The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-16
Trial Trip OF the valparaiso stcamtug INDIE
pendence.


new steamtug named the Independence, intended for
the harbor OF Valparaiso which has been built under the
supervision Of Capt Ezra Nye formerly Of the Pacific,
went on her trial trip on Friday and proved herself
worthy representative Of American ship building She
owned by Capt Nye and is TO BIO used in the harbor OF
Valparaiso by his son, W. F. Nye and Mr. Santa Maria,
citizen OF Chile who have by government contract the
exclusive privilege of towing in that harbor She is from
$50 to 400 tons Her length 140 feet and beam 20 feet
inches with 10 feet hold She has two beam engines Of
80 cylinder each and feet stroke built at the Nor
gan Iron Works Her engines be connected to
work together disconnected SO as to work separately
in afew moments, and by and improved plan, which
successfully demonstrated on that day The cutoff is
Winters patent the principle being that of revolving
can. This cut off is adustbe that the expenditure of
be regulated according to the roughness of the
weather thus saving great proportion of steam The
old cut off adjustable, and consequently great
amount Of steam wasted This cutoff has been APP
piled TO but two other steamers Of which sent to
China and the other was the we'll known Fulton It's ope-
ration yesterday was perfectly satisfactory The water
tanks capable of holding $500 gallons, and fixed
and exhausted by of Worthingtnns largest pumps,
which capable Of dischargng 900 gallons per minute.
These pumps to be used for pumping out ship, oean
ing decks in OF fire board ship and also ID of
any fire in Valparaiso. The pumps tried yesterday
without hose, and satisfied all ON board that any or
binary fire could be extinguished in a few minutes,
by of the four lengths of hose which be at
tached at moments warning The ship is heavily tim
bered Throughout with strong lodging and hanging knees
and double braced dagonally with heavy iron straps
fore and aft. She was built by Sneden Of Green Point
The engines at least twenty five per cent heavier than
any of the power built Her shaft is large
that OF the star of the West steamer Of at least four
times the tonnage The great strength is necessary
drive her immense wheels which twenty feet in
diameter and TO prevent all possible breakage repairs
in Valparaiso would be very expensive She to for
her destination on Tuesday, and will be commanded by
Captain Terry and accompanied by Mr.. W. +. Nye II is
intended to STEP If possible only once at Pernambuco for
the purpose taking in coal and expected to take about
As days the passage, without the of her sails,
which consist b. foresa and mainsail She will 20
through the Straits of Magellan and up Smith Sound
She may stop at Lott To procure n cargo of coal
The trial trip on Friday from the Morgan Iron
Works. foot Of Tenth street. TO little beyond Sandy Hook
Lighthouse and back and the average speed with but
pounds OF steam and cut off at half stroke fifteen
miles an hour. There on board a number OF the
contractors for the construction Of the ship gentlemen
the navy and others all Of whom made comforta-
BILE possible by the hospitality of Captain Eye and his
SON. II be hoped and believed the Independence
will do credit 10 her country in the harbor Of Valparaiso