New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-27
The Dock Race.

To he Editor Of The ~ Y TribYns ,
SIR: Do me the favor TO print the annexed
letter-it explains the Algonquin delay. As TO the
facts established by the trial r as II went they are
plainly these: At p. on Friday both vesses loon
GOO lbs Of coal and from that time tiii p n on
day the Winoosk had burned all her coal at the fa
of coo lbs an hour while the Algonquin bad saved coal
enough 10 run her an hour and hail. or ahou, i9o.
revolutions At IL o'clock the Algonquin had turned
A. 44 revolutions, and the Winoaski f3t2 or W 'ss,
so that with hour and half OF coal 10 spare he NJ
ganauin was vet ahead of her competitor ana was
beating her at the average rate OF ~ reVoulohs az
hour for the preceding 20 hours. In ORDER 20 uli.
this difference 10 the public however u IS claimed tna
the WinoosI ought 10 have credit for hall an hour o
revolutions she did and could NOT MAKE because he
Algonquin could and did make reroluiioRs during u'a
half hour although the Winooski purhea nsr Goa,
moi making the revolutions and the Algonquin mac,
them and saved her c0el O course, cahGot anu uIu
NOT propose TO beat such arithmetic; bat dld get more
revolutions with less coal, than the WinoosA lh 'n'
same time which is all claim TO have done ,
IL the feed pipe had not ruptured, the Algonquin
would have been about 100 ahead tonight and nave
had very large pile to spare wcI WIKI sPssa
""'" NEW YORK, September, %, 1905
Rear. .Adairli +. n. Gr4sory
SIR: When the Algonquin was lild up Ior
six weeks at the Navy Yard the relief valve on the eed
pump rusted fast, so that 1t cannot DC no!ea y; an
measure which the pipes endure AMI was ihere
fore certain that the rst time the eedVayes OF oo.
boilers were shut once the feed pipe must burst or
the pump 90 carried away, or tie whole engne ss vs
stopped This relief valve was all perfect "heu we
came here aud l. In tue pressure OF aHaIrs never
thought of the possibility of its being rusted last 30
that in some sense It was my carelessness Which
caused the accident 49, A..
power Of our enemies would be used to turn II agahs,
the engine or its principles, aud in order 10 guara
aQainst such result wrote at once 10 tc poaru vi
experts 10 inspect the facts before the parts were re-
moved who when they see the state oi the case VIII
inform you that 10y calculation the wafer pressuWIe W
which burst the feed pipe must have been oil least sr
hundred pounds 10 As inch and that under TINS enor'
nous strain none Of the working parts gave way; tns
proyng their immense strength and perect saisty
Notwithstanding the gabble about weakness. But the
President of the Board considered 1t his duty to decline
visiting the boat until the request came through you
and therefore, must wait until the proper CORE
spondence be had and the board regularly invited
which Is the object Of this letter
Meanwhile the result which / anticipated has taken
place and the ne papers publishing the most in
inTious reports--spch yOn have seen today-Whch
have no foundation In fact whatever and which must
have been imposed upon the reporter, who presume
is no engineer By enemies. Your engineer on
duty at the time will tell you that this immense strain
produced little effect on the engine that he knew
nothing Of 10 iii the fires were partly drawn; and L.
who was within five feet Of the rupture. did not know
IL ill 1 found that the boilers we're not feeding.
desire therefore that you will request the board OF
experts 10 examine the OF the rupture which ~
apparent inspection, and report TO you
fst Whether. the reefyalye is rusted FAST II was
possible to avoid breaking part OF the apparatus
whenever the feed.yalyes were both shut.
ID Whether this test does not prove the feeding ap-
paratus Of the Algonquin TO be enormously strong for
any possible work il be required 10 do supposing
the reief-valye TO be in working order.
desire tie report for publication In order 10 correct
the great injustice to Mr. Forbes and TO me which is
now being done.
Meanwhile leave the machine as il Is. have sent
Providence for parts aud will be ready soon
Ms possible. Yours, truly f. n. DICKINSON.