The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-06
SEVENTEEN KAOlS.
Speed Attained With Foul Bottom
and in Shallow Water.
HER COMMANDER MUCH PLEASED
Given a Noisy Greeting and Returned
10 Her Dock with Br0Oms Lashcd
20 Her Masthead ~ Evidence
That She il the Fastest
Thing of Her Glass
AlOat.


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The official reading obi '"' ''' E"'
lrst-cIass bltteship hcaf dist NHic'
,,...,. ,r b.r fri.l trim t0.day. "a record of
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for nearly hti an noun. iI'3'
I'm IN. construction of tbc spl noi1 Aessel
,..4.r h.r r.corouli-lmeut % uhenom-.
''" " r.t ,b.
cnol one' IL VIE" 'l ''' ..t.t
course ON which forced oi"i'
was in shallow water and that inc Ft
bottom was iu 20 very hlh.
having been in the water e'hil"''o-'i' i-''
nearly thirteen months.
Tho steam and hand steering gear ",i'
subjected to the most severe ',97
ior,rse mass of steel and iron re-p'n'-
irr to f,r wheel almost as freely 'ts
steam launch ON one test she n"de
semi-circlc turn in TWO anna '''.. nm, l,
uies. Captoin Folecr who .s TO c'm1'a a,d
the I~eaIsaree. and the other h'Fi ''"
GERS on board expressed thense yes
highly pleased with me result 0l 'Ne ''i'
Ith TRIAL Ihi.'
The Kearsarge sailed at siN ms morn
ing in charea of Captain faiic.oih. 0ne
was landed oy "a picked Gre" W. nun
drcd men from the yards. Snr ieii 'he
dock under her own steam ana al once
PROCEEDED toward the Capes. At pla
l1nt Captain Chester who "'u COM
ntluo thc Kentucky sister shin 0i 'he
Ic,r44rrr boarded the vessel. Here fhe
arcbor chains were tested. Proceeding 90
tho nairhhorhoo1 of the Capes the COM
ras-es were adjusted and the big ship
Was uut through the various PAGES Me-
cees1rv to test its qualities of her steam
t,...,,,.. .,,t lr tha Canes with the water
c,,,li,, tirb unon her prow. forced draft
,-ss 1n+ ,n and remarkable speed noted
sho,.o was attained. twenty-five miles
o,,t IRON, Game Henry the ship swung
qround and started on the return "trip
Inside the Capos on the return trip the
hand steering gear was tested and found
eafisfacforv
CARRIED BROOMS
Tha row bearer of tho noble name ot
Admiral WnsIow's old frigatc then steam
Ell b1cx.
Both coinc and coming back the kcar-
..lree received q noisy greeting. Many of
tha rqreIru ships pissed dipped iher co.ors
and samfed the new varslip with their
whistles.
Tbe Kesrsalee steamed up 10 her dock
et sis, d N with bro0ms dashed % her
L and masthead Suuorintcndent
A
trfu CautaIu Fair,llth was navigator.
Cantafn Hand 90 Philadelphia adjusted
tho COMPASS. and Pilot St1nworth of Viz
sinla locked out for the shoals. he ;ridl
was q success iu every latnrulaI.
An the armOr and main DalleiN ol INC
Ktar-aree is in place. Her sec'noi.y
battery viii be placed on board a1o shr
wiu go to New ork for preparation Ior
her Official triaI trip.
AItMAMbNT ABOARD.
II IS the nrsl dme "a vessel mas had heI
builders trial With main armament
aboard. I'm previous cases me u."l mas
been made with hs IRON lh tAe "o.u ~
take the place oi armament DID poNlhlHi
the necessary weight. Inc sh-o mas gone
out m almost her regular seasoning shape
and the tests ihdi are made lo-udy VIII
Dee mucn sefefef ihan "ou'n nave pee"
the ease had she peen bali'sled WIN pro"
"eio" ln-leiH 'i he'FS guns s1ie'9' ''
lure anu .'. ,.,.,,r.,,.,,
NANlGAbLh fOh hiIi9o.
The heafsdise l7 htNltanle l"l'i'.s
OF formidable type and ma acuon Woul1
rondcr good account oi herself ih Den"lI
OF oii 'lofN. Ihe ollheisloi9 anu s'l-
eihi H'la "ie- ..s <...
LeHe'h oi loau water nl'' " ''0.,
pean eAtieihr' '- l,'o si"l1 g
h'iinat "i ''.'''t' - ~ ''' ....,
MAJ "'.l''. ."" .'' 'l..-' .. --, ..,-.s
oispi"e o.'.'"', an "i'''''''',i'" '''"
ON hodid. ZOO IONS ui'Aii"u" ii".' ''.'
hoI7e-p'"e ''s'iH t'e'l l'''N' n'" Ni'i''li-'
speed required Dy contract 10 h""''' '0'
NAL coal supply tie IONS 'n'Alii'uiu "a
supply buNAeIa i"ii i-'v '''.' ''''i
meni-oinceis, seainen ana hail"e7' 'i,'
The strictly mover chardcteiistic oil I'D ~
ship Is her exceedingly moderate oiall oI
water. but p feet when run iaHeh.
me po"Vl 20 "' "'S '''''.s n
cenieIea eneeuN'S j" u'' t"'"., W.
guns i"Ii","s 'i'' '''', '.'' ,
tefles' ana '"v9 .' "i e''''.
terry, io-lh.n Ni i''''''7 "',N
SIN oreeciioHul,s "N'''"s o"'-
terry, "A amen W d" "piu-''', .i',,,l.,-
Ioi'Il@'' "a -NNN
For the pufl"ae ni SUNG 'ol olp'uo
boat attack ana eiilieoihS '"e "i'" "''N9
or unprotected gun stations OF an enemy
there afo ~ siA-pouHu'ls' o"e-p""h"e'S
and four 6atnnss' .,