New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21
THE BIG NETWORK DOES WE'LL
HER PRELIMINARY run SATlSFAClOKi
UNCLE SANS CRACK CRUISER MAKES OVER
TWENTY KNOTS AN HOUR-HER OFFICIAL
TRIAL TO OCCUR TOMORROW.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNE.J


Eo,ton, May 2O-Thc preliminary test of the big
cruiser NcwYork which the Cramps. Of Pl'ah"lpfla
have built Tor the United States Navy al cost OF
y; coo Goo was made to-day. ii was satisfactory
test and encourages the To believe that the
vessel will do still better work under more severe
test next week.
Yesterday the ship lay ut anchor of Boston Light
all day. keeping up only steam enough TO be prepared
for a possible gcncy. The flies under the Di'r'
That wcrc not In drawn the furnaces cicah'i
ont under direction Of Engineer John Patterson WI"
for twenty years has been employed by the cramps
and who has the entire charge. assisted by Engineer
Nelson Johnson. OF the NcwNolk. during ths test
The weather this morning was all that coum have
ho.n desired for the experimental the course
laid ont under the direction Of Admiral Bclknap, cN-
tending forty-one and two-ihrd miles. from 'hc
Great and Little savageS on Gloucester. north by east
to Cane Porpo,c Oft Goat Island on The Maine coast
Tho morning opened fair. with n sea barely rnii''
by the light northwest breeze which preVaif'i' y
thin veil Of fog slightly obscur,d the shores rom
view and for time threatened To Interfere win INC
success Of the experimental trip, but II lifted Il few
hours later Everybody awake bright ana
carly and The work preliminary TO the start WAS
finished long before the hour named by Ed"ih -
cramp who IS In charge 81 the boat on hei "XpcH'
mental and official runs.
At : 80 the juggling Of the engine bell nnhouhce'
the hour for departure. and bcfor" hall the people o."
hoard were aware Of 1t the big ship was quietly i'a'hs
her anchorage and scaming down toward Gloucester
-hc proceeded for the first nfiy-ivc minutes uhu'r
natural draft and nj 10 the forced draft was put
on and the pressure was scnslby ih'reaS"n' INV
pulsatIons Of her mighty engine old per"'phoY "h
thc speed and caused slight trcmor Throughout Her
tremendous hull Tho gauge Indicated from this Poh'
houchout IN. first half Of the TO Cape P"rpoIse
from IOs 20 l3I revolutions n minute i"9 WIS
,rougb, about by the use Of the ordinary P"cahohths
coal the picked coal being saved until TIE oni'"'
trial The engines easily used all the steam 'h'' "A
mndc with this poorer grade OF mel uhu'r "'' ''"'''
and did not blow oil during the IMP d'mohS''"'iie
n, ,uitv 10 do better work the Official iria WIN
, Icid coal The run from Cape Ann 10 Gap" inr
his. n dstince OF about fory.onc ana ,Nv ln ,
pou,Icai miles was made In two hour, ana i3nr MN
i'n' q, nycracc Of .O7 knots hour. she went
ohont i've miles out Of her course due 10 "'' ''
paw 'nrn was made without reducing her sped
and covered space cqnvalcm, 10 " ,n ,cb came
f. under natural draft and did not attempt 10 inh"
,pccd on The outward trip h'r , r,f'" ,r,ih a
Team urrssurc Of 80 pounds TO the SIlar' "oi
which i not full capacity OF her .neim,S' NJ IN.
, ncT and Captain Tom" Cooper the Ioston pilot
was also the bridge the pH.n' n "s T 1rrnrd as
nuclnsIvn the marks placed along the course po'hs
re@ Engineer Townc. who designed The cnglhs
' IT, York was I'm the engine room. During
p r,n down the smokestacks expanded three lnoivs
AuniI,rI' ,ct Which viii bc made Monday. II the
weather permits If not then on the hrst iar u''s
wellington Nav 2O.-A letter was received ~
tho Navy Department from an officer. q h.ni"r "l
he rial board Of the cruiser New York reiaiv" 10
her run from philadelphia 10 III" coast oi M'SSi
rhusctiS The letter speaks highly OF Der prlo'n.
nncc She ran along under natural draugh' aV'rhelE
-, ,in.tn.n knots. Her zines smoothly
and she had no trouble IN keeping steam Her tai
"note.tacks are great success, addlng gr,Tlh :"
hnr snced under natural draugh and adding nhcn !"
Tho cleanliness Of the ship. SON" opp0Nitioh hau
hccn made 20 the use Of tall smok"siackS bi 'hhl
Engineer Melville urged their advantage upon Se'r'
t:rv Tracy who decided TO give them tral'