The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-20


carries when fully armed the heaviest battery III the
world. And here Is vessel Of these proportions aud
dispiscing seven thousand tons OF water. capable q
being steered ~ single mani IL 10 indeed doubtful
tho New York Yacht Club has craft within It's Juris
dictcn showing the same subordination to the helm
II was common remark among the seamen that she
behaved more like pilot boat than any other mention
able craft.
The knowledge and experience or Mr.. Fry enabled
him TO overcome all difficulty in adjusting the COM
passes and where vessel Is all onclad like the Dun.
derberg Il IS nee and intricate problem to solve The
object was attained by placing with their poles
bearing such directions that no variation could ensus
from the surrounding iron
For speed the length OF tho passage speaks for itself
Constructed with no dead rise that Is ia-bottomed.
the Dunderberg was designed possess besides speed
the requisite qualities OF buoyancy and room. and Mr.
Webb saw In the plan embodied in his original ideas.
that old principles should no discarded and he there
fore built the Dunderberg with surprising holiness upon
entirely plan never before attempted: and how
far he has succeeded the results Of this trip show To
overcome the draught imposed by the extra weight OF
eleven hundred tons, her armor besides her enormous
battery OF three hundred and Atty TONS not TO inn
pair her other desirable points problem OF little
difficulty but its solution longer be considered
doubtful. This point in her construction, with many
others criticised by practical and scientific men, is now
well established by actual test. As consequence OF
the shape OF her bottom 1t was prophescd by recent
critic that the upward OF the water heavy
seaway would snring the timbers and planks forming
her bottom and thus her propeller shaft II may
therefore DO Wen TO remark that the Appreciated DIM
Guilty was not realized
or her quarters IL is hardly necessary to speak. A
glance az her dimensions will show that they are ample
IN room, and actual experience places their comfort be-
yond question. There no tisne during the passage
no. even when the boilers carrying their highest
pressure that the atmospheric temperature the ro
room exceeded the point Of lilo degrees Fahrenheit
contrast with ocean steamers would show that with
the the temperature Is rarely below llV degrees fab
renhet and often reaches 140 degrees Tho difference
Is due 70 the superior system OF ventilation in vogue or
board tho Dunderbers, The comparative GOODNESS OF
other parts OF the ship less apparent and surprs
ing. The quarters of the officers and engineers
models in this respect they also regards con-
and availability. 50 largo her quarters for
lar complement over nfeen hundred men. Her sanitary
condition was excellent and though exposed 10 the heat
and all tho tendencies of the weather in these laudes
sickness Of any kind occurred on board Not even
that malady OF naades, the NAL De MGR
The plating OF the Dunderberg il made OF forged iron
Of the highest enacy and placed on the caseinas at an
angle of sixty degrees The plates, instead o. being
secured to the sides ia iore-anda! direction ike
those OF the Dictator botcd IN vertical position
with screw bolts OF q peculiar make OF the length Q:
twenty-five inches 1t was only when experiment and
experience had decided the superiority and indeed the
nfabliy OF these bolts that Mr. Webb caused six thou
sand OF them to be made for the Dunderperg The thick
Of her has been nade the subject OF severe
and acrimonious criticisms but the experience and IN
formation gained by the device OF the New lronsides,
regarded in these instances 1t is well known that the
heaviest procctiles struck her sides oil Charleston
difficult then, would it be to secure the
penetration OF projectile IN the sides or the
Danderbers, protected as they are by -four and half
inches OF the most tenacious armor, and backed by
nearly four feet Of solid wood The angle which the
sides make with the deck renders 1t impossible FOR a
projectile to strike the facing az angle OF ninety de-
grecs and without that angle the shot cances on i'm.
pact, and goes Kissing and tumbng through the air
The dimensions OF the DuDderberg are as follows
Length. 3sS feet; breadth OF beam amidshps 70 feet
making available deck surface than that OF any
war vessel afoat She has thirty feet depth OF mold
She pierced for twenty-five guns and carries, whom
fully armed, battery Of eighteen guns consisting Of
four ffteennch steel guns and fourteen OF eleven inch
She has two direct acting engines OF nominal horse
power of 1000 and capable OF working up 10 5000 ono
hundred-inch cylinders and forty aveinch stroke her
shaft twenty inches in diameter and her screw twenty
one feet Her engines built by Mr.. Roach Of the
Ana Iron Works which expressly created to build
the Dundebergs engines, and were the first ever built
at these works, and the heaviest ever built 10 the coun-
try. Since Mr. Roach first undertook to supply the
gines OF the Duuderberg. his works have grown
to DO among the largest and best appointed
sisted BY MIR. Main, Superintendent OF the 4Etna
Works, was the constructing engineer for Mr..
wso and the fruits o. s s nss 81 ana
rne engines as could be desired The height Of case
mate y feet the thickness nearly feet; the spar
deck is solid and measures p inches through including
inch thickness Of deck plating The framework ex
tends from the stern port forward 70 the Stern port AT
which latter is surmounted by the oyerhang designed
protect the rudder from the Ere and Of
water
ner In which he handled the monster at all times
either OF safety danger 1t Is pleasure to testify
and expense was spared TO make IL pleasant and
agreeable for all. The officers Of the imperial marine
expressed themselves a. highly saLisded with the vessel
and the results OF the passage.
Mr.. Webb awarded the additional bali months
pay 70 compensate for the loss OF time by the delay at
New York, being that amount In excess Of what was
stipulated In the shipping articles
No American otherwise than feel proud At this
highly successful performance Of the Dunderberg
France recognizes and pays premium on the superb
GRITTY OF this achievement The Dunderberg though
stil the property Of the United States her citizens will
have an interest IN her future and voice In deciding II
il we're wise to strengthen the naval OF France At
the expense OF weakening our own by allowing such
wonderful engine Of war to out OF our hands Tho
vessel as 1t stands conceived built ana disposed OF
by Mr. Webb and 1t is fitting triumph for him to
bis official connectio1 end With his chef d9uure with
sulfs propitious OF n successful future.
The following is a list OF her officers:
CaDdin.-J. ]. Comstock.
ODfcers-Executlve, J. f. Nickles; first Officer, c. r.
Halet; second of-er II. NJ Gregory third officer. i.
Swinerton fourth officer, w. H. Balou
Enqineer-Chief. Edward Marsand; first assistant
engineer, Charles Marsland second assistant engineer,
A. Branard; assistant engineers, Robert Major, David
A. Gray, William Simpson James Bowden.
Surgeon DIR. W. p. Wooster.
Captain Roudien and Engineer Gagnier, Of the Impe-
rial Marine OF France passengers and representa-
tives Of the French government on board.