Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
New Steamer Has Highly Sal|siac.
Tory Trial Run OF The
Virginia Capss.
CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
Throughout Test the ship Maintained
Average of IDS Knots an Hour, and
Her Engines Developed $500 Horse
power-Desisned for Fre,sh, Traffic
on the Pacific.

With excellent weather conditions
prevailing. the new freight steamship
l.urlIne. the latest product of the plant
OF the Newport News Shlpbui.ding K
Dry Dock Company, had an unusually
sncc, ssful trial trip in the lower
Chesapeake bay ami the Atlantic
ocean. yesterday. developing an ay-
ci1ge speed OF about i4.o knots an
hour throughout the run. The con-
tract for the steamship calls Tor no
specific speed, but Iequires that the
engines shall develop not less than
$500 horsepower OH trial. The en-
gines attained something like 1900
horsepower. Ii Is estimated that. when
loaded, the I4urline will be able 10
maintain an average sea speed OF
l2.5 kuots.
The steamship left the shpyard
! about 7:l5 o'clock yesterday morning.
ana proceeded TO Old Point. where
Captain William Alatson. president of
me owning company. ana MIR. Barker,
one OF the co; pany engineers. were
taken aboard
Getting underway again. Tie Lurline
ran ut full speed to the Virginia
Canes and, after passing out to sea.
the compasscs were adjusted by Can
| tain John Hand. OF Philadelphia. That
! completed. the vessel steamed OH; into
! tie Atlantic for an hour or more and
{ then put about ana steamed bacl, To
this port. She returned to the yard
about $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon.
Builders and Owners Pleased.
The trial was highly satisfactory TO
me yard officials and, it Is understood,
That Captain Matson was also well
pleased with the showing OF the vei-
sci. Captain Nratson arrived nj Old
Point from San Francisco. Cal. yes
lerdly morning, being met there MIR.
Mr. Barker, who has been here for
several months suncrintcnding the
construction of the Lurine. Captain
Matson returned 10 the Chamberlin
Hotel yesterday evening and will
spend several days there before lcay-
Ing for San Francisco.
Captain William q. Melvin. OF his
city, shore superintendent for inc
Seaboard TRANSPORTATION Company. of
| New York commanded the I.urline on
the trial and she was manned b, \
crew OF shipyard mechanics. Among
,he yard oificills aboard were General
: Manager Walter A. Post. Superintepd.
ent of Hull Construction Homer l..
ferguson, Superintendent OF Machine
ry James Rowbottom. and Assistant
Chief Engineer Frederick Palen. Can
IAN Weldon. who is TO command the
lurline when she Is completed. and
MIR. ALafsden. Lloyd's surveyor for the
Hampton Roads district. also were
/ aboard.
The Lnrline Is building for the Mat
son Steam Navigation Company OF
San Francisco. Cal. and is designed
Tor the ocean freight traffic between
San Francisco and Honolulu. She Is
practically completed and probably
VIII be TUNED over TO the owning
company at the yard next week. AZ
Ter loading cargo OF freight on this
side, she will proceed for the Pacific
via the Strait. of Magellan.
The Lnrlinc is about 1870 feet long
overall ana has an estimated gross
tonnage of about 5000. She Is de-
signed Tor carrying bulk freight and
is equipped with latest devices for the
quick handling of freight She Is pro-
PEELED by single screw. triple expan-
sion engine ana has four Scotch boil
, ers.
Tho steamship also is equipped with
wireless telegraph and while at sea
Yesterday she intercepted messages
from the wireless stations at Atlantic
City. ~ j.. and Beaufort, n. C. Rep
rcsentatives Of the DeForrest Wire
less Company wee aboard inring the
trial.