The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-07
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1854.


az .n wre OK of the Adirondack working
rondsc q ma on perfectly SATISFACTORY 70 Chief kng
GERS 81 % oa ss Of general remark oy all the OH
- Eav acta from a report dated November 2, 1858, by
onv mgbeer James W. Thomson, OF tho shenandoah,
f We navy sleops, Of The performance Of the vessel
a. EAA on the blockade
,ahs pleasure IN stating everything works like
sek Although, When starting we slssys o., up a.s get
never used them We can make bong eleven skno's nice
s b Know fowra q me e na'f Sa
himself number Of times highly pleased with the per
Extracts from report dated Poston July O. 1868, by
Chief Engineer James W. rhomsons OF the Shenandoah,
or the performance Of tho vessel az sea during Der trial
trip
Orr trial trip far from fair being short handed
~ as .s as aSe s. ssa as Be q no
ny and Al other pa.e can swear 70 the ship MAKING
s or Of The
a @ ss % rssos1. MADE BY e wa; S cn rhs
.ssr Isse informs me that Me speed BY chip and Mas
very wen indeed, nothing occurring detrimental 10 them
Extracts from report, dated May "a, 1868, by Chief
Engineer Thomas Jones' Of the Tconderega one OF the
navy oops Of tho performance Of the vessel from For
trees Monroe TO Philadelphia
pleased inform you the of this vessel
but %s Who s se
Snnes have no mechanic a. AL did the best WIN h the
soon.ses,ye burning 81 pounds Of coal hour we
Of 2sS pounds; The highest number Of revolutions we
% . ssS ne t hS ner aer we
while the chipog often us IA, il1s and TX
Extracts from report made the Navy Department,
dated New York May r. 1885, by Fleet Engineer rheo-
her trial "trip, made under his personal supervision from
New York to Fortress Monroe
herewith report the perfect of the trial Of the
port fer Fortress Monroe on Monday May is We attain
tSrty x bounds Of sea should anoaestonaS havs
been able 70 record higher rate mad not the majority Of
es n to the duties feGursd rr the hour
% made % ss1sss & The @ e eyia
found to be in ssceen. order and ney polished
Extract from letter to Fleet Engineer Garvin by
Chief Engineer Thomas J. Jones' OF the Tconderoga:-
am happy say the Tconderoga ia a success and a
credit to all concerned The engines worked beautifully
twelve and a.half.
Extract from letter from Chief Engineer Alexander
Auchnleck to Mr.. Barto Of Merrick Sons establish
men the builders of the machinery Of the Manongahea
one Of the navy sloops:-
propeller have evidence Of the fact
wh M sna
started from Baton Rouge and the result was that The Mo
worked d ae engine TO the utmost You must also under
Extract from report made the speed Of the
mento by Capt Boggs dated Hampton Roads, February
with rough following sea ship rolling heavily"
81 revolutions gave y knots, short.
81 revolutions gave - knots, large.
81 revolutions give 90 knots
steam from enty twenty-five pounds. with light head
g s ssys|sss. s sssss KNOTS KNOTS: large
90 revolutions liz knots
IS revoiations gave gave i2,. Knots
Steam thirty pounds
The number oflrevoutions obtained
with blowers in full blast.
The whole animus Dckersons speech Is yndictiye
hatred of Mr.. sherwood whom he considers 10 have
crossed his PATH injured his interest and mortified his
vanity He avaed himself of his opportunity an at
torney assa In his speech to the Jury his antagonist
in every possible way and he could make impress
sion the evidence addressed himself personal in
vective. His statements throughout are unquafedly
untrue in particular those in relation to the speed
Of naval steamers being easily proven from official
documents. His statements in regard to the Messrs
HILBERT and Magee have been indignantly denied by
gentlemen in cards 10 the NEW YORK HERALD
His whole object Is the qualification OF his private re
venge and the urherance Of his pecunary interest lie
understood to be the author directly or indirectly OF
all the attacks Mr. Sherwood steamers and the
Navy Department which have from time to time ap.
peared in the New York papers during year and
in them he has exhausted all that malice could invent
and eirontery press. He 10 believe that false.
hood sufficiently often repeated will oe.accepted TRUTH
and acts on that doctrine.