New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-05

CspAm1snsral Cbpeha, md other high fsnexsuASss
and persons Of distinction. This Trial Was made undsx
very curious circumstances. The engine wAs IN the
charge Of . psrson who understood little about 4.
Desfous Of showing 70 tho best advantages, b d.
krmtned 70 apply TO cotton gis--coeton planting
and ginning beng then n high favor In The islsnd.
Not being aware Of The power necessary for sush
work, no ordered Large GIN Of ~ saws 70 BE- tsns-
ported to the passe, and eaussd IL be eesd 70 sngls
small calork engine, only Is inches in diameter.
When everything wss up and IN good order, -
evening previous 70 tbe morning on whish he NIL
was 10 be made, an old Americas engineer VIE I'D
long expszisnce IN working cotton gins, sss.e ths
whole apparatus declared at the hale lsaSh ssxiaS
sould not DO The work, since gio Of sash ~ ~
ouired at Least from seven 70 eight hssss power 70
work Il. Here wss Q dilemma The iavitAdsas V
Wines the experiment had BEEN given; ths psssns
invited were TOO important TO be disappointed; and
there was no time to make any different arrangsnens
in the machinery.
In such N emergency 1t was determined 70 Try n
forthwith. A good fire was made IN the engine, ana
in half an hours tine the psrson having charge OF
saw TO bis great surprise and delight that TUNED The
Gin IN the most beautiful OF eoarse The COT
ton was fed 10 the saws with the asmost care; but
when, the next morning the exper@snt WA rsrssssd
IN the presence Of the Captain General and Other M
vited pesons II WAS mott saecessfnl one, and snaed
the admiration Of al present.
Since then Ericsson's engine has bsen sppHed IN
Cuba to many purposes The distins uished DR.. Tor
RADIO, Of Trinidad led the way BY pulchas-
ing four engines, two Of Apeb cylinder, whish 10 b
now applying 70 An squeduct Of bic Own construction,
and the others Of 1Sneh diameter for he purposes 81
irrigation. The presses Of bs Government printing
Office 1T Havana are moved BY two 24-irsh caloric-
engines, dsplaeipg steam engine which formerly ID
the work and 10 ,he large military hospital Of the
same city, the Government has also adopted Ereesons
engine for driving large nsuge that Is constantly At
work in that immense establishment. In the frss
printiug-ofce another Nnch oaloric-engine is dong
the work that formerly required several strong No
eroes. There are other eoginee employed in mineing
tobacco, hosting driving mills and wood working
machines, pumping water, &C.; but BY far she mose
important application hal has been made in that Inland
Of the caorc engine TO the grinding Of sugar cone On
the plantations.
The Introduction of such Q motor was one Of the
prime necessities Of Cubs. the old mns were Ut
erIy insufficient for the large modern sugsr esAtes,
and sesdee tbeirsbor very exhsustiDg and costly.
4 required great number Of men aud oxen, and the
Juice of the cane was but impsrtecy expressed, the
best part being thrown away with the basssG The
steam engine obva,ed these difficulties but Il created
others Of great magnitude. The Island being destitute
of coal beds wood is used to supply the great con-
sumption Of fuel required ~ the seamengne, tho cor
sequence of which has been that in less than twenty
wears immense forests of the finest kinds Of timber
have been completely destroyed. Besides, Cd aeeouns
Of the great scarcity Of water IN many parts OF lhs
Island s enormously expensive TO procure the quar-
tty necessary for feeding the sesm-boers- On some
plantations the cost of water for the purpose amounts 70
thousands of dollars annually The expense for en-
giDeers is also great they al have to be Imported
from some foreign country.
The advantages TO be derived from the application
of Ercssons engine to the grinding Of sugar canes we're
first appreciated by Msssrs. Angusra aud Marines,
wealthy merchants and planters ct Havana, persons
endowed with enlarged views and progressive turn
of mind Desirous Of doing away vita the old o1-mn
In the iagenio La S.erya," beautiful sugar
plantation situate near the port Of Marcel and
at the tine wiling 70 suffer the rum
Gus wasting, and many dangers and inconventncss
of the steam engine-one Of which 10 Cuba b The una
voidsble necessity Of eugDesrthey determined 70
try the Cslonc Engine Accordingly they ordered the
construction of twin engine Of 4Sncn diameter, with
mill of corresponding size; bat ibe season being fer
advanced snd this size Of engine being much larger
than any before built-the largest till then being
only 80 inches dia@etsr}-it was impossible 70
have it finished in take in this years crop.
When Nessrs Anguera and Martinez became aware OF
this fact being determined any TO try the Csloc
engine they ordered the largest engines that could b
procured with mill Of corresponding size, 10 be sent
to them Immediately. There at that time st the
Delemassr Iron Works Of this city, twin salorc en-
CINE of 81 inches diameter which used for driving
trip-hammer fan.blower, several athes and other
machinery. Mr.. Deemster reluctantly prevailed
upon to let this engine Co. bat Capt Ericsson declined
70 allow it to be sent Cuba for the purpose Of grind
ing sugar cane, until 1t was thoroughly tested here,
scnh the same kisd Of rork. Wnen Msssrs Aoguers
e. Martinez were app,ised of this, they sent inmedi-
atsly . considerable quantity of sugar cane; mean
whae the only mill that could be procured IN this city
was one with rollers &c inches long by 6 inches DAM
eter. This was gearsd to tho engine at Mr.. Delema-
ters works. and the sctusl experiment with the cane
was made in the same place. the presence Of msny
pertons the llth Of January last with the nos COM
plete success. The engines wsre immsdia,ely taken
down and sent the rspidty Of me operations and the
facility with which the caorc engine lie Get up being
such that the was shipped on board Of the
steamer Quaker City in Havana on the 9Th Of Janu-
ary, brought TO this city, the trial made, the engines
and the mill taken down, packed and shipped on tne
same steamer, taken TO Havana, there transported
from the steamer TO sailing schooner, taxed 70 lac
port of Mariel, and there landed and sran'porsea
by land and over very rough roads to the plantation,
and there Get up both mill and engine; the whole
har;r hean coonlstad and the engine and mill work.