The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-28
Marine AMnars

Marine Affairs.
FnAL TRIAL TEr or THE STEAMSHIP ARAGo This
vessel before noticed as intenssd fer the Haue trade
made her snai trial trip Saturday previous 10 taxing
her berth 10 load for Havre We have previously given
the power Dimensions and the various capabilities OF
this pobie craft aud 1t is therefore u re
peat them. Is, however, due to nor builders to saw
that her performances Saturday gratifying In
every respect and gave great satisfaction to number
OF guests including several scientific gentsmsn invited
by the be the occasion The vessel
Left the Quarantine ground at about ten oclosk A. NJ
and after proceeding some twenty miles beyond the
Hook returned to the city at four O'Clock The engines
WORKED with admirable precision and regularity through
out the trip The dstaDcs per hour was about Is
Knots, equal to l5 statute miles, with pressure Of
about % pounds Of steam to the square neo tbs engine
making ID turns per minute This, however is not con.
sidsrsd as the maximum OF her speed, though
her designers did cont mpate In her to
make the passage to Hyre less than eleven twelve
days ano therefore, did aim at the greatest speed
The engines Of Kind called oscators and o.
much less space than is required for side lever beam
engines and explained by Mr.. Horato Allea Satur
day in lucid description Of them possess various
other important advaS tases, amongst which may be
Eosrated their small number OF parts consisting OF but
two namely the piston and piston r,d--whiis In the
beam engine there fourteen separate parts There
consequently, less liability to break down. with the
sedueHs cne1ppcss, oeSOes many Otptr
vant Advsntages The lating engoes have been in.
troduced by the Novelty Works into various vessels
since 1851 during whisn objection has arisen any
part that cons tues the peculiarly of the oscator,
every additional built strengthening the conviction
OF engineers that this kind possesses the reliable
combination put in ship Tho motion OF the
Araso through the water on Saturday extremely
tmootb; the vibration, even upon the paddle boxes,
being very slight other parts Of the deck s:arcey
.ntih hull attn Maaor
welt Sons possesses very easy lines and through
the water her clipper shaped bow, with the smooth
and grace of a crack North river boat Through
her performances yesterday have doubt she will
prove of the essisstqoing steamers aoat in
all kinds of weather.
The Arago viii san for HAvre Saturday next, and
will doubtless carry large delegation of the annual
summer tourists, bound for the theatre OF hostses.
and ether interesting and notorious localities Of the
Old World.
Senator W. a. Sewsrd was one of the comp my the
trip Saturday, and after dinner was loudly called
upon for speech, but declined 10 respond,
The consort Of the Arsgo building by Msssrs.
Smith DimoD, will be launched August, and is
pected 10 be in working order by December she
to be the Fulton in honor OF the graat pionser
Of steam navigation.
The following are the officers of the Araao -
Captain D. Lines.
First oficer-Mr 7. Prentice.
Second dO-hr G. Fisher.
SurgeoE-M Mr.. Smith.
Chief EIgireer-- Mr. John Il. Mars
First Asst. do.-Mr L. Mars
Second 10. do.-Mr. j. Young.
Third DO do Mr.. T. Falls.
Purser--Mr. j, O. Kane.
Stewsrd-Mr Allen,
The hands board including crew, fremen, wa;ters,
&C., number over q hundred.
The NEW STEAMER FOR THE COLLINS LINE The new
steamship Adratic for the Collins line, understand,
is to be built by Mr. George Steers who VIII lay her
keel to-day Her dimensons to be much larger than
the other vessels of the line
The QUICKEST PASSAGE TO MELnouRSE-The ship James
Baines, Capt. Mcdonald, arrived 1T Melbourne the
18th February from Liverpool in sxtyfOur days, the
borteet passage made This beats the "trip Of the
steamer Great Britain previously considered the short
est, by day aud half The James Banss is owned by
the Messrs Banes, Of Liverpool and is of the six
built for that firm by Mr.. Donald MKay, Of Eas. Boston
She under contract to make the passage in sixty
days.