The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-29

PHrIspyfFnfA, Nov. 70, 1897.
NJ e. s. coas, Surrey Seamer snwot- Improvements in
ns Construction Of hev Erg'n>s ard whects-f sai Trip
Of ne SAutrict--List If her officers, dc.
very fne little steamer has been lying At the Navy
Ard ia finished condition Tor some time past Although
III, for a special purpose phat Of attending the light
buses on the Pacific coas her voyage has from
Snscs been delayed.
Tbs steamer IL named after Commodore w. n. shubrck,
Astean Of the Light House Board Captain De Camp,
the New York Navy Yard, has been appointed com
|andcr The steamer "a side wheel Of hermaphrodte
\ and Il a hrst class specimen Of workmanship. The
mcnsous are l40 feet length % keel - feet beam and
! feet hold: tonnage 372 Although comparatively %
nail dimensions her engine Gas well every other de
rtnen) has received particular attention, and Il well
Xnrfhv al nutirc. The engine IL " the "stceple'
-,rtttion amt MAS built At the Fulton Iron Works az
NV YORK Is has atty inch cylinder, four feet stroke.
at, On the main deck instead &C below deck usual.
a can always be reached thus adording great
rty in the case ~ leakage Could similar principle
ye becn adaptea the engine of the steamer Central
ncrica The engineer would have found mpaaaiively
huc difficulty IN maintaining her course The salo.
trr by which the anoun, ~ salt in the boiler he
crtincd 4 also above instead If below deck; AMI in
Cd il appears 20 have been the aim in the construction
enable the engineer 70 give IN entire sna constant 81
that Of the United States steam trigtte Niagara,
ting 81 Martins make, and supplied with vertical
bcs y Vi q course, on much smaller pian having on
half dozen coal passers The coe Of The engine wa
coo. The fun cost Of the vessel at present matter
dispute, although may be estimated stfrom sky 10
.hty thousand dears
Ihs wheels are constructed on ncw principle fhe
AT only extends about four feet from the side " thieves
not resting ne usual on the bo~ the paddles extend.
ontwaris; 50 that the whole box may o. knocked
without injury 10 the vince. The wheels are nine
en feet N diameter and nine fect six inches lace
trial trip was had few weeks since when she made
th her throttle valve half open and an average steam
only - ibs.) sixteen miles IN an hour and twenty
Inves. H y estimated she will consume six tons %
NJ per day On her trip 10 fan Francisco she viii stop
Rio Tass through the Straits of Magellan then take In
al al Valparaiso Panama and Acapulco
Cart De lamp has received previous appointment 40
rermtendent I" the twelfth Lighthouse district,
rich comprises the whole &c the Pacific coast,
,n san Diego hay M 20 the straits &C Juan lie
~ number Of lighthouses ca the coast are
" in coursc " erection, and will he con,plcted At
early day. The vessel will remain a. n lighthouse
der, " be engaged in sinking buoys supplying the
f,fhouscs with provisions, oils and other necessary
fclc@.
me vcssel u supplied with ample means Of defence
m ne attacks ~ Indians. She Is supplied with some.
4 ingenious aud novel mole Of defence that has We
evc mover before been tried In consists ~ M An.
atus for tl~cwiug scelding water on those who on.
yor 10 venture the vessel with hostile intentions