New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-03
THE KATAHDIN REJECIHD.
sfrn FAILS TO DEVELOP SUFFICIENT
SPEED.
THE FIRST VESSEL or THE NEW NAVY w 'N"''
nrIow CONTRACT REQrIREMENrs-IhH
NATTER REFERRED TO THE PREsi-
DENT IN HOPE OF REACHING
A. COMPROMISE.

COMIROhlSE
xvasb,nqton Nov 1.-The official speed o. '.o
A,nen ram Katahdin Il 1913 KNOTS as 'ep' 49,
SECRETARY Herbert to-day by the trial board anu Wv
-. o,,,da reiected under her contract pe'''"'
-. ,,.,,c,ion Of being the first vesse. OF 'ne Nv
No,r, falling 10 reach contract requirements
loss special provision Is made az the HeN. o,n
Of Congress, a compromise ~ reaeH'' 49,, md
Iron Works OF Maine. winch Duilt t'e So o..
machinery must rely upon selling ner " So e.
egn Government TO recoup tEe'r eNp suo ,oo
,.s,on c.se a complication would arise. a. 1''',.
wiz" 80 he.onging 10 the United States ~
,.o,od On rIace on the vessel and IL value.esS ''
other purposes. ,,o.a N
secra,arv Herbert said that he was power.e'' "
uaive the specifications OK the contract WIZ"
mated that unless the ram deveiope' 49,
knots or over the vessel should be re)ec'e", 80
a long conference with General Hyde' 'ie ..
Tho Secretary. however consented to take ca "
80. ."o ao, a, rho New-York Navy Yard penoihs
..Ao. oo,s,dera,Ion OF the matter by fres'oe"'
C,,,ard No efforts will be spared TO enoco eV
compromIse before Congress neets th, contract
cleveland decides that modification IN me CO., the
sneed rnaure,nents would not injur.ousy aieo' ''e
Governments interests 49, ,oy,i v.sse,s which
nrovided for certain forfetures II certain nne s
speed were not secured an iron-c'an c,a ,in, hor
naced in the Kaahdin agreement compe .ilis me-
10 show seventeen knots under penalty OF relecu.n;
The vessel was of wholly novel ana TX h|,ders
81 warsbins RESPONDED to the advertisements IF,
enei FOR Droposais Secretary Tracy finally indu,ei
President HYDE OF the Bath Iron Works, 70 uhde,-
tal,e tho contract giving assurances. as IL y "a H.
tbat the Departmert would be disposed 70 ne ienen.
n n were demonstrated that the vesstls design
defective The keel laid In 1881, ana ever SIM
that time frequent notifications have had u De MAJ.
In the plans because Of defects discovered ! ~
shin was delayed two years by the failure Of me
armor contractors to I'll. their contract and In the
ast year four different sets Of propellers nave had
10 be tried on the vessel the result or as many
governmental runs. Naval officers stil adhere 10
the belief that under favorable conditions In me
smooth water for which the Katahdin was de-
signed she could easily make the required seventeen
knots Her contractors. however. prefer not 10
run the risk forcing her higher than they did on
Thursday and prefer to leave the whole matter To
President Cleveland. relying on his fairness TO sug-
gcst just settlement
New-London. Conn., Nov. 1.-The ram Katahdin
was this evening ordered to the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. and will leave here at O'Clock Monda,
morning The Naval Board discharged
orders from Washington this evening. Many men,
bers have left the city, and others will go tonight.
In conversation with c. r. Hyde prior II his de-
parture for Boston this evening. he said that the
story that the had been rejected erroneous.
Her speed the official trial was practically 1913
knots but II il becomes necessary. sight changes
will be made IN her machinery she viii make the
required seventeen knots II this is done the work
will be performed at Bath. where the ram can bn
taken and the work done In the winter, as the
company VIII not ask for second trial in winter
weather. The Is ordered 10 the Brooklyn
yard according TO custom. that her machinery may
be examined by Government engineers.