New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-29
NAVY DrPARrNFNT. July &c, lsl


lowing order;
NAVY DEPARTMENT July %, 1875.
Sic. As the questions to be- determined. In orier 20
clos. the contract for nc machinery OF ,he Ns"1qa
machinery against that OF the WinoosEs. WHEREBY
greater accuracy viii be obtained without the COST OF
lifting out the amrrs for extended trial st sea.
the DEPARTMENT has decided TO make the trial test
Of machinery Of the Algonquin. as provided Tor IN Toe
contract to determine the amount OF power II can de-
yelnp and the cos, ~ that power In fuel. relatively
With the machinery Of the Wnooska, In the following
mGnn-r The vessels 10 be placed alongside OF per
one On each eide. The paddle wheels TO he male Ia
cnch ~ feet In diameter to onfer edge OF paddles
each paddle to be Dino feet long anu hfteeh
inches breadth. and to have Its lower edge
Al is deepest immersion l5nches below the level 81 the
water IL Is believed this wl enable al the steam the
boiler. can DO made 20 generate % be vorked oil by the
engines Should II not paddles can be len out OF the
wheels until that result Is obtained. The same quality
az coal Ia TO be used In both vessels IL will DO weighed
on N. wharf IL IL used and carried on board. 81 that
the paddles III not b. changed during the trial.
The smoko-ppes 10 have the same height above the
level ~ the crates. All the GOAL used and all the refuse
10 be carefully weighed on the same scales
A.. indicators 20 b. attached one 10 each end OF the
I c,lind.r and worked by reducing levers are 20 DC
,, hefor. being used the temperature OF the steam
Ia be obtained by thermometers placed IN the sthn
nine. near III, engine. log will be kept Tor ehcn
,rs..l In which viii lie noted, at The enh oi
e,ch iour The number on the counter, the average
amber OF revolutions per minute during that hou tue
average steam pressure, Nnculm In cohuenser phI"i
,.r t.tuperatiru OF external air. OF enginerooi OF
o. I'm az ,t.an Of injection water and OF feed
water snfGdicainr diagram viii b. taken at the ena
a. each lalhonr rnm both ends 81 the CYLINDER OF botn
,tpe. tho weight of coal thrown into the furnaces
dnflne The hour TO be noted the weight OF refuse Is 10
he tanned nj the end Of each Wachi the throuo-
! yal,e. 10 b. kept vide open - "a,
| A Board Of Chief. Engineers OF the Navy Win
,,r nm ,ber O. sstant Engineers viii be directed
~ rnor 10 Won for conducting the trial. taxing the 90
scry tlnns and making the report as soon as you IN
form the Department that tle vessel. arc feady ior
tri1I The Engineers will lie arranged In regular
,o,ches and will the coal weighed. TAKE tue lnul
Gator diagrams keep logs etc when the vessels are
ready for tho trial the engines WIZ DC opertea or
ia. h,ur. Ia bring them to the condition OF UNIFORM
action, The experiment Will then commence. ana TOT
Oh consecutive hours will be conducted Tor economy OIL
fuel I'm proportion Ia power hiirf Wnicn ioi 'o
inc o con .eutiye hours II viii be conducted Win tno
,,st n,x,c or the Two engines can be made 10 develop
The machinery II the Algonquin VIII % Operated py
engineers appointed by the contractor ana aeeorann
To bis direction Inc maeri! - 80" os,h.
Hu,,n OF Steam Engineering At the end OF the expert
ment the Board of Chief Engineers VIII IePIt .ose'
with any observations they may uee " so.,oo " rh
De,srtment or necessary for its Information. Ino
,r,nouy of the two systems OF mhchin'sy' III pouhuh
Of com Indicated. horsepower ana mo ihaau .
power they could DO made 10 deseop hha "S oo'' ="
,onn,Is of coal per indicated horse power IN
Tie ConmsnIant Of the Ncw-fork Navy fsru VII
be directed TO furnish yon the vesseh men. anu m 'aJ
facilities you may require Inc orvInai 10y al. "se
dragrams To be forwarded 70 'he DePai'ne"' WV"
the report ,u Cnroy VILLA
REM Admiral L. H. Gregory,
ORDER No. :.
NAVY DEPARTMENT. July &c. 1904
To L. FyrHIII esq President " n< Boars Of AtP0r'''
Nar- ioJk. 81, n, .,.t..,
s,n. HE Department hiss directed Rear Admiral
re0ory 90 institute IN, competitive test required Dy
thc contract for the machinery ~ the Algonquin DC
tween IL and the machinery OF the W ihoosEL hs ~. III
make IL AT the wharf in the city OF Now'fork anu so
Departmrnt will DO pleased to have ~ many members
as NAV bo convenient of the Board now conducting tue
comparative experiments on boilers 10 witness tna
and a. make any report or suggestions concernihs ~
they may deep proper. Inc DeP",,'hI."o id
Gwen a similar Invitation 10 MI Jonh punu,
and SUGGESTS yvn associate him win youiroNes. Ino
rcnori ar ol,eetions can be made jointly or singy,
40 tbe me nlrs OF the Board may elect Inc o')eet
la determine hch machinery, as placed IN W." 'es
and operated BY It's designer can be phuo " ue'op
The greatest p,wer and lso 10 determine the rehtNe
egraiye economy AZ The power WIN escn inncp,@ey
cIsfated to the best advantage for that PIPs..
~ ann affections 10 the method Of condncngthe tra
cony of which r. herewith inclosed. the Department
yonll be pleased to have them at once yer! ,osPo"
fully, &. WLLLt' oeeio'''! VI VI"
The following named gentlemen compose 'he poa'u
Of Examination:
Board Of Engineers--Chlef Engineers ROBERT pNn'
nv Edward Tithian. Mortimer Kellogg. Board OF hA'
pcrts-A. y. Everett. Novelty Works n. VI Connio
doro Wright New.York Works. Mr. Bromley fu1oh
works, NJ. Corycn, Dry Dock; G. W. Copeland Con-
sultng Engineer John Baird. Consulting Engineer.
who was engineer on the Eutaw when she had her ra
by order of the Naval Committee.
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