The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-15

OVER TWENTY-FIVE
MILES PER HOUR.
CRAAIP & SON TO RECEIVE -FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND BONUS.
Latest disqualification of the Art of
the Naval Architect-RecOrd of
Her Sister Ship, the Columbia,
Thrown Into the Shade-Admir-
able Working of the PonderOus
Machinery.

Boston, July 1.-THE new cruiser Min
neapolis anchored off Boston light about
80 o'clock this afternoon, the proud
holder of the words record for speed of a
warship.
Two hours later the party who had en-
joyed 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 tWenty-one nautical
miles per hour, and for each quarter of a
knot above that figure the firm of Cramp
& 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
they were 100000 richer than when a few
hours before they embarked upon the eX-
empllfication OF the naval architects art.
The day and the elements were all
favorable to the queen of the seas, and
not single accident or miShap of any
kind happened to mar the trial trip.
AT O'Clock the new cruiser started
for Cape Ann, where she was to begin
her journey of nearly Lightweight nautical
miles for fame and money, and the long
whistle, denoting she was ready to go
the twin lights on TEACHERS island came
into view, and the flag of the secretary
OF the navy, which had up to this time
Haunted defiance to the breeze from the
foretopmast, was hauled down, and in
turn every piece of bunting, ropes, flag
stairs and everything which in any way
Boston lighthouse at $751; and soon after
the forced draught was put on and the
ship speeded on to the starting point as
though imbued with a knowledge that she
was expected to do something never be-
fore accomplished and when she did
cross the, line she had not, in the estima-
ton of the senior member of the firm of
Cramp & Son. attained her full speed. 1t
was decided, however, to let her continue
her course and if she beat the best time
on record, let the matter drop there, but
had she not succeeded in keeping pretty
close to the record made by her sister
ship, which held the speed record for
Warsh1p, another trial would undoubtedly
have been demanded. As she crossed the
llne OF the first mark the engines were
credited with making 124 revolutions a
minute, and the boilers with $50 pounds
was going 1t was remarked how little
vibration was noticeable Still the great
snip sped on, and when she passed the
buoy off the armored cruiser New York
the time noted was 9:50:30, and the time
taken to run the two and nearly half
miles was six minutes and twenty-five
seconds, or at the rate of 22.22 nautical
miles an hour.
The freight steamer Fern was the next
stake, and the distance between the New
York and Fern was 6 G6 miles and il ,vas
10:02:0S when Lieutenant Drake anonunced
she had crossed the line, making the dis
lance in 1888, or at the rate OF q 43 miles
an hour.
Between the Fern and United States
steamer Fortune 1t was the same distance
as between the New York and Fern and
this leg was made in 16 minutes and 81 sec
ends, or at the rate of 23.u nautical miles
1'hlS was said to be owing to the water
being deeper than on the previous leg
Her engines were making III revolutions
per minute.
From the, Fortune to the cruiser Atlanta
was ia miles. and the run was made in
lI:2S, or at the. rate of 226 miles An
tug Leyden from the Atlanta, and this
run was made in 1852, or at the rate of
2l.2O miles per hour. Between the Ilevden
and the dynamite gun vessel Vesuvius
vas a space of and 74-100 nautical miles
ana TINS space was covered in q 81 or at
the rate of 2l.20 nautical miles psr. hour
me last leg of the run over the first half
OF the trial trip of forty-four miles return.
from Cape Ann to Cape Porpoise and re,
turn, was the next to be run, and the
distance between the Vesuvius and the
miles, was made in 1918. or at the ra of
25.42 miles, being the fastest time made
on on me outward var trip, and causing the
to attend the trial to open their ewes and
the newspaper men on beard to feel az
though they were going through the air.
Inc Inc speed was perfectly satisfactory on
board The Minneapolis IN the last few
miles had demonstrated that she was not
only capable of holding her own with her
sister snip, but was able to meet her and
show show her the lines of her stern at any
One-half of the. trip was thing of the
past, and the time consumed was one
hour and fifty-five minutes and eighteen
seconds, with an average speed of 22o5
miles. as. against 22.92 for the first half
OF the trial trip of the Columbia, whose
ei1orts she was trying to beat.
The run back was started at 11:5S. the
Ilme used in making the turn being 1924
NO stop was made to cool bearings or for
any purpose, as nothing was necessary
70 be done, so perfect was the working of
the machinery of the boat, and she I'M
mTediately headed for the mark off the
Dolphin on the return trip, and the same
vessels were passed as On the outward
trip, the same buoys were in position, ana
lne only difference was that the average
speed of the Minneapolis was a trifle
faster - and her average on the return trip
was 80 miles as against 2290 on the
1lrst half. making the total average speed
per hour of 28.o5, and proclainins to the
world the fact the new United States
cruiser Minneapolis was the fastest ar
mored vessel adoat