The sun., 1872-04-08
rHE TWO FttLunE

Mr.. Forbes built two engine e--ono tpr thD ldG-
ho and one for the Aig nquln while the "r-
liss steam Eugine Company built ono fur inc
Sacu. The Idaho was oX ictly similar in every
rp,ucct To tho WnmpannaI.. witch was supplied
win ono of Isher1,o0d's 10 inch cncincs \
thorough competitive test wa made OF tht two
engines In an eNhaustiv, trial ~ New lork, when
Furhrs's engine signnliy lnilrd. Tie idaho
never IA 1ds hut single trial tip with Eit tndn",
and the he 4 speed she could make under the
most favorable circumstances was only about
seven and hall knof4 Hn hour, while the VAN
pauoag In stormy weaih'r actually averaged
seventeen and thrce-luar,cr Knots an hour the
greatest speed ON rCrord.
The engine huilt fr the Alc"nquln was an
equally great failure, ana va. condcmhed cs
uscIe-s ON trial. Mr. Curlj-s was not u whit
more successful I'm his atfcmpt To construct "A
marine orginc. After his engine had been placed
IN the Hacu, the vessel mad" a trial trip,wh'n ="
engineer pronounced Il n total failure. Al This
time some difculty was apprehended nj trc
fisheries, and the Secretary of Inc Navy ordered
the SU'o thther. With great dthrulty she man
aged 10 hohhle up there from the Charleston
Navy Yard and back, bat She was extremely fur-
tunate IN havinE iay"rabl. weather, or th' Would
have been unable 10 max" The voyage. ~ or
ganiZing the expedition against lort Fisher,
every available weasel in the navy was called int"
service, and the Saco received positive order I"
form part OF the expedition. In obcdiouc to
these pcrcmptory orders, her commander en-
dcaVored Ia bring har 80 the rendezvous a. Fort
ross Monroe With great dinicuity he succeeded
In making the VOYAGE, hut ON her arrival ~
Hampton Roads her machinery was found 10 he
so badly damaged TINT IL could not he repaired
AZ that point, mud there was no time to tow her
to the navy yar at lhi point and pu' the ousue
Of the expedition.
| THE DIFrERrNCE nrTvrrV 'rtRrTARy wEIif
AND UONG'lN
She was hnaly tnwcd to the Washington Navy
Yard,Hud Ar.Coriss was notified ,hat thc Cos Vrl-
| ment shops and v Norl<mtu were at his disposal
uni II hO had made such Itpnirs or Improvement
on hin engine ns would remedy its radical defects
| No attention being paid To thiS notice by MT
| Curi she was notified mat the Department would
| hold him stri tly To- the terms Of MS contract
| aud his engine having proved . failure, he must
az once remove /, from the vessel aud Ntuhd TIC
money which hHd hCrn paid iy the Department
! After repeating this notification repeatedly
| without effect, the engine WJ7 ut lcuHth removed
| from she vessel and stored al the navy yard hy
| ed 90 dispose of II ns he saw proper tie rctu,ct
| 10 nave anhthIuT To do with tt. or to tuHd th.
| money. In TINS hr4yeu violation uI hH CuuI Iir
| h' wa. slightly ttIpIru u4. IlU was duinn otlt
| work Iur tur Department, and Nr. sherwood, h'
| the dIrr lion Or Secretary WCllDs, ,doduytpd ID .i
| 0olont sum FROM the amount duC him 40 the lut
| settlement u cover the contract price of a.,
| S1rO'R engines. hr. tNrl. made repeated pl
| fort to uht ain this money sob deducted from til
| Depnrtm ut during Wpilp. Hluin. trItiOn b4
| success, to tOn"rc-s for relief iUt uftc, Robe
! rol came into orlco nee 10 a ,o diNl lt iu,uu
| NinctuV him that tlr uoucy .fghi to lc pIid
| and on The rcCumu,t uhutl,u Of l'.HurDl t.u
g'ere made spa.'al 'p. oil,dtion i' that lug
| pose.
| UOWbJN Aau rOltbEs.
| The case Of Furhr5 ir s,Il more rlal,u-l
| wrong. The engines Whi,h ho huilt IL, thu AZ
| GOnquin proved such q total failure that tie
| broke dawn pn the trial trlp, aud before the ye~
| sci was fairly clear Of the wharf. After rcuuatri
| attcmpta, Forbes himself gave up tTyluF to max
| them work ha a hopeless task. Thuy were exam
| incd by "A board Of suryOy. COnsiRtinp Of UCn
llAl.l .tsVl.