The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-25
The KENTUCKY
IS A FLYER.
New BatiIeshlp Had Her Official
Trial Yesterday.
AVERAGED 16.S7KNOTSA HOUR
This Is Slightly Better Than the Showing
Made by the KsarsaTgs.
AVERAGED l6.S7KNOTSAN HOUR
up SPEED WAS 1882 KNOTS AN HOUR
suaad Town The Course Was 1858 Knols All
IhOse on Board, Including Na'al Board,
wsw Well fIssssd NTH Performance.

Never sun smiled more glorlousiy
than. that OF Friday morning dld upon
rh.s Kentucky The hour fixed Tor the
start was at $50 sharp, and everybody
was on hand on the minute. Rear Ad-
mjral Sampson came round in the navy
ward tender Iwanha, ana the Juno ana
confidence of the Boston Towooat
company's fleet were In waiting for
the Presidents guests. The company
WAS a large one but there was plenty
OF room -.
There came Gov. Foster NJ. Voor-
baas cf New Jersey, with a party OK
friends. Gov Bradley had rather TOO
much to occupy his attention IN the
Blue Grass country just now 10 per-
mil OF his leaving. and he was Obliged
80 forego the pleasure OF sharing In the
glory of .e ship his daughter named.
sshere wers besides him host of other
guests Of civil fame and naval rank.
FIGHTING BOB" ABOARD
Rear Admiral Frederic Rodgers, with
Capt. Robley ID. Evans, .hghtng Bop
~ the Massachusetts and Iowa; Capt
chester of the navy, who Will COM
mand the Kentucky when she shall
have been put in commission, WIN
other naval officers, went aboard the
IWanha, the guests of Admiral Samp-
son. But those named were but few
of those on bOaru. for the number VINO
narticipated i'm the pleasure of the run
from "A spectators standpoint must
have numbered upward of $50, II not
rnure The company was larger than
that on the Kearsarge in September.
With wind and sea dead aheau IL
was one of the prettiest spray specta-
tyJ.IY 1fITfrr
at the Columbia's trial The gree beam
Of the ship was proof against the rol,
hnt for pitching into the heavy head
sea- she has had no equals. For the
greater part OF the passage It was one
continual butt against the combers. An
eager crowd braved the keen raw AIR
on the bridge and superstructure to
watch the waves break. one might
well imagine himself looking off from
Rfarblehead rocks into the surges. The
wind hauled 10 the northward as the
ship got farther out, and finally swung
out nor west. knocn.ng down the sea
for a smooth run home.
SHIP Is OFF.
Thaach.,r's was made at $40. but II
was decided that the Kentucky was not
vet i'm fun fettle to be sent for the llne,
so she went cutting figure eights and
waltzing round the circle broad OFT to
sea tin the shore line and Piscataqua'
the first mark boat. were dropped be-
meath the horizon. Back again at TO-
the warning whistle was blown at 1920
and a few minutes later. with vari-
ance OF but four minutes on the start OF
the Kearsarge. up went the red nag to
the starboard signal yard arm. and the
big ship was off. How she reeled off the
Jog is best shown by the following tab
ulatci figures:
n
miles (subject to tidal correction) 16.SI
knots.
Kearsarge's average for 66 miles (sub-
feet 10 tidal correction 1856 knots
Kentucky start. lOh. 27m. 37.5s. Fin
ish outward run, 12h. 25m. 19s. Elapsed
time. In. 57m. ll.5s. Up speed, les.
knots.
start on return. l2h. 4im. 56.O5s Finish
OF trial. On. aim. 53s. Elapsed time, run
back. III Som. 56.5s. Speed down the
course. 1893 knots.
That which especially delighted heI
company was the general evenness OF
the trial.
ENGINE ROOM DATA.
The average steam pressure was 16S.2'
and the vacuum in the engine rooms
was but 25 inches. The maximum steam
pressure was 173. and the minimum
15S. That which struck at once the at
tention Of all who explored the recesses
below was the fine ventilation of en-
gine and fire room The temperature OF
dhe former averaged btu 1i2 TO li5 de-
grecs. and the latter 30 degrees A little
pop forward was soon settled TO be
due 90 the guying up OF the funnel stays
too taut; the result being that one went
off with a slight noise. but with no ma -
terial carnage other than the failing
OF a nut 10 tho deck But every spear
of
dropped OF. and when the good shin re-
turned IL was with her sacks as black
asfthough they never had been painted
AS soon as the Kentucky crossed the
finish line she broke out han isome HAS
al the main truck.
President Orcutt OF the Newport Newi
Ship Company was especially please,
with the performance OF the Kentucky
lie felt quite sure than the compensa
tion for head sea wind and tide woui,
adi 80 much 20 the sUeed OF the Ken
lucky that the amount 10 be deducte
on the return would not amount TO any
thing.
HOME AGAIN.
After the speed trial came the heel q
fhe ship with its whirring screws illu
minating in exquisite shades ~ gree
the continuous eliptical circles Tn
maximum was under ave degrees. Aftt
the trial lu..h was served on boar,
and everybody hastcned TO prcscr
their congratulations to Prosider
Orcutt. The return 20 Boston was mad
at just o'clock. The Kentucky Wit
the broom at her mast head will lenN
today for Newport News. Va.
ror over Fifty Wears
Mpe wrNSI.OW'S SOOTHTN