New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-16
A FINE, STEADY BOAT.
THE INDIANA RODE THE WAVES BEAU
TRULY.
SHE ARRIVED AT BosToN LAST EVENING. AND
SHE WILL HAVE HER PRELIMINARY RUN
TO-DAY-THE TRIAL. BOARD.

Boston, Oct. 15-The battleship Indiana came TO
anchor at 7:3O this morning off Boston Light after
a remarkably successful from the Delaware
Capes. The Indiana left Cramps shipyard on Sat
urday morning at o'clock and. after waiting for
two tides. arrived at the Delaware Breakwater on
Sunday morning The heavy northeast gale that
prevailing obscured the sky. and 1t was I'M
possible to adjust the compasses accurately without
a sight of the sun. To have steamed along such a
well-travelled highway the coast line to Boston
without perfectly adjusted compasses would have
been a matter Of much risk and besides II log mao
settled down and bearings had been lost IT would
have been dangerous. in view OF the many snoals.
For these reasons the Indiana remained at anchor
within the Delaware Capes until o'clock on Mon
day morning She then got under way and passed
out to sea. couple of hours were spent in ADJUST
ing compasses and then the course was laid for
Nantucket Shoal lghtshp.
When the ship got fairly out to sea surprise
was experienced by all on board. Although the gale
had abated and the day was fair there was sun a
heavy head running. Battieshps are notorious
" poor boats in heavy weather, ana all on
board were In expectation Of getting badly pitched
and rolled about. Some OF the members Of the
naval trial board got their instruments for regis
tering the roll of ship adjusted and were prepared
TO note the number of degrees the Indiana rolled
To their surprise. the great iron ship rose to the
sea Ike a pilot boat and. instead of pitching. rode
each wave lightly. Neither did she roll much and
finally OF the naval board took down his In
strument in disgust. remarking that there was not
a roll in the thns. This was not quite accurate
but the greatest roll noted was only a degree and
a half.
The run here was made at average speed OF
about twelve and one half knots hour. The max
imum revolutions Of the screw were 10 and the
horse power developed was approximately $500 For
a little while the blowers were turned on, and the
engines were forced somewhat TO give them Inn
bering UP. Then II was that the maximum reVoiu'
tiOns were made.
Weather permitting the Indiana will have her pre-
limir,ary run the official course from Cape Ann
TO Boone Island distance Of thirty one knots, to-
morrow This course is about thirteen knots shorter
than the over which cruisers IKE the MIME
apolis are tried, but the Indiana Is much slower
than such commerce -destroyers. she need not pe
steamed as far fulfil the contract for -FOUR hours
of maintained speed required by the Government
Thursday will be spent I'm cleaning the boilers ana
fire CRATES and in giving the stokers and coal passcrs
a rest, and Friday the official trial VIII take
place. II the trial Is successful the indlaha VIII
leave here on Saturday morning for Phlladelphla,
The board which will try the Indiana Is n0t tne
same as that which on the st. Paul, althoush
II comprises of the same officers: BESIDES
Commodore Sefri6ge, there are Captain IL. r. PICK
ering Commanders Swinburne and Schroeder Lieu,
tenant Staunton, Naval Constructor NarneY ana
Chic. Engineers Allen and Milliken