The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-18
THE MAINE Is A SUCCESS.
UNCLE SAWS FIRST hattie SNIP
ExCEEDs THE REQUIREMENTS.

EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENT..
Tres zee - eco Above the Necessary
syeee-A satisfactory ne. Throush
the Sound ~ Stir westerly wiud.
NEW LONDON, Oct 1.-THE first official trial
OF a composite built ship--hul constructed by a
navy yard and motive power by outside con-
tractors made this afternoon in Long Island
sound, when the United states battle ship
Maine demonstrated to the satisfaction Of the
officisl Board and the proprietors of the ouin-
tard Iron WORKS Of this city. who built her
machinery, that the vessels engines will make
the 1900 indicated horse power called for In the
contract with the Navy Department. II is estl-
mated by experts that the excess will be from
400 to 800 horse power. and entitle the machinery
contractors. y. r. Palmer & Co., to n handsome
premium.
The Maine left anchorage of the Pequot
House. at the entrance to New London harbor.
at noon. When the anchor was at the how she
turned In half her length and headed out
through the Race. and then eastward toward
Block Island. Her manpuvrinH pleased Capt.
Buncc.
When off Watch Hill, southeast Of Fishers
Island the helm was put over, and, turning in
the arc of a great circle toward Montauk Point.
she swung round to the westward and headed
and the members Of the Engineer Board,
equipped for duty in the uncom PORTABLE tenn
perature below decks. made ready to begin
their work. The wind from the westward was
fresh though not stiff rs on the squirt OF Tues
day, and gave promise of an increase. When
Race Rock light was abeam at so the trial
fairly under way. The duties of the en-
gineer judges called for the taking of data,
showing the development OF power in the m ain
indicators At both ends OF the three cylinders,
and also on the auxiliaries named in the con-
ers and at the number of revolutions
per minute the amount of forced draught, and
other factors to Determine the result
These observations by the Trial Board were
taken in eight periods OF ten minutes each dur
ing the four hours. At the end of the first ten
mitted to make such changes in the position Of
the steam valves: DC, as would produce the
OF time. being that just preceding the subse-
ament recording Of conditions, no changes were
Under this method the recor ds were obtained.
and ut the end OF the four hours i5:30 l.. NJ
Oft Stamford light, q final reading Of the indica-
tractor to have either this the first test, In
cluded as one Of the eight periods. as might be
During the four hours under forced draught
the general average OF steam pressure was al
pound; at the STer the p,p5pel l making I
ther toward New York the wind Increased
until the clouds OF spray from the bow
wave was at times thrown over the
decidedly, uncomfortable. The temperature at
the cylinders under the protection deck in the
engine room was 1870 degrees, and on the aver
age 146 drgrees. while in the fire rooms it was
from ITO to 115 degrees, though the former was
less facilitating than In the confined positions
on the upper engine room plat forms.
The President Of the Board, Chief Engineer
for the apparent results attained and the
smoothness with which the trial had passed off,
He said the members q. his corps would DO busy
at the Navy Yard wor.fny out the data for sew
eral days, and that the full report would 20 To
Chief Engineer Melville at Washington about
the middle OF next week.
Although the trial was for horse power, the
Maine came up to designed expectations in
speed. At a bout $3.50 O'Clock the official trial
course which was recently buoyed for the speed
trial OF the torpedo boat Ericsson was reached,
and then began a run Of twenty-five miles of "A
surveyed course, the buoys being three miles
apart.
On the basis Of the total elapsed time for the
twenty-five miles, the average speed was 1875,
or, practically, 10 knots per hour. and, with
mean average allowance for tide, which was the
last of the ebb at the final buoy, of about III
knots. the result Is 1 % knots, IA fine perform
ance for a ship of the Names class.
Naval Constructor Fernald of the New York
Navy Yard was on board by orders OF the de-
partment 10 observe her performance, and note
matters for attention during the work that re-
mains TO be done before the ship can be put into
commission. This will be some months yet,
though IL necessity demanded she could be got
ready sooner II the turrets received from
the Bethlehem works.
The trial ended. the ship under easy steam
went on TO the end Of the Sound. and the anchor
was dropped Oft Whitestone for the night.