, 1865-09-15
THE ALGONQUIN AND W1S00sKI.
Preliminary TFia1 ut Dock-Tlic WI
Ii0oskl Aheals

ElVu1 Tue NEW 1QFE ! l1utas 11lA.
At about O'Clock Monday evening the
fires in the Alronquln's furnaces were lighted,
and before O'clock the wheels were reyoly-
ing in fine style. It is fair to say that the AL
gonquin cen get up steam fn u very few min
utes, owing to popularity Of her boilers and
the arrangement Of the heating surface. A1r.
Dlckczson was present, und through the Gu
tire night he gave his personal attention to.
The working Of the engine, and 1t was not
Of day, that he relfnqnishcd his charge, and
turning 1t over to q subordinate, sought his
home and cnuch. The engine was kept run.
ming ut . moderate speed from the time it was
started, md its workings noted with nicely
and regularity.
Willie this was going on the 'Ylnooski was
in state Of quietudc, but at G O'Clock yes
so'clock, after the men had taken breakfast, );
her enginu wcs' started ahead, to the infinite
lcllal{ Of the eailors who have 50 long been
kept on the anxious seat.
1t halEpast s o'clock our reporter arrived
On the ground, in the belief that the time had
come when there would be- no more delays,
auG believed that the motion Of the engines
ue saw before him, was the performance OF
lie ss tiye lom: rnn'' which IL 10 preface thu
trial uroper. The mtstake was soon Dis
covered. both engines were running
only for special purposes At O'Clock
q visit TO the engine room Of the Algonquin
showed that her wheels were making nbout
131s revolutions per minute, and cutting oil
ut about 1 feet, the steam guagc indicating
pressure OF Gu pounds to the square inch, the
vacuum indicator standing ut about 20. 11nly
one man was engaged at the fuTnaccs IN the
boiles.roora. The fires looked bright and
clean. Tie algonquin has no blowerattached
10 the furnaces, bat has blower In the after
part Of tho stoke hole, which drives current
~ Fn{r %hrotyry1, nr,1 Tn fms fhn f5re5 Tho
little circulating engine vas working up to
speed Of about $50 turns per minute. At this
time the Algonquin was !" turning prcttier
wheel II than the Winoosti, which had not
fairly warmed up to the work.
A6out ) O'Clock we visited the engine room
Of the Winooski, under charge Of engineer
Welses. The steam gauge indicated d pres
mescurial gauge showed only pressure Of
13H pounds, The vacuum standing at Is.
With this amount Of steam the engine wns
making II tErls per minute, and revolving
without hesltancv at the dead centre, so cp-
parent in the Algonquin. The Wlnooslzi was
receiving her coal from the dock, and was
burning at the rate Of ! 400 pounds Per hour.
The engine was working beautifully, and
almost noiseles:ly. Just at this time It
that while the Winooski was built for
ordinary river service, and at time when
such test as ehe Is nov being subjected to
was not thought OF, the Algonquin WIS con.
ktructed for the especial purpose Of demon
Etrating In pructice what NJ. Dickerson has
SO often and torcibly put forth as theory. It
Is claimed that the Peoria Is even better
boat than the Wfnooski, md Mr.. sherwood
would have been glad to hare substituted her
for the 1att:r; but fancied 1I. Dickcrson
would object to the change
About up1}u. Ne HRHin noticed the condition