The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15

vorable to the queen of the seas. and not a
single accident or mishap of any kind hap
pened TO mar the trial trip.
Ats o'clock the new cruiser started for
Cape Ann, where she was to begin her
journey of nearly eighty eight nautical
miles for fame and money, and the long
whistle. denoting that she was ready to go
over the course. was blown soon after the
twin lights on Thacher's 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 fore top
mast, was hauled down. and in turn every
piece of bunting, ropes, fagstaffs and
everything which in any way could catch
a breeze.
The boat passed Boston lighthouse at
1871, and soon after the forced draught
was put on and the ship speeded on to the
starting point as though imbued with the
knowledge that she was expected to do
something never before accomplished, and
when she did cross the line she had not. in
the estimation of the senior member of the
firm of Cramp g Son, attained her full
speed. It 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 keep
ing pretty close TO the record made by her
sister ship, which held the speed record for
a warship. another trial would undoubt-
eddy have been demanded.
AS she crossed the line Of the first mark
the engines were credited with making 124
revolutions minute, under a pressure Of
$50 pounds Of steam. Despite the speed
at which she was going, it was remarked
how little vibration was noticeable.
Still the great ship sped on. and when
she passed the buoy off the armored cruiser
New York the time noted was $685.
and the next time taken to run the two
and nearly half miles was 622, or at the
rate of %, 90 nautical miles an hour.
The freight steamer Fern was the next
stake, and the distance between ire New
York and the Fern was 6.66 miles, and it
was 10:02:08 when Lieutenant Drake an
nounced she had crossed the line, making
the distance in 1888, or at the rate of q. 43
al hour.
Between the Fern and the United States
ship Fortune it was the same distance as
between the New York and the Fern, and
this leg was made in 16: 81, or at the rate
Of 23.71 nautical miles. THIS was said to
be owing to the water being deeper than
on the previous leg.
The engines were making14 1 revolutions
per minute.
From the Fortune to the cruiser Atlanta
was "a miles, and the run was made in
1923, or at the rate of 22.6 miles. An
equal distant point was the United States
tug Leyden, from the Atlanta, and this
run was made in 1852. or at the rate of
21.20 miles per hour. Between the Leyden
and the dynamite-gun vessel VesuVius
was a space of and 74-100 nautical miles,
and this space was covered in 225h,
or at the rate of 21.20 nautical miles per
hour.
The last leg Of the run over the first half
of the trial trip of a miles from Cape Ann
TO Cape PorpGise and return was the next
to be run, and the distance between the
Vesuvius and the dispatch boat Dolphin,
74-100 nautical miles, was made in IS rs,
or at the rate of 2542 miles, being the
fastest time made on the outward trip and
causing the members Of the board of Off
GERS assigned to attend the trial to open
their eyes and the newspaper men on board
to feel as though they were going through
the air.
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board that the Minneapolis in the last
few miles had demonstrated that she was
not only capable of holding her own with
her sister ship, but was able to meet her
and show her the lines of her stern at any
time. Qne-half OF the trip was thing Of
the past and the time consumed in the "A
knots was one hour and fifty-fve minutes
and IS seconds with an average speed o
22.90 miles, as against 1892 for the frstf
half of the trial trip of the Columbia,
whose efforts she was trying 20 beat.
The run back was started at IL 58, the
time used in making the turn being IS
minutes and "a seconds. No stop was
made to cool bearings or for any purpose
as nothing was necessary to be done. so
perfect was the working of the machinery
OF the boat, and she Immediately headed
for mark of the Dolphin on the return trip
and the same vessels were passed as on
the outward trip, the same buoys were In
position and the only difference was that