The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-12
SHE BEH<YED sPLESDIDLY. The Cruiser Minneapolis Made Good Run
 on the Preliminary Trip.


 The Cruiser Minneapolis Made Good Run on the Preliminary Trip.
 Boston, July 1.-The cruiser Mime apolis. which left Philadelphia Monday for her official trial trip, came to an- ohor oR this port this afternoon after . fast and unoventful run from the Della ware eapes. The Minneapolis would have reached Boston i've or six hours earlier, but for the fact that she made the preliminary run over the official course to-day instead of tomorrow. The Minneapolis left Philadelphia Monday afternoon. nt { o'clock. As she swung out into the river her bow slid into mud bank, and the tug having her in tow wheezed and puffed like an asthmatic man in vain effort to pull her of and the big ship came to the tugs assist anoe and by backing her engines hauled headed down the river on her course toward the Delaware Capes. While in the limits of Philadelphia the Min neapolis' whistle was kept constantly blowing in reply to the parting salutes of passing craft. At 7:80 the cruiser came to anchor at Ready Island. about fifty miles below Philadelphia and lay there until high tide at 3:30. when she got under way and again started down the river.
 The Capss were passed at 7:30 and when about five miles off shore the en- zines slowed down and an hour and a half was spent in adjusting compasses. At g o'clock Captain Sargent gave the course and the cruiser was headed for Five Fathom Bank lightship, twenty three miles off shore. When the light ship was passed the course was laid for Nantucket Shoals, 245 miles away. Throughout Tuesday the Minneapolis logged along without an effort at an 1875 gait. The wind was light, but for strong swell the sea would have been nearly smooth. All eight boilers were used and the machinery worked as smoothly as if 1t had been running for months and not journal nor a cross bearing heated during he entire run.
 The averages for the day were: Rev
 
 steam pressure, 121 pounds; vacuum, 25h; first receiver (absolute) 3s: second receiver (absolute) 10. The ship was not driven at any time and the 1875 knots were logged with but 12,0O0 indicated horse power. Anthracite coal was used in seven of the boilers and poor qual- ity of bituminous in the eighth.
 Nantucket Light was passed about Il o'clock Tuesday night and the entrance to Boston Bay, 416 miles from the Della ware Capes. was made at 7:23 this morning. The actual running time ! from the Capes was about 21 hours, about the same as the Columbia in her Massage to Bostol, on her Way 60 Ter official trial. .l.-,.
 MT. Edwin Cramp had intended to come to anchor in the harbor to-day and make preliminary run tomorrow over the course but the morning was so brilliantly clear and the conditions so perfect for run that he and Cap tain Sargent decided to make 1t this morning. A pilot was taken aboard off Cape Cod and the cruiser headed northeast for Cape Ann. At 7:55 the Minneapolis passed the big can buoy off Cape Ann that marks the beginning of the oourse and started up the course. The course runs northeast at about an average distance of ten miles from shore, and ends at Cape Porpoise. Me-, 43 968 miles distant. It is staked off by eight can buoys at unequal distance from each other.
 During the official run government vessel will be anchored beside each buoy. It was to see if the buoys were properly anchored on the course that the run was made to-day, and not with any intention of trying the ship. As each buoy was passed Captain Sargent accurately noted it's position, and when the last one was left astern he ex- pressed himself as perfectly satisfied with the course. The ship was turned on angles of fifteen degrees. and at 10:26 the first buoy on the return was passed.
 The trip was made under light forced draught, and the ship immediately re- sponded by increasing speed and passed Cape Ann at 12:42, making the average for the run 19:37 After passing Cape Ann the Minneapolis slowed down a knot or 50, and, at o'clock came to anchor off Boston light. The ships boilers will be cleaned Thursday, and Friday the crew will be given a day of rest, and Saturday, if the day is clear, the official run will be made.
 The Minneapolis has a crew of 43s men on board, number of invited guests and several members of the trial board. and number of junior engineer officers. A representation of the house naval committee headed by Hon. Amos Cummings, chairman of the committee, and Messrs. George W. Hulic of Ohio. and D. H. Money of Mississippi are the public guests, On the run here the junior engineers were busy in the en- zine and fire rooms preparing their in- dfcator cards and other material for the day of the trial trip.
 ON THE BALL FIELD,
 At Chicago-For the first time this season the great Nichols was chased out of the box. He was target from