The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24

Boston. Noy. 2i-An eight knot land
breeze from the northwest, a moder'
ately smooth sea, fine weather and n
clear atmosphere where the conditions
under wffach the new United States
battleship Kentucky left her anchor
age a trifle over three miles off Boston
light and proceeded to the Cape Ann
course for her trial trip this morning.
The great vessel weighed anchor at
7.4O o'clock and after picking up the
United States Naval Board of lnspec-
ton and Survey. officers OF the New
polt News Shipbullding and Dry Dock
Company. the builders naval men, in
vited guestsand others interested in
the trial headed for the government
rug Piscataqua, the first stake boat
anchored Off Cape Ann at that point,
and the official trial began.
Among those who boarded the battle
shin were Rear Admiral Sampson, COM
mandand OF the Charlestown Navy
Yard. Rear Admiral Frederick E.Rod-
gers Capt. Robley ID. Evans, comman-
der and chief engineer Charles K. Roel-
kew. Commander Seaton Schroeder,
Commander A. V. Zane and President
Calvin circuit, of the firm which built
the Kentucky
The machinery of the battleship is
in charge OF Chief Engineer Bachman
with James Williamson his assistant.
Capt. Mason OF the Morgan line acted
as coast pilot.
The battleship Texas, capt. S,gsbee,
is stake boat No 3 Light House ten
der Mayflower. No. 3: Light House
tender Lilac No. 4; United States tug
Potomac. No ;, and the government
tug Leyden, No. 8.
The Kentucky crossed the line az
9.lI:lo but 1t was noticed by the obser-
Ners on shore that no speed Tag was
hoisted
She kept on for half-mile and then
the wheel WAS thrown over suddenly
the ship heading out to sea. About 10
minutes were spent I'm cutting circles.
The vessel was started once more to-
ward the open sea and a long circle was
described AT this time the forced
draught was applied and the engineers
laid their plans 10 store up steam FOR
the long run over the course. Her hgad
was finally pointed toward Boston light
For Is minutes she kept on this course
and then turned. h aiding direct for the
Piscataqua ON the starting line As
she neared the starting point her speed
was gradually Increased the combina-
ton OF a forced draught and IN soft
coal sending great volumes Of dense.
black smoke out OF h0r two enormous
bun Colorcd tunnels As sne ncared her
limit OF speed her great bow tore
through the water and whenever the
battleship would slightly bend to some
great swell OF the sea her mighty mo.
mentum would toss IL upward ON the
sides IN foamy spray " which completely
envelope1 her forward deck. Quickly
she came down 10 the lire and at 1926
90 the speed flag was run mp and with
sharp blow of the whistle th Ken
lucky was or
Never on a trial trip of here have
the builders of battieshp been Ia
Nored with "A clearer view Of the course
than was the ease today. Slraight as an
arrow the vessel ran for the first mark
boat. the battlcship Texas which was
passci at 1851 20. twenty-five minutes
and twenty-five seconds had thus claps-
cd during which the vessel had made
SO miles. showing n speed of ii.55 knots
per hour. This time was considered
slow In comparison with the run of the
kentucky's sister ship the I<carsarVc.
over ths sam part ~ the course The
* karsarge covered the distance in %
minutes. 81 seconds speed or 100
knots As tbo Kentucky sped by tho
Texas she app lred TO be- gaining. Tho
smoke came thicker aud blacker. and
tne spray from he waves was hrOwI
higher into nc air on she rushed an
tN,n;y-four minutes and forty feConas
tDe fecond maff boat. the light house
Itndf-f ~ INnoWlr over this diaiunfe
Pc shovel o speed OF leo against