New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-16
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WlNO0SEl VERSUS ALGONQUIN
FULL DETAILS OF THE CONIESl'
The Winooski the Faster vessel
Great Economy of Fuel on Board the
Algonquin.
a CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
TIE Winooski Account.
On BOARD U. S. s. WNoOsKI,
I..I 1880

tbe Fast River leaviue he Algonquin preparing {" oi
low us in few minutes ana s'eaH'yI rnn,cs beore
o'clock Az j clock and u minutes we passed IoIt
schuyler and into heavy ted VI ice ao1ut W.
miles in length, which We passed through eautIous3
lest We should damage our padd.e-loats. We EOuc'u
several vessels iammed in the ice, and nnnn Oi mn
on he ice cutting track through AT 2iSo .Aeeu1oi @
/ Light was abreast and the Algonquin was solle
seVcn miles astern We turned srOsnd and went 10 meet
her At =. 30 OR engine was stopped At ocIoot
signal was made 20 the Algonquin 10 " 80 ahead Do
of ms al this time were about 0fa nile otho souhwrd
AZ .e7 our vessel being abreast Of Execution Roe
the bell was rung 10 ahead 20 jul sped Durns ne
time which elapsed between the Algonquin rcce'lns
the signal TO start e had steamed ahead other IN spite
of all She could dc. When the throttle vas openeu we
started off like reindeer and soon ieiI the Aieon ln
astern al the OF two kncs per hoII Inc Weaher
was me the wind was hight irein the northward .hd
eastward the water smooth and me paddles mlde
sbOu - revolutions per minute, with - Pouhos steam
AT 5:l7 O'Clock Stratford Light was abean. We had
then run 40 miles in two hours and ~ minutes when s
exactly Is miles per hour ior about 10 knots) AT VI;
time the Algonquin at least a miles as1ern, ana
promising be still further away before we reaoh
faulkner's Island. The weather is very bne, ana AZ
though there is 10 light Up our paih, yet the
stars are shining brightly aud the Lights along shore are
readily d.soerned at long distances.
ARRIVAL AT The FIRST STAKE.
| At-s5p H. we are abreast Of Faulkners Island
Lighthouse This is the turning point and - 90 mics
! from Sands Point and Execution Rock. Faulkner
leland is Is miles 10 The eastward OF the light AT the
month Of New Haven barbof and a0ont three mles Oh
the Connecticut shore L is anolt one mne IN ehRlh
and ne-quarter OF mile IN width On It's soniher5
extremity is situated Lighthouse showing I-Sn.ns E
light once IN every 20 seconds. The light is - ieet
above the level of the sec, and can he seen IN ceai
weather about - miles.
KimberIeys Reef marked only ~ buoy, and we we're
obliged TO 20 around that o. It was dark althoe'a
there is plenty Of water between the lsand ana tHs
reef we then stood over 20 Connecticut shore and
thence past Faukner Island and ont into the Sound
| Ats.3s p. m we passed The Algonquin on her way
Up about 10 miles behind us. On our doVnward mp
we met the Boston boats, whose captains an1 >thos
VERY generously gave vide berth, so that W.
were not obliged 10 haul oct q our course at all ihe
will please receive our thanks.
WEDNESDAY,, FIB. II.
At o'clock this morning passed betweeA Excel
tion Rock and Sands Point and through large ana
heavy fields OF floating ice, which az tmes threatened
10 cause us 10 slow down the engine. but passed
yeals the fact that everything il working nicely every
thing is cool fires good plenty OF eteam and all hand'
cOntdent OF success. ~ yet no etoH ias Oeeh mAuo
10 dTye the ship beyond hei pam "oIhins eapaeI'
took out policy OF insurance on the Travellers Acc-
dental Insurance sCo before left, but thus far can
see any prosPe6ot PTog % @ e az II has been bitter
cold all night and tDn Ice covers the lace OF the Sound
Int fle weather is remarkably fnei at B 10 a. We
turned Faukners Island for the second times and al
7lj a. passed the Algonquin. salpung her with our
whistle which she returned NJ ths time were
30 miles ahead and from all appearances going rapidly
The Algonquin was steering badly, and her paddles
were moving in a step and 20 ietch-f stYle. On
Mr. DicbersOD If YOU cant DO better than that you
will be beat more than 100 miles III the 900 are 10
run. At 9 O'Clock all hands went TO "qusrers" and
exercised III the y6riOus drills and their evoluions
equal 10 those Of crew who had not been lying
along side of dock for several months exposed - all
manner Of demoralizng influence good commanding
officer seconded by efficient and skful ofioers have
preserved the best Of discipline and the crew Of the
WiDoOsEi Is second 10 none in their performance Of
duty and their moral and ply sical condition. rank
high as men-Ofwars.men Capt. Cooper is certainly
entitled to much credit for the splendid condition Of his
nd urap oh in ff.a nor.
