The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-01
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MACHINERY.
Tho machinery of tie ve,se' consists " two
geWed On, u-cOndepsing cugiues;" cylinders
twenty four iucbcs diameter and seven foc'
stroke, with pOuptt valves. arang, a, is the
usual H., de ON board of Western river steamers.
These engines we're taken ont Of the river steamer
called tha ii0HsO Cbid They are placed fore
and at in the vessel geared to an idler shaft by
spur gearing, with wooden teeth, and from the
idler shan 10 the propeller shaft by level cast iron
gear
HouERs.
There are four horizontal nue boilers. twenty
four feet long, placed side by side With one fur
mace undcr the whole of them: the prolurty of
combustion returning through the hucs are de-
livercd into one smoke pipe. The engine aud
fire rooms are insuiltraby hot, and very badly
ventilated.
INJURIES RECEIVED IL THE ACIfnS
The injuries 10 the casematc OF the Tennessee
from shot is very considerable. On is afler table
nearly all the plating is started, che bolt driven
in, several nuts knocked OF inside, gun cirriagi
CT the after pivO, gun damaged, aud the steering
rod or chain cut near thlt gun. There are uu-
mistakcable marks ON the after part Of the case
mate OF not les than nine or ten inch solid sh o
having struck within the space OF a few square
feet, IN the immediate vicinity Of this part Ou
the port side OF the casemate the armor /, also
0auly damaged from shot On that side nearly
uHlUkUph Ol INC NN~tllliIf, ana IGtWbCu the TWO
br adsde guns, a fifteen inch solid shot knocked
4 hole through the nrmor and ba king, leaving
on the inside an undetaCbed mass Of oak and
piie splniers, about three or -four feet aud pro-
jectng inside of the cascmate about three feet
hOm the side. This is the only shot penetrated
the wooden backing Of the caSemate, although
there are numerous places on the inside giving
evidence of the effect OF the shot.
There are visible between forty and fifty nden-
tatlOns and marks of shot on the hull, deck and
lfuhf
nine OF the deepest indentltOns on the after irt
of the ca,ematC, evidently being eleven inch
shot, and the marks OF about thIrty of other
CalibIes on different parts of the vessel. There
are also few olher marks, being, however
merely scratches or slight indentatiOns Of the
plating.
The smoke stack was shot away, although il
Is rot improbable the heavy ramming by the
hOnongdheid, LdckdrdlUd, and hartford had
previously prepared il for its fall. Three of the
wrought iron port shutters or slides wers so
much damaged by shot as to prevent the firing of
the guns.
There are no external visible marks or evidences
OF injury inflicted upon the hull of tine Tennessee
by the severe ramming by the M0noaglhea,
LdckdrG'lHd, and Hartford, but inasmuCh as the
decks leak badly, aud when there is u moderate
sea running in the bay, her reported usual leak
age OF three inches an hour beng now increased
to five or six inches an hour, It is fairly To be
Inferred that the increased Leakage is caused by
the conclusion OF the ycssels.I
The Tennessee Is in state 10 do good service
now. To restore her to the state of efficiency in
which she was when she went INTO action with
this fleet IN the 9th instant, it will be uecc .sary
TO overhaul much of the IRON plating on the port
and after SIDES of the casemate, and replace some
of il. The iron gun port slides or shutters, which
were damaged, must be either removed or re-
paired Anew smokes'ack Is required, and ad-
dltional ytntllators should be fitted. Blowers are
required to produce proper ventilation In the
engine room and on the berth deck
When these small repairs and additions shall
have been made the iron clad Tennessee will he a
most formidable vessel for harbor and river ser
vice, and for operating generally in smooth water,
both extensively and defensivey.
The original of this rrporJ is accompanied by
sectional views of the Tennessee, aud q sketch
showing the effect of shot on the outside.
We are, very respectfully, your obedient
servants,
THORNTON A. JENKINS, Captain.
JAMES ALDEN, Captain.
WIN. Il LBRoY, Commander.
L. WILLIAMSON, Chief Engineer.
Rear Admiral ID. g. Farragut, Comm lndingWes
Cult Blockuding Squadron, United States dag,
ship Hartford.