The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-29


- Ne DsssAAs, slvwy vhite q u srounA vs'y
sasssssl "a dsloas ma easnss round The smoke saos
occupy sus considerable spsce in the saloon sy ere
unsquAy octaeoaal in form. me four larger rides or
panels ere formed BY large mirrors, which continue the
perspective Of the saloon and much relieve the ap
psay~ace Of obstruction which would otherwise exist
On The four smaller sides, or angles, are Habesque
panels ornameuted with children and smblems. Mir
placed the large air shas At the sides Of the
saloon and either side Of the other arabesque
paintings Of children prsonyng the arts and sciences
connected with the building and navigation OF the ship
Thcre are pareres Of rich silk 10 all the door
ways These with the carpet covering the deck,
very successfully heghten the eect Of the other decora
tons. The sofas covered with Utrecht velvet, and
the richly carved walnut buets have green marble tops
Going on from the main saloon are the sleeping cabins,
Of which are regular suits Of apartments consisting
Of sleeping, sitting, DIRE ssing and bath The &C.
commodaton varies Of with the price paid for the
passage but the smallest cabin infinitely superior in
point Of light ventilation and provision, for the general
comfort Of passengers to that Of the finest berth in any
other steamer.
ne days run was looked upon generally pretty salts
factory c,nsidsrng the speed and pressure u which the
engines had been working, and people thereupon began 70
speculate upon the time should reach New York The
general conclusion arrived At that she would get
the bar 1t Sandy Hook by three O'Clock Of We'd
nesday, June a. few sanguine people expressed an
opinion about her making the shortest passage that bad
been made; but these not quito % well aware
Of the expressed determination Of the oces in charge,
70 20 slowly but surely One two bes made that
she would beat the passage Of the Adrac who e three
days after her. Attention diverted nom this topic
by the announcement that they getting canvass on
the ship At O'Clock p N. the fore and an canvass
-. 49,
and diminishing the amount Of rolling motion. As the
wind kept pretty steady, the foresa and foreopsal
sct BY six O'Clock NJ the fore and at sails
taken in, and by midnight the square calls cewed
up, the wind having increased during the night TO fresh
gale Up TO the time osettng sail the wind had been from
the westward with too little northpg in 70 mako sails
draw then veered round 10 the eastward and blew in
gusts, with rain squalls, for the rest Of the evening
TunwAy, june Is.-From midnight 70 "a NJ. II blow
strongly from north TO east, and the ship increased her
roll very pcrccptby Two three Of the rysas tho
fore saysa were set, but the wind hauled 70 the
westward again. and they had to be taken in Snip quite
lively breakfast time, but not enough so oprevent all
the putting appearance and discussing the
good things ses before them The rolling motion sf the
great ship, though Sufficiently decided, is easy and
long that 10 not likely that the most squeamish voyager
viii suffer much from sickness IL it 10 mot escaped
entirely, " will most certainly be reduced 70 minimum.
The beautiful way in which the bow Of the vessel the
water and the little disturbance the wake apart from
that caused by the and paddle have been subjects
81 remark by some British naval officers board.
The ships lines certainly seem to fuidl the conditions
claimed for them rather for what 10 called the wsve
line principle BY scot Rnsse who reasoned ont for him.
self the form Of ships bow, what is technically call
ed she ne which should just dspace the particles Of
water and cause thcm first with accelera,sd
sxsSA Az
thickest part Of the ship should pass them In every
Of progressive motion Of solid ud the dis
placed fluid generates that sent in the direc
ton Of the motion Of the body and propsgatsd with
stant velocity which quite independent d the velocity
OF the motion Of the BODY and the magnitude disposition
and velocity Of these form very important elements
in the vcsisance Of the nud 70 the floating body When
ths velocity Of the body les than that Of The floating
wave, tne Of displaced nud Forms accumulation
NE bow which constantly mAntained by the oontin
nal displacement Of the moving body The motion Of the
solid having sent forward the particles Of 6ud beors In
the form q The anssios wavs there rcnains vines the
possrior part Of The body withdrawn,
rssudhg dsprsos Into this vacancy two currents
dsssnms6n opposite directions the latter current from
The stem towards The ser sent backwards BY The pres
sure ohe anterior aud encounters near The stern
rent In the opposite direction sent forward by the pressure
generates what called Vie stern surge snd
shas dissurssnss ssniBa snp whssA svssybssy .sss
have observed Al veocitiss greater than The wave, the
anterior dsappea The displaced nuid instead Of
being sent forward remains heaped up on both sides Of
the vessel until IL has passed. and then colpses into the
space which had previously occupied In . vessel with
full bow the bead Of water, instead Of being merely
thrown asids also thrown upwards and forwards, and
all the phenomena which we have described taking
place when the OF displacement before the vessel
make their appearance, and the resistance increased
considerably beyond what Is necessary for the pas
sage Of the vessel; for not only all the power which
used giving this unnecessary motion lost 10 the
sell but the bow Of the ship raised and the de-
pressed that the line Of keel longer horizontal and
consequently this position the weasel presents greater
transverse section Of resistance Therefore, n form be
given the bow that will not at any given velocity
the head OF above the level but merely give 70 the
particles displayed the minimum particle OF lateral motion
required 70 permit the transit Of the vessel sha OBJ
tain form that win give The least This curve
is found by supposDg the lateral motion given 70 par
tcc Of water 10 receive equal equal times
from the maximum velocity asr which by equal
dercmen,s In equal times should be brought 70 rest
far enough from u original position 70 allow the body 70
pass This s at the bow and ~ the
greatest breadth, Or other words, makes hollow bow,
~ Dow des gned on the wave Tine principle This naoe
was cbcsen because was found precisely the same a. the
line which the wave Of displaced water marked along the
side Of the ship by which harmlcssy giidcd without
impeding ts motion
A. MS Day, lAttsss. ~ osssrvsssss, w. ~
deg Al min. N, lon 10 deg. ~ min. ". Distance run,
80 miles Calculating the day Al twenty -four hours, this
would give speed Of 1Al knots; Dat u must be
borne in mind thai the day from noon 70 NOON In
ming TO the westward exceeds twenty four hours by The
amount Of longitude made. The difference longitude
between New YORK and the Needles Ia about ave hours
20 that In making ten days ship would gain about
half an hour day. As the ship gained during this nne
fully that amount reduces the average rate per
hour 70 thirteen and eighteen knots The paddle
gnes averaged nine and half, and the engines
thirty and bali revolutions per minute during tho day.