The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-18
THE FARRAGuT FAILED.
Was Little slower Than the Con-
tract Calls For.

Was n Little slower Than the Con-
tract Calls For.
New York, November ia dispatch to
be Tribune from Washington says: The
Inst of the thirty-knot torpedo boats built
b the United States and the only one OF
hat speed which has as yet undergone Of
cial triad has finally failed to reach the
requirements after three attempts the first
wo of them resulting in serious damage 10
ne vessel. "A telegram received from
lieutenant Commander Franklin j. Drake
y Secretary Long shows that the Farrazu
u her final trial near San Francisco GA
november 10 ran 29.73 knots in an hour
70 says that this remarkably high speed
Jas achieved with no excessive vibration
hull or undue friction of engines The
essei ran straight away for half I'm hour
the rate OF 29.3l knots, followed by
irn' accomplished Within fifteen minutes,
ma another dash OF half an hour, this time
she rate OF 1913 knots, the average for
pe Whole course being 29.73. The Union
on works of San francisco, which built
= vessel has appealed TO Secretary Long
aseeisl her, declaring that she easily
aaes dae required speed of thirty kno
uuer ordinary conditions, but was r.
ruei IN The offielal trial by shallow wa
ana neaVy head winds in the first half.
neh the speed fell behind the contract
nv, NV, ne act of congress of June TO- 1896,
usuorlzing this vessel and the Danlgren
al, ele a; Nj. Craven, now building at
-, Me,' Us rovel In that it stipulate5 that
'essel Shall make at least thirty knots.
10 the contracts call for that sneed aod
"a fstaat 81 the vessels fail to maze 1t
e suah be rejected The department
rim nm therefore compelled to de5ile that
,, snsi tilai would be necessary. II heinz
sg'iess TO waive the conditions although
d,S Sa.el was general among officers nat
cstIa oise OIL li-lOO OF a knot was impr ic-
lie run. 'nieh' IN tniriy-nVe
I. TWO similar boats building at Bath.
"a are within 20 pec. cent of co1,nIetinn
IL expected that their trials will
,sseIs ~ 70 about a month All of ths
,yer,s, SHOULD have been delivered TO the
aIt of ~ uhanr contract in the early
pc,,nn,a. April and they haze alrsady
elay nana, iarge bills on account of this
lon Va ues' The failure of the Union
A. "ulhs company TO readily accompiish
M hs ,,ed velocity. although Inc SCOTS.
NJ. ~ her. are famous for the cxcel-
n M,,l ,leir work as shown In the Oregon
MAJ %tooplerey, the Olympia and the San
tban'',o ana Charleston and other vessels
eultias 20 ioreshadow much greater diff
Tia, Win the Bath Iron works boats
s,,o' o.olnpany has hitherto had indiffer-
sheS :, WIN the vessels 1t has fur
Iprcn " tne navy, with the possible ex-
be a., VI me gunboats Machias and Cas-
|trsordis Their performance has not been
fiicnai.s .aiicsi Of Pacific coast energy undar
Srtn,-n.s was shown at the navy de-
ss',sr "a. the Issue Of orders for Com
4 m ipraNe, Naval Constructor Spear
IA ~ S, Smith to meet at tAe ship
Novsmo Volt 4 Sewcker Portland, Ore
avs lio<r z, to try the torpelo beat
cut ths" was aboard this vessel that
He'd bS ' :, weeks ago seven men were
on NY ing explosion OF one of her boil-
her trial trip. new boiler ana
pls,i b i, ,LNe repairs have been com
other iis remarkably short time and
maintain, '.at VIII he mad next Tu sday
II H. I'm speed OF twentv-two ana a.
nctiesI,s, ior two hours. The no; Is also
cker 40 completed at the Wolff q Sc
the nos.ks and Will be tried as soon
nt. laws Is accepted by the govern
buId b""enty-six knot boat Rowan. which
seatila neeh finished by Moran Bros
June may also be added TO