The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-04
Trial Trip Of the New World ON the Ocean
Race with the Northerner.

Trial Trip of the New World on the Ocean
Race with the Northerner.
On Saturday, the steamboat New World made
her trial trip the starting with the Northsrnsr
At o'clock in the afternoon, and only returning yss
terdsy morning, ut o'clock Her trial trip in CON-
psny with the Georgia, the 2sth of January, was
considered satisfactory far rapid sailing in smooth
water was concerned though in that respect she
had hardly fair play starting Immediately upon bsog
and before her en- snes and boilers i'm
proved by little But II not ascertsined oy
that trip what her ocsaa qualities were ana builder
| on 1.-THE sesp, deep sea" Accordingly he appointed
Saturday Tor the purpose and invited select party OF
Northerner advertised sail for Charleston Satur
day Even this trip however was not decisive test
Of her capacity to buffet the bows, and ride trum-
phantly over them rough weather. for the water
almost smooth as glass outside barring that natural
glorious swe Of the which is the most beautiful
thing In nature and always to be found in the
calmest weather, when there is mot breath the blue
At half rast O'Clock, the New World, after taking
beard the excursion party at the foot Of Twelfth
steamed the East River for some distance AID
| then turning proceeded to the Battery, where she
rounded and headed up the North River intending TO
time start with the Northerner from the
foot of Courtsndt street The Northerner, however,
went sooner than anticipated, sailing sharp at
O'Clock The New World perceivng this ion mediatey
put gave her chase She then about mile
and quarter ahead. At minutes past the New World
passed he dock Of the Northerner and In 20 minutes
ere she passed the Norherper herself when abreast Of
Robins Reef ct the near extremity Of Staten Island
thus beating the Northerner four miles an hsur At
"a minutes past o'clock or just half an hour from the
| time the New World passed Courtlandt street. she
cleared the telegraph at the further extremity OF
Staten leland being the rate Of upwards Of 20 miles
| an hour. She performing 20 revolutions t. the
minute when che in chase Of the Northernsr; az
terwsrds she performed 81 revolutions which was the
utmost speed che attained, with 81 inches OF steam
on At minutes past A o'clock she passed the
Sandy Hook Light, just an hour and one minute
| She was then stopped, and the company
tsrtained to magnificent dinner by MIR Browne.
After waiting 20 minutes the r ne % psns
more, to make trip Of 100 miles out and 100 In
There being plenty Of fuel and provisions on board
wine, and speeches the order of the night She
kept steady south by west Steering by the
compass) TIL O'Clock, when her engineer and owner
calculated fully 100 miles to and put back,
reaching the Battery ut half past O'Clock and landing
ut Treifth street at O'Clock, making an average
per hour Her owner anxious for rough water but
II only when she reached her dock that it bgan to
blow fresh y The night, up to that, time was very
hazy and thick that IL was not safe meeting 80 many
vessels she did t. put her to her full speed coming
back She burned about IL tons OF coal from the time
shs left the foot of Twelfth street till she returned
period Of IA hours She is exceedingly beautiful
model and the moment the spectator sees her, be Is
Impressed with q feeling of her speed just when
looking at the proportions OF thoroughbred racer
She Is sharp fore and aft and has her buoyancy chiefly
In the centre Her sides rather nat or what may
be termed walsised But her lines are beautiful, ana
there is as little foam a, we ever saw at the stem aud
stern of boat going with her speed. Her engine
worked o. sweetly saw any engine work, aud
adds another laurel to the Archimedes Works Of Dun
ham Co. Its operation was surerintended by Mr..
Joseph Belknap, drsftsman Of the firm. The engine
| is on deck The wheels are considerably behind the
prone made deck fore and aft as In the
Georgia and Ohio Her exterior and saloon are very
soneiy
She proceeds to San Francisco In . few days, and
her owner is confident she will perform the distances
in time far shorter than it was ever yet accom-
plished-in fact, in time that will astonish the COM
| munity
Floyd, of the Washington. and Captain Sherman the
ods.t Of captains, who owned and commanded the
the narrative of the sailing, did not insert the
tcssts and other proceedings at the diDner In their
proper place, in order OF time but shall suboin such
! sketch here rs our space will permit
Captain SHERMAN, after dinner, rose and said This
In small degree owing to Durham Il Co of the
Arcbimedes Works. He thought the name ought to be
accom- pished that which Archimedes deeasd possible
under certain conditions. which were impossible.
Archmedes said " he had fulcrom long and strong
actually given the momentum which moved the New
World. daughter and cheers) He would give them
the health Of Durham and Browning
Mr. DUNBAR replied In behalf Of his partner and him
self, and said he sure that Captain Sherman In
tended his observations TO apply more to Mr. Brown
the scene .woke happy memories and associations,
Which S,S s, and Tine as
comrsrron Was more appropriate to the case Of MIR.
Browne, who, without th. aid Of fucrum built two
msdes could do It except with what had not
supplied; William II. Browne had done It with the ma
TALLY American Our friends at the other side had
ssid they the inventors Of steamboats, ewas not
necessary TO refer TO the time when claimed for our
selves the father Of the sea. that claim I'D.
mitted. II they have the now have the lakes
soo srs S Of
we cannot help looking back TO John Fitch who said
the time would come when our rivers and the Atlantic
ocean would be navigatcd by steamships. lie was In
advance Of his and IL proved 20 be prophet.
Mr.. Durham concluded 9TH handsome eulogy on Mr..
Browne.
| MIR BROWNE briefly replied and said though he could
makea " World" he could not make speech.
"Ibe New world against the Ola. whether for men,
women babies, or steambostsn (koars OF laughter
worth, .r. With ..snSo.. On the
Captain sHrHmss responded lie never made .
speech in his life; but Yankees taught that the
word can't IL not in their language, and IL . me-
chsnic Was asked to do any impossible thing, his
swer is-"I will try, sir" (iear aud lAushtsr) won-
the Georgia beat the canada and the New World In
day two after beat the Georga aud to-day she has
sious Of glory, spare my aching eight" lRosr, Of
| laughter 10 whom we're they ipdsbted for those
triunphsl w. It to the men Of rank Not a, all;
but to selfmsde men, who repOsed upon their
energies and genius. Foremost In the van Of these
triupphs one who IL nov more, and died worth
principle Of sefreliapce cherished and developed BY
our republican institutions. might have died sailing
petty toor. Another, Who Is known from Georsi. to
Ohio, hut for this might be stii digging In acsual
| or . railroad Another gentleman, whose history
viii be, aye, IL IL known. from the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific. End from the Pacific to the ,rctic beers
and lsughter)-he could put one foot the At
lspt.c aud the other the Pacific He was CEN.
tlsnsp much distinguished In private life for his
muniLo.nce and generosity. as fer hts mechanical
genius and skii in naval srchitecture Such the
effect 81 living under free republican government.
| MIR DurHsa then proposed the health Of o gputis-
man Who 1T the head Of firm that ,upplied the
iron With which the boats and their nes were
/ built
l MIR vArrrit replied. and remarked that he never
knew . vsssel which did not succeed when the iron
connected With IL vas taken from hin. (Rous ~
ausht.r) He concluded by giving the health Of the
largest consumers 81 iron.
The pext toast vas, The rress-The mishtiest en-
| CINE Of them ell /"
Ibs Rsrorrsn for the I,rad being called On, briefly
responded
| Captain Fle,p, OF the steamer Washington, then
gave the tcsst Msy the projectors this New World
continue to build other New Worlds, and people
them - uoars OF lsuehter)