Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-18
I'D CHANCES HAVE BEEN
MADE IN REGULATIONS
sss0Rd Trial Of The aoPIh Carolina
Viii be Under Same Con-.
dIlIGas as First.
GOES OUT EARLY THIS MORNING
Yard Officials and Mem Who Arc to
Mantle Cruiser Are Confident That
she WI Exceed Cont act Speed
Requirements on Run at Sea Today

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on nun AT sea Quay.
In epito Of the request Of. the Of
1srfals of the Newport News Ship
Fulfilling q Dig Dock Company. no
changes have baen made in the new
regulations OF tho navy department
chat governed the first trial of Tho
new United Statea arinored cruiser
North Carolina on the Now England
cossu on January Z. and so Far as is
known here, the four fire rooms of tho
big cruiser win be sealed from each
ptner ana the open air ON tho second
oiiicial speed trial of the ship of
the Virginia Capes today. The seal
Ing OF The fire rooms will of neccs-
atty, be II serious handicap on the
test. but in spite of III the officials
OF the yard are confident that the
vessel will make the required speed
OF % knots an hour today.
Probably more intc.est attaches to
this trial here than hns attached to
alie test OF any warship ever turned
our at THE local shipynrd And Tie
reasons for this are obvious. The
North Carolina is the first warship
\ eyer built In Newport News that hns
laiied TO exceed every requirement.
OF me contract and on the trip to-
DAY she is expected to uphold tho on.
Niable record of ths yard. Every
man aboard OF the ship realizes what
This Nrlal nrcnns 10 the shlpyard,
and every man Is prepared to do his
very best IN forcing tihc ship up 10
her speed.
Leaves at n. m.
The North Carolina win leave her
MORNINGS on the north side of picr
No at the shipyard, at 6 o'clock
Nstn's morning and will steam down to
Oil Point There The members Of
1.-The naval trial board, who VIII come
down from Washington this morning
on tho Norfolk & Washington steam
or. Will be taken aboard. The ship
s,,Ssl is,;tss t1 sea Passing
ont az the Cnnes, the vessel viii run
oitl 10 sea for two hours until the
10 fathom line Is reached Then she
will be nut i'rdc- force'l draft and for
FOUR hours she Will steanS at She ton
notch over course laid duo east
< from Cane Henry IN order to make
4 Tho, occurred speed OF 80 knots an
hour. the crniHer's encincs must de-
Y vel6n 11S.S5 revolutions pcr mlnutn
thivnghoit the four hours forced
q ,isaM run.
Return Here sunda. Morning.
Tho forr hours ruin will begin about
10 o'clock this mornng and will he
concNsied about . o'cloel; In tho af-
tornoon, Then the shin will turn
about and steam back to the Canss,
shs "a expected to arrive at Old
Point somn time between s o'clock
anl 10 o'clock tonight and will drop
snnciio in the Roads for the night.
Sllc Will return here Sunday morn
ing. The members of the naval trial
hoard will leave he vessel at Old
Rcitst tonight o".' W snend the NIGHT
"a tile Chambo.ffu roiel, leaving for
Washington tomorrow mornins
Sns:.d the il'rht on Board.
Most Of the yard officials and naval
officers who are to make The trip,
ana the members OF the crew spent
iflsAnight aboai the cruiser Other
ohlcials Wall so aboard early this
morning.
On this trial the vessel will be in
tscirmiand OF Captain William G.. Mel
y yin, local ngent for HIS Scaboard
Transportation Company The crew
as composed OF mechanics picked frcm
aiie ehipyard force. The engines and
IRE roms will lie under charge OF
sSells christensen and James Viii
saiainson the shipyard engineers.
Among the ya d officials who Will
make the "trip are General Manager
Waiter Il. Pest; Superintendent of
Hull Construction Homer L. Fergu-
IS son; Assistant Chief Engineer Fred
efick Palen, and superintendent of
Machinery James Rowhottom
OF the naval officers there will he
Goniniander Victo- Bl-a, who is 10
S,s She executive officer of the ship
size is commissioned: Com
T.fautlea George II. RansCTl U. s. NJ,
and ( Commander H. IL. buchanan. U. s.
All OF these officers are station
IA at the local shipyard.