The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-12
Second Trial Trip - the Calsgac gA1r

much attention among all classes at home and abroad
down the bay yesterday, on another trial tips
having made what is called engineers trip soma
days back, an account of which, together with fun ".
scription of the vessel appeared at the time - tie
HERALD. This second trip determined On, 70 tkpe
by another ocular demonstration the evil reports that,
In spite Of the success Of the FIRST trial trip have been
raised against the praccabuty Of the experiment. Aes
eordngy party sixty invitedguest composed Of
members OF the and several scientific geuemsn
sembled on board tow boat at whitehall at nine O'Clock.
from which they were Transferred TO the Ericsson which
waiting for visitors In the North river OF Pier No. l.
At hafpa nine exacty, the rst Of the wheels
made At fifteen minutes Of ten che abreast the fort
on Governors Island and reached Fort Diamond at
acy fifteen minutes O'Clock distance Of abone
seven miles and half against strong head wind and
tide When between Governors Island and Quarantine
the steamship Baltic from Liverpool passed, which
sauted with cannon, and several hearty rounds Of
cheers which promptly returned After the Ecsson
had proceeded about mile and half below the Narrows
she was put returned to the city and avedat
her starting point in the North river at quarter past
twelve The distance from overnor Island to her turning
point and back was about eighteen miles, which
accomplished In two hours and half The greatest
number Of revolutions made the trip ten and
and the greatest speed at the rate Of
nine miles hour This trip not made TO show her
speed but convince the public that the parties inter
ested in her have succeeded in their promise Of proving
the capabty Of vessel being propelled by caloc On
the way back the party assembled in the saloon, when
Captain Ericsson explained, by the aid Of diagram, the
whole principle and method Of working his caoric
gines. He gave succinct history Of the whole matter,
and demonstrated the method by which the atmosphere
was drawn in cold then forced through wire network
forming surface Of Is 900 square inches into lower
cylinder where receiving additional heat from the fur
it expanded in the Larger cylinder so IA to raise it,
and then when II had done it's work 1t escaped through
the work Of wire gauge into the open air. having i'm
parted the greater portion Of it's heat to the wire work.
which again absorbed by the fresh draft of cold air
passing through the same wire meshes to be heated.
There four double cylinders set perpendiculay and
longtudinaly to the boattwo abaft and two forward
Of the main wheel shaft They all in connection,
those forward rise while those In the Of the shaft
sink There are two piston or driving crank rods which
Beam which Is moved By the cylinders in front and the
other by similar beam in the They both work on
the crank Of the wheel shaft and at inclined angles
rising from below in the form of the letter V, inverted
thus A, with the shaft crank for both at the apex.
Hence while rod is pushing the other is pulling the
in the ordinary crank motions Of steam engines &C. The
pressure uniformly at twelve pounds to the square
inch Capt Ericsson estimated the force Of his mach
merry at coo horse power The upper cylinder in each
case contained head surface Of IA 900 square inches
The diameters Of the main cylinders were about los
inches. The main valves were about two feet in
diameter. The consumption Of coal was at the
During Captain Ericsson's lucid exposition Of his
chinery invited the most rigid scrutiny and nvesta
which he answered with great clearness and proptness
One question asked the packing Of the cylinders
He showed that BY filling the cylinder heads with non
conducting materials and the packing by surrounding
the heaa Dens ,ni sows So - by ssnd
every part Of the surface Of the cylinder The packing
also he showed to be at all times IN command OF the
engineer attendant which not the case in steam
engines To question regarding the oxidation expan
the furnaces, he stated that tie iron composing
uh s shsy gave mon out which would not Be- over
in five years, new ones could Immediately
and we're Il desirable to make them endure for a
longer period they could have their surfaces exposed
the fire coated with friedrich clay He said they did not
more than was to metal similarly used in other
engines Many other questions we're put and answered
chinery, and when stopping her on her course for an
hour less how be would start her again To the
after question he said if the detention exceeded many
minutes he would start just he would in the first in
tance by pumping supply OF fresh ar which would
oon become expanded N tae alse Tho pu. az
nch wond start the engine and the weight Of the crank
alone sufficient to put it in motion The expense Of
running caoric engine, he stated would be but one
fifth Of that Of steam engine Of the same power
In conclusion Mr.. E. stated that he induced to go
him but as to himself he had been all along perfectly salts
fed Of the issue Of the experiment and owing
% be accomplished by degrees engines not work
ing much more than oneha Of their power, but that
the trial had fully answered his and he was
confident the principle would in short time be unver
saly adopted.
So clear we're Capt Els explanations that he urged
give lecture at Metropolitan Hall illustrated yes
teray by his model larger scale which trust that
he will do twas conceded BY all that Capt had demon
strated his in establishing beyond all doubt
principle Of motive power and that all that wanted
its proper application to the great end intended All
that is necessary gain power
diameter Of the cylinders Those in the present ship, it
Is clear too small to give the power and speed that
@ lola m rn thew co NOT G
cylinder Of greater than fourteen feet Since
these made up that size and put in this ship, firm
feet in diameter. Captain 4. estimates that the
present ships cylinders of sixteen feet diameter she
would make speed equal to the best steamers
II IA miles per hour and that vessel with 20 feet
cylinders would outstrp the speed Of anything that now
We have before alluded to the dimensions Of the Ship
the great freight gained by the diminished space
cuped by the machinery and coal and the Absence Of
danger from explosion collapse, well 70 the great
comfort derived from the perfect ventilation Of the ship
in every part This is caused by the fresh air being
drawn into the lower hold Of the vessel before enters
Captain T. thinks IT be modified to prcpel locomo
tives on railroads and applied nearly all kinds of
tonary work great and small locomotive this plan
could be made to traverse street. without stopping for
When Captain had concluded a meeting was organ
sed and committee appointed TO give an expression Of
those present the success Of this great experiment
The committee reported the following resolutions which
passed unanimously -
Resolved That this meeting Of those present upon the
trial trip Of the caorc ship Ericsson is less fully and
deeply impressed with the grave importance Of the sub
ec upon which il feels called TO express judgment than
completely aware Of the many advantages TO the public
which must arise from the incontestable OF
the invention which has 70 day been put into practical
operation.
Resolved That upon thorough examination and actual
observation entirely convinced that the invention
Of Captain Ericsson longer Of questionable practical
by but from this day takes rank with the foremost of
the great and useful inventions which the world to
science and genius and that it promises to surpass in
efficiency any other adjunct to the advancement OF
merce and the industrial progress Of the world.
Resolved That, from its economy safety, and ready
applicability all purposes requiring motive power the
coric engine cannot fail TO minister largely to the hap
piness of mankind.
Resolved That the peculiar adaptabilty to vessels
Of the motor presented to the world by Captain