, 1866-03-01
THE NAVAL RACE.
c,,rtpssoux or tho OaSreFs VINO Has0o
the Trial.


couriussoux Of tho OdSreFs VINO sAs0o
the Trial.
The following Is the concluding portion o.
The ,cnort Of the officers who superintendent
the tsial OF the steamers Algonquin anu MI
nooskl: .....-..
TMs CONTRACT FoR THE NACHlSHH1 of LEO
ALGONQUIN ~
The following are the guarantees OF tna @ coz
TRACT for the machinery Of tne A.SonIus
and II WAS the object Of the trial at tue WnAn
and On Long Island Sound to ascertain tnoy
were fulfilled. and, II not, to what c1sont soe1
were deficient.
I. That the material, workmanship, detail
and anfsh shalt be hrst-class.
=. That the whole performance shall BE- OF
such q character as to demonstrate the setts-
factory strength, reliability, Practical en-
5. That the variations from the spcciaca-
tons-those Of the machinery Of tho Wtuooskt
hereunto attached to the contrast for the ma
chIpery of the Algonquin, and forming part
Of the contract-ara to be N ne dimensions
parts a. ate thereby affected, in tho design Of
The ya1ve gear, and In the type and arEnngc-
ment OF tie boilers, and also the surface coz
denser. These changes are not to Increase tho
WEIGHT Of the machinery nor the space occu.
pied BY T. nor to decrease The Weight .1. O. CO.,
\ for the engineers department, with the mt
chinery described In the attached specitca-
| tions-that Is, the Specifications for the WI
nooskps machinery. ~
| and careful trial thereof by such persons a.
may be directed BY the Secretary Of tho Navy,
I It shall be found by them that It's perform
ance. either In amount OF power developed or
/ In the cost, pro rata, OF that power In coal Is
less than that Of th$ machinery described n
l AtSnrf6ra fjnnk
| for the Winooskrs machtnery-shey, tho said
| party Of the first part (ths contractors for thu
A!eonquln's machinery, Will remove II and
! replace 1t at their own cost with the ms
chlnery described In the attached spec'hca-
| ti0ns.
/ The contract for the Algonqufu's mnchi.
merry provides that the entire responsibility OF
I fulANAng the above guaranty Il to rest win
the said party or the first part, md Will make
proportion ta the details Of III said machinery
In such manner a. they may deem best
calculated 10 secure the most successful ope-
! ration.
TUE FIRST AND SECOND PART NOT TuL-
FILLED.
: With regard TO the 1rst and second Of the
. above guarantees, We have to say that, In our
> I opinion, they have not been fulfilled.
: | TNK MACHINERY OF TIE WISoo5KI PER
fEcr-
The machinery of the Wlnoosk1 has worked
: IN tho most perfect manner throughout, and
It's performance In every partlcniaE leavea
nothing to be deaired for efficiency In pad
| lle-wheel steamer. Its durability and rella-
billy could be depended upon for any length
Of cruising. Its workmanship, material 1n-
| | isl, accessories and appointments arc drst-
class throughout The machinery OF the Al.
: | gonqufn rs wanting in these particulars aud
, In st5le, Anish and convenience for tnanipula-
tfpn, and in all its appointments, 1t b much
inferior to that OF the WinoosA
THE TE1Rn GuARASTr OF TEE ALGONQUIN
CONTRACT ALSO A FAILURE
With regard TO the third guaranty, VIC and
the machinery of the Algonquin, including
water In boilers, to be 77,425 pounds heavier
1 than the machinery Of the Wlnoosks. Ihis
| excess OF weight Is oneeeiehth Of the weight
: | Of the Wtnooskis machinery. Ii to 1t be add
| ed Is tons Of extra ballast required to ksep
the vessel upright, on account Of detective
distribution Of her machinery, the excess Of
| wel3ht Of the Afgonquin's machinery Will %
t Of the weight Of the Wmooskts machinery.
, This excess Of weight requires about eight
! inches Of drnnsht Of water to permit the ne,
+ cessury displacement for It, and Of course
t greatly lessons the value and efficiency OF sne
' The space occupied in the length ofthe yes
! sci by the machinery and coal Of the Algon'
| uuiu Ia seven feet and ai1 inches greater thau
/ | the corresponding length In the Whoosh'
d THIS IL equivalent to eleven per centnm Of tns
:, space occupied by the machinery and GO, coal o.
cupied in the Algonquin, there Is only 6,95a
] cubic feet Of coal capacity, while in the lesser
space occupied In the Wfnooskl there Is s,Rta
. feet of coal bunker, the W1noosA thus eaIE9
Ing thiIty-si1 Rer eentqm more goal taan .ae
failed In fulfilling the third guaranty.
l TIE FOURTH GUARANTY TIE GREATEST FAIL
!, CRE OF ALL.
1 With regard to the fourth guaranty, w
tInd that the machinery Of the Algonquin
developed only st g per centum Of the powe.
9 developed BY the Winooskis machinery, and
9 | that tho cost Of the indicated horse power IL
Il pounds Of anthracite consumed per hour viii
+ the machinery Of the Algonquin wss 1888 pei
o centum more than with the machinery OF th,
: | WlnooskI, taking that Ok the latter for units
t | II the comparison be made IS it properly
? combustible matter Of the coal, Instead Of th.
i coal Itself, for the expression OF the coat O
q | the power, aa tho per centum os refuse b
l ashes and cllnker Is An accidental and variabl
o proportion, then the cost Of the ind'cate
2 horse-pov in pounds Of combnstible COZ
n sumed per honr with the machinery OF th
3 Alcouqnin was 1;.228 per centum more tha,
lg | the machinery of the Wfnooski. In this mos
e important guaranty for amount of power an
r economy Of fuel this failure of the contracto
- is Inc GIeatest " aus AsSu1tul1 IN loSS c
J. speed OF nearly two geographical miles Pc
e | hour, and q large Increase OF the cost Of Ii
y steampower, pro rata. ....-.-....-
= Tub MACHINERY Or Tu5 ALGONQUIN FAN
- URH At EVERY PoINT.
= In every point guaranteed by the contfae
y, - tor for the Algonquin's machinery he ha
!. - iaiied, md ne arc Of the opinion that It /
y totally unfit for tho uaval service. Th
- logs Of the experiments md the Indicate
= diagrams are herewith forwarded
Respectfully submitted by your ob't ses7'tt
=. RoDEHr DANNY, Chief Engineer, U. 8. N.
- EDWIN FITH1AN, Chief Engineer, g. 8. n.
~ MoRr1AEn KELLoao, Chief Engineer. U. 3.
=. ~ Hon. Gideon "elles, Secretary of the Eayy
~ =. Washington, D. G.