New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-04
TESTING 4 METHOD OF PROPULSI0N
AN OVERSIGHT INTERPRETERS WITH THE TRIAL
OF THE STEAM LAUNCH ADVANCE.

AN OVERSIGHT INTERPRETERS WITH THE TRIAL
OF THE STEAM LAUNCH ADVANCE
The trial Of the steam launch Advance Bender
81 stem of propulsion which took place on the fa>Si
River al Newark, yesterday. proved disappointment
IN tbe score or more Of people who had gone many
miles IA witness it, Owing to the cold weather inc
nromoters of the scheme believed that those VINO
were invited 10 examine the craft would not come
and consequently preparation was made 10 sc'
ready until o'clock in the afternoon. when lrD"i
reporter arrived on the ground shortly aitcrwh"
several other people arrived and President Marhc'
and Secretary Paterson. Of the American Marine ana
Canal COMPANY o. Philadelphia under whose dlrccloh
the trial was to be made. decided 10 20 aheiu VII" "
A small force of men was t@n set I" "o'A /"
launch the Yacht which was on rNdock' Al INC
foot Of the dock run the stcmpole came IN o'"'''-
with the run flooring and II had to remain 'oiV i''
over two hours until the tide rose high enough 70
coat II The work Of getting up steam was then
hecun and This took considerable time owing TO every
filing hcjnc siif and frozen Assistant CONSTRUCTOR
Lewis Nixon. Of the Bwo,lyn Navy Yard had at
rived in the meantime. Finally steam was eo'''"
M and the little craft steamed slowly away io"
the dock and started down the river at SIX mics d"
hour.
Whom the regular surveyed mile course was