Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-16
TRIAL BOARD NAMED
Naval Officers Who Will Inspect
the Kearsarge.
SECRETARY'S INSTRUCTIONS
The Big IsattIeship WIZ Leave This Morn.
Ing for the Brooklyn Navy Xard, Dry
Dock VIII Have to be Altered
BEFORE She Can be Put In,
SECRETARY'S INSTRUCTIONS

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has given ont the personnel of tho Of
hcl'l trlal board which will make an in
spcction Of the new battleship Kear-
sarge prior ITO and during her official
speed run Oft the Massachusetts coast
September o.
lie also issued instructions under,
which the Board Of Inspection and Sur
vey. as it is known, will conduct the
preliminary run.
Inc board of inspection Is made Us
as follows: Tear admiral Frederick
dodgers. Captain Roblcy d. Evans. Ma
Val Constructor J. r. Hanscom, Com
Mlnder William RI. Emery Commando
"r Seaton Schroeder and lieutenant
Richard Henderson. This board will he
assisted by 4 special engineer board
consisting of Commanders Charles II.
Rocker and III. Webster and Lieuten-
ant Commander \. Y. Zane.
The kcarsargc Will leave the shipyard
this morning for the Brooklyn navy
yard. She will reach New York harbor
Sunday afternoon ana will so III the
dry dock at the yard on Monday
The trial board Will meet at the navy
yard on Monday for the purpose of
making an inspection Of the kearsars,
while in dry dock. and Will reassc1nbl,
on the following Monday al BOSTON, in
the vicinity OF which city the trial takes
place.
Yesterdays New York Herald. n
commenting on the trial. had this to
say in Il special from Washington:
1t is expected that the board will lie
guided in the performance Of its tllties
by the contract plans and specifications.
hut it is deemed proper tina, its report
onl1 ,.1,. -, ~,
these important points:
''W'hc'ther the vessel is sufficicn.Iy
strong to carry her armor and machin-
cry. equipment. coal, stores and ma
chinery.
Whether the vessel is strong and
we'll built. and in strict conformity
With the contract requirements.
whether the ves.se! is con,plet, and
ready for duty.
when the vessel i: roa,,y TO t1!al
she being Weighted so that he. mean
draught during the trial is % feet 6
inches. the board Will proceed in her
to the vicinity of Cape ANA for the ,1ur-
pose Of determining her Spead by runs
over course thirty-:hrea miles in
length. The vessel Will be run over the
measured course twice, and the nrivi-
lege is granted to tie contractors Of
vided the vessel should fail to fulfil any
Of the contract requirements
The New York Sun said:
Capt. G. w. Mason ana the manager
Of the Newport News Shiphuilairs
and Dry Dock Company yesterday Wis
ited the navy yard in BROOKLYN and
made arrangements With Rear Admiral
Philip for the dry docking Of the new
battleship kearsarge in the big wooden
dry dock No. 8. Permission had already
been given by the Washington auiho,i-
ties for the docking ): TIC batllrsh:n
at the BROOKLYN ward. The hearsaIse
is to leave Newport Nsws tomorrow ana
is expected at Tonpl>insviiie en- Sunday
afternoon. On Inc following day size
will DE broushtro the navy cara Her
initial trial trip has been axed FOR Mon
day September %. Some work will
nave to be done on the dry dock before
the big hattleship can be allowed in !t.''
Much interest centers in the behavior
Of the kearsarge on this trip. which
VIII be made under conditions never le-
fore existing in the case Of a naval YES
sci taken out for an official trial trir
she will be within l or 2 per cent o.
completion. With all Of her guns aboard
and all OF the dead weight she Will car
~ when in commission will be CARRIED
on this trial
The official speed run of the I<ear-
sarge will be watched with cons siderable
interest, as her builders and the naval
officials who have watched her con-
struction predict an unusually high rate
Of speed for a battleship.
On her builders trial she made 1926
knots. according to the reading of the
log. 1T is confidently expected that the
of ni.1I y,-;1I
knots. if the wea Their is favorable
IGL N'OIt1'EG AT NEW YORK.
The new Morgan Liner F.! Norte ar
rived at New York in good time Thurs
day morning. after successful mas
sage from the shipyard
The New York correspondent OF the
Baltimore American sends the follow
ing about her arrivals:
The new Morgan Line steamer f!
tNorte was sighted off the Highlands
this morning. coming in on her ma. den
trip from Newport News where she
was built.
SHE is one of the fleet of new steam
ers that was ordered by the line to re
place the steamers bought by the gov
eminent during the late war.
THE name is the same as was borne
by the cruiser Yankee when she be-
lOnged to the line. The new boat
which lis estimated to have cost $780,
600, is 400 feet long over all, IS feet
beam. and 33 feet inches deep. She
registers 1865 tons gross. and 1905 tons
net. Her hull is Of steel throughout,
and she is capable Of being turned into
a cruiser upon short notice. with bat
terry OF twelve 6-inch rapid fire guns"
SAILOR FATALLY INJURED