The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-07

d403esgt There Was never anything u sns
0Dund 20 RAPID Steamers On snesr way 10
local ports WIRE passeS - z ffey were AZ
anchor. GuIls. 1aeks aEd csaer nsAfs3e
fowl were run 5axn The they acre fseas-
tng IN ns1aar. The ware assssn was q
remarkable eorsosaE.on o. water. ca; Ike
. letter ", four sss4 sllghsr than The iosd
water line. an4 80 esear~e1t AZ II safvsc
90; Of clay hy . sss.ptgrs eafses
THE TRIAL Rus FINISHED.
Tua ssxs was cvsr In tie San Juan
archipelago. the other side u P0st Iesr-
send. Tia officers asxeusbisd ia the after
cabin. where tfs Moran bcys had provided
3 suitable luncheon. Asst drank 10 tbs
health o. ''sha Ensgs wagsfiD Of her class
ahoat.''
Capt. Nicholson paid brief compliment
% sns Aosans and their prodsetsqn. telling
his impreasaens % the trial. from an ohseial
standpoint. IL Il one o. the mast mag
nssicans tssss ever witnessed" said he.
sfand cannot do Otherwise tnan see fne
most prosperous future for company that
can construct sueis vessel" William
Moran. on behalf nf ss1s builders. responded
10 the sxiempoge soszt. '~rhs Rowan ard
the Baby Of the SOUND" and az extended
their good wishes.
After turning back, the craft Was 40 sd-
80 for PORT Townsend. the nearest pert,
that the news might be ts.esTzpEsed -
Seattle that tia tr.1l trip was a SUCCESS.
Efooms we're isosstec at me masthead, on
ths after end aud forward. ard The Stars
and Stripes we're unfEriea from the san.
The figures ..1xs' were ehalksa on sas taree
smokessaeks. 10 give an idea OF the speed
STAINED, and IN this way the Rowan pass
81 near ,as Townsend dock.
The impression the peopts tnefs had OF
oAe view n shown in the following special
g tbs pesi-I intelligence. which vas re-
oofvsd here from Port Townsend at 2.l0
o'clock In the afternoon.
Torpedo boat Rowan has just circiea
the bay. running like q scared wolf. The
smokestaeks showed the fgares a.
preafrsnged signal 10 Indicate the vessels
speed during the trial run. The sefsecii-
ing OF the steam whistles attracted hun
Greds 10 the dock, but anIy thCss who we're
neet-fsoted caught d glimpse OF shs Row
an as she disa ppsarsd In the storm
The war-boat came into Seattle barber
Il ( O'Clock, with her shriii whistle tied
down. The cry Was taken Up By ali YES
Sels In the bay. and there ensued such .
gigantic noise az rivalea the racket OF
New Years morn. Hundreds Of people ali
over the city rushed to windows. and
many TO the water front 10 learn what vas
tbs matter. and by the time the boat was
dCcksd, al 40 there were several bun
dfed 20 meat her.
TINE MEN VINO WE'RE THERE.
The following were present on the test:
Lieut.. r. l.. Nicholson. president. aud As
sfstant Engineer w. Stuart Smith and As
sissant Naval Constructor Homer L. Fer
guson. composing the government trial
board Lieut.. X. +. Lopez. who wiz have
command as the weasel ~ soon as she is
Delivered To the government, William Mo-
ran, Superintendent Of the Hull Depart
n1ent l.. IL. McMntris. and Craftsman A.
Y. Bouiiion. representing the contractors:
Capt. John b. Libby. manager of the Pu-
get Sound Tuslaat Company. who Ia one
OF the ablest masters on the coast. and
who has been on the bridge Of the Rowan
every time sac left the dock. Chief Eags-
nser George r. Coleman. Assistant Ensi-
nser Alvin A. Winsnip. Water Tenders
Patrick Hughes. Owen McGoagh and Pat
rick Mcdsough. and Tfremen Owen Muir
tina, Peter Murtha and bernard Kelly. the
sksl.ed beard who came oat from the East
and placed the beat in condition for her
trial run; Thomas Seaman, Moran nsoa..
machiniss; Robert Nelson. pipe filter:
John Fox. A. Bark ard Albert Miller, az
sistsnts in the fire room: and these. who
assisted iu various capacities: George Fred
erfck. Daniel Manning. George Van Tas-
sci, Martin sattery. John pllEeahoefer. III.
Alexander. John Glenn. W Hugel and II.
EIiender. The quartermaster at the for
ward wheel was Charles BOYD. man ex~
rerieaced in His line.
THE WORK Of CHIEF COLEMAN.
The congratulations of Moran Dros. and
all on board were cordially given 10
CHIEF Engineer Coleman. when he depart
ed from the vessel At the landing. Mr..
Coleman is one OF the most experienced
marine and naval engineers In the t'aites.
States. and tn generally called 10 put
the more important warshIps os Uncle
Sans navy In condition for their trial
runs. He il not an empleyc Of tire gov
ernment. but has been In the work 50 long
and his knowledge ana execution are
known 90 D. sa correct and successful
that he Is considered the man ts has. In
that capacity. When the naval depart
ment IL notified that he il the chief oa an
unaecepted war boat there II always more
confidence expressed In tho result Of san
trial. as boat making Der requirements
under hia direction IL known 10 - even
better than is sAown nn the surface.
This is "A Hist OF lhss vessels thai Chief
Coleman has prepared sor the goveror
nents acceptance. fiat}le&hips Maine
and Texas launched frern the brooklyn
and Portsmouth navy yards. the torpedo
boats Ericsson. Dubuque, reotr. Hinslow
Rogera ard Mckee fram Baltimore: ard
the Rowan lie goes from here e. take
charge II the machinery 81 tho torpedo
eoas Mckenzie. unfer construction In
philadelphia
Although fsonA the East How. SIR Cote
mar has srent considerable tisnc en- the
Pacific coast. hasinv N~en CHIEF engineer
ea tae iiee es the raclis Matt Steamship
Company from tS.A u isss he Is an GA
friend and associate 81 chief Engineer