The morning times., 1895-11-04

Admiral Ramsay has collected some eS-
ceedingIy interesting figures on The Or
binary cruising performances OF The new
waTsnips, which wili le sent 10 Congress
by Secretary herb,rt III ms annual report,
and hich may leau 10 Some DISCUSSIONS
hen approi ria IONS are asked Tor new
vessels OF high speed.
During lie Iasi Year the admiral has Ic-
questcu all cvt.nlahuIi.g oilI,ers 10 r2p"rt
10 him The rae OF speed and the coal
consumed ON every voyage mace, ana me
results demonstrate tuaI tne wonderful
bursls OF sleec, which are pioCucuvc OF
large premiums " hen skiileu Jockeylng Is
employed 10y bullCeis on trIai iIips 10 ts-
IaUiIsu great reIUrCs, are altogether meth
ingless, as inuIcaung The value or such
vessels iCr every aay naval uses.
SOME CASES IN POINT.
The new lIgures 90 not in any manner
delracl from ,iie CaiiabilItieh oil tiie r1t'he
cruisers 10 oeyeiop high rales oi speed
for short distances when emergencies &C.
cur that arIant tne rask Oi lOlcihs ana
straining the machinery and hulis, as ior
instance $25,U00 a quarter kIiot ~ Ht
sake or an enemy Is 20 Le INTERCEPTED or
avoided, but The statistics collected SHOW
that tie fIgures custOn!arly attached &c
such ships even in Official publications. IRE
entirely misleading.
The cruiser New York, for instance, Is
rated in al Official publications as a Il
knot ship. From August, 1885, to Oct"per'
1895, the best run she made was at the
rate of fifteen knots per hour, which was
from Kiel tu Grayesend, distance oi
$50 Knots, at the c.nse vi the canal cei'-
bration, burning 1871 tons of coal. FROM
Grayesend to New York she made fourteen
knots, burning SS2 tuis off coal FOR 3,ooo
knots, but her average speed for the year
was about ten knuts.
OUR OWN COLUMBIA.
The Columbia, rated officially at 22.S
knots iron New York Ia Southampton
made 1873 knots, ana burnt $50 t"as ~
coal for ). .3l5 knots, while returning nhfiSr
orders To- make d record. She accomplished
eighteen knots, burning l,503 TONS oI GOA
for 3,lI2 Knots.
The Minneapolis is generally, and n"
doubt correct y, believed Ia u" 'ue ias'-'S'
war=;!ip anoat if pushed. She is rated at
2:s.O13 knots, having averaged thai i"f
tour hours between Cape Ann and cape
PorpuiSe. Her best speed the past year
was Ii 3 knots, made ON a ruu irutn N"r-UiA
to New York.
The Baltimore rated 2o,096 knots, flag
ship OF tie China station, presumably hhd
SOME hurried orders during the recent OTien-
taI excitement, yet her highest recorded
speed was i2.7 knots, when she burnt l II
tons OF coal going gig knots.
In the opinion of naval experts she was
doin:- almost her best, yet she developed
less than l3 knots.
The Chicago was not in good condition
last year and has now been laid up for two
years for repairs. Her record is l6.lO
iznots and the best speed she made was
81 knots.
RATING OF OTHER SHIPS.
The Philadelphia with her record OF
1858 knots, attained a maximum OF o.
knots, while the Newark accomplished 81
instead of her rated 10 knots.
Tneaciica Sc thei latter figure ssana xifnlm
for the year and while there is no doubt
that some of the ships may do better, ii is
indispatable thai several of them can not
The average speed of the hacltias for
runs OF any great length was above eight
knots and her ma aximum as given above
was for The distance OF only los knots,
from Cheefoo 10 Port A Arthur, in exciting
times last June. The maximum speed
of the Montgomery this wear was made In
short cruises from Mobile testing coal,
her best rate on regular service being
only eleven knots.
The years record for distance was held
by the New York. with 11.61S knots 10
her credit; the Columbia being next, with
1544e knots, followed by the Detroit,
l4.1a1: bacbias. 14.45O; Marblehead,
3.7To; SCagtine, 1871; and Concord.
1871. Que cruiser in commission bears
the distinction of not having moved during
the year, the Monocacy having been tied
M to n" hund in Tien Tsin since Septem-
Der 9, 1894.