New-York tribune., 1896-05-16
SWIFTEST OF BATILE-SHIfS'
THE GRAND PERFORMANCE OF THE
OREGON.
BIT FOR THE SWELL on ONE LEG of ihi
COURSE SHE WOULD HAVE SURPASSED

nr,r FOR THE SWELL on ONE LEG OF THE
COURSE SHE WOULD HAVE SURPASSED
SEVENTEEN KNOTS AN HOUR
eorta Rarbara. Cal, May 15.-After months OF
r,t,ant toll after weeks spert in preparation ai,er
,ria, trips on San Francisco Bay ana speeu 'es''
IN the Santa Barbara Channel the oregon !e'.e'
dav repad her builders by doing all they aShe' VI
her She made average speed OF 1910 ""o
beating the worlds record The weather was pc
feet There was scarcely ripple on the chan'e''
At G15 a. n, the big battle-shp got uhue' way wa
and headed fer Point Goeta. The tug Chaoii'a
v,s already IN position at tho scratch line ana '
,or,o- I, which she acted showed that the s"e"
not heavy I'LL. ., sw,rp
ordora were giyen for the battle-ship 10 s"'hs
around md head for a point of Point Carp'n'e,'"'
wbere a small stakeboat had been anchoreu III Hi'e
with the starting point. Once headed lot '"e 'ue
I,nadi,lo the engines we're gradually opeheu up
o,a p.ssng the Santa Barbara wharf the oieso"
was going like a dcerhound ana taxing 'o'' "
water over her bow at every jump Nhoie a''"
more way she gathered, and passing the Sc,a'o"
line she was beating 1sis knots. Between 'ne '"'
am, opd the Gedncy there ten-mile course.
and in covering that the big battie-sh1p l'cie"'.u
instead Ct diminished her speed. AZ .''"ee 'n
na,cnt LOG showed speed better than IL KNOTS anu
the aremen to whom the news was comhuh'o"'."'
were spurred 10 fresh exer'lohs ase C
Ceanev half dozen people took the ume' O'
sped the Oregon toward the Albatross. the ".N
s.akeboat. Captain Goodell steered the oa''e.'n'p
,osor N the kelp than ever he steered any Oh the
cruisers and thus escaped some OF the te"a'''''le
,,,ou Only ten miles OF the first part OF the co"'sc
remained TO be covered. Down In the hre-rooi" 'e
1r.men worked like beavers. Eventua"'' wiz" ~
big burst OF speed, the oregon passeu ''o -,
Arthur on the western range near fo'" ,n
tIon While the long turn was De'"s ''"'0 - 90
al
.Lnots an hour was announced the scene o'' ''e
~, -, ,hs ha,,le-ship was one OF great enthu-
,ar, Admiral Reardslee, Captain Cotton ana al
.ha o,ber or,cers and guests congratulated the
builder, Mr.. Scott -, 49, s,,au
Won, Cav,ota Point TO Point Conception the sven
had been heavy. but when the oregon was n'aue aea
for the Macarthur the second time IL va val end in
seen that boih wind and swell had increaSeu an, - ~
consequence sea after sea broke over III nei nnder
Tho t,irrets OF the big guns were pIactu s u'he, h
III, ai,t tutcs bu, the ship never swerved from ne,
course |; was a hard battle 10 ftVlo,d brn,,gh
hovy haa u vel the oregon would surely have beaten
seventeen knots. From that polht u 70 hut ,yben
InadilIa was stationed the work was easy ph, WIZ s
the result was announced Il was iound ha ,ast
battie-shp had made only 1919 knots ,I %" ~ an ay
reg oi ~ oHe ts IS Knots was announced the engineers
ard Nremen sent up a cheer that was plainly heaId
on the upper deck above above the 'uS' o' '"' '"'
The oregon by her work earns ,I nonds Of
$1,000 for her builder G she ,eyou,ions We're from
i2s 70 l3o ror minute. less than the oo'e'"i"'"'
SAN Francisco May r.-Capta,n W. H. Patterson.
n we'll known pilot OF the Columbia tNti, 80 - az
santa Rarbara commissioned by the for'a'u
cbanber OF Commerce TO extend the big battle snip
Oregon an urgent invitation to Visit fortshu 200 doo m
portland Chamber OF Commerce has ras"d SHo,vv
TO procure a magnificent silver service 10 pr';.en.
In The name OF the people OF Oregon In RECOGNITION
~ the honor bestowed in naming the DIS Nrssei.
This service the people OF Oregon wish 10 pftsent
there The Naval BOARD objects. being appr"hrhslVe
that the oregon cannot pass the COLUMBIA River
bar Patterson offers 10 stake his own reputation
ne can take her up safely. having conducted the
Cha ton Monterey and Olympia over the oar'
Washington. May 1.-THE gra;ihcation eNpressed
among officials of tho Navy Departma n; over the
magnificent speed record made by the battle-ship
oregon in Santa Barbara Channel yesterday appears
70 be genera Unless the tidal corrections reduce
the calculations for speed made by the Trial Board
tho Union Iron Works the builders OF the vessel
will secure q premium OF N750o. For every quarter
kn,, developed over the required speed Of - knots
m. contractors are guaranteed 5000 NO allowance
re1son the Cramps made 10000 in premiums. IN
stead OF S2JOo On the recent or the oattleshlp
Massachusetts, because the averag" speed developed
Id 2l-(e Ave points below the cOmI .ete quarter.
According TO n telegram received at the Navy De-
n.rtm.nt confirming the United Press report Ot the
trial tho oregon made l6IS knots three points onIy
over the third premium quarter The teesram was
from Admiral Bearsiee. president ot the Trlal
hoard and gave the following hfures; kun west
ward IT'S knots hour. run eastward 1913 knots,
average 1915. maximum. lI.3 for nve miles; subject
10 corrections for tide