New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-31
THE ALGONQUIN.
Mr.. Dickerson's Reply to tho Offer OF the
Secretary Of she Navy.


SIR: | lind in tho morning papers an order
signed by you which presume Is In reply TO nv de-
mnnd for fair trial. Of the engine OF the Algonquin
You. at first through Capt. FOX. refused 10 have
trial ~ this engine with another engine 81 the class
speced for the Algonquin to equal bnt Insisted that
the Algonquin should be run IN the hnrbor again" he
oFdauit Of John Bard contained In toe report OF q
Congressional Committee. ! objected 70 rugning
aga INST affidavit and public opinion upheld my OBJ
eciun You felt the force Of the ressure sufficiently
10 induce You TO change your resolution and substitute
another trial.
You now propose that tho Algonquin shall run In
con petition with dock In the city of New-fork To
this object: that IT, II the tral IL TO be considered
tost OF The question whether the engine has coupled
with Its contract lift is trial 10 enable our fellow
citizens aboard and the Two engines work.
l shall I've HAPPY to have II carried out
The engine Of the Algonquin was not made to run
al the dock II that had been It's feet should have
constructed II differently have always supposed that
the naval engines better qualified to run nj the
dock than anywhere else aid better not to at all
than to run here; but never suspected that YOU
desired such qualities ~ any machinery might build
Tho excuse give for this extraordinary PROPOSE
toa H. that you will the cost Of fitting out the
steamers for attended ial al ssd Ineyer proposed
to have a trial al sea. only proposed TO run there
these doube.eEdeIs safely run-that Is. IN
a river An attended trial at sea" would leave
me at home. 1 have ismily depending on my
eIeriionf. and no sane insurance company would
insure my life In double cnder' for such an
'extendrd trial" When We shifted the ballast of the
Algonquin. she opened her cranks half an inch, and
when came IN her round Point Judith she twisted
como safe home. looked upon b. their friends as we
regard the polar bear that escaped The fire Of the bnrn
ng Museum aud their wives feel az did Desdomona to-
She loved M. for the dangers hsi passed,
And los-d her tia, she did pity them
But, would run IN The North River or tho Sound-for
short time and for that tria both the vessels are
ready except oy TO dock them and clean on tie bar
nscles.
such a iria that would be 40 eAcu-e. gentleman
cannot be pluBd-rcd because you cannot afford I" gye
him tral such he agreed 10 submit to. you had
contnoiej Ia pay man tor hors~, provided he could
,r,t mile IN tli-s minutes. II would hardly JUSTLY
yoar Ohcs 20 try hn at the pow thai you had tine
io 70 upon the course and see him driven. OBJ
serve However. that when you, or Cept. Fox, wish
pleasure excursion. more money can he srent on
Yacht than Woul pay the salaries Of the Whole Cabinet
Tor year and the cost Of ihs trial 'ncuded but when
justice % b. done, the peoples money must be saved
Pardon me- slr. II ihint ibis nero preiense.
Ii IL proper. however. that the people should know
Why you have changed from trial N the hsrbor TO
dock irisl
The log % the Algonquin. when running at the
dock Mr 90 hours. shows much Inferior results In
economy to thoee produced by her when coming from
Providence To- SewYork Yon therefore propose to
compete With the Inferior rather than The superior per
iofmance. although tho former Is VI 10 consequence.
aud the latter the thing needed
2 The wheel q tho Algonquin i one of her improve
meuls and will save about sf per cent OF DIP. tHdSr
s,sr over your heels You now order II of. aud
veil lake ont my boilers engine aud put Ia yours
J. Your boat has sry ,eren per- essi more crate bars
a. burn coal mine aud asarly hrsstn,s mach
boiler and has two t2nch blowers 10 drive the nrcs
1 hive no blower on nv fires when under way the
natural dram b. enough with my small furn,ce Tor all
want but ire dock the Gran 10 necessarily smaller.
and with your immense blowers. you could burn az
sins, the coal could burn. easily
4. My condenser 10: r. supplying tho waste water
on wOrss when the ship 10 In notion at vheh time
only IL Is needed At the dock you virtually suspend
its operation. and 10 far impair nv efficiency.
