Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-31
HOUR HAS BEEN SET
kearsarge Will Leave the Ship
yard at s A. M,
Ell NORTE GOES ON THURSDAY
Omctal Statement 50 That Eject Given
Out Last Night by Superintendent
w. n. Post. AS to the Kear-
sarge's Secondary Battery.
Ell NORTE GOESO THURSDAY

sarge's Secondary Battery.
The hour has been set by the ofli-
Gals of the Newport News Shipbuilu-
ing and Dry Dock Company at which
the new battleship <earsa1ge will
leave this city for her builders trial
trip on the Atlantic, off the Virginia
CIpcS
The warship will leave the shipyard
us near O'Clock on the morning Of
next Tuesday, us it is possible to get
her away. 1T may be Il short time .,..-
Tor" or after that hour. but it will not
DC over half an hour out of the way.
The KcarSarsc will go out on he,
builders trial "trip manned by Il cr,.w
composed Of shipyard men. ana therc
VIII be no one on her except the o1Ii-
Gals OF The shiryard ANA the naval
officers VINO are stationed here in con-
ncctlon with her construction
While OH her maiden voyage the
handsome new fighting machine Will ~
tested as 70 her machinery and steer
ing gear This is. OF course. the most
important part Of the new vessel. The
trip is made for the benefit Of the ship
|NaEd :tIG not for the government Tire
official trial trip will BE- made later the
dat" rs Yet not having been fixed by
the Washington authorities
NOT y SPEED TRIAL.
inefc are 4 great many other mat
,ers "E minor Importance which will
DC attended 10 While the I[earsarg,. il
on he sea. Her cpmpasscs Will % al
JuS;szl carefully and she Will be in
cIdent'E tested as to speed. Her reg
ular speed trial Will be latcr. under. tho
direction Of tn" government au,hori-
ties
When she leaves this port the bar,
tleshil, MIL steam out into Hampton
tto;ilS. and from there to the Canes
lhe tr!ill "Trip the most important part
for it at least. vii! take. place off the
Virginia S#p"s. and almost within
sight Of land. She Will return to he
! shinyard in the evening ana be tied rp
lat one Of til" piers. 10 be entirely COM
|i,lcted
THE SECONDARY BATTERY.
| non the kearsarSe comes in from
Iler trial trip the work of mounting her
secondary battery will be in order ana
| VIII be- commenced At The 4llicst pos
slhle moment |; Will IL" started in
ia%t, as soon as the guns arrive from
me Washington Cum Foundry.
liner" has been some doubt cn;ertain-
"u on this subject. 1T was caine, by
many. ana men who should hav,. hc.n
in 4 position to know. that this pur-
zion nf the vessels armament would
DC put on her At one OF the United
States navy yards
On the ether hand il vas asserted
~ Well posted men that the Work
would have TO be done at the shinyur,}
and that the battleship would nor b.
completed until this had been ;ona
Inc question remained in dispute fo-
a long time. and itywas not known pos
ltlveiy until last night where this
would be done
WILL. III. MOUNTED HERE.
NJ Waiter =. Post. general superin-
trndcnt IF tn" Newport News Shin
pu'lulnS and Dry Dock Company
stated last night TO i reporter thai this
battery would ;oc mounted at lha plant
ncfe. and that when the bat1leship
leaves the shipyard all her guns will be
on her.
This battery. some times called the
auxiliary battery. vii! be composed OF
fourteen o-inch rifles twenty i-pound-
ers, SIX l-pounders and four Calling
be mounted before Tuesday. is com
posed of four l3-inch rifles and fou.
Sinch rifles
Although the beautiful warsip will
pass; this City on her way to the se:
~ q Very carly hour. there will doubt
less be hundreds OF people along the
water front and at the Casino to eaten
Ia sight OF her, and in the evening when
she comes in. which will BE between !
and o'clock, according to the present
expectations. the Casino grounds will
pc crowded by the people Of Newport
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section of the Peninsula
| Ell NOltIES TlaIAL TRIP
II mas been announced in the Daily
| ffcsS from time to time that the trial
Trip OF the new Morgan Liner FL Norsc
would probably take place on some day
next week, but until last night the date
had not been officially given out.
| MI Post stated to 4 representative
OF the Press last night that this event
would take PLACE on Thursday Of next
week. This has been decided upon OIL
cla!ly, and is absolutely correct.
| The new merchant vessel will leave
! the shipyard in The morning ana pul
TO sea. The trial trip VIII take. place
]pit the Virginia Ca!es. This Will be
| the last trial Of the ship ara if she
is q success, as she undoubtedly will
prove 70 ne, she will be turned over to
| her owners at once. She viii return
TO the shipyard in the evening
| The Eattlcship kearsarge was given
for the purpose of testing her engines
and boilers. The preparations for the
trial trip next Tuesday are almost per
! f"cted.
When the Nearsarge goes out on her
lDuild"rs trial she will DE conlpi,r cd
land ready for service with the cxccp-
tlon Of mounting the guns of the sec
Iondary battery. which the governments
mas not yet sent here. She has every
mt OF her arnor on ana will carry all
Of the big guns OF the main battery.
| me Cramps sent the .Aiabama out in
an incomplete state. There is Il lot Of
larlnor ia go on the snip vet ana it IS
understood that she went out without
ner guns.
| c. s. q Route Labor Day Excursion.