New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-23
The Naval Racers.

| SUGGESTIONS" OF THE BOARD OF EXPERTS
| -THR RULES OF THB RACE-WHAT WAS
| DONE YBSTERDAY-THE ALGONQUIN GETS UP
| STRAIN AND WORKING HBR ENGINE 0NB HOUR
AND TWEyTY.POUR MINUTES AHEAD OF TIKI
MISUNDERSTANDING TIMES, &C., &C.
Owing to the fact that the wood used tor
starting the fires had to be passed up from the ire
rooms Of the respective vessels yesterday morning 10
be weighed il was not until little over TWO honrs o
the time set that the fires were lit. From O'Clock uh
I'll the mt the match was applied t1e sceue on o
dock as we'll as on board the vessels was 0f the hVe
liest interest
The coar weather and invigorating westerly breeze
to place all hands IN te ses PUsspo panby
Kellogg, Sprague aud Phythan were on hhto cary
and engaged themselves in spinning yarns whiie sne
wood was being passed up and weighed sixteen
wheelbarrow loads made mp the hours attendance OF
coal which was wheeled on board OF each vesse;
Shortly after o'clock the iremen began 70 woDa Sa
and prepare for the contest. Before starting the
engineers OF vessel served with copy OF thc
following document, emanatng from the Board Oh
Experts: ,oe,
Hon GrDKoS wrLLss Sec''sd'y Of ts Nary "a''"s''"
Sin: Tn. underlined member. Of the Board conducting
the comparative experiments boilers for the Navy Depart
Of July .. and Carefully method of kns The
competitive trial the ~harf OF the Algonquin and
the letter of the Department Of the same date 70
We respectfully sursu.t the following notifications to the
conditions Of trisl proposed by tie Department:
l. That preninary this. OF the Winooki be made, burn
ing 600 pound. Of coal per hour and that the wheels Of that
msin..n,d on an average, with that amount Of coal
When the above 10 s.ceained the wheels OF the Agon'
GUN shall be made exactly the same: -,
D. When both engines ready Tor trial they shn ishi
FIRE. at the time and alter the hve hours preliminary
trial steam being at the woss % ~.
hours Tisl taking accurate account ot al furi
sc rr 10 bs hauled and the and the
Dnns the hour, iri.l for economy of fuel at the wharf
is
The sne amour. Of 10 TO be weighed and given to the
gonaun fthe latter vessel the same revou'
tons former with less amount OF coal the remainder
win be eft on the wharf and sei trial weighed ihs a. a..
Of coal sufficient shall b- de ivercd to DO
Th~ exact time be noted ON esch card and indor'ed
The sbovr suggestion. unanimously made by the
bes present at the several meetings We are respectfully
| your ob-d!-nt servants,
WILLIAM =. EvrnnTr. CnM W. COPELAND
| WmH,.x C. HipnAnp JOIN BArnD.
| WILLIAM WRi6HT
| At 10 o'clock the fires were nearly ready 70 be
lighted but il was not until Is minutes past ths hour
| that the winooski lit her fires, the temperature In
her boilers being "a degrees. She was fired up with
COO pounds Of coal ami 10 pounds Of pine wood AT
/ is minute, past 10 o'clock tie Algonquin lii her fires
the water In the s,arboard boiler was at the tempcrs
ture Of 1870 degrees owing to the fact that she had
steam on in that boiler the day prevonsi the water IN
81 degrees % degrees In favor OF the Algonquin over
| the Winooski. .
The Algonquin hal per aI!oWhncc OF iiV P"uuus VI
wood upon which she placed @ 900 pounds Of coal At
lO.37 steam began FORM aud at II 03 Mr. Dickerson
the engine in motion having pressure OF 20 pounds
of steam The movement Of the engine wss simply TO
warm up the different parts Of the engine. Up to this
time pounds Of coal bad been put In the furnaces
Aill4 with pressure Of pounds OF the
of the Algonquin started ahead and booked on
Steam rose rapidly, and the engine worked very well
with the exception II that unpleasant noise In the cyl
inder By this time the number OF spectstors had ID
creased 80 that there was quite u concoure. Among
them we noticed Admiral Gregory Commodore King
gold. Capt Boges. Reed warden' Henry Steers and a
number ~ eminent engineers and shipbui'ders
| when the Algonquin started. the water In the
Winooski's boiler was not warm enough y 10 irrsben
snlt mackerel Her DIR N poor and stran did not
begin TO form until 100 pounds Of coal had been ex
pended up ~ that tme-2 500 than the Algonquin
At 2. the Algonquin stopped Der engine for the pur
pose Of adjusting her upper steam valve At ID she
started ahead again. steam gauges showing pressure
Of 6J pounds At noon she was averaging Ji turns per
minute.
| Al 1890 the winooski had IS pounds steam. and rt
| 1888 her engine wns turned over 10 " warm N
Steam ut this time. ~ pounds Al l2;p, hour and ~
minutes sfssr the hsd started the winooski
wes started ahead and hooked Oh the steam pressure
! at that time bsiny % pounds
At O'Clock both vessels were padding ava! In nee
style the Algonquin making about IL turns snd the
Winooski l2i the latter however was gaining rapid
on her opponent There IL no question bgt that Dick
ersons toler would be very vnlusole In fleet ~ block
nders they could get steam from steam furnaces as
soon riinary vessels from banked trcs Ia the
matter Of getting up steam quickly Mr.. Dckrrron u
| far shesd OF tho Navy Department An tonr end
twenty eur uuuies is vorso beat than The fler'wnr
gave the Henrietta q few DAYS since. IN drutHg
aatch At ten minutes before o'clock matters stood
thus Algonquin. l2i revolutions per Hinnte sieam 20
pounds; consnu pion II coal. about JD pounds per
hour Wlnooskf IL revolutions per minute. steam ~
pounds; consumption Of co.l / 100 pounds per hour
| The hve hour test ended about o'clock