New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-05
4 cREDITABLE ANERIc4Y STEAMSHIP

TIE HUDSON or THE CROMWELL LIYE-iN ORIGINAL
TYPR or ENGINE AND TXCFLLENr HULL.
The Old types of Steam-yesscls engaged In
the coastng trade are gudIaly disappearing from the
whaIves Of the North River and the feet which run.
down the coast IL cOnig 10 be composed Of class o,
large and cOmcy iron screw steamers which are b)i
q credit to American marine architects and benefit %
the trade. stroll along the wharyes shows that the
change in tic fleet H. very great ana what there meet.
the fully confirm, the word coming from tie ship
yards tat very few wooden steamers are building
for tine coa>tHg trade and that the new ships are
nearly al Of iron.
One of these new vessels very interesting ship Her
engine Is peculiarly m American invention, aud whea
built in 1874 atracte1h great deal Of attention IN En-
gland account Of the original iieas attempted to be
carried outn It's construction The steamer referred to
the Hudson, Of the Cromwell linc 90 New-Drrans. which
Is thought 10 Dc the fastest and shtt ship on the coast
and which, after a thorough trial, has proved 70 be
Il great success. Tie engine OF this vessel built in
opposition TO those OF the compound type II.
architect, Mr. John Baird u this city. con.
ccivrd III idea Of uniting c advantages 81 i,h and low
pressure engines III machine with a single cylinder.
combining great power with small combustion Of fuel,
and saving OF cargo lie accomplished ,he result
successfully The engine. but after hs plans was sup
piled with surface condenser, and with a cylinder As
inches in diameter giving 10 the piston stroke Of 8 feet,
an unusually long one Tor ocean steamers TO which
steam Is delivered az g. pounds pressure. through
very quick acting po.pst valve, the steam being
en-; of ut inches, and doing the rest If is WORK
by expansion. Il was feared that the vessel would
yr,atc powerfully under the influence ~ engine cf
thi, sort and that thc screw would turn vita
a ie.ay motion. FEEDING tie cylinder VIA
steam in the manner described IS equal TO Eit.
ting IN. ,tOu sudden blow Of % tons "a cachend
Of thc rOkr the pressure iapCiluc on poy toward the
end the stroke. IN p3cticc, rG"nV"r u ], I1uid tlat
the piston works regularly ard smoothly and 40 cquaDe
rotation % tie Is main;aiEcd ID" ehGl' proves
also 20 be an economical cEe. and The HUI! 10 Hs made
the tIip between NcW-NOFk and NcH-OEcaar Il ne
average rate Of Knots al hour. Tai, stamps enc sup
II tuc fastest IN Ou waters. Her lHa-f'r CAIN
That superior In the world Hoy col sumption
cor; Is not over 20 tons day. running "a -Ahos
speed.
Tie huh Of the ship Is remarkably wei made. Amer
lean better Ter MARINE purposes Than tee i4rtn
article. is stronger, ami lighter hui can bc made
Witi il. The very orsi material Was E>,d IN THIS hu
throughout and The double and triple chain rytlg abi
careful Workmanship Lut into il have mat, D. ~
narEab.y light ANA substantial structure. II Is sad
thar TIE builders OF the Hudson ruined themselves
IN producing her They got h.r Up ait,r he n..,
nor OF the French. WDu, II l. S1id, never buAd
"A shiU-.lry construct her. AuN.Ju- 20 produce .
GOOD shin hcy nut and better work i.o her NAN
troy pai3 Tor. Th,y certainly turned oul vessel
taf them credit what Yer luck they Lad with no
Contract financially. Ihc Auerc1n 9nipnastc> A,soul
tun raj . hcr JtA FOR twenty yeas. business .ieume
she is If 800 tons burden and ha~ >toYaEt >tec Tor
1000 of cotton. There are 40 couM1Iaju- hunL yer
for ty G.sCl1, ass2ug quite u" 10 Tue IL c "f 1s
tm'sai antic steamers and her captain, CABIN IS u.s. INK
urnus as an uptown larlOr. TIC kuick'rou"Her ol e
also hoilt 10y Pscy Jones < Co.. ard ha, the same se
OF