The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-27
Run of Nine Days, Four md a Quarter
Hours Could Have Been Much Re-
duced in Good Weather.
HAD PLENTY OF COAL LEFT
ENOUGH FUEL TO HAVE JOURNEYED
THREE DAYS LONGER.
Machinery I'm Good Condition and the
Ship Ready for ActiOn-Wash-
ingtOn Is Pleased.

BAR HARBOR. Me-, July 26-The United
States battleship kearsarge arrived at Bar
Harbor at 5:i2 p. m. and dropped anchor
in the upper harbor at 614 All day the
shore path had been tLronged with people
the first glimpse of the famous ship, but it
form appeared out OF the mist Coming full
speed, the ship entered the harbor and
passed other ships of the squadron, then
proceeding to the upper harhor. where the
battleship Illinois. with Admiral Barker on
board. was anchored. After the usual for
mality. the representative of the Associated
Press was the first to greet Captain Hemp
Hill. who expressed surprise that their
trip should be OF interest to others outside
of the Navy Department.
He said: 1--WE left the Needles at lbs
p. m. on Friday. July H. and passed Mount
Desert rock at 1890 to-day, covering the
distance of $500 miles in days 4A hours,
an average speed of 1916 miles an hour.
THE highest speed attained was a little
over fifteen knots. and the slowest was
ten. Three times during the trip the ship
was slowed down, once on account of being
in the vicinity of an iceberg and twice on
account of a thick fog. Head winds and
thick weather retarded the speed of the
ship, ard under favorable conditions she
would have covered the distance in seven
days.
HER LONG VOYAGE
Since the Kearsarge left New York, fifty
three days ago. she has visited Germany,
Denmark and England, has steamed $500
miles, has been at sea twenty-four days and
-v,fa .,rir,e oil
this time there has not been a single acci-
dent to the machinery, not a break or stop
of any kind. She is ready for action When
she left Portsmouth she carried 1,64O tons
of coal. She now has on board 40 tons. hav-
ing consumed 1870 tons, or an average of
1S5 tons daily. AS her coal capacity is but
1881 tons some coal was taken on deck
The trip of the Kearsarge has demon
strated that a ship of her class can main
tain an average speed of over thirteen knots
on a long voyage without injury to her ma
chinery, and that her coal capacity is ade-
uuate for a trip of 1900 miles. In case of
war the ships of her class can cross the
ocean and engage the enemy at once.
Captain Hemphill and his officers are very
enthusiastic over the way in which they
have been entertained while in foreign wa
tiers. Everywhere the stars and stripes were
cheered as the Kearsarge moved In and out
of port. A big crowd watched her departure
from Portsmouth as she started on the voy-
age that has endeQ so successfully.
The Kearsarge will leave this port to-mor-
row morning at o'clock and proceed to the
coaling station at Lamoine. where she will
| fill her bunkers preparatory to participating
| in the naval maneuvers, which will begin on
| Aug. 3.
| at Kiel, was inspected by Emperor William,
who was so delighted with this superb en-
zine of war, her appearance and the bear
| ing of her crew that he sent compliment
ary cablegram concerning her to President
alc fr,cra f0I hx-t ha
| most competent experts OF the German
navy who shared with the Kaiser in his
admiration of her. At Portsmouth she was
! inspected by the Prince of Wales, Lord
Roberts and several admirals In England
| She awakaned the same admiration as she
won in Germany.
Yards of the Newport News Shipbuilding
| and Dry-dock Company, Newport News.
/ Va at 1902 a. m, March "A, 1893. and at
| II ~ her sister ship. the Kentucky, glided
Ito the James river. There are larger
hattleships on the ocean than these twin
/ sisters there are even larser-armoreo
american battleships embody in their de-
SIGN and construction the highest develop
| nent M to date in offensive and defensive
wariare war ,.e,sd he played on the coast line of
| the United States Into their proau hulis
are packed all the engine power, the armer
ahii,tv is able to concentrate in a float
ing structure that is able to seek pase OF
| operations, a supply OF fuei ano ammuhi- u
ton and opportTnity to nsaI wSuhSs "s aSs
| Ieeeir '.ssss,s are identical Water-lne length,
sss swo feet: beam. " feet 211 inches draught:
90 SS' feet inches: freeboard. forward IA feet
3 inches; freeboard. aft, incnes' o'spiace'
ment, 11.55 tons
EXCESS SPEED
The speed requirements were sixteen
rrot. On her preliminary trial the kear-
sarge made seventeen and quarter knots
.na the Kentucky on her trial the same
sar,s doubt exists as to which ship IL the
ss.ser both are ..nyers." The speed attained
~ tbe.e vessels can only be explained bs
naval EXPERTS ON the ground q the fine en-.
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