Coalville Times | 1896-11-06 | Page 2 | The Massachusetts Tested

Th Jla f huf III Tralril New York Oct 9The new battle I hip Maiiachuiettt reached her old anchorage oil Tompklntvllle S Ilatt nigh having emerged successfully from lIe many letta from the board nl Intpec Ion which tried her worth the gun and the mounting stood the shock ol All charge which were fired at various angles and elevation her maneuver log qualltlet were tallilactory to a high degree and when It came to dtllllng the crew the men thowed the high degree 01 I efficiency to which they have been bought by Captain Fred Rodgert and lit active ofTiccrjIleutcnanl Command er C II Arnold The board ol Inspection Inspec-tion boarded the vessel at llamplun loadt a week ago and for the next forty elght hours the vend was kept tanouveilng