New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-28
The Deck Racc-OmcinI Report.
NEW. YORK, Sept. &C.

NEwloRK, sept. 90 lsO5.
SIR: In obedience to your order of the 2Gth
july FOR the competitive trials OF the machinery Of the
steamers Wnooski ard Algonquin to test the relative
economy OF fuel and power. would state tina; the
trial commenced oa Friday, the 22i instant and We
respectfully make tie following report:
Though not required by your letter OF instructions to
report upon the trials until the completion ofthc same we
believe IL will be Of Interest to the department TO know
at thi, time the result OF tie first trial, which con-
menced for the purpose Of aseerianinG the relative
economy Of fuel.
gIamme OF the Board Of Civilian Experts The hres
were started az l0l5 H. Of the I'D inst were haned
nj T. m and again started for the regular ttal OF 70
hours and continued until brought 10 an abrupt term-
nation by the bursting of the Agonquns boiler iced
pipe and the drawing Of the fires from the boilers
/ when the Incident occurred. the experiment had
lasted - hours ana mlngtes-iAe whOle duration WIS
10 have been 30 hours.
Owing to tue accident cannot give the results as
certained exactly in the manner recommended oy the
Board Of Experts but give tue results ns ascer-
iincd In the manner directed by your original order
and which We believe 10 Dc accurate.
In that order we were directed 10 run thc engine
several hours 10 bring the fires into steady actloh ad
the machinery into proper working condition. we
were then to commence tho trial noting the state oi
the fires At the end NJ the trial We were to have the
fires steam pressure waicr-leye etc, the same IS al
AZ the dine Of the BURSTING OF the Algonquins pipe.
th hTes In the boilers of both vessels were m g0od con
dton. and the steGm-pressure and waicfIe'ei aO'''
the same as at the commencement
WecOnsder that ri o'clock ?. IN. oi the IA lnsi
he engines OF both vessels having been run about three
hours irom the commencement OF the trial, the hres
were In steady aciion aud the machinery IN proper
working condition. 80, - e..
From this time to II p. III. Of the oath lnst.' low
minutes previous 10 the breaKing down OF tue Alsoh
qnins Engine is 81 hours the mean results oi "nien
arc 10 'o''O"'' "'"''' wsh. Arqn.
Total time of trial in hours ......... 1l ?d 81
Total No Of revolutions OF wheels. - nv ~ o dyso
Total No OF pounds ~ Anthracite..- 70 tOo .'-oV
Average No OF revolutions per minute H. ito
Average No of pounds Of cool per hour is,no i'S ..
Average pressure OF steam IN boilers ioe 80, ~,
Average point of cutting oif-..-..--.. uf.o w..
According to the above figures, obtained iro,h wv wv
Log which was accurately kept on poth ,ossetss & .
economical performance OF the machinery oi eaen WIS
equal .,o u,oohinerv NJ the Al
conouin the wnter In her boilers had reachsd
which required blowing or ana, ior ths siJ
of the trial she would have ocen suoJcetou W 'o'N
erahle loss of fuel on this account ,,;,ho,,
The Winooski easily runs the Wloie ~ ~ ~pvui =, ,ha
nnressty of This character. The machinery OF tne
wnoosld worked throughout in the most satisfactory
manner showing IL TO DO durable and frnstworthy.
H. arrangement Is the simplest and most co' G
uossibc and its economy OF iuri equai W siro
The very complex design OF the machinery vi 'no
qun. ...,.. san, ohcdent servants,
"' ' Cblcf Engineer ROBERT DANBf,
cbief Engineer EDWIN FIrHIAN
chief Engineer MORTIMER KELLOGG.
rho Hon. Gideon Weles. Secretary oi tno navy
Washington. ID. Z.