The San Francisco call., 1896-08-28
NEW WORLDS RECORD.
A Spurt of % o.Io Knots At.
tained During Portion
of the Run.
21e2 THE GENERAL AVERAGE.
By the Great Performance the Cramps
Will Secure Bonus of About
$35o,ooo.

| BOSTON, MASS, Aug, 21-The new
cruiser Brooklyn to-day proved herself to be
| the greatest naval vessel of It's class in the
| world, by covering a distance OF 50 knots
| in a continuous run, at an average speed
| of q. .92 knots per hour. She still further
showed that she is capable OF greater
| speed than 21.92 by maintaining an aver
age of 22.9 knots during portion of the
run.
| This latter speed was accomplished in
| the run back between the third and fourth
buoys, distance OF about seven knots.
She also between the first and second
buoys on the return, reached the high
average of % 48-100.
In her run OF eighty-three knots she had
| boiler pressure of 16O pounds and an
average of 1873 revolutions a minute. with
maximum of 140 revolutions. By her
performance she earns for her builders,
the Messrs. Cramp of Philadelphia, a
bonus of at least $350,0oO, premium of
$50, 600 being allowed for each full quarter
knot over twenty.
The vessel behaved grandly. The vibra-
rion was scarcely felt by those on board at
any time during the entire run, though
| the engines were, as a matter of course,
worked to their highest tension through
out.
| In addition to the naval inspecting
! board, there were on board, besides Cap
| tain Sargent, who was in command, and
crew of 200, President Charles II. Cramp
and experimenting Engineer Edward s.
Cramp and other represen tatives of the
| firm.
| The course was marked by seven buoys,
at each of which was anchored revenue
cutter or lighthouse tender. On these
Aessels were naval engineers, who took OBJ
servations of the tide conditions, which
will enter into the conclusions of the naval
board in their report of the trial to the
Navy Department.
The cruiser, which had been lying off
Boston light since the preliminary trial of
Monday last, drew in her anchor at about
$3.50 o'clock this morning and proceeded
to Cape Ann, the starting point, which
was reached shortly before 10 o'clock.
At the starting point the fire in the
furnaces had not got up to the desired
standard and the ship made wide detour
of several miles and again came up back
of the tug Ivana, which was anchored at
the starting-point buoy.
The red flag, signifying that the official
start would now be made, was hoisted on
the forward flagstaff. and the big cruiser
crossed the line at 10:45 o'clock at rapid
rate of speed, with clouds of smoke rolling
| out of her three immense stacks.
Watches were in the hands of many of
the naval officers, engineers and others on
board and suppressed excitement was
plainly shown by the interest among the
several hundred persons on the ships
| decks to take the time OF the second buoy.
| When the time was announced as 10
minutes and AZ seconds, and computa-
ton of these figures showed that the
cruiser had covered the distance of 9-10
knots at an average speed OF about 21sl,
there was an exultant smile on the faces of
all, and many II told you so' was heard.
| The next leg averaged 2198, but be-
tween the third and fourth buoys there
was. through some unexplainable cause, a
drop to 20.90.
The outward leg ended with general
average of 2L71. The Brooklyn was then
given a wide circle, which consumed
| twenty-three minutes, and the return was
! started.
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| buoys showed an average of nearly 221
knots; the next stage of the course was
covered with an average of nearly ~, and
the third stage, that between the third and
| fourth buoys was rushed over at the Won
derful rate of % 9-10 knots.
| A general desire that the big cruiser
should obtain the average of % knots then
became prevalent but drop to 21Z on
the next stage upset these calculations.
The next two stages were, however, both
covered in over %, and the trial ended
with the grand average of but eight one
! hundredths less that the % mark.
Messrs. Charles and Edward Cramp
were both highly pleased with the
cruisers performance, and smilingly re-
ceiyed the congratulations showered upon
! them.
Captain Sargent was also surrounded by
hundreds of those on the ship. and in re-
sponse to many expressions of admiration
| for his skillful management of the great
ship enthusiastically stated that he was
greatly pleased with the result, and it was
little faster than he had expected.
| Lieutenant Takakura, naval instructor
| for the Japanese Government, renamed
below in the engne-room throughout the
| trial observing the workings of The
machinery.
The Brooklyn will leave her anchorage
| off Boston light about daylight tomorrow,
and will likely reach Philadelphia Satur-
| day afternoon.
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