Telegram-herald., 1889-06-05


rHs TWIN sCEyw SYSTEM
70 a high pressure. 80 As 10 80 away with
TIE carving II the coal itself then We
eonid tslk more definitely of the I've day
boat.
OPPOSED TO CANVAS.
Another necessary change would De tie
taking down Of the spars and canvas
believe. and my opinion Is well sustained
by personal experience aud the experience
OF hundreds of sailor friends, that canvas
is II no genuine assistance 20 fast ocean
going steamship, not even for sieadylns
purposes. Instead OF increasing the speed
the spars and ssils frequently retard last
yesse! a. much as mile an hour, when II
a considerable sacrifice. Within a lew
years expect To- note their absence from
every ocean greyhound.
II do not think that electricity will
ever form the motive power for fast yes
sells. On nye-day bont you want pTopell-
ing power first hand. That being the case,
what would be the sense in trst producing
steam % operate dynamo and In turn
operating the dynamo to secure the pro-
pelling power, lt would be a roundabout
way OF gathering power. SUI the day
will be applied with success 10 an ocean
craft. II the experiment is ever made the
electric power will have TO be stored IA
batteries below decks, sOncwh here about
tHe hull, TO be drawn and used when
really needed. | do not know what cleo
trie power would be required To drive a
10. 600 ton vessel at the rate of twenty four
or more miles an hour, nor can ! say what
- ct "
stored below decks. l never saw any esti-
mate touching this subject and ! do not
think any body has yet figured as whether
IL, 600 ton ship would be able 10 carry
sufficient stored electricity 10 drive her nj
the high rate OF speed which n five-day
trip across the Atlantic would demand.
THE passage may be done within that
time, but never under the existing cond
tions of hull and motor power But, with
improved motor power, "A larger hull, fair
weather and sea, and general good LUCK. /
dare say that the voyage from New York
to Cork harbor. or vice versa. can be
accomplished within 100 hours with safety
ERNEST GEARING,
Chief Engineer, Steamship Cityof Paris"
WHAT a MANAGER THINKS.
Judging from the recent rapid passages
made 10y the newest of our improved
steamships feel almost certain that the
passage between Sandy Hook and ROches
Point, the entrance TO Queenstown llarbor.
will eventually be completed in five days
or perhaps less. When one considers that
many startling improvements have been
made in the Transatlantic steamships
within a comparatively few years, he feels
justified in this belief. ! am not practi-
cal naval architect. and | therefore cannot
explain under what conditions this re-
markably quick time will re made, but
| have collected some very important
points on the subject, have talked with
anv number of experienced shipbuild-
ers and engineers and have sufficient
confidence in the ability of the Eng
lish builder to warrant the belief that the
thing can be done. lido know OF my own
knowledge, however, that whatever vessel
lowers the record 10 five days will have to
be built on decidedly improved plans, and
will also have to be loaded down with two
things machinery and coal. She will be
unable To carry freight or even steerage
passengers, for the reason that her space
below decks will be hardly large enough
to admit OF her carrying the necessary
quantity of machinery aud Goals.
"A steamship of this description. TO be
financial success, would have 10 depend on
first class passengers alone. these TO he
carried at an excessively high rate The
financial success of the vessel will oi
course depend upon the high rate charged
About the standard of this high rate there
Is Il wide difference OF opinion expressed
by steamship men. lam one Of a few who
claim that passengers nave about reached
the limit that they will pay for crossing
the ocean. have reason 10 know whereof
| speak, and every person i'm charge OF any
big steamship Office Will, / feel certain,
agree with me. Even now 10 l. very diff
cult 10 get more than Sl2j fora single fare.
There are, OF course, exceptional cases of
$500 being paid for good outside rooms
Fast steamships are too uncertain. They
will pay only in extreme cases Take the
City of Paris for instance. Suppose her
owners put aside some little money n
profits on the summer season. She will, /
through lack OF patronage, be unable 10
run during the late Fall and Winter
months and ia consequence will have 10
lay mp al Liverpool. A good captain. chief
officers, engineers and dozen other help,
which cannot be hired a. random. viii
have 20 be paid. though they remain idle
%.
Dock dues, tonnage dues. insurance against
loss interest on money invested and n
dozen other items will stare the owners iu
the face and eat up the summer profits for
the steamship.
Every steamship owner viii tell you
that he sees 10 hope 81 big dividend from
fas, steamships What DO they build them
for. theu7 To keep up the reputation of
the line. 70 he on a par with the rival com
panies No. SAY fast steamships are great
robbers. and there will be general reali-
zation q that fact when few iines so
under wita a great cra b.
X J C0RTfs
Manager. Hamburg America Packet Com
psny.'
One transatlantic line - steamships -
View York usss - 0e0 tons of ice. 2 90 o)o 1
ro~nde Of meat. go 60 egg. ~. .000 loavss
of bread. g tons % raisins end currsnts