The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-14
LAST EDITION
QUEEN OF FLEET.
The Minneapolis is on Her
Trial Trip Today.
Magnificent Sight as She Rushed by
the New York, the First Mark.
Bv The Associated Press.


RocKPoRT, Mass, July 14.-Thc Allan
bic resembles huge mill pond this morn
ing and the conditions OF the trial OF the
new cruiser Minneapolis are most favor
able. The mark boats took their position
soon after daylight.
At $3.50 a. m. the haze which had been
hanging over the sea since early morn
ing had begun to lift under the in
fiuence of light southeasterly breeze. The
big cruiser New York, which lies at the
second buoy off the Salvages, can now be
distinctly seen as she lies motionless on
what looks like lake of quicksilver.
The Minneapolis left Boston ut S;l6
About half past nine her faint outlines
could be discerned through the haze.
The wind suddenly shifting to northeast,
acted like magic on the NIT ard
at 9:35 the new cruiser could be plainly
seen rushing onward like a race horse.
The feet OF pleasure craft set up screech- :
fng as she neared them and when the
noble ship finally swerved down
upon the starting point the air was filled
with noise. The watches OF the specta-
tors made the time just 9:43:2O when
her prov passed the start. The
Jrwana saluted and then the race for
the New York stationed at the first buoy
distant 2.34 nautical miles began.
She crossed the line ON her trial trip at
e:s3:20.
At $3.50 the Minneapolis is nearing the
New York; she is going easy.
The Minneapolis passed the New York,
"a knots from the start at $3.50, or o
minutes, 40 seconds from the starting
time. This is at the rate of 23.O6 knots.
RocKPoRT, July 1.-THE Fern was
passed at 1000. She is Ga knots from the
start.
LOOKOUT HILL, RooKPoRT, July a.
l0:35 q. m.--The Minneapolis has disap-
peared in the haze, leaving long trail OF
black smoke on the horizon.
Wind Freshening.
LOOKOUT HILL, RocKPoRT, July a.
lO:40 A. M.-The wind is freshening
fApidly. 1t is in the face OF the cruiser.
The distance from the starting point to
the New York Is 2.34 miles. This dis
tance was covered in 8 minutes and ~
seconds, or at the rate OF 23.06 knots al
hour.
The black smoke belched forth from
her two huge smokestacks and floated be-
hind her for miles. From her appear
ence in the water it was hard to believs
that she was going at such speed
Unlike her big consorts, the New York anc
OOlum bia she did not make fuss in going
Through the water, but cut 1t like knife
She does not carry big bone
aud what there is does not show
Her three propellers leave huge white
trail behind her which almost stands out
straight.
The next mark, the Fern, is nine knot:
from the start. She made a record tim'
reaching this point and in few minutes
8he was lost to view in the fog, her only
SYaee being the smoke which made a long
black line in the air.
APPLEDoRE House, ISLE OF SHOALS
81, H., July 14.-Thc Minneapolis on th
Sfip East passed Appledore Island at pre-
bisely 10:35.
GLOUCESTER, July 14--The cruiser New
York, the first stake boat on the Mime
Opolis course, with the tug rIwana i
stationed at the starting point, off Rock
Sort, about two miles east Of the Thatch
Srs Island light, The New York is next
S.37 knots from the Irwana. sThe othe
stake boats are stationed along tn
coast in the following order wit
distances between each as indicated