| Show CANT FOOL WILLIAM THE GERMAN A MAN captain evans describes ilia his bajes tys visit to the cruiser new york asked nany questions new york july 25 after acler an absence of at nearly ten weeks the united stated cruiser new key yorks york arrived here today to day find and anchored in north river captain evans when seen by the reporter of tho the associated pies pi MB expressed himself AS being leed cd with the alp ship and paid with no chow of pride that ph aha was the boss of her class ot of the voyage doyag evans evana sald mid wo had moderate to fresh kales gales nearly all tho the time sand although wo via had only chirco quarters holler boiler power imd anti halt hak boiler bailer power for three da dai we made the trip from lands benj nil to sandy look in the I 1 time of 0 nine days and tell four hours houm agae I 1 bac tho alp full speed trial or of eight hours duration in fit a bend sea and alth alth pounds of steam the engines developed lal ill revolution per under draught find and 6 the taft cruler cruiser ov av ernfred it a speed of 17 knots an hour bell r with M tons d I 1 her horse del ft as developed with tho the consumption of pounds of coal which Is 1 tile the foulest on record 1 I 1 also pave gave her a good fair trial in a be hrad ad bea ea with a speed of it knots and there ther was not one moment during that time ni hen wo a could not have halve brought tho the puna guns on the quarterdeck quart quarter erdeck deIk and ana an ail thoc these on the iho gun deck with iab the iho exception ot of the two forward run guns into action how ab about 0 ut the visit of the german emperor asked the reporter and what did he think about the ship chip now orald am the captain 1 laughing 1 I dont propose to bal the germans Con nana emper derora ors sec lecreta but I 1 can call tell you 4 X never i inc met t abart iran ir an alko him in my illy life ho freema to know w a great ercal deal cleat about everything his knowledge knowl edKe ot of architecture particularly ticul arly bui me very much and you cant tool him in a single detail kom from the keel to the truck the night ho he and his suite bulto dined us aboard ho he gave flavo mo a Q sample of his technical knowledge about it a nian man of war about I 1 irv the morning although albough st he had been already shown over the ship ho he expressed a desire to see fieo the he engine TOOM room and dynamo after going through the iho engine room where lit he made S close examination of 0 tho the machinery lie ho asked me ino how long it would could take to uncouple an engine I 1 informed him I 1 did not exactly know but I 1 would well have it done tor for him title this seemed to please him very much and taking ilia watch in his hand lie he said mid very well I 1 will 1111 time you the men set to work with a atilt lit and when the task wan w completed tho the emperor I 1 looked 0 at his h is asi watch ratch and mild seconds he expressed hims himself clit as AH being very well satisfied with the quickness of the americans me ricans and then ho be tried tho the reversing gear to sea that it waa as in proper shape ape when he came on deck again the ship vl waa almost anost perfectly still and most of et t the men en with the exception of th the watch had turned lei in it was then nearly nearl y 2 a rn and white while poll through from tho the engine room to where ha be stood on tho the bardeck ter ber deck lie he saw the men curled up ud in their hammocks hammoc ku turning quickly 0 to o me he said how long will H t take lake to close your watertight water tight loan doors a ahe he men did it tn in ninety as seconda arter after ti alie le signal was given lla lie said bald that wu as wonderfully quick work nork considering tile the fact the men wore were heart nearly Y all asleep when the order was lag issued bcd and that tie he had no doubt as to our being able to do the name work cork in ono one third ot of the time in ill tho the daylight when shen everything every was wa to when the WM was leaving VB us he be stood on tho the quarterdeck quart erdeck and in baddin bidding me goodbye good bye byo have never imagined that a vessel of 0 war could bo be in in the e condition ot of the new york yorka I 1 |
