The morning times., 1896-08-28
bRO0KLYNlHDsH HERCLAss
New Cruiser Reels Off Twenty
two Knots an Hour.
BUILDERS EARN s35o,Ooo
In Spurt She Reached the Wonder
ful Speed of Twenty-three Knots.
Trial Trip Shows Her to He the
Queen of First Class Cruisers.
Machinery Worked Like Velvet.

Boston, Aug. 27.-The rev cruiser Crook.
iyn today proved herself TO lie tie greatest
naval vessel OF her class in The world, by
.coyeruG - distance Of 50 krots in con-
unuous run at an "A verag &c speed Of ( S2- 100
knots per hour.
She still further showed that she is
capable OF greater speed tnan II So 100
by aihtaiEit.g an average of E2 $40
during a portion of the run. This latter
speed was accomplished i'll the rGn back
between the third and fourth buoys, n dis
lance of about seven knots.
She also, fetween the first and second
buoys on the return, reached tia high aver
age of 22 1s-10o. In her run OF s3
knots she had a boiler pressure of ,6O
pounds and All average of lSs revolutions
a minute, with n maximum of 10 r.vn
Iufions. by her perforrraLcc she earns srr
her builders, the Messrs. Cra;np OF PhiladeL
phia, bonus OF at least $3.50, 900, Il
premium of $500 Being allowed for
each full eCarier knot over twenty.
BEHAVED LlkE A LAMB.
The vessel tehaved grardly. The vibra-
ton WAS scarcely felt by those on board
at any time during the eTtIIe run, though
the engines were, a GattCr of Course,
worked to their highest tension throughout
the run.
In add; Ion to the raval inspection board.
there, were on toard, besides Capt. Sar-
gent, who was in comma I'd, and Il crew Of
200. President Charles II. cramp and su-
periDtendinG Engineer Edward s. Cranp
and other representatives of the firm.
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at each OF. which was arohured a revenue
cutter or lighthouse tender. On these
vessels were naval engineers, who took
observations of the tce CCnditioEs, which
will enter into Tie conclusions OF the naval
boafd In their report of the trial to the
Navy Department.
START FOR THE TRIAL.
The cruiser, which had been lying off
Boston Light since the preliminary trial
on Monday last, drew in her amor atabout
$50 o'olock this morning and proceeded
ont to Cape A nm. the starting Ions. which
was reached shortly before 10 O'Clock
At the starting point the fires in the
furnaces hal not gotten up TO the desired
standard, and the ship ma lie "A wide detour
Of several miles and again came up back
bi lWdld. WHICH AT
the starting pdnt buoy.
The red ilag signfying that the official
start wnul now be made was Io!s,ed OH
the forward Flagstaff, and tile big cruiser
crossed the line at lO:45 o'cloek at n
rapid rate uf speed. with clouds OF black
smoke rolling OFT of her three immense
stacks. Watches were in the hands of
nany of the naval officers. engineers and
others on lolrd. and suppressed excite
ment was plainly shown by the interest
among the several hundred persons on the
ships deck to learn the time at the second
buoy. r.-
ON THE FIRST LEG.
When the time was announced as 19
minutes and l q seconds. ard q ccmpu-
tation of these figures showed that the
cruiser had covered Tie distance of 6 $40
knots at an average of al out 81 3-4 ttose
WAS an exul ant smile on tie faces CT all,
any many II iold you sos We're teard.
The next leg averaged 21 .9S, but be-
tween tie third ard fourth buoys there
was. through some uDexplaiEable cause.
a drop to 20 80. This rattcr spoiled the
prospects of reaching the desired 81 "a.
but LCpp in uEat direction was renewed by
the ren.aining stages, and the outward
trip ended with general average of
Il.
The Brooklyn was then given n wide circle
wlIcl! consumed twenty three minutes and
the return was started. Tie run Ietween
the first and second huoys showed an
average of nearly 20 2 knots. tie rexs
!. age of the Coursc was covered with an
average 81 EcaTly 22 ard lie third stage.
that between the third ard fourth buoyG,
vas rushed over at TIE wonderful rate q
% 8 10 kpo:s.
COULD NOT KEEP IT UP
A general desire that the big cruiser
should obtain the average of 20 knots ti.eo
became prevalent bat a drop to 81 Ia
Oh the mex; stage upset these calculations.
The next two stages were. however, 10th |
covered in over 22, and the trial ended |
with the grand average OF but s-100 less
nan the 22 mark.
Messrs. Charles and Edwin Cramp were |
both highly pleased with the cruisers per |
ormance and smilin.ly received the cen |
,ratula ations siio wered upon them. Captain |
Sargent was also surrounded by hundreds |
ot those ON the ship, and in response to |
he many expressions OF admiration for |
lis skilful management of the great ship, |
:ha haracteristlcaIly stated that he was |
,reatly pleased with the result and it was |
little faster than he had expected.
Lieut.. S. 'Takakura naval constructor for |
he Japanese government, remained below
n the engine room throughout the trial, |
aking observations of the working of the
with the temperature at all |
lines far above the hundred mark.
The Brooklyn will leave her anchorage
IF Boston 4 ighf about da yliphf fomorrnyy