The weekly sun., 1865-09-30
THE TRIAL OF NAVAL ENGINES

very large number Of spectators assembled on
Saturday and yesterday, at the dock loot Of De.ncey
street. to witness the trial Of engines nov IN progress
on hoard ef the United State. steamer. winoosSi
snd Alsorguin.. Hundreds OF people were s'.o ~.
nit'ed on oard NJ the two ve.sls srd cu-rsi- IN.
rfPc'ed the trrangpiuenis and vorkinr NJ ihs ~,
ongine' Ths scien,,fc men quietly noted 'he r-vsr
anf me.i, Of the different enrire. or diseuss d. IN
tIts but the iruo-.musses. prfrcd NJ nv conrei,
ot theif o~n tnowledge ~ "t'eam msrhnerv" su-
sthht ve's GENERALLY the sec7nd hand u''e-arre,
o. other s'rn'ds, vNo 4id not frov ON" 4 Ae-cnce
vis''os iuiricod In ofe-s n bo, o- 80 yt,,e sl
vAuniv-iy ared 'hev could ns-ne ,Na wool 'ls'
fhe ttial. ~ hhe SrS 'ero,e- vi'oj tie 'vo vcs ole
ior tho r1-pose ~ frru IN NJ 'he ptrIir With ne
~. 'ioTIns, n re-srl 10 ne p-oe e,' mad IN,
those o.ifcrs ororr' so fir =. NAV le nere So 10
nsfr known The roro-sl inte,es' 'h-' has tec1
sn,-nc'. rrrir" vestc-lly At les't i've ticus nj
~, III, 'ie wait
Vr 'o'rd NJ 80 " inoo.k' cve-vfhng scer1si N 10
-o't ne ~ ~ h' snd IN GOOD order opng M f1,'t
20 i'c' ih', th.' vc'sel T. 'cor'rj 'e'r eou ~ g.
c'p'iued mon WHO trke chs-ce II tle etginn I,,ta
ue c"s' ransre the fres and boilers With ,ueh
vorihv 'nr' r1si ihe poppet valve. he yviroo.h
~ 'e' 10 Gu oh" - one-'hi,d, thu' oh'7l7'ur
r'rccr lshcr~ooi N ne book aeciq-es t. r.o0,st 70
involved IN mi. trial r'uce, 'he m cunt of fo o.
10 - oi'-i-e' h. Mo o,r rs'or o. am N q. vrrr
evident hsi fhe engineer Of the Winoo,ti ftccv-
nr rI 'he ADVANTAGE he cen o'tr'r ~ en-. NO. cn
and - 'iur - sH1rt. 80 ia pr,r'cellv en- osiuc
". l"'Fe.sor'- tNeorv ~ ernsnsfon and oiteininc
'h"fc., - 'hc advantage 'hp suriue on hoa-d OF
u" WI co.ki can accomplish in this tc.r ct
Tho W roosh carries ve'r low va'cr ~ he 10 ,crs
hu' 70 drrfor ~ ~ cvn'os on ea -ed ovinr 10 no
cor 'ant rre'yision ~ stii'it enrtncers who man.
are 'Nc 'frf ot water With rIcrt Gao and rt'c'fou
AZ i' r''.s'o- r'evpIs thqt the p-cturp Of stcain
~ "qrt cd md recorded upon 'ho two yrfsc's n''-
c'er a. rcsrective power Of tie two engines. The
enriuc of the Wlrco4ti cen 70 an on u vcry 'ow
pressure while tht' of the A'r0lqu'n require. a
mach nj hnr procure for the expansion v ich sui
sruen'lv tntss p'ccc II ". thcfeil'e, urf,rst.ol
trt ihi' question Of pressure ~il not affect tho icsl
on sa'u-f.- both enci-es were worked .oucvNat
etpc itnen'a! the Minooski rq.ninr MP to f0ui
"clocE fo-'e FIVE hunffci revolutions AMI cousuiu-
inr three hundred pounds Of CO.. morc than her Al
,owance. The Nrouqun wes leh'rd on reyo u ions.
hui 40 far shold on coal that she had talsucr IL
2I POUNDS In hc- favof. As tie frnl IL las,d uuon
'fp 81 and e,oromr ~ fuel" This would live
the Algonquin an tdyanta-c Of hour, over her on-
poneut, In other ord. the on pounds Of coal 10
equivalent 10 tho number Of tovolut ous ihet ma be-
DRAINED by burning tho fuel H. ile 0ifnaccs During
fn,nidnr hirht 'hc Alrcr, uiu worked nj e,d th y
tp d'ty which 'ufp'ised every orc. She . o. eel on
~" irn'ski ~ irvo rtons, max ur u tim s ON
]" 20 ID ifNn'u' .ouH per minute. At g.l5 SUNDAY
moinln' the countc.s stood thus
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