oTnance OF their duties. and as write there Is not
man on the black list" This speaks well for ALL
Al lO:22 a. In meet tie ice-feld TO the eastward
Of Execution Rock and enter il at full speed passing
Oh the Connecticut side; at 1928 passed the Rock
turning 10 the southwark running within about 800
wards Of The lower buoy at l0:37 Execution Light
on our port beam the light keepers toed their fog hell
and we replied with our whistle no Algonquin in sight
from sloft
The weather being chilly, most Of the officers who
have no duties 10 call them on deck sought refuge by
the stoves At 40 the Algonquin reported ahead,
coming toward us At 1906 y. m. We passed the AL
gOnquin al Of mile distant. AT that time we're
abress, Of N0rwalk Light and consequently Just
~ miles ahead Of her. We are going trife two
miles an hour faster than the Algonquin. A. We
passed exchanged saluteg by whistling Our engine
works remarkably well IN every respect. The Algon.
quin making II turns per minute while we were
making o. We have not made less than ~ turns per
minute since we left
At2:ji p. m we passed Faulkner's Island and the
light keeper hosted his flag as compliment 10 Al
sS + m the Algoh3%gin % hove in sight coming up
and as the barometer has been falling all day. may
expect a change.
I Al 5:03 p IN. met and passed the Algonquin. she
making l6 turns and we 2B Cross bearings wrh
StIatiOrd Point Light and Fsrweather Island Light
show that IS miles ahead of our antagonist At
O'Clock, wind S. W., blowing ireslIgalc and a sea
getting up. At o'clock passed the Boston bound
steamers, wind sill Increasing At 1855 p III. passed
Execution Rock Light, the wind having worked itself
up 10 a stiff doube.reefed tOpsail gale with heavy
squalls, accompanied by sharp. cutting rain. The
lights IN THE Rock and Sands's Point burned with
sparkling Brightness the night black black
can he. Just were turning the light large
steamer came down the Sound and crossed our bow
ciose TO- ana mist from heavy rain squa shut the
lehts out Our helm was put astarboard and just as
we shot under Lis stern he whised and We headed up
the oonhn on our Joarh heat Cutler pilot has
slInecure IN performing lis duty tonight II is no
Leaant duty to face sOuwester such night as this
The sea begins TO rise and the ship to bob around.
AZ ':'~ p IN we were of Execution Rock having
completed onr third full heat The wind now blew in
heaVy squalls and II was with difficulty that we turned
around TO lay the course M the Sound terrific rain
squal now burst upon u.s. and IL was almost unossile
10 !ooh aDrau Our nights were exnguished and for
short time things looked rather rOuehp
Our pilots Irel Cutler and David r. Glover mar,
aged al last 10 get us turned and started on the
fourth round al o'clock p. NJ. The wind was nop
bowling and screchlng through The rigging 70 that il
almost impossible 10 force our WAY against IT, Al
~ minutes past 10 Capt Cooper reported 10 Mr. Isber
wood that the pilots considered il dangerous 10 run
longer at u speed or even to at all as none of the
lights on shore were visible. The ship tumbed about
considerably and after holding for a while il was de-
cded 70 run IN shore and find anchorage The en-. |
gine accordingly slowed, and stood cautiously
over endeavOIng 10 make light At 10 minutes pas,
midnight our anchor was let 60 in eight fathoms of |
water about miles s. W. Of Eaton's Point Light. |
house. with Lloyd's harbor tight bearing 8. w. by W
lt late this morning before the weather began 10
break but still the wind held fierce At
545 a. We weighed our anchor and proceeded up :he
Sound in quest Of the Algonquin, which we supposed |
Iao PUN into New.HaveD. At 800 We passed Black