The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-08


OF Cape Ana. and after a run Of over an
hour the first mark beat, the crack-a-Jack.
was sighted with signals floating. denotiag
the thirty-three-knot course.
Like a race horse not quite prepared for
her great effort the Iowa scored twice. run
ming up TO within a mile Of the line and
then shying of TO sea. In order TO bottle a
little more steam and develop a few hun
dred or more horsepower.
At the very outset OF the trial it was
evident that every one Of the picked crew
vas IN dead earnest. The wake left straight
aStsrn showed that the steadiest OF pilots.
Lew Chambers was al the helm. while
the regular Fanrple Of the engines and twin
screws denoted that another master hand
hidden from sight was directing the pom
derous machinery.
There was not the slightest deviation in
the course as the ship rushed by the sec
ond mark boat. making the leg In 1880,
which was very satisfactory. In the next
leg of the course. the ship began TO show
what was IN her. for she topped the a.
knot record by averaging a tenth over
This was stu further increased on the
next leg TO IA. but on zhe fourth there
was a falling of. which decreased in the
last, the speed running down 20 i5-0. 1t
was proven, however. that the last leg Of
the course was somewhat long.
While the ship was preparing for the
run back. the ready reckouers on board
figured that on the run down 10 Boone
island, the Iowa had averaged 1881 knots
per hour. The time was so We'll up to the
builders expectations that. in order 10
consume the allotted four hours, the ship
was sped around twice before starting.
For thirty minutes and forty-five seconds
she kept up her jockeying and then dash
ed for the line again, passing the last
II ark boat at f. - IS. On this leg there
was an average of is.42 knots per hour.
gratifying increase over the last time in
this leg.
For over an hour after passing the fifth
mark boat the speed OF the battleship did
not apparently vary a hundredth part of
a knot. supposing OF course that the huoys
were in the right position. The fourth,
third and second legs OF the course were
oil made in exactly the same time. TWEEN
xy-two minutes and foriy-two seconds. so
that when the second mark boat was
passed the ship was only six nautical
miles from the finish and the reckoners
had figured that. barring accidents. she
would make something over seventeen
knots
The Iowa ala II. and that was all. In
fact 50 near was the margin that the reck-
oners had 10 carry their figures 10 the
fourth decimal point in order 20 make the
speed for the whole course average sew
cnteen knots an hour. II came out al
right in the end, however. and with a
broom on her lighting top. the queen %
the American navy. after two or three
haR circles 10 show just what she could
do in quick naHeuvering, siackened speed
and headed for Boston.
throughout the trip the boat behaved
admirably. The heavy turrefs. well above
the water line. gave her q much greater
roll than the Indiana or the Massachu-
sets. bat except for this she was much
sJeadier than the other hattleships.
The tidal figures will not cut the Il
knots but on the other hand viii prob
ably increase IL To- some slight extent.
The Iowa anchored of Boston light at
o clock and viii remain there all night
leaving at o'clock tomorrow morning for
Philadelphia.
The Iowa is officially known as sea
going eattleship No. l. The contract fer
her construction was awarded February
IL ISc. 20 the William Cramp & Sons
ship and engine building company OF
Philadelphia. the famous marine archl-
tects-
The Iowa is larger than the Indiana I'm
length, beam and ether measurements.
but disposition 81 the battery is the same
exrept that she carries four Ia-tnch guns
where the Indiana carries four i3-inch.
and six s-inch guns as against the In
dfana's four s-fnch. and her secondary
battery IS twenty-five rapld-f FIRE ard ma
chine guns IS against the twenty
eight OF similar calibev on the Indiana
In a word whlle the Iowa Is the larger
shin u the two her srmoF and armament
ar,. both lighter than those 81 the Indiana
TAesa differences in plans are based
tirsou the fact that while the Indiana 81 In
tended as a nEhtins ship. With every other
quality more or less subordlnated 20 that
Of ability 20 give and take hard and heavy
Blows. the lows Is designed 20 combine
with TIC latter quality the attributes OF
an aII-rouna sea-Eolng cruiser
TIE dimensions q the Iowa are as fol-
lows
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