Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-27
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From All Quarters.
FORMIDABLE new YORK,
Speediest Armored Vessel
in the World.
ANARCHIST Matthew CAPTURED.
Kansas Women in Municipal
Elections.
SgFFERIKGS OF THE PRICES CREW,
Spain Gives Uncle Sam the
Santa Maria.
SWIFTEST AFL0AT.

Splendid Showing OF the Redoubt-
able Warship New York-Results OF
Preliminary Trials of the New
Cruiser More Than Satisfactory-A
Speed Of Twenty Knots an Hour
Acknowledgement OF The Vessels
Prospective Omcers Make the Trip.
PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-The cruiser
New York returned to Cramps shipyard
this morning with the distinction of hav-
ing broken the record of ali preliminary
trials and of being the fastest armored
vessel in the world. From the hour she
steamed down the Delaware until her ar
rival today experts have awaited with
deep Interest the result of the great war
ships initial performance.
Despite heavy rain squalls and biting
wind 5000 Philadelphians were present
and cheered the warship as she backed out
into the stream and stood down the river
Tuesday last on her trial trip The run
down the river and bay was made with
fires half banked and under natural
draught. The maximum pressure of steam
carried was 100 pounds to the inch Start
ing with IS revolutions, a speed of ten
kuots was attained and held until Green
wich Point was well absft the beam. At
ter this the ne ~ vessel seemed to warm up
to her work, the throttle was thrown open,
95 revolutions reached aud the speed in
creased to 17.5 knots. The vessel seemed
to glide through the water as noiselessly as
yacht and there was scarcely any vibra-
ton through the ship. At the end of an
hours run the steward reported the COM
psrtmens- in which his provisions were
stored ankle dsep In sea water. An examina-
ton revealed that the water had been
forced in through the forward torpedo
tube. At anchor this opening is q few
feet above the water line, but at high rate
of speed 1t is almost completely buried in
the sea- Constructor Nixon placed a water
tight buckler over 1t in place of the tenn
porary one and the leak gave no further
trouble. Nixon also had a small hole
drilled through the steel deck This
drained the compartment into q deck be-
low, one that could net b. injured by the
introduction of water. The New York
anchored at nightfall about seven miles to
the northward of breakwater. Wednesday
was cold and damp, with fresh breeze
anchor in the early morning. At 8 o'clock
1t frightened and the cruiser got under
way for the purpose of correcting her COM
passes, adjusting the compensating mag
nets. This accomplished the vessel re-
turned to her anchorage to wait for good
weather.
By Saturday morning the wind had
hauled to the westward and the weather
was clear. Fires were lighted at daylight
and before o'clock the New York was
under way running for the Five Fathom
Bank nghtship. The race was to be be-
tween this and the Northeast End light
ID, >f It
depth of water being twelve fsthoms. The
following table tells the story of the trisle:
First trlsl-Five Fathom Bank lightship
to Northeast End lightship, course north
by east, distance 8 SO nautical miles, start
8:24:15, finish $685., difference 30 min
utes, 39 seconds, speed 20.03 nautical
miles per hour.
Second trial-Northeast End ightship to
Five Fathom Bank lightship. Course
south by west, distance g. SO nautical miles.
start 0:13:O7, finish 9:42 So. difference 80
| minutes 81 seconds, speed 1887 nautical
| miles.
Average for the two trials 10. 95 miles.
In the afternoon the cruiser was headed
to the eastward in search of deeper water.
In run of four consecutive hours she
| maintained speed of 20. 36 knots, reaching
as high as 20.57 as the water deepened.
l With these satisfactory results the New
| York anchored for the night, and steamed
up to the shipyard on Sunday morning.
She will be ready for her official trial with.
in three weeks. Captain Redford W. Sar.
gent was in command of the New York
during her trial, assisted by Captain George
L. Chambers, an old Delaware river pilot
There were $40 people ON board. Edwin
Cramp, experimenting engineer of the
company, was practically in charge of tn.
trial. Captain John w. Phillips, who will
| command the cruiser when she ia turned
over to the government, and other pros
pective officers of the vessel were among
| those who made the trip