New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-13
Naval Intelligence.
ALGONQUIN VIZ. WINOOsKI.

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Cd. ALGONQUIN vs.. wINOosKr.
AS we predicted yesterday morning, the trlai
did not begin the time designated at the close OF es
week, when we announced the programme wnicn n.'r
festo set forth his objections and stated that until
certain demands he made were complied with, he woua
not begin the trial We will Leave MI i0st anu
point and turn onr attention to the facts, which we
think are of more interest to our readers
At about o'clock on Monday evening the hres IN sne
the wheels revolving in fine style IL is fair to say
that the Algonquin can get up steam IN very Few
minutes owing to the popularity o. ner SGeTs anu .Oo
was present and through the entire night ne gave ms
personal attention to the working ofthe engine and IT
not D the ra
TO subordinate sought his home and couch to OBTAIN
rest so needfu for him to have The engine was kept
running at moderate speed from the time IL was
started and its workings noted with nicely ana reR
larity. OF course reporter was not on nand quite
50 early in the morning. he would have taken some
notes on the spot and at the time.
While this was going on the Wnooski was in state
Of quietude but at o'clock yesterday morning her
fires were lighted and by o'clock, after the men mad
taken breakfast her engine was started ahead 10 INC
infinite delight Of the sailors who have so long Deen
kent on the anxious seat. 1t was novelty, change
from the monotOny Of dock life Jack will soon De urea
of it, for he will be obliged to wheel the coal ABOARD
that Is burned by the furnaces
Al o'clock your reporter arrived the ground, in
the belief that the time had arrived when there wond
be no more delays and believed that the motion OF inc
engines no saw before him was tho performance OF the
"fye hour run which is TO preface the trial proper
The mistake was discovered; both engines were
running only for special purposes AT soclock vsit
to the engine room OF the Ason9am ner MIN
ute and cutting off at bont four feet the steam gauge
indicating pressure OF about 60 pounds OF steam 70 ne
square inch the vacuum indicator standing al aOous
90 Only one man engaged at the furnaces IN the
boiler. room The fires looked bright and clear Ihe
Algonquin has no blower attached to the furnace put
has blower in the after part OF the STOKE hoc when
drives current Of through il and SO fans the hres
The little circulating engine was working up TO speed
OF about $50 turns per minute Eve did not stop 10 count
them). At this time the Algonquin was "tnrning a
prettier wheel" than the Ninoosk WHICH hau Hoti@'y
warmed up 10 the work -,
About O'Clock we visited the engine room OF the
Winooski under charge OF Engineer Welies ana his
able and courteous assistants lie steam gauge lnGi'
Gated pressure Of Is pounds to the squaie inch Wne
the mercuria gauge showed only pressure OF 10.
pounds the vacuum standing at 49, with TINS amount
of steam the engine making IL turns per minute
and revolving without the hesitancy al the deadoenter
so apparent in the Algonquin. The Winoosh was re,
ceiying her coal from the dock, anG was burning az ne
rate OF 400 pounds per hOnr The engine was WORK
ing beautifully and almost noselessy. just at ms
time it will be proper for Us TO call attention TO TINS
fact that while the Winooski was built for ordinary
river service and at time when such test as she Is
now being subjected To not thought or the Algon'
ouin was constructed for the especial purpose OF de
onstratng in practice what Mr. Dickinson has so oite
and orcby put forth theory IL Is claimed mat tne
Peoria is even q better boat than the Winooski ana
Mr. isherwood would have been glad to have substi-
ued her for the latter but did not fearing Mr. Dickn
son would object 10 the change
II Is true some Of our dOubeeuders have been msei a.
bic failures and upon their performances we are AFRAID
Mr. Dickinson has predicated bis movements Inc
Eutaw was specially lifted up by experiment oI slvs'
speed and OF course. she was so different from MI
Dcknsons ship that it was Unfair TO put ner against
tie Algonquin As things begin to look now, tue
Aconquin bids fair TO be worsted and If there Is any
credit no il will be to the builders of the engine of the
Wiuoosi There be no question but that II Is one
OF the finest Of the class in the service.
About noon we again noticed the condition OF affairs
on both vessels The Algonquin was making from l3t
10 IA revolutions per minute with pressure varying
from 60 10 65 pounds while the Wnooski with 80 POUNDS
,ressure YVES making TO revolutions In fact at this
time the scene became interesting. Mr.. sherwood
Chief Of the Bureau of Steam Engineering Mr.. Mar
tin late Chief Engineer IN the Navy and the inventor
OF the Martin Boiler Mr.. Towne builder OF the engines
of the Mississippi. Chief Engineers DANNY, kellogg
Long Spraguc and other notables, were watching with
much interest the proceedings. Iae WinoosKi w1s
certainly performing the best in every respect, whle
both vessels tugged away at the dock with silent de.
termination worthy Of better cause. The white foam
aud froth from the paddle was driven lar ont INTO the
river and with such strength as to press out Dody tue
vessels that came along close 10 the pier head
Ore o'clock and no change TO note MI. Diehnson
arrived however ana ner LOOKING a. ne cd on;
his watch and employed himself IN counting 'he fe'o
lutioEs. - 80 49,
and was making IS revolutions. The Algonquin was
making 10 revolutions and carried pressure averaging
G. pounds. She certainly works hard over the center
toJ much SO lot TO DO serious drawback TO her
Although waiting until a reasonable hour We were
unable to learn from any OF the officials connected with
the trial when the official test will begin 1t rumored
that the Algonquin will run until ordered 10 stop. and
then Mr. Dickinson will as it were abandon her. be-
evng that great injustice has been doAe him. IL Is
pretty certain that he did not calculate on meeting
such an obstinate opponent the WinoosSi. II the
works that bnilt the Winoosks engine do as well by
the Dunderberg they have done by tho former she
will be q triumph Of ngneerlng Accomplishment.
tafsl 1AaLI ufAe in la
up to the time OF his departure nothing definite had
been agreed upon.