St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-10

of white paint, and as she steamed past
the twelve miles of wharveS which line
the Delaware rivers within The limits of
the city of Philadelphia, thousands
upon
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
who had gathered to wish God speed"
TO the noble ship, waved hats and hand
kerchiefs, and added their quota to the
noisy greeting that was sent out to her
from the bells and whistles Of boats and
factories. Foreign vessels in the har.
Dor dipped their colorS as the Minne-
apolis sped past, and it was not until
Wilmington, Del, thirty miles below
Philadelphia. had been left in the dis
lance that the loyal citizens gathered
along the banks ceased their greetings
to the ship that they fondly hope ana
believe will be the pride OF the re-
public.
The Cramps claim that the Mime
apo!is when she left her wharf today
was more nearly complete than any ship
that has ever gone on an official trial
"trip.
tuesday morning will see the Mime
apolis IN the Atlantic ocean, with heI
nose turned toward Boston. The out
side or ocean course will be followed,
and if all goes well the anchorage in
Boston bay will be reached by daylight
Wednesday. Friday the ship and her
crew will rest in order that they may be
in first-class physical condition for The
hard, exciting labor of Saturday, the
day set for the
EVENTFUL SPEED TEST.
The course has been carefully meas
ured by government experts. and is
marked by eight buoys placed at almost
equal distances apart. Behind each one
l., Tr1A
having on board naval officers who are
charged with the duty of observing con-
ditiohs of wind. tide and wave during
the official run. These observations
! plaS an important part in the final COM
putatiOn of the ships speed.
When the Columbia made her official
rial trip over this course last rail- the
historic old kearSage was stationed at
the starting line. Now that she has
gone, the New York will take her place.
The interest III the speed that the
Minneapolis arcOmpliSheS Is greater. II
possible, than that shown in the per-
Torrance of the Columbia. This is
evidenced by the eagerness with which
naval men and others have pushed
their applications for permission to be
on board when the great trial is made.
Requests from representatives of for
eign governments have been referred
by the Cramps to Secretary Herbert.
Wherever it has been found posi-
bic to accommodate a naval ortlcer his
request has been complied with. New
erlheless, it has been necessary to dis
appoint great MANY men who would
sacrifice much for the privilege OF par
ticipating in the trial.
That the Minneapolis will prove
WORLD BEATER
H., l,an i
any thing 10 do with her construction
entertains the slightest doubt. In all
essential details she is the exact coun-
terpart of the Columbia, with the eX-
ceptiun that additional CRATE space will
give her added steam power. and conSe-
quently, it is believed, greater speed.
In addition, the pitch Of the screws is
altered in such way as to add to the
rapidty with which she can he pushed
through tile water. In outward APP
pearance she looks like the Columbia.
with the exception that the Mime
apolis has but two smoke tunnels,
whereas her sister ship is provided
with four. The Columbia main
hour for four consecutive hours, earn.
ing premium Of S350,000, and placing
herself at the head OF the worlds war
ships as the fastest of her class afloat.
TheColumbias' trial was made in half
gale and during storm. In addition to
this. the foaming of the poilerS neces-
STATED the slowing down of the engine.
With better weather conditions and
mechanical improvements calculated to
give greater sLeed, it is confidently be-
lieved that the Minneapolis will aver.
age 2315 knots. This unprecedented
speed, If accomplished, will give her
builders a premium Of S500.000, the
largest amount earned by government
vessel since the establishment of the
speed premium system.
TIE MINNEAPOLIS
has the advantage of liz square feet of
crate surface and 1926 square feet of
heating surface over the Columbia,
which may mean anywhere from one
half 10 one and a quarter knots in speed.
The weight of the Minneapolis pro-
polling machinery, including water in
the boilers, is 1850 tons. Her maximum
coal capacity is 1920 tons, enabling her
to cruise at moderate speed tWo-thirds
of the distance around the world The
application Of the power to large ships
through triple screws was an invention
in the Columbia, and the result was
watched with intense interest through
outthe civilized world. Triple screws
have gotten beyond the experimental
stage now, however, and the complete
success Oh the Columbia and Miuneap-
oils will probably result in their being
attached to all large ships that may be
built in future for the government.
The nearest approach to the Mime
| apoliS in our navy is The
| BALTIMORE TYPE
| of ships, although the former is a dis
| tinct advance and almost twice as big.
LII the British navy vessels of the Edgar
! class are the nearest approach to the
| Minneapolis, although far i'm the rear.
This defect, if such it may be called,
| promises to he remedied in the near
| future, however, when the English gov
ernment, according to big naval au-
thorlty, will build two cruisers of 10000
tons displacement 10000 tons power,
and capable of speed under forced
draught of twenty-five knots an hour.
Since the Minneapolis is not a fighting
ship, her armament is comparatively
light. She is designed to If necessary
overtake and destroy any commercial
ship afioat, and little attention has been
paid to the question of armor, which is
of paramount Importance on floating
forts of the Indiana class.
The Minneapolis can take care of her
self In skirmish, however. being pro
vided with one eight-inch forty-calibel
loading rifle, two six-incn rapid
fire breech leaders, and eight four-Inct
rapid-frlng guns, in addition to a sec
ondary battery OF eight six-pounders
and four one-pounder rapId-fire gun.