New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-23
NEW-YORk BEST OF CRUISERS
THE BIG WARSHIP SURPASSES EAPECTA
TIONS.
SHE MAKES AN AVERAGE OF "l.o7 KNOTS AN
HOUR on HER TRIAL TRIP AND WINS
LARGE PREMIUM FOR THE CRAMPS.
Iny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

HOUR on HER TRIA AL ItlI NM WIND y
LARGE PREMIUM FOR THE CRAMPS
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
On Board Cruiser New-iork, OIL Gloucester,
Mass MAY 22.-The big cruiser Ncw-l0rk has
successfully completed her trial trip and demon
strated that she is the fastest and perhaps the
stanchcst cruiser of her class in the world. The
official report of the Trial Board cannot be made
public for several weeks, owing 10 the lalN rinth
OF calculations which must be Strengthened ont
before the exact figures can be arrived at. 1t
can be stated, however, that she has made " on
the face of the returns" an average of 21.o'
knots an hour for continuous run over course
Of about 90 miles, without accidents of any kind
and without heating or injUring any portion OF
hcr magnificent combination of machinery.
FINE WEATHER FOR THE TRIAL"
The official test of the big cruiser to-day was
made under the most favorable conditions. The
weather was pleasant, and the sea. for the most
part smooth The course from of the sal
wages, 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 ha / been made by the lin"
Board 10 mark the course by United States vc>
sels. The Vcsdsius stationed opposite the
starting point, with Ensign Ornan in charge OF
the current meter. At the Care forpoise sta
ton, the emu OF tnc route IdiuiNN
observed the transit of the ship over the " sum
nit, the Government Island range
On board the Ncw-iOIk the following officers
took observations: Naval Cons Factors F"aster,
Woodward and lIibbs. vibrations, feeling wnen
turning and other points calculited to bear upon
the ships efficiency Enslsns Buchanan ana
Washington in charge Of the patent logs.
Officers were stationed in the engine ana IRE
rooms TO observe in the most minute and mrtlcn-
lar manner everything concerning the action OF
the engines and machinery, being charged TO watch
sharply for defects. All timepieces were made to
correspond with the Bcnningtons chrononeter,
and all data was reduced to the 18th meridian.
In charge of the forward transit station were
Commander Cooper and Lieutenant Commander
Hemphill amidships station. Commander Goodrich
and Lieutenant NIcCrea; aft station Lieutenant
Mclean and Lieutenant Niles
THE CRUISER STRIPPED FOR THE RACE
One of the conditions Of the acceptance OF the
shin bv the Government was that she should be
able TO make speed of at least twenty knots
~n hour and for every quarter knot above that
spead her builders, the Crainp ship ana Enginc
Building Company, of Philadelphia, were 70 re-
ceive $50 900 So much depending upon the test
today suggested the importance OF adopting
every precaution TO insure the hNghest rdc VI
speed The boats taken from their "aN's
and placcd on the deck. fagpoles were 'ahon
down and everything that c)uid eaten 'n' VIM
was placed in the position least caicuia'e" " ""
s,ruca tho sneed of the cruiser 1t was ascertalnci
this morning that the ship foatcd cohslu'fa'iS
higher than the requirements of the government
. raro occurrence in the construction of man-oi-
,,ar and 70 sink her TO the required marx oou
tons of water we're put on board, bringing her
down to "a feet draught.
MASSACHUSETTS, BAY ASTON1SlED.
At :52 this morning the cruiser steaiheu a""
from, hor anchorage of Boston Light She pro-
coded under natural draft until within d lew
miles of the starting point, which was marKeu DS
the dynamite cruiser Vcsuyius. In an lncreul''S
short time after the forced draft had been appied
IN ber furnaces the big ship showed hlaikeu
increase of speed. She bowled along at a trehieh
dous pace lea wing n wake Of white foam lor 'iie"
sstern and stirring up the waters OF MASSACHUSETTS
Raw as they have never before been stlrred up W
tho mower of man. The Vesuvius was paised IKE
-. fash AT :25, the big ship going at bet1er 'hah
q twenty-knot rate headed straight ai'hs vi"
clearlv-defned course, her engines making loo rev
oIu,ion. a mnut. This speed was increased grail
ually TO 1877 revolutions, the maximum "e'Hs
reached lust before she crossed the hnish line
Ata.as the Nina was passed the Bennington AZ
,o.os,o the Fern at 1922, the Fortune AT
1o.41 and the Leyden at IL :0j. The famous oio
Koorsarce stationed at the end Of the course, was
na.sed like a streak at II 20 3-4, and haii '''e
race over
AT THE FINISH LINE.
Rut IN sncd the wonderful craft, nec'S
sarly making a wide circle to come aoou. uhu'' :"
f,,1 head of steam She again passed the Near
80 on bcr inward trip at IL "A IA. The Icy
49, r,as n.ssod at 12 :O4 IA. the Fortune at
,o.o7 10 the Fern at IL :4G l-2 the Bennington
.. 10 the Nina at :21, and amid the shri'h-
trr of whistles from the tugs and steamers as-
somhled at the finish line and III iuli VIZ" VI
thousands of spectators. the grand engine oi war
d.shed past the Vesuyius at al, hcr nish'S
ENGINES pulsating at the rate OF l5' pea's 10 I'll"
minute her gigantic smOkestacks beichmg OUT
,.o,ur,es of black smoke and cinders trailing Ike
a huge serpent far 10 the rear
like racchorse at the end OF heat 'he sh."
cru;scr must not he stopped suddenly, anu SO i''
nv sbe was "eyercised" in the bay until her
0res had gradually cooled down. ana n'iahy, Snc
,.s anchored off Gloucester for the night. Eary
to-morrow morning she will start for Phliadeip'ia
HER REMARKABLE sTEADINEss.
O,o rar,.rkable feature OF the test was the
.hsonc. Of any swaying, pitching or shaking OF
tho ship as she dashed aang at the rate OF more
than twenty-one knots an hour. There was parcS
. ncrccntiblc trcmor through her hull, ana one
cou,d have written "a easily as If Oh shore "A
schooner crossed the bows of the New-iork sooh
at,or tho start and narrowly escaped being run
down. Her escape at one moment seemeo I'LL
possible o,u,,,.
The coal burned during the test was cafe'ui'N
selected Pocahontas, and thirty tons an hour went
up in smoke during the progress OF the er'a'
race against time. The entire cost OF ''e "'''
which is borne by the Cramps, Will be ABOUT
$4,000.
,r.. mon nm board we've assured that if the ship
AID What her builders expected they would each
r.c.;ve sum of money as "a reward fol their ef-
forts tc insure success
MIR. CRAMp ExULTANT
rlombors had charge of the