The sun., 1894-01-20
THE MONTGOMERY Is FAST.
a fo-KNOT CRAFT AND sWIFrER IHAN
THE M4RBLEHEAD OR DE1ROIL
During Part OF the Run the ship was Out
OF the Coutroi OF the Piiot-An Accident
In the wheel House That was seri-
Gus, but Wa. very soon Remedies.

OF the Coutroi OF the Piiot-An Accident
In the wheel House That was seri-
On., but Was vsry soon Hsmsdied.
New LONDON. Jan. 1a.-The cruiser Mont
Romery proved herself epeedler on her trial
trip than the Detroit or Marblehead, and capa-
BILE Of doing nearly two knots more than her
contract calls for. She is the third OF the
2OOO-ton cruisers. and her record to- day, with
out tidal allowance. Is 1885 knots. Tidal cor
rections will Increase It to IL knots and the
contractors will get premium OF 5000 900.
ernment tugs. which served as stake boats for
the trial. loft the harbor during the night and
The Dolphin the Vesuvius and the four Gov
took their positions at equal distances along
the course. which lay In the broadest part OF
Long Island Sound. The rain had ceased at
dawn and with clear skies above and mild
wind abeam. gradually increasing in strength
the cruiser passed out into the Sound and
headed westward. Full steam with forced
draught was turned en- half an hour before the
course was reached. The ship plunged ahead
at n tremendous pace. dashlng up the spray
with her bows and leaving foaming wake.
1t was 10:20:33 A. NJ. when the cruiser en-
tered the course. passing the Dolphin to port
of the first buoy. There were 1855 pounds Of
steam In the boilers and the screws we're re-
vovng at the rate OF III turns per minute.
The wind was abeam and blowing at q IT,
knot gait. Tho tide was at the middle OF the
ebb and against the cruiser. The second
buoy. marked By the tug Legion. and six
miles from the start. was reached in 20
minutes and 3 seconds. showing that the ship
was doing nearly IL Knots against the tide.
The tugs Iwana. Fortune. and Narkeeta were
passed at gradually Increasing speed, and the
sti44G The % thirty Fl .H miles were es covered oS
In hours and minutes.
The Montgomery ran on for Ave minutes. and
IN nd N I'M Nna.llf aiafT
the, ,sneed OF either engine. When she headed
UP into tho wind the spray dashed completely
ship was back on the course on the return trip
In twenty-ty2 minutes 1t was Just las .5b
passing tho Nesuvius on tho return trip The
Narkeeta ~ knots from the Nesuyius. was
eied this distance at the rate OF Is 10 knots
going out against the tide and had made ~. 10
knots returning Win the toe, an average;
knots. The engines were running at lS0 rev.
olutions with little variation. and the steam
The cruiser was rapidly approaching the
third buoy on tho run home. when the wheel
pilot house became unkeyed. and the pilot lost
control Of the ship. The wind blew her of her
ernment tug, Fortune at anchor near the buoy.
The ship took q sheer TO the stnrboard. and
Of tho g and ali boSra S
easier, Tho engines were kept driving ahead
at full speed. though for nye minntes the
wheel on the bridge was connected and the
ship brought back to the course. Her deviu-
tion caused \ loss of about one minute.
The lwana was passed at 1880. and the |
was made at 2O-knot gait. and tho Dolphin |
was passed at 2:37 20. The return run OF !
thirty-six miles was made in ] hour iS min |
utcs and 80 seconds or at lh02-knOt gait, |
favored by the tide. which was near the end OF |
the ebb when tho run was completed.
Esn wef fhSH made s to
that tho outward run was made against n tide |
running at about one knot per hour, and the |
return with tide of from on quarter to three
Tho corrections when made will Increase the
actual rate Of lSS5 knots to 10 knots and pos
sihly to H. 20 knots
The engines worked smoothly and without
ute more than those OF the Detroit and nve
more than the MRrblehead's. The average
revolutions OF the port engine during the trial
to day were $50 40 and Of the stArD0ard en-
gine 1908. The average steam pressure was
1Ub pounds.
The Montgomery is OF the simple cruiser
type. the disposition OF her coal and water
tight deck eleven -sixteenths OF an inch thick
being tho only protection to her boilers. en-.
gines, and magazines. The hull IL built OF
schooner spreading about q 2S!l square feet OF
The watertig ght deck extends through |
out the vessel The normal coal supply is 200 |
tons, hut ABB tons OF coal can be carried The
motive power is furnished by two trp!e-ex-
Tho main battery consists OF eight 5-inch
rapd-fre guns and two D-lnch rapid IRE guns.
There are three torpedo-launchinG outfits
one in the stem for. Howell torpcdoes and two
on the main deck. forward, for Whitehead tor
pedoes. The contract price Is sUl2. 800. and
he contract was sgned by the Colum bian
Iron Works on Nov. 2. 1892