and
other points calculated to bear upon the
ships efficiency, Ensigns Buchanan and
Washington were in charge of the patent
logs. Officers were stationed in the engine
and fire rooms to observe in the most
minute and particular manner everything
concerning the action OF the engines and
machinery, being charged to watch sharply
Tor defects. All timepleCes were made 10
correspond with the Bcnnngton'S chrome.
meter, and all data was reduced to the 18th
meridian. In charge of the forward
transit station were Commander Cooper
and Lieutenant-cOmmander lemphill;
amldships station, Commander Goodrich
and Lieutenant McCrea; aft station, Lieu
tenant Mclean and Lieutenant Niles.
The pilot in charge of the New Work
was Captain Lew Chambers OF the Della
ware pilots, who was the first man to dis,
cover that the drag, or wave that comes
leaping after a vessel in shoa water, and
threatens to jump on board all the time,
holds back the vessel. He insisted 10 Com.
modore Walker that the only place To try
naval vessel was in deep water, and as a
result the drag has been recognized, not
only by our own navy, but by other navies
as we'll.
THE CRUISER STRIPPED FOR THE RACE.
One of the conditions of the acceptance
of the ship by the government was that
she should be able to make speed of ut
quarter knot above that speed her builders,
the Cramp Ship and Engine Building Com.
pany OF Philadelphia were to receive
S5O,OOO. so much depending upon the test
to-day suggested the Importance Of adopt.
ing every precaution to insure the highest
rate of speed. The boats were taken from
their davits and placed on the deck. tIa,.
poles were taken down and everything
that could catch the wind was placed in
the position least calculated to obstruct the
speed of the cruiser. IL was ascertainei
this morning that the ship fioated con
siderably higher than the requirements OF
the govern ment, a rare occurrence in the
construction of man-of-war, aud 10 sink
her to the required mark $50 tons Of waite
were put on board, bringing her down t,
81 feet draught.
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AsToSIsHEp.
At 1852 this morning the cruiser steame,
away from her anchorage off Boston
Light. she proceeded under natural draf
until wittIsn few miles Of the startini
point, which was marked by the dynamite
cruiser Vesuyius. III an incredibly shor
time after the forced draft had been az
Piled to her furnaces the big shin Shove
marked increase of speed She bowie
along at tremendous pace, leaving
wake OF white foam for miles astern, an
stirring up the waters of Massachusetts
bay as they have never before been stirre
up by the power Of man The Nesnviu
was passed like flash at 9.2j the big sh
going at better than 2O-kEot rate, beaie
straight along the clearly-dctinel courst
Fber engines making $50 revolutions
minute. This speed was increased sraC
ualIy to l37 revolutions, the maximum
being reached Just before She crossed tn
finish line.
AT DAG the Nina was passed the Ber
nington at iO.05!, the Fern at TO- - I'll
a. a ii ID -, 4 Il. - al.
The famous old kcarsarge, stationed
the end of the course was passed like
streak at ll.254, and half the race was Owe
AT THE rINlSH line.
But on sped the wonderful craft, nece
sarlly making a vide circle to come ab1l
under full head of steam She Agti
passed the kearsarge on her inward trip,
ll.4it, The Lcyden was passed At l2.ni
the Fortune at l2.27! the Fern III IL. Al
the Remington at 1902, the Nina al / ,
and amid the shrieking OF whistles fro
the tugs and steamers assembled nj N
finish line and in full view If thutlsaut
Of spectators, the grand engine Of ",
dashed past the Nesuyius 1t In, ii,
mighty engines pulsatiug 1T the rate of /
beats to the minute, her gigantic sp4uk
Stacks belChing ont volumes OF bI,
smoke and cinicrs trailing like a huge Sc
pent far to the rear.
Like racchursc at the chi of a hes
the great cruiser must not be sthpped 81
denly, and SO for an hour She was nrNt
cised" in the buy until her tires HAD grad
ally cooled down, and finally he "
anchored off gloucester for the nigt
Early tomorrow morning She viii Std
for Philadelphia.
HER REMARKABLE sTEAnTNEss.
One remarakahlc feature Of the test v,
the absence OF any swayiug pitching
Shaking of the ship Is She dashed along
the rate Of more than q knots AN mon
There was barely pcrCcptlblC trem
through her hull, and one could have wr
ten as easily as if on shore, schOon
crossed the bows Of the New York 50,
after the start and narrowly escaped bel
ran down. Her escape at one nome
seemed impossible
The coal burned during the test v
carefully selected P0ruhont,4 ana fbir
tons an hour Went ~ IN smuke during [
progress ~ the great race against lin
ne ehttre cost OF the test, winch is Dor
by the Cramps, will be about 43DU 900.
lbe men on board were assured that
the ship did what her builders expect
they would each receive q sum Of mon
As a reward for their efforts TO insure 81
cess.
MORE FORMIDABLE tHAN THE BLAKE.
The English protected cruiser Blal
winch the New York closely resembles
not as fast rs the new American cruiser
about Knot and a half, ana !ack7 81 III
valuable features found in the Now Yul
for instance, y hours time is reullircd
detaCh the engines Oh the Blake 80 ii
one, two or three can be worked at "
The ngcnuIfy nf the Cramps has cuabI
their engineer 10 luCOUplc the engines
the New YORK IN 10 minutes. Her shaft
81 constructed that in cast of brcai,
can be qaic.ly replaced The acconlu
datlnns Tor the officers arc superior tu tn
in any other iuun-al- war and ON ma /