The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-30

The New American Liner Now
Ready for Regular Business.
HER RECEPTION IN NEW YORK.

Everything Ahoat United in Doing Honor
to the Mammoth Palace steamer, Which
win start ON Her First Trip Across the
Ocean on Wednesday Next.
New YORK, May 8O-The st. Louis, the
new steamship of the international Navi-
CATION line, completed her trial trip at sea
at 4:80 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
which time she made fast TO her pier at
the foot of Vesey street, North river. Com
ing up the bay the St. Louis was the recip-
lent of a splendid ovation, the due of
craft of her imposing appearance and mag
niticent proportions Everything afoat
saluted the newcomer, and the responsive
cheers from her decks were 80 frequent as
to try the throats of the three or four hun.
dred people who gave them utterance.
The trial tip began at O'Clock Mon
day morning. The ST. Louis left her
builders yards at Philadelphia on Satur
day Sunday and Sunday night she lay
at anchor outside the capes of Delaware,
the expectation being that early Monday
morning, her compasses adjusted, she
would put to sea- But the morning was
foggy and the adjustment of compasses
was not completed until about o'clock.
Then the steamship was gotten under
weigh and the sea trail was on. Captain
w. G. Randle was in command, but until
she passed Quarantine yesterday after
noon the builders controlled her every
movement
Representatives of tho Cramps express
satisfaction at the result of the trial, which
in particular showed the possession of en-
gines well nigh perfect Only twice dur
ing the trip did any part of her machinery
become heated and that was the worst
that developed. One journal and one
bearing did become hot, but that was at
tributed, and doubtless correctly, to neg
ligence on the part of oilers.
1t had been promised that the St. Louis
should develop a speed of 21 knots. This
was not fully realized during the trip. For
thirty minutes Tuesday afternoon the
great ship was propelled through the water
at the rate of 20 knots an hour, and in
order to do that it was found necessary tc
force the draft. The coal in the bunkors
is blamed for most of the difficulty in this
regard. 1t is represented that it was oi
inferior quality, and that it was very diff
ferent from the handpicked coal which has
been used on board the cruisers recently
built for the United States when they
The steam pressure was at no time above
100 pounds, while to produce the stipu-
lated speed 200 pounds may be required.
With some slight alterations in the fur
naces, and with q most careful selection OF
| coal, it is represented that the st. Louis
will, on her transatlantic voyage, which
begins June 8, develop a well sustained
speed of 21 knots an hour.
| The yVaatbpr 6urinc tho short r11u tO Goa
from the capes of Delaware to North
| Shoal, off Nantucket, was not such as tc
| put the St. Louis to a test, for the ocean
was at no time more than moderately
rough, while at the time the 20 knot rate
| of speed was reached the sea was as quiet
as it could we'll be.
On the whole the builders and owners
| of the St. Louis have good reason to be
pleased with the result of the fifty-fvC
| hours trial trip and the best of grounds
for claiming that her place is among tht
fastest, as it incontestably is, amongst the
staunchest and most palatial of the trans
atlantic liners.
On the arrival of the St. Louis at he,
dock letter of thanks from citizens Of St
Louis was presented to President Griscon
by George II. Morgan, representing th
! st. Louis donors of the magnificent Ii
brary presented TO the new vessel. Thi
library includes 1,622 volumes for the frs
cabin and $50 for the second cabin. TIL
| gifts also include ten ornamental glas
windows, u full set of flags and two hand
somely bound albums.