Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-19

Virginia coast she rolled almost inner
ceptibly. This is partly due to her
bilse kcels. she is the only warship il
the United states that has been 81 near
completion on the eve Of her trial trip.
which Will be made on the Cape Ann
course on September 81. Her CONTRACT
speed is sixteen knots. 1t is predicted
that she Will break all records and
make the four hour run at the rate OF
eighteen knots an hour.
From the New York Journals:
Looking more formidable with her
double self-imposing turrets, than Any
Of the other war ships nf the Nort!:
Atlantic squadron. the new at.lcanir
kcarsarEe. fresh from the yards at
Newport News steamed into New York
hlalbor late yesterday afternoon and
dropped anchor in line with the other
vessels of the squadron off Staten Is
land.
The position Of the kearsars,
brought her almost directly opposite
ST George, ana. thousands Of pleasure
seekers who arrived on the ferry hoa I
filed the kong platform south OF the
ferry entrance and gazed long aud
earnestly AT the new naval wonder
The fact thait the superstruciurc as
we'll as the hull of the battleship. is
painted white. makes her look even
larger than she is. and she has more
frccboaru than even the cruiser New
York
Superintendent Post said there is
Eittle doubt that the ship would make
the contract speed ana perhaps more
Every fraction OF speed over sixteen
knots entities her builders to a PIC
'mium and every fraction under it 4
forfeit. The kcarsarge has no, been
out of the water for a year. ana her
under body is therefore covered With
sea grass ana barnacle-s.
The Herald says in part:
There was considerable Speculation
and much excitement in Rear -tIniral
SIMPSONS squadron yesterday When Il
white painted. two masted. two fun
nelled manof-war was sighted coming
'ir:o port. Many glasses were !evclt 4
at the stranger, but none was able to
make her out. Some thought that she.
MAS the cruiser Atlanta. which she
slightly resombcd at that distance,
but that theory was untcnable. for the
ATLANTA was known to be in the New
York Navy Yard.
Then ii uuarlrrmaster Who had serv-
ed under Dewey at Manila said cxcit-
cdly that it was THE Olympia-he would
know her anywhere. He could make
out her forward turrets With the two
big S-inch rifles in them and could dis
tnGuish other characteristics Of Dew
ey's flagship. lAnd while all listened il
and a group Of men in blue
ing nearer disclosed another turret he
Meath the one the. quartermaster had
described. and a group OF men in blue
looked n n 81, ,,. las,
1.-THE kearsargc!"
The kearsarse it was, and every ore
wondered Why it was that he had for
gotten an about that vessel. Stcan.ins
slowly up the 'EarroWs. the battleshiD
swung nlajestically around and came to
an anchorage aStern the New York
where she remained over might The
vessel Will go to the navy yard today
where Il dry dock has been prepared for
her reception The bottom Of the :lilp
which is supposed TO be very foul. will
there be cleaned and the Vessel made
ready fer her official speed trial. which
is 70 take place off the 'Massac husetts
coast on September 25.
NO effort was made ito speed the bat
tleship. she was Just jogging along"
as one of her officers expressed it,
This performance, with the handi,ap OF
a foul bottom ana no special effort to
make extra speed. augurs well, it is
Thought. for what she will do her wht II
forced draught is at work and bottom
is clean
The new bitttleship ma kcs a fine APP
pearance and much regret was express
ed THAT this splendid new fighting ma
chiEe-the most formidable possessed
by the country, will not be in Dawey's
parade
SUDDEN DEPARTURE.