An this "a very cleverly arranged. and viii be OF
great comparative value TO you the rial; but snch
practices would not BE- allowed IN any other race ever
knew1
Then there IL a consequence from this plan 81 trial
which YOU Of course see the value o. Your bat viii
twice the coal mine does 10 do the same work. and
Of course III tighten ~ during eight days considerably
more than does that her whros will every day
be u royolve than mine Will True Is yon sHy
that "tbo dip Of the paddles rH not Be etsrRsd
daring the Iral but how can you suspend The law OF
gravifyi The law 81 Wanrotho and Watt IL sns
pended In the nsvy engine. but tho LAW OF Newton.
1 beovr. yet femains
You also intend TO lake tho power by indicators not
by the result propulsion OF the vessel, aud you pro
po,e 10 appoint the people who are to swear 10 the
Indicated horse power" Now you know as Indicated
horse power 10 O very good Kind Of power II you know
the that the Indicator out u You don't II Is
very uncertain. Thus your empoy6 John Baird has
PUT rccoId statement that the Entaw made LOLA
Indicated horse power u b Of coal an hour and ouly
went average OErtsn and sir senths sdiIs miles
an hour II she did. the horses must have been con
demned army horseA that John Was thinking o. If
teen hundred real horsepower would havo taken the
wheels out Of the Eutaw But then In excuse Tor chat
do not forget that the immense consumption OF coal ~
the Eutaw had 10 DO accounted fori aud u IL was
really giving q horse power with two aud q third
pounds an hour there could be complaint u that;
and 3l4 multiplied by 2.32 lust balanced the coal pile
1t Of tho trumphs Of figures that such results
can DO produced.
Even the Algonquin has not escaped the indicator,
disease Mr. Ishervood has officially reported that she
uses and foursnhs pounds Of coal an AoHr to q
horsepower II she Goes aud your boats oaly nse two
and third they her home very easily after
her coal cut and you need not bc so anxious " avoid
a trial.
indicators are worry useful instruments 10 honest and
intelligent hands but Ia tho hands OF knaves or fvos
they viii lie than epltaph. Tho real honest
shaped boat through the same water. That VIII tell
you no es. and II won, be necessary TO pays nagS
traits u shilling Tor taking an affidavit about IT,
do not understand who are 10 lie the Judges OF tho
performance. Ii you intend tho Invitation 10 Mr. |
Everett and bis board Of members t. be present al
the trial. appointment VI them as Judges. object
Zach aud all Of That party except Mossrs Coyeh anh
Wright, have officially aud beyond redemption. ooui-
that tnefe 10 benefit la expansion beyond the narrow
limits used 10y the navy. The Commitee OF Congress
quot the both sustain them and on the fourteenth
page Of their report tho Board say that tue ehpio Oh
tho Dukptah, Iroquos ald General Admiral would DO
"benehtted by puttng IN small cylinders. "a ny 10.
ducing the very small expansion used on ,noso
still less. rather think that they wouh not onn 20
thier yeas-at least not until they have got Oh u'en
hands the engines they are now building for tho DO
partmqnt. ,.,,
II John Baird is 70 he the Judge protest against w.
He N Mr. Isherwoois collector OF internhi Io'enuo
from the contractors.
hrve In my control one Of his letters to one OF ,le
calling for contribution 10 MI ioI
wood. under the .hin Disguise Of a suDscrip.Vh " na
biz aim TO print another of tLose vss .,n ,an,
hich tho Young Of the country are omoay taas.
believe that james Watt was sort OF iuo', anu .s'
the true laws of steam wero discovered BY Benamin
In the Jsar Iedl w ~ o'a engine VI AAA'