New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-26
JUST TO TRY HER ENGINES.
THE BATTLEsTIIP MAINE TAKES A LITTLE
TRIP OUT TO SEA
GREAT SATISFACTION EXPRESSED WITH TIE
WORK or THE vEssEI.-GOOD POINTS WHICH
SHE sHOwED-wHEN HER OFFICIAL TRIAL

WORK OF THE vEssEI.-GOoD POINTS WHICH
SHE sHOwED-wHEN HER OFFICIAL TRIAL
TRIP WILL PROBABLY BE HELD.
The preliminary trial trip of the new second
class battleshp Maine was held yesterday. and
seemed thoroughly successful in every particular.
Tn. vessel was still in an unfinished state. 1t will
take months Of work to complete her and make
her ready for sea when she comes back from all
her trials so that she Is not TO be expected to SO
into commission before next spring The great Joo
that H. stll To be done Is the building In OF tne
turrcts and that alone will taae nearly SIX months
after the material arrives The official trial OF the
Maine is TO come later yesterdays run being only
a preliminary trial held b. the contractors to MAKE
sure that everything about the engines was all
right The Names trial differs from most uias
Of new vcsse.s in thar it L. A horsepower trial
and not speed trial The engines are not oelns
tested to see how fast the vessel can De iorceA
to go but to iind how great power can De de-
velopcd In those morstrous pieces OF mechanism
The plans that the officers and the contractors
h1t made for the days work were carried out
successfully and little before o'clock yesterday
afternoon the vessel got back 70 the Navy iari'
The stars and Stripes were blowing In the breeze
at her stern. and her decks were crowded VIII"
men.
The ofilceN when they could be seem had noun
Ink hut favorable comments to make on the snip
She was this and she that. but nothing un-
pleasant or unfavorab.e. This Is what was zone
Tho Maine steamed down the Bay and right out
70 sci Then she took run Of about thirty miles
outside OF the llgh,ship and back occupying ABOUT
two hours each way. After this she came inside
the Hook and steamed up the Bay ana IN. INe,' We
and home to the yard II was said that 'he IN IN,
gines were perfectly satisfactory, ana uheie
seemed 10 be an Impression that they would not
only DO all that required OF them. IN the va!
OF bower but would do more when the proper TIM tllne
should There were some things w!l'Ch n w.
cspcclal,v pleasing about the working ol 'ne ', en-
glnas They were designed to make l5- rs'oIu-
lions A minute and, although yesterday trlaI WAS
In no sense official. they worked up 10 lSt ~ ~resu,u
pressure almcst the ma Ximum pressure a..o W,
Yesterdays experience showed the Maine 70 us
thoroughly comfortable vessel She minced heI
helm readily and officer SAID, Wneh hei
holm was PIT hard over she turned without Iist.
ing over TO one side Another good point was that t
she aid not have much vibration she mas les les
rank Than any ship was ever on; she Is so
steady that you could sit over her stern and write
The question now is when will she go out for her
othcial trial There seems to be little difference
of onnion about this. but the contractors say
she will probably go In week or ten days,, Gov
The Maine was authorized ny an az ,Sss omd
SSas moi TO cost more than s25oo.Go. She was de-
signed by the Navy Department and me pans
were anproved on November v I'M on June OF
tho next wear bids for materials were opened; ana
on June Is n contract for the materials was signed
v'tH Carnege, Phipps CO. or Pt,sourgi ,, ne
Navy Yard had not been htted tqr 'ne dnn NV
niant ~ machinery suitable for the work TO be
done was put In. and on september TO- less, lne
first frame was bent: niue oser 70. W. To,,ncba3
win ,npropriate and interesting ceremonies since
then the work on the vessel has gone on steauiiy;
but there have been great delays IN We ~ ~
material and the work on the vessel mas ior THIS