Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-08
A SPLENDID SUCCESS
Ell Norte Proves Herself a Mag
nificent Vessel.
THE BUILDERS TRIAL TRIP
seventeen Knots VIII be Made by the Sh1
When She Goes Into Commissions.
VIII be Sent to New York
Mkt Wednesday.
THE BUILDERS TRIAL TRIP

When EA Nortc. the second Of the
new lrelSht sstc;liners Of the Morgan
Line TO be completed at The plant Of
the Newport News shpbuild:ng ana
LEY Dock Company goes into commits
sion she Will make seventeen Knots an
hour without difficulty. This is very
last time for Il freight steamer
El Nortc had her trial "trip Yesterday
1t was completely successful in evcry
respect
The vessel left the yard at $50
O'Clock sharp ana steamed out twelve
miles beyond the Capes into tn, Al
1antlc- ON the trip out as Well as re-
turf:nE. She was put Through al! the
tests :lml n!slnoeuvres necessary 10
prove her capabilities.
The ship was s,,ce,ied for an hour.
making sixteen knots easily ana with
out forcing. When she goes into com
MISSION she Will make seventeen kro.s
without difficulty. should such a speed
ever be required Of her
There Was no especial requirement
as ~ speed. The first Of the freig htcrs
El Sud was not spee,cd at all on her
trial trip. but when put into commits
sion she surpassed all requirements
readily.
~ Norte returned 20 TIL, yard at
O'CLOCK She is now a finished ship, and
VIII de sent TO New York Wednesday,
from there in 4 short time she will be.
sehh into active service
40 other result was expected by the
officials Of the Shipya,d ana Of the.
company, at the same time the splendid
behavior OF The vessel on her trial is
necessarily gratifying to them
one or the inspectors speaking,
OF the .lM 'Eorte said. I'VE like he,,
first rate, better than FL sud. by whose
side She will soon take her place. Shr
IS a gem aud 4 credit TO her builders
The Morgan Line contracted with IN.
shipyard FOR four large steamships Il,
replace the four sold TO the government
during the war. which We're also built
here. The old ships were speedy YES
sels and two of them are record break
ers: ~ sud. the first of the new ships
completed. is i'll service between New
York ana New Orleans and has already
broken the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the. nc
'tropolis and Nassau. in the Bahamas
I'll Rio is RAPIDLY ne;.ring completion
ana VIII follow in a few weeks. FL Cid,
nov on the ways. Will soon be launched.
IN November the last or the four MOI
San ships will be put on the line and a
rev weeks later the Two new Cromwell
L1nc steamships. which are almost
ready for launching, Will also so on the
route between New York ana New Or
leans.
El Nortc is a duplicate OF Ell Sud and
" went without saying that she vas a
Perfect ship, but before turning her
over 70 the owners it was necessary 10
give her 4 run under the supervision of
the supervising engineer for the Nor
gan Line. Mr.. Horace See. and for this
reason l.h \orte Was out Yesterday
IA oh, y, >l,
.Mr.See arrived a, the yard "Wednesday
from New York and made a thorough
inspection Of the new ship. He was
accompanied by several inspectors Who
assisted in the work OF going through
the vessel
Captain Robert B. Quick, senior mas
ter Of the Morgan Line fleet. was also
aboard the ship. Captain Quick took
III Sud out on her maiden run to New
York and from there to New Orleans
and back. IKE had charge of the ship on
yesterdays run, but Will not take con-
mand until she is turned over 10 the
owners. 1t is understood that Captain
quick VIII nave permanent command If
III GNofte and that the captains who Will
command FL Rio and FL Cid when thew
are completed Will come here TO take
rhose vessels ont on their builders and
maiden trips.
she cost 100000 the contract price Of
1tiS -'t't s'iii ana Cromwell lnerS. All
are OF the same dimensions and are ex-
actly alike with the exception Of the
passenger accommodations On the lat
ter, which the former have not, being
only freight ships built for the coast
wise trade.
When FL Eorte was taken out Of the
dry dock WednesdaE,the steamer simon
Mut'EShy which has been at the val
seVcrst days, Was put in. The Murphy
WIN nave alterations made 70 her pro-
peller and Will also have high matches
substituted for the low ones She was
formerly Il lake steamer and like other
vessels on the lakes carries low matches
Considerable interest is manifested at
the, siMpyard in the launching at the
Trigg Iron Works. Richmond, next
month. of the new torpedo boat Shu-
y brick. This Will bs, the first event Of
the kind in Richmond and the builders,
as We'll Us the municipal bodies and
mercantile associations, are preparing
for Il Atig day.
Nearly all Of the head men al TreS's
yard. who are superntendng the build
Ing Of the torpedo boats and destroyers
were formerly employed by the New
pot News Shirbuilding ard Dry Dock
Company and for this reason unusual
interest centcrs in the launching Of the
first boat. One Of the high officials at
the yard. Ny. birmingham. who was
formerly on duty here. arrived in the
city Monday evening ard went out on
the trial "trip OF the b2rtlcship Kear-
serge. He returned to Richmond
Wednesday,
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