New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-10
Naval Intelligence.
SAILING OF THE GUSBOATs wINOoSKI AED AL
GoNQUIE-sKETCH OF THEIR HISTORY
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SAILING OF THE GUSBOATs w1NooSKI AND AL
GoyoUIs-sKETCH OF THEIR HISTORY
THEIR TRIALS AT THE DOCK, &C.
The gunboats Algonquin and Winooski about
which so much has been written and said for the past
five months left the Nayy.Yard yesterday for their
long contemplated race on Long Island Sound. They
both proceeded Sands Point and anchored there for
the night it being decided that TIE start would be
made at an early hour this morning.
The route to be taken is follows: From Sands Point
TO Faulkuers Island, near New Haven then round the
island and back 20 Sands Point. This is 10 be re-
peated until each vessel shall have made about ESQ
miles. The vessel which arrives at sands Point hTst,
in the lat heat" will be declared the winner The
crews Of both vessels manifest great enthusiasm and OF
course each feels confident that his will be the
victor Both vessels In the finest possible cOndi
ton and are provided with their full complement Of
stores coal, etc. present the Winoosk Is the
favOrite, but time only can tell which vessel will have
the honor Of towing the other back 10 NewYork. We
give short history Of each vessel. which, in view of
the approaching contest not be devoid Of interest
The Win0oski Is a wooden side-wheel steamer Of the
genus commonly known as "dOuble-ender' Yes
Of this class intended for river service,
very light draft and go either way without turn.
ing having steering apparatus at b0tb ends. The first
batch proved very unsuccessful IN ac several Of them
were utter failures. However. they have since been
improved upon, and the Algonquin and WinOOsH are
specMens Of the later efforts OF the Navy Department
in the successful construction OF tas class OF uBboas.
The Winooski was built at the Boston Navy-Yard
and launched on the Goth OF July, 1908 She Is 9i
tuns burden 240 feet In length SIS feet beam and feet
depth Of hold. Her armament, when fitted for sea- Is
ten guns The engines and boilers were built by John
Roach Son, at the Ena Iron Works, from plans fur
nished by the Navy Department, and thus far have
given great satisfaction. The WinOosh Is said to DO
the swiftest vessel of her class and Sunday last
steamed distance Of 70 miles In four hours. The Al
gonquin was bnt at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. and, as
far her bull Is concerned is very much Ike her oppo
Dent Her machinery was built by the Providence
Steam Engine Co.. from designs furnished by Edward
~ DickersOn esq Dn the completion Of the machinery
the Navy Department delayed paying the contractor
DIR. Forbe) the ground that IL not equal to
that In other vessek II the same class. Much cor.
refpOndence took place between Mr.. H. N. Dickerson
and the Navy Department the subject and In letter
dated sometime in july Mr.. Diekerson pledged HIS
sci 10 perform any all Of the three following
fests" II the Navy Department wocld permit one Of
their doube.enders to against the Algonquin We
quote from his letter:
l. with an eQlal amount Of coal in both she will 20
FAR AID fast the other until the coal Of The other
is burned out and then she will tow the other far
they have already gone"
2. AT speed Of tight knGs an hour the Algonquin
viii three times far aey Of her class with the
same fuel"
D. Burning soft co.I-which Is the fuel Of the world
and running a week without cleaning boilers the
Algonquin can then go Eve ues as far as one Of her
class with the same coals
. The Department accepted this challenge, and ordered
me "noosk TO prepare for trial Of speed with the
gonqnin This trial wasito be conducted at the dock
oot OF Deanceyst. New York. and the vessel making
.he eIeatet number OF revolutions With certain
luanly Oi coal In given time wos to be considered
ne winner The vessels finally stared about the mia
lie OF september and continued 20 ing away at the
lock fol upwards or month. when the Board of Ex
Dern declared the Winoosh 10 he the yie.Or Mr.
Ockerson strenuousy objected TO this decision aleg
ng that the rial had not been fairly conducted and
40 that be never intended the engines VI the Ago 4