The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-07-20
NEW CRUISER



IlosToN. July iG The new cruiser
Minneapolis anchored of Boston Light
about 400 o'clock saturday afternoon,
the proud holder Of the worlds record
for speed Of warship Two hours !
later the party who had enjoyed the :
distinction Of being present on the
fastest waiship in the world landed in
Boston.
The requirements Of the contract |
were that she should mike n nautical !
miles per hour, and FOR each quarter Of !
a knot above that figure the firm Of |
cramp a son, builders, were to receive
the sum Of $4,000 Hence when the
five members Of tie Cramp family, |
who were present on the trip. saw the |
big anchor drop ont Of sight in the
water AZ the close Of the trial they |
had tho satisfaction Of knowing that
they Mere si09 300 richer than when a
few hours before, they embarked upon
the eNemplihcation Of the naval archi
tects art
At o'clock the new cruiser started
for Cape Ann where she was Ia begin
her journey of nearly - nautical miles
for fame aud money. The boat passed
Boston Light at s:al and soon after the
forced dmught was put ON and the ship
spccdcd to the starting point a. though
imbued with knowledge that she was
expected to do something never before
accomplished
As She crossed the line of the first
mark the engines were credited with
making ~ revolutions minute and
the boilers with 100 pounds Of steam.
Despite the speed at which she was
going Il was remarked how little Nbiu
tions WAS noticeable Still the great
ship sped on and when She reached the
buoy on the urmored cruiser New York
| the time WINS n.bu.30 and the time taken
10 run the two and nearly one half
miles Was g.ea, or at the rate 81 aa.2s
nautical miles
The freight tcamcr Fern was the
next stake boat, aud the distance be-
tween the New York nnd the Fern was
GG6 miles, aud II was lu.0aUs when
Lieut. Drake. ON the after transit
station. announced TIA. she had crossed
/ the line, making the distance In ls:3s,
or ~ the rate uf 2l "a miles Between
the Fern and the United states ting
/ Fortune was the anne distance as be-
I tween the New York aud the Fern aud
this log was mhdc ia the remarkably
( fast time ~ IL minnics and % seconds
or at the rate of ss7l nautical miles
This wns said tn h. owing 60 the water
being much deomrJ4an un the pre-
yious 10y Here the engines were re-
ported 90 b. making tai revolutions
per minute,
i From the Fortune tn the cruiser At
lanta 4. mile and the run was mndc
in Il %, pr - the rate 81 as0R miles.
Al an equidiaiant point ,yas the United
states tug l.oydcn from the Atlanta,
aud THE Gun was mndg in ll;ia, or at
the rate II sl,eo miles per hour Re
tween the l.eydon and the dynamite
gun vcsicl Ncanvius was q space of 80
nautical miles, and this IEwe was COW
erred In "a minutes and 50 secondat %
at the rate Of ei2o nautical miller per
hour
The last lcg oi The run over the first
half Of the trial trip ~ a miles and
return from Caps Ann Ia Cape porpuise
I, and return was the next TO be run
and the distance between the Nesuviu'
aud the dispatch boat Dolphin, '.3l
nautical miles was made in ISIS, or al
the rate of 25.ls miles, being the fast
est time made on the outward trip
and causing the membcrs Of the boar'
Of officers assigned 20 attand the
trial 90 open their eyes and the news
paper men on board 10 feel rs though
thcy were going through the air Im
speed was perfectly satisfactory TO al
ON board, and the Minneapolis, in th'
I last few miles, had demonstrated tina
she was not only capable Of holding
her own with her sister ship Int wa
able 10 meet her and show her Tia
y lines of her stern az any time, One
y half OF the trip was a thing oi th
past, and the time consumed ~ III
y Al ltuots was | hour 30 minutes an
Is seconds. with an average spec
= oi ee.0O miles, as against ee9l fo
the first half Of the trial trip OF the C
lumba. whuse efforts She was trying
V beat. The run bacl, was started 9
81 He's the time used in making the tar
heing Is minutes and "a seconds \
- stop was made to cool bearings or Il
II any purpose as nothing was neccssar
N to be done, 80 perfect was the workin
of the machinery on the boat an
a she Immediately headed for the mar
ie oil the Dolphin on the return tri
z, and the same vessels were pass,
ns on the outward trip, the same muo'
of were la position, aud the only dlilc
C. ence on the return from the outwai
CT trip was that the average speed OF q
Minneapolis on the return trip VI
Of e3.s0 miles, against 22.0e ON the hr
I'd half, making the total average spc'
nd per hour 23.Od miles, and proclaimii
10 the world the fact that the ne
~ United States cruiser Minneapolis "
he the fastest armorcd vessel anoaL
in The lapsed time from the start to 4
ce finish was hours aud 40 minutes
Suicide on Account OF IN Health.
IN, BtooMINGToN, Ind, July TO- -Luein
th Graves, wife Of a farmer south Of tow
ar committed suicide by hanging. $
IN was found by her daughter, III heal
was the cause,
IN Murdcrously Assaults Ills Son.
he BRooMYN, N. Y, July lG Dan
ra' llazen, nineteen years old, of Third 4
~ enue. is in the Norwegian hospital wi
fractured skull the result OF bl,
al given by his father early Sunday mol
'ss ing, Saturday night Daniel came hol
No.. drunk lie abused his father, "
ler could not retaliate, rs the son is mu
he larger and stronger than he. Az
Daniel had threatened his fathers |
OF he went to sleep on the floor, After
tn, had been asleep several hours the ,
-, man erept Ia and struck him over
H., head with piece of iron pipe, fract
lis ing his skull lie then left the hou
and has not yet been arrested
The To Pardon Phelan.
lie CINCINNATI July lG Striker Jo
be shcehan. lig Four engineer, cal
ON Attorney Shay, Saturday morni