Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-28
THE DOLPHIN
The Unlucky Trial Trip and
Broken Shaft.
The Official Count in ! ariOuS
States.
The Epidemic in the Allegheny
Mountains.
Foreign News.
THE HIGH PRICED DOLPHIN.

THE HIGH PRlCED DOLP HIN.
A Pleasure Trip That Proved a
Wretched Failure,
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The Herald's
account of the Dolphin's trial is thus
told:
The new United States steel des-
patch boat the Dolphin that started
out on Thursday morning on her trial
trip carrying flying colors and merry
hearts returned to her dock at the
foot of Eighth street last evening
with cargo of gloom and wretched
ness.
Thursday morning at half past
eight she started out on what was in
tended to be six hours trial trip up
the sound. On board ware nine
members of the Naval Advisory
Board, including Admiral Simpson,
Commander Hornet, Chief Engineer
Henderson and Mr.. Henry Sears
The builders, Mr.. John Roach and
son, Mr.. Henry Rodman, superinten-
dent ef the works, Captain Weir and
Pilot Frank w. Bell accompanied the
party. The crew, including the engi
neers, fremen and strokers, number
ed thirty. The Dolphin had been
provisloned with 800 sandwiches and
six bottles of whiskey, which was to
provide lunch for the visitors, Off
GERS and crew. The boat was run at
a moderate speed until opposite
Sands Point, when she was put on
her mettie. She responded nobly.
Mr.. Roach was in hign feather, for
Dolphin was doing better than even
anticipated. The Advisory Board
was perfectly satisfied. The screw
was GONG at the rate of from seven
tythree to seventy-tive revolutions
a minute and an average of sixteen
and two fifths knots, or little over
made.
NOT SO PLEASANT.
Lunch was served. Every one had
a good appetite and the sandwiches
and whiskey soon disappeared. At
half past two, when abreast of ClIn-
ton, CeRn., and about ten miles out,
it was decided to turn around and go
home. The naval officers insisted on
the vessel being turned at full speed
to test her the better. After some
argument Mr.. Roach yielded to the
request. The wheel had barely been
put over and the ship headed about
when
SNAP WENT THE SHAFT.
'You may have her now" said
Superintendent Rodman TO Captain
Weir; I've nothing more to do. You
had better anchor"
The suggestion was promptly COM
piled with. and the injured part ex-
amined. The break was found to be
on the line or thrust shaft, near the
couplings to the crank shaft, about
four feet back of the engines. The
shaft was of steel, and was the first of
the kind ever put into an American
vessel, and appeared perfectly sound
on the outside. Near the centre a
flaw was discovered.
The Dolphin had anchored in about
fifteen fathoms of water, with pretty
rough sea running. The crew began
to think about supper and LOOK around
for stray crumbs of sandwiches and
the very few remaining drops of whis-
key. There was no other craft near.
Every one seemed to prefer the chances
of starving to those of being swamped
in an open boat. AT last Pilot Bell
the form of the small boats oars, in
their hands, and started for land.
They succeeded in reaching Clinton
about eight O'Clock, and tried to find
somebody willing to take out provis-
ions to their less fortunate comrades.
Reckless seamen were scarce and they
were not successful. Then Mr.. Bell
telegraphed to New Haven for boat
to take the passengers off. The tele
gram was Interpreted to mean that a
Fall River steamer was disabled, and
reply came thai there was no boat
there large enough. Mr. Bell then,
as last resort, took the first train to
this city, arriving here a little after
midnight.
In the morning he had large stock
of provisions put aboard the high
pressure tug w. H. Starbuck and
nine o'clock Friday evening he reach
ed her and gave the half-famished
sailors their first square meal in thirty
SIX hours.
BARE SPRINGS AND EMPTY STOMACHs
Thursday night had been a most
dismal one aboard the Dolphin. The
berths had not beea fitted up with
beds. and the naval advisory board
and Mr.. John Roach were forced to
sleep on the uncovered springs and
empty stomachs. Admiral Simpson,
being the oldest, was given the two
blankets found aboard the ship. Not
even crumbs were left, and every
cigar had been smoked. Friday was
weary day of watching for the food
that seemed so long coming. When
the Starbuck arrived the Dolphin was
towed to Bridgeport, where the Wis
itors and the Messrs Roach disem-
barked and came to New York by
traia. The fatigue had been too much
for MIR. Roach, who was confined to
his bed all day yesterday. The ad-
visory board was disguised.
1T will take two weeks to put in
another shaft. said the manager at
Mr.. Roach's iron works 10 a reporter.
land then there will be another trial
tip. You can bet the old man won't
go, though"
New jerseys Count.
TRENTON, Nov. 25-The state board