Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters,
FASTEST IN THE WORLD.
Wonderful Time Made by
the New York.
LIZZIE BaRDEEs MIND ALL RIGHT.
Her Physician Says 1t Is
Not Failing.
DR.. Briggs CASE TOUCHED UPON.
Will Come Before the As
sembly To-Day.
DR.. Briggs CASE TOUCHED UPON.
QUEEN OF THE SEAS.

The Cruiser New York on Her Trial
Trip Broke the Worlds Record
Her speed Was More Than Twenty
one Knots an Hour and Her Build
ers Win the Largest Premium Ever
Paid In Any Country.
BosToN, May 22.-With forward torpedo
tubes buried deep in the sea and the water
pushed almost as high as her forscastle,
the armored cruiser New York steamed
across the line to-day, breaking the worlds
record and winning for her builders the
largest premium ever paid in any country.
When twenty one kots was predicted as
the speed for the new cruiser many hoped
but few believed that her engines would
ever be able to drive such an immense
macs of steel through the water at this
rate. When she crossed the line to-day,
however, with a speed of 21.0s knots
through the water and some cor
rections yet to be added for tide,
the enthusiasm on board was in
tense. To-day's performance off the
Massachusetts, coast will be echoed
from one end of Europe to the other, for
it places the United States in the van
among the navies of the world, and gives
Us not only the most powerful but the
swiftest armored cruising vessel.
There has been great enthusiasm in
England over the performances of the
cruisers Blake and Bleinheim, some claim
ing that the latter has attained speed of
twenty-five knots. In the first place these
vessels are not armored, but simply pro-
tected by four inches Of steel. Even equal
he
nothing remarkable against vessel car
rying in addition to a six ineh protective
deck five inch side belt and two turrets,
each eleven inches thick. In the second
place, neither of these vessels has ever had
an official trial over measured course.
The Blake broke down from lsaky boil
ers after reaching speed of 10 7 knots in
shoAl water and developing only $4,000
horse power, while the Bleinheim was
gagged only by a patent log, which, 1t is
claimed, indicated 20. so knots.
This came log on board the New York
showed a speed to-day of % knots and the
difference between that and the actual dis
lance covered is proof of how unreliable
patent logs are a. official tests.
Sunday was not day of rest on board
the New York for from Saturday night
after the preliminary spin over the course,
until yesterday afternoon the men were
kept busy preparing for the great speed
trial. All during the night the ash hoists
were kept busy throwing overheard refuse
fuel and there was no sleep on board for
anybody. Every clinker was removed
from the CRATE bars and the intricate
was polished and oiled like a
delicate watch and the activity extended
above decks as we'll as below, for every
boat was taken from its davit and slowed
amidships, where 1t could offer no re-
sistanoe to the wind. No battleship ever
went into action with her decks more
cleared for work than did the
BOO. When Edwin 8. Cramp looked over
out across the water this morning and saw
The sea as smooth as mill pond, the wind
blowing light from the northwest there
was a sparkle in his eyes.
"Wind and sea-" said he, "could not be
better. do not wish to place my expec-
tations too high, but If the New York does
not 20 through the water at the rate of 81
knots an hour to-day shall be a very
much disappointed man."
At 7:30 eharp all hand were called to get
the cruiser under way. and just as eight
bells were sounding by the fishing fleet near
by the New York hoisted the ponderous
anchor and headed for the open sea. She
moved off at an easy pacs of about seven
teen knots, with her engines making nine
ty revolutions to tho minute. Gradually
abe warmed up to work, however, and by
the time the Vesuvius was in sight the
cruiser was making over twenty knots
with her engines spinning round about $50
turns to the minute. A perfect fiotilla of
fishing smacks awaited the big cruisers
coming, and they looked aghsst at the
great column of water that she threw up in
front of her cutwater.
The little village of Gloucester, Nesting
behind the rocky hills of Cape Ann, was
off the port beam at O'Clock. Twenty
five minutes later a red flag was broken
out at the port yard and the New York
went over the line making 100 revolutions
per minute. The steam pressure was then
1865 pounds to the square inch and the YES
sci working q trifle over 30 knots. In
few minutes the revolutions jumped up to
1876 and the steam to 10, both of which
were held throughout the entire trip. Now
the great furnace began to roar in the very
bowels of the great frame and immense
lumps of burning coal were drawn out of
the tunnels by the powerful blowers.
Thick and fast they fell until the sur
rounding decks looked like the land at the
base of living volcano. One Of these
sparks fell upon canvas boat cover and
igniting 1t caused quite a sensation. The
flames were quickly extinguished, however,
without any serious damage.
On few the great cruiser, increasing her
speed at every jump. The Nina was passed
at 9:46. the Bennington at 1905 and the
Fern, the half way mark, at 1921. Then
came the tug Fortune at 10:41, the Leyden
at LOS and finally the historic old Kear-
sarge, that ship of glorious memory, at
11:25.
The rigging of the corvette was black
with men, who cheered the warship as she
passed. A neat turn was made and the
race back over the course began. At II "a
the Kearsarge was off the starboard bow
with the Now York headed to the south
ward. The Leyden was passed at 1904
the Fortune at 1897, the Fern At 1916
the Bennington at 1:01, the Nina at 1:2C
and the Vesuvius at 1:41.
The entire course was Al IS nautical
miles, which was steamed over twice. Or
the first run the speed was 20. 50 knots and
the second 21:35, the difference being due
| to the tide which was sgainst the vessel or
| the trip north. The average of thes.
speeds gives 81. 90 knots, with possibility
Of its being greater when the true current
| correction is added.
On the whole to-day's record was q tri
| umph for American skill and genius ani
| will stand pre- eminently alone until some
| of our new warships beat It.