The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-05
NEW FUEL F0R OCEAN STEAMERs
Petroleum as FueI-Third Trial by the
United states steamer PaIOn-The Ex-
perlment SneceaafnI

Petroleum as FueI-Third Trial by the
United states steamer PaIos-The Tx
pertinent Successful.
BosToN, July 3.-The third sea trial Of the
troeum as fuel instead of coal TOOK piaceto day
me steamer left the Navy Yard about u
O'clock, O'clock, under der the charge of Captain o. w.
Banchardt tCommander having on board Chief
Engineer kellogg and other members of the
Board Of Experiment, besides ]. Q. Cook, Pro-
General F. A Osborn; Captain Moore. United
States Navy ex' Mayor J.V. G. Smith, OF Boston,
DrsCalvin Ellis, II. R.Oliver, c. IT, Page, Sheldon
and other scientific meH, and j. H. Sears Messrs.
Merrill, of the Downer Kerosene Company
Charles W. Cartwright President of the Manu-
facturers Insurance Company, and other mer-
chants of this city; also Colonel Henry r. Foote
Sullman b. Allen, and j. II. Winsor owners OF
the patent. Some changes nave been made in
the steam connections with the donkey engine
for driving the air pumps, and also ON the coils
of pipe ON the retorts used for preparing the
petroleum for use These changes worked 70
decided advantage on this occasion. All the
other arrangements in the machinery are
substantially the same as on the previous trials.
By order of Commodore Rogers the officers
of the Palos were instructed to sail distance
of forty-five miles, and to make tests of
the power of the fuel to generate the
steam in the boilers over 81 measured distance,
which was from Buoy No. to Nahant, dis
tance of seven and sixty one-hundredth miles.
1he distance from the Long Wharf to Nahant,
and ten minutes, the first regular test being
between Buoy No. and that off Nahant On
tie run back the trip was made to Fort Inde-
pendence in forty-six minutes, which was re-
garded as fast time Tor a gunboat, which had
never made over eight and q half miles an
hour with coal. The rate of twelve knots was
made against wind and tide, with pressure of
thirty-two pounds of steam. The vessel was
fourteen inches deeper in the water than on the
previous trials, and was in bad trim. The
virtue of the petroleum in this instance
was demonstrated in very striking man.
ner Making a long turn off Fort Independence
the Palos passed the buoy and proceeded TO
Nahant again making still better time although
the effect produced by the mingling of salt
water with the fresh water in the boilers, as in
all steam vessel boilers, tended to reduce the
quantity of steam and speed during the third
run. The Invited guests on board so well pleased
were they with the result of the experiment,
organized meeting to give expression to their
views on the subject of the use of petroleum as
fuel. The meeting was called to order by ex-
Mayor j. V. Q. Smith, of Boston, and was or
ganized by appointing Mr.. Charles W. Cart
wright Chairman, who made a few remarks, in
which he extolled the success which had at
tended the experiment. The following resolu-
tions, expressive of the sense of the meeting,
were introduced and passed unanimously
rest the third trial of the United States steamer
Paos. nsng crude petroleum instead of coal. and
paratus is simple, practical, efficient and safe that a
run OF between forty aud ntty miles in the sea-
az speed fifty per cent. greater than made
on this point with COAL aud with steady and uni
bty Of using petroleum as fuel and the incalcuaSie
value of Colonel Foote'S invention.
ReSOlUed, That the commercial, manu- featuring, and
mercantie interests of Massachusetts aud the world
that the experiment we have to-day Witnessed gives
promise of great results to be obtained by this dis
RESOLVED, That the thanks of the commercial world
the great discovery which must soon pr Oduce a revo
luton In ocean steam navigation.
ReSoLUed, That our thanks due to the naval oi-
GERS attached to the Paos for courteses to
us during the trip
Speeches were made by Professor Cook Dr.
smith, Captain Moore, and others. Professor
Cook said the fact of burning petroleum and
applying the heat as a generator of water in
steamboat boilers had been fully established on
the present OCCASION The only question that
now remained to be settled was its safety and
economy, and that question was being settled
by just such experiments as he had witnessed
to- day He had not the slightest doubt as to the
feasibility and practical application of petro-
leum as substitute for coal on ocean steam
ships.
Captain Moore, one OF the Oldest officers in
the navy, and who was present at Fulton's first
trial of the application of steam to boats said
that the experiments now being made on the
Palos were an earnest of the faith the Govern
ment had in petroleum,
The following is q condensed statement of the
results: First run, 6l-l00 miles; time, so
minutes; pounds of steam. 80; revolutions
1926. Second run. time 55 minutes; pounds of
steam, 50; revolutions, 1880 Fourth run time
80 minutes; pounds of steam, 80; revolutions
H99. The measured running time was thirty
and half nautical miles, which was accom-
plshed in a total of three hours and fifteen
mtnutes-N. Y. Times.