Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-25
Cruiser Maryland Goes on Run
Over Cape Ann Course.
MADE QUICK TRIP UP COAST
Developed Speed of Twenty four Knots
Under Forced Draft and Averaged
Eighteen-oHicias and Crew Conf
dent That She Will Break Records.

Unless the weather conditions for
''l'l, tho Now armcred cruiser Mary
land will lie given her official speed
test ever the measured course off Cape
Ann today. and il She does not mako
22.30 Knots fer every hour she is on
the course there will he great disalr
pontmcnt among the people OF this
city, Til" s:''pyard officials and through
lighter is named.
With her long low h"ll covered with
c%2t Of ice. with spray washin. ell
over her decks and r,lnnir. at the
speed Of the great ocean srcyhoun,,s.
the MARYLAND rounded Cape Cod about
sunset Sunday and Il, midnight OF the
>aHnc day She slid into Boston harbor
after having :na'lc the run up the
coast from this pert in 80 hours
Monday the Maryland anchored iii
President Roads in the upper hav tai;
ln.. I've same anchorage occupied Nv
iEr West Virginia. when that vessel
WAS i'll Boston ready fer Ter speed
test
on the trip up tho coast to Best
IT." Maryland maintained an average
speed Of IS llncts an hour while at
times she WAS speeding "a Knots IN
E"lr. The vcssc!s cnyiues worked
WITH remarkable smoCihnoSs and no
trouble e any l:ind was experienced
'N'lnG tile entire voyage
Tho Vessels Sorrows worked evenly
md It is thDnent that 20 such trouble
VIII he experienced With hcrl as was
experienced With these ul the West
Virginia when she was given hel. on
''al test At one tine during tie run
up tho coast the Marylarl's engines
made ~ revolutions i minute. or s
moro than they wore built for.
The officials Of the yard who are or.
the Maryland lcievc tie vessel will
make at least %. 80 Knots d,lrir. her
official run and some of the crew thinl,
the vessel will mako even more thar,
tra:
shortly AFTER davbreak tcda. the
Maryland will weigh archcr, and with
everything in readiness for the test
will speed out Of Boston harbcr an,l
sal! for Cape Ann. Where at 8 O'CLOCK
the Trial will tesia
rnc navy department has chartered
til" steamship Orion and The hi. sea
2nin" tug Underwater, beth Of which
Will ne used rs stake boats today. Tho
cruiser Minneapolis which is alsn To
act ON the course during The trial ar
rive! at Boston Monday aud shn .yil.
50 TO CaHe Ann With the Maryland
this morning. .M ..@
The government beard Ct survey. m
der whose direct supervision the trial
Will Ec held. will heard The l.laryland
iHst before she ncSins her speed run
ah! remain on her during tho entire
trip. It Will mako its report OF the
trial to tho navy department in WASH
iAgion rs soon after the trial as pos
s:blc
Tie following is the personnel of tho
board Of survey: Captain ] Fl DAYTON
president. Canlain f c. H. T.eutzc:
Naval Constructor Woodward Com
mandcr ]. s. n. Reeves and Command.
CT r. NJ Potts. There is machinery
'lal beard auxiliary to the boar, Of
s'.:vcv and it is composed of the fol.
loving naval officers: Commander ]
$ Is Reeves. president: Commander
r, M. Parks. !-ic::i Commander
Is. G. Brvan ard lieutenant Command
CT w T. White The machinery hCar.l
viii make IT'S rcnort to The. senior
GARD Immediately after the trial and
shvn remain on the Maryland during
tic run down the coast III order .hat
further inspe ct;on Of her machinery
may be made during the return voy-
az and after she arrives here
The Maryland will leave Boston to