New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-01

''!ai n s w. oonanv This fact being presented
TO the Department. consent was reau'i! s,a ba
a trial in the English Channei. az non.rtment
conducted without expense TO the pepai 81, ~
she had to be put In dock TO be prepared ioi .is
trial which took time-and here enters anU ,hnre
point, There Is drydock on TINS siue q, ~
such a thing can be accomplished. IL u uli-
ortunate but true and the primary reason ioi
Naval Constructor Fernalds trip aoIoa. ~
that on this side he could not get an oppoI Wi,
IA examine the bottoms of either the New DIN
~ tho paris nor vet again OF the st. Louis
Then too had the trial been held mere II WIN W.,
have made necessary our taking the Nesse, ~ ,Is
the coast Of Maine where all the speed uia,
Tor war vessels are conducted. and that wouIu
have consumed more time You are ia en- e,
with the conditions found TO exist "he" '"e '
Louis was put In the drydocK a., ,.h
'She was covered below the water-hne WIN
grass nearly a foot in length. the cohu'uon -
one peculiar TO steel ships Inis was renioseu
and coating of paint applied so .has sue us no
in excellent trim for the test NO, there vas no no
one on board from the other sloe 10 witiess -. ~
trial and in fact. II attracted httIe atleh'ior,
from the English press. | beheVe aiu sec p r
OBSCURE notice in one of the London papers But
the speed test was the most satisfactory nav
aver ma j. with any ship. In fact. the 81. LOUIS
hca, the st records Of both the New oIk a,In
m pars she was nd the machinery
worked with absolci, neencm from n n,'a.n,,
which is remarkable for new 'essel s'ne
to-day maintain a speed Of I'VE knn's aIIusS
the Atlantic in good weather with just as HUI"
ease ,,,
''The course was between the two headiahos.
Portland Bill and start IOlnt nj. WV
nearly as II could be measured. The points are
taken from the shore because other iHelnouS
have been found to be defective, and as a ha'teI
Of fact, the ship did better than the RECORD slo"s
for whereas 1t was only necessary 10 MAKE d
total Of eighty knots between the poih's haHe''
she made l04."
Commander Bradford was asked about the be-
havior Of the liner on the homeward voyage, anu
he said il cause for most favoraple reilaih
and he should embody something OF II IN MS OIL
fetal report II took the time OF the snip, ne
Idod OnOhf he
that with the report reckoned my tne rom
Bishop Rock which Is outside OF all tide IN
fuences. the general record being taken from
the Needles In the seas during the storm she
steady and marked herself as an excellent
ship" . 49,.
he believed the ST. Paul would be stu raster
than the st. Louis. Just wait. said ne win a
smile of assurance, "t.ll she comes out DeheVe
there will be q surprise. She can be ready TO go
into commission. believe by october, ana inns
is desirable. too. for 1t has been found eXpedlent
to make some alterations OF minor cfaractel
in the st. Louis, such as enlargng her runners
AS they are however, she made more steam imam
she could use.
MIR. GRISCOM PLEASED.
President c. A. Grscom. OF the International
Navigation Company who was on board SAID
II do not know that / have anything 10 add 10
what has already been said Of the st. LOUIS
The cable reports. 1 apprehend have been very
full regarding her trial in the English Channei'
and the time think was correctly given as we
noted It, OF course, Commander Bradford has
not made known the official time, which will be
embodied in his report to the Secretary or the
Navy. For particulars OF the voyage shoulu
prefer that you Captain Randle. -,
but walt till next year and the st. Louis VIII
have her own story to tell in the matter OF
speed There is no doubt that then she VIII
make a record. For new ship she mas done
astonishing things. And then 1t Is necessary for
the men TO get acquainted with their ship. That
takes time Expectation bad been raised about
the st. Louis. and people have been expecting
her to accomplish what is usual only from
seasoned vessel with seasoned crew. HOW
ever we had a good force % frenen on this trip.
The ship has more than answered our eXpecta-
tions and 1t Is all the more gratifying in that
we had not made any advance promises. Re-
suits speak"
national Navigation Company. who was accom-
panied by Mrs. Wright, remarked that they had
had a delightful voyage.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON BOARD.
Among the prominent passengers on board the
ST Louis were Commander Bradford. L. S. N;
Naval Constructor Frank L. Fernad. T. s.
~ Senator and Mrs. George Gray. Mr. and
Mrs w w Goodrich. c. A. Griscom, S. F. Lang
ley Professor and Mrs. c. L. r Munson. Charles
V s Muzzy Lieutenant Richard r. Mulligan. L.
< ~ Assistant Postmaster-General Charles Neil
SON William Sloane, John Sloane DR.. L. l.. Sea
man Dr. Forbes Winsow, W. W. Whitney, Pro
fessor William l.. Whitney. Mr. and Mrs. james
A Wright and Pardoe Yates. and number Of
oxford and Cambridge cricketers. Other passen-
gers were: