The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-16

TO catch - with thu w,nooskl, a. mary oonnasn1N
such a. was rapidly generating tho contest would YET DO
Q close ona
SLIGHT BREAK IN TIM EsonB.
suddenly sharp crash was heard, causing momtn.
tary ALARM among tho inexperienced In particular On
inquiry was ascerained that the noise proceeded from
the breaking OF the counter balance arm the eecenc
which had given way letting the weight fall 70 be
OF no further nso 10 tho engine Captain Ransom rs
gret,ed the Misunderstanding that existed tho
part OF Mr Forbes engineers ne 10 tho manney
OF starting bat very naturally said that hey should have
consulted him before allowing their nrca To get down
so low Now, however that Tho trial was commenced,
and tho
FrRsT uKlr
fairly entered on, evory officer and the Ason.
quin gave tho utmost attention. and cxeriod their bes,
endeavors 20 tho success Of their vessel. With
slxiy'eight pounds Of steam the log which Was hove
every half hour. Indicated average speed Of
knots Az six O'Clock the Wnooski about i've miles
ahead Al sunset the Algonquin 80, brian, group or
head red each side OF the crosstrces and rd
and signal lamp the port and ssaIboad paddle
boxes
About quarter 10 seven r. NJ the watch descrica
Faulkner's Island light bearing east by north We lost
sght OF the wnooski soon after Faulkners Irand tho
turning point OF the race. was rounded al s;5oP
and standing ~ the westward proceeded on our re-
turn course From that until twelve O'Clock with bcwee6
sixty eight and seventy pounds Of steam, Shc made twelve
knots AN hour, aud, although every eye war rtrane1
aud sronS aigh, slasses brought 70 eeaf N sndsayoI
tho winooski. which thought could not or should
no, have 70 rapidly ouwalked her opponent, no ,r1es
TO the upper tteaInohest began 10 leak badly
AbOu, 30 A NJ OF the Iih inst. We made ,hd
Winooekie lights, abe being then about tveniy .fuun
miles ahead, her way HaldA' Point II became
necessary TO use The auxiliary power Al A " our
r-ctcd two bells 70 ring through mistake hight being cd
our bow. and the consequence Was that The engine VAR
stopped He intended 10 order the whistle 10 be blown
twice This another Circumstance detrimental ID,
oar speed ~ fully i've minutes elapsed befor. she ags
started.
23sA ~, 18th inst Made our nrut beat Of hunt
drcd and ten miles around Faulkner Island % c start
Ing point; and tho
sEooap MAT
was begun Al eight A. ~ passed winooski, ebe ssiEs
about thirty miles ahcad The steering VI tho Agogqn
was really miserable owing 10 The oompas which had
not been adjusted and also 20 the lncfrioncy " me
whcemcn. II ID vanously estimated by The onicen ihsc
abe Loaf from one 10 one and halt knots An hoer %
this account -Four men we're kcpt constantly al tbs
wheel Tho steam spring gauge gave out Al t~eiyo
O'Clock aud the sarisoaId paide boz strained loss
aRo two buckets from the wheel According AZ th1 c"s
decreased the port s,arboard bunken list Ia ono
other side made imperative 70 shin the bslinat bo'D
on deck and below, that the mon yers frequently en-
gagged In trimming ship Tho deck ballast CONSISTED "a
seventy three tons, 0f whlch tSenty-threo tons wsfd
wednesday, about noon, the barometer oommssecd
falling and fcsn entertained that NO would has 4
ae - sass9usm sSsnl. Vii chow 4, boon 4
Rock.
THE sQuALl or TIE SOUND.
About i've O'Clock r. NJ heading for fa1ikncrs fsanfJ
making her advantage In distance from tho Aggnqn.'
estimated by the plot, forty -four miles Both ,ek
sells blew their whisies As they PASSED and dipped th.
coors. while all hands we're on deck ssehangns %
the Issue Meanwhile the barometer continued 70 fhis
aud shortly after daik the representations OF ~
wcaiherwe gave strong evidence OF being fsy vcnbed
Thick and impenc,rsbie clouds ", IN, wnh shafd
shower Of bail and ram, propelled BY aqaal'y pune
causing tbs Algonquin ereak strain very percepi
bly,, and tho blow was ialriy upon Us n
shelter aud anchorine for the night Tho ilnic1l n
which they experienced 10 obtaining tho behrngs Yin
as ssmp. ~, ~ .ssr s1, ,s tate Va. ans'ns
"yawing." s.soNksi-Tho fog was very thos and N
wind increased 10 fury when The p'lo. Informed
captain thai II longer safe Tho sound and hsJ
should ssek an anchorage The captain oonssned asd
shortly after nEs o'clock us Aisonqain 10 80 her asohos
The gut hs rain 81. asst accompanied W thunder .0d
Topsascd fashes u fabtninx
ON NAN oounsE AGAIN
Ats25 Thursday morning The weather had cleared a,
leaving strong cold br.exr from ibo northwest arS.
hsayug up anehor shs was 10. under rAy Aha sssds1
for Tie course
bacg TO rnK NAVY YAHp.
1897 N-Sirsuord light bearing northeast dis,Snt
one mile, Ne paxsd hs wnonaki, bDand " ths ..s,s
toward the Aigenquu, made ,slognpsie signaa sshiag
n the Algonquin anchored asrng The nish, " -h'eI
rctgrn 70 the Navy Yard mo order uas im,
mediaieiy obcycd. sai her eonfss SHAPED ~ thsf
iss %asss, .n r. ,s"s Is Gaze p 90 ss.is -.
wno.sE sssln rapidly lssyis. q, sshlDa sna us'
aishSu, fursf % q i1s srsss S.s. %
Il IL claimed BY Mr. yorbc- engineers thai their
~, nsf b, esss fa,nsa' se,n - % s.sSsny .ns 'se
during The trial, With an sssrsss consamptlon ~ sbprs
one 90 and quarter q coal pc hour -heh .oa.la.r
ng tie high pressure ~ steam all b. from he
engineers log " Efnsfsiy conc~def % be economical
me van, o. an sdjusnsnt u tb- eamp.ss..
Hurediy tho graf dadsantAgs under ~hlch SHE lspsd,
aud accounts copsd r.iis for The sAsas.
10 distance 81 isss vheh the former vesssi sassA
over her Spyoscri
ABSTRACT % srrAH LOO on rBr UNITED srirss
usAhks ALoosoufr.