The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-24
rAs Trial "trip OF the Steamship Georgia


Ndswn the bsy-the most succsssful one made by
any vessel from this port. She beat the Canada
than two miles hour under circumstances entirely
unsvorable to the Georg and favorable to the Canad
and when II s that the Canada 10 the fastest
ef the Cunard ne Of at the other side Of the
ter this an achievement Of which New York and the
United States have . right to feel proud. There
be very little doubt that the Georgia. il In proper sail
ing trim, with all her steam and the engines for
month two In to make their action free would
sasily beat the Canada three miles hour The
mandsr Of the latter got notice Tuesday Of the
tention to run the Georgia against his steamer He
not, therefore, taken BY furpr'e. On the con-
trary, shs was =" fred up" all night, and ell her
steam was put When the Georgia put iu.o
Jersey City, slons eide the Csuada on Tuesday after
noon the captain of the capaia refu cd to line
to make her giving that he was soi
TO next day. "And I viii go With youn replied
Captain Porter, to you cafe out OF the hsreor
TLis var therefore fair s Of the sailing powers Of
the tHo vessels. There considerable bettug, du-
ring the morning on tbs event some Offering to bet
even on ths Canada On board the Georgia the betting
there which would beat, but how much the Georgia
would ba the other Only few invited; but ell
who wished had liberty to board Few, however,
knew of the time the Georgia would leave the
DICK in Jersey City: most thinking she would 60 at
the fane time With tie Canada Accordingly, q great
number dhappoiat.d IN fndiog that she went Of
se half past ten O'Clock. Several gentlemen, who
stopping her Tor them Among those on board were
Commodore Vanderbilt and Judge Dickson. The
Georgia was conn sLdsd by ner captain Lieutenant ID.
ID. Foftsr u. y. N son OF Commodore Porter,
She steamed Gown tue eay iu gallant style aud looked
as magnificent as she really H. fbe day beautiful-
ly one and s! seemed To enjoy the trip. On reaching
Staten isenc she put about. -er passing Jersey
CITY, sta turpea ronuo ard pIoceeded far Co
ysricr's land where she stopped aud waited for Lhs
Canada By this time the fset uf the trial speed had
gained such noteriety that the docks filed with
spectators and all the military on Goyernors Isa ad
we're down E tina waters edge watching for the start
We ehcrle neruon that he passed the Water Witch,
which Is very fast Al just the latter were
Ia rr . ffe md tpar
craft The Georgia rafsed segreo ber gi their bells.
Alta quarter psss tSe's cocs, the Canada left her
doos, sbo in I've minutes yr- che got her
head iauly Tor sea, sbe drrd two guns. Exactly at
twenty five minutes after t~eve, she passed ths eor
2a which vas perfectly s'ii IN the water. While the
tano5a was Ing NJ full ,ped The Georgia gave her
1--WE minues the start the revolution Of wheel
icing exsctly a. hslf past ssvs O'clock In quarter
OF sn hour che overlook ana cleared her, to the
sonishusns of evesy body 18th passed the Southern
era Gf Governors isabo, guss dred from the
1ort which were answ.ied by the Canada with two
more The Georgia had ho guns on board to aoknow-
ltdge the com rlinlent
Tbs Georgia Was also fsluted by discharge Of guns
ffem two or thrce Of the rot among which vas
NO. When sbo reached Coney Island, the Can ida
was thtr ne behind though going the top II her
speed tiDcing Che a-at a., shs surrendered by
1Iing two lee guns. She dd nuFeyer, strike her
The Georgia made the Middle Sst exactly 10 a hour
rem the time the started IRON Govsrnors island AT
tweDty six uirutts TO oock ths put about after
turrirg the Southwest spie being then consderabiy
more than two miles sh.s al OF The Caoada anl lust
sn hour sud seven minute from the or starJiug
She theni let Of li,tie stssu, and remained shiis
stAtiorsiy. and after sautL tue Caasia with her ig
as she passed her out u toe Georgia returned -
New York in triumph. There sas great excitement
board and contdeIabe Oary we're woa oa ths
Gys.s.
This is TIE proper place to compare the relative sd
vlntayes and disadvaptsg-s under which BON sh -
engsssd in The contest Goth had the sans quantity
Vt os-l and tee teofEs ns- 'uole the qusntity Uf
Agster 90 that as iav as adde's e'neernei tney were
at least on par, .specsy Ehsn IL 10 consider tast
the Georgss mschOery Is one hnndi I'd tons heavier
thsn the ttradss In power their engines sFe exactly
-he same but this occasion the Georgia cid not use
oil her power for ske oniy sfssroke in other
words there wsss dip OF only foar feet, or half toe
lepgth OF The piston the lens b-iag fset
whereas fun speed 1st three quarter stroke
Is the length Of Dip rss G~crgas engiasa lave doa
BILE valves By which this OF Of power is e1ced
30 after how great the ptessuse of the steam.-
In fha CARACAS engines toe ttroke cannot be
lbs shortened at ALL me engines of the Georgia are
new, ana ed nii the dsy before. The en-.
ginss OF the anaoa have bea made perfectly smooth,
fon friction The 'sns0a was in calling srim the
Georgia not bring far down by the steru,
whereas she ought 20 haze bsen on an even keel"
Ihs nc the Wheel ia the Canada we're old eNPe.
riepcea hsncs, who kuss how she Nolld steer, anf
Kept her very steady he at tho sorgis wheel,
on the ocntTsry, we're green aud nothing could bs
mcge ais than bsr co.Tsu she Jun pea soJus cen
.in nuslly end OF course lott much ground No d0ubt
this petLy owing 10 h.r wheel ropes, which we're
new, str.tehingi bnt not st'setotr B5 tee BY the
oo-ys hsr helm quickly and nothing esn be more
beautiful than tie wag Ia which che turns. AGAIN,
the canada while the nsa trs ss, power Of sass,
is far smaller and lshter vessel leg III feet mar
ruwer thsn the Georgs snd, therefore IL she vas Ct
The righ. model, ought 60 beat t.e Georgia easily.
There cas be no co"bt then, that The DIE ence
in sreed srisva entIty hom tie superiority oi toe
An eticrn modsl rats ea' psigaoie - the SENSE In
obs.Iyug the manner VIII IA two o. los clt the
water The pares bra darbtd up aspinst the bDws Of
the Iapata In foam, wbrfta. it Wed OF az smoothly
from the Ccorri. a, non dnea and ,cnrc,Iy wa, ANY
froth produced oy Ter rhs Gr1rgiG Is Dir. Laws
fssorite model, aGd, IA The opinion Of sonis good
judges Who have seen tnr O'io he vii prove fa.ter
caller than even that sguihs ihip sns 0ii not,
however reach ffT spse1 ysst'TGsY tie OHIO havius
performed 80 revolution mlsute The Gelrgia per-
formed, At one time. ~ atr on an average lSi rhe
rrsssurc WAS from tIls rquarp iuch.
The average feel che vii - the ~ hours az
her regular Fr.ed, is from 80 20 60 tons sac Is tbs
largest s1d fs.t,st steamer -H she Is 40 feet beam
being eet wider tnau Ohio aud - Elk feet
opger Her tonnage g . 100 ots, without tbs hnrIi-
81 ne deck. with it 3 sou uns
The In teNivs pes Of the lryisihsn steamer TAKEN
out 10 LrgaRd by 'hs p-ssrrg-rs ~ the ae.da vii
produce quite beusatiun tst-. We shouid Ike %
see the Georgia her I'll ~ {" tnglsud Capt Porter
has doubt .bs wound pes. tue tsnads from too 20
tbrse days TO Liverpool sad that shs ~ould perform
TIE dtants IRON Nes sTK. under favorable oircunl.
,tssc's, In nine days ~ no' ~ lras time
On her return TO N-~ ctS, W. dssceneed iuto
her engine room. fpuni al perfectly cool; tbs
uachpery was like ciOck. warR N. tso engiurs In
motion xsrs intsrstibs ssat can be well ina.
1ir.d here not a jar sod thry see aed TO wurk
freely ~ used f1r tsrlsr months Scarcely has
mis- .vs- occurred b.fr. Ia the case of sny ether
seru.r on her trial tr,p there is slmost invariably
scmetbing detective oiscoseIsd The of I've eug
nssr.in. chiefis VI Maths.s an lrshmau who served
three yesr iu the Spsnish service aBd made
fui trip adm In the ssoih hip Leon aud has
been iiroe In the washiax xton and ohio The hrst
asssfsIt engineer is wini-a Skidmcre, tie second,
Johp.on . Kirsted Ths other sssistauts ere John
smith, derry simonson, raolisr Smith. and Beverley
fsItfs Inc ftperhtehAttS ebklutcfs JptsEn
scott vas board the rewards name Is J q.
Ctwss who deserves much credit for the excellent
srrapg, be made fer dinner board The olsTk
sf the ship is W IN Boyle fb- Othsr of1csrs not
yet appointed Mir ROBERTS the agent of the Hoe vas
pTesspt, and Cspt Williams 81 the .hird ward police
After psrtskiBg Of 10 subsfantisl hot dinner,
with something drink the csmpzny called uPOa
scrai gentlemen for ssnm.Dts sud among Others up N
Mr S.crr- Law. vho srtte asd m.d. happy speech,
IN which he conteDded tbs The mechanic OF THE ooun
try equal In sk 60 th- ecbsnc OF England or of
any other country. Tbis osy day Of trial and
the result vas not only c.oshl- - the prtec OF
the nsv line OF steamers but 10 the mechsnea gents
whieh executed the d.sigu, aud he county Ia shch
there ctsncs i've. AZ present hsa to-day seen toe
vofk of their bgrcs oOnpssd -ith tne sork of EDysh
mechspicf The Georgia ~ss tired with the best snip Q
in any ether part Of To. wlrid II she people Of Eog
lana ser- o. make che- ~ their fstest ship TO
sge'pst the fastest of suy ofhsr u4te they would
doubcdy s.lect the suAaA and ne tNir Lssl sci-c.
cd her pfettely becauts hs kGe~ that TACT When he
in England they talked there OF thi- aud that and
among itsr thbts ~ ttssm bps matters In
vbeh the InRlieh mechanics could bat Americans
He fepiitd that this mpo-sibe, tor republican
gtvefpmsnt was more isvmsbl- to the gro sth snd
- Ia 81 an a. IL .f.aa and haHw