The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-07-19
NEW CRUISER :
MinneaS is Proves to Be the Fast.
est warship in the World.
On Her Trial Trip She Made q Speed of
25.42 Miles Per Hour-Her Engines
Are Reported to Have Made 134
Revolutions Per Minute.

BOSTON, July 16.-The new cruiser
Minneapolis anchored off Boston Light
about 4:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
the proud holder of the worlds record
for speed of warship. Two hours
later the party who had enjoyed the
distinction of being present on the
fastest warship in the world landed in
Boston.
The requirements of the contract
were that she should make 81 nautical
miles per hour, and for each quarter of
a knot above that figure the firm Of
Cramp e. son, builders, were to receive
the sum of $4,000. Hence, when the
five members of the Cramp family,
who were present on the trip, saw the
big anchor drop out of sight in the
water at the close of the trial, they
had the satisfaction of knowing that
they were S4O2, 500 richer than when, a
few hours before, they embarked upon
the exemplification of the naval archi-
tects' art.
At o'clock the new cruiser started
for Cape Ann, where she was to begin
her journey of nearly SO nautical miles
for fame and money. The boat passed
Boston Light at s:31 and soon after the
forced draught was put on and the ship
speeded to the starting point as though
imbued with knowledge that she was
expected to do something never before
accomplished.
As she crossed the line of the first
mark the engines were credited with
making 124 revolutions minute and
the boilers with $50 pounds of steam.
Despite the speed at which she was
going it was remarked how little vibra-
tions was noticeable. Still the great
ship sped on and when she reached the
buoy off the armored cruiser New York
the time was 9:50:30 and the time taken
to run the two and nearly one half
miles was 6:22, or at the rate of 1929
nautical miles.
The freight steamer Fern was the
next stake boat. and the distance be-
tween the New York and the Fern was
6.66 miles. and it was 10:09:0s when
Lieut.. Drake, on the after transit
station, announced that she had crossed
the line, making the distance in 1898,
or at the rate of 21.43 miles. Between
the Fern. and the United States tug
Fortune was the same distance as be-
tween the New York and the Fern and
this loo was made in the remarkably
fast time of Ia minutes and Al seconds
or at the rate of %. ~ nautical miles.
This was said to be owing to the water
being much deeper than on the pre-
vious log. Here the engines were re-
ported to be making 134 revolutions
ner minute.
From the Fortune to the cruiser At.
lanta & 4 miles and the run was made
in II. %. or at the rate of aa.Os miles.
At an eouidistant point was the United
| States tho I,evden from the Atlanta.
| and this run was made in 1852. or at
| the rate of u 90 miles per hour. Be-
| tween the Levden and the dynamite
| pun vessel Vesuyius was a space of :. "a
nautical miles. and this space was Gov.
cred in 81 minutes and "a seconds. OF
at the rate of 81 20 nautical miller pe1
| honr
Tho las+ ler of tba ,.un over the first
half of the trial trim Of "A miles and
r.+,r, fror, C,ne Ann +o Cane po,noise
and retrrn was the newt tn he run.
and the distance between the Vesuyius
ord tho d;sn.tob boat Dolnhin. TIA
nautical miles. was made in isis. or at
the rate of o5.4a miles. being the fast
est time made on the outward trip.
and causing the members of the board
of officers ASSIGNED to attand the
trial to omen their ewes and the news
M nor mon on hoard to feel as thouph
thev were going through the air. This
sneed was nerfectlv satisfactory to all
on hoard and the MINNEAPOLIS. in the
las, few miles. had demonstrated that
She was not onlv canable of holding
her own with her sister shin. but was
able To meet her and show her the
l;nes of bar ste,n at any time. One.
half of the trim was thing of the
n.s+ and tho time consumed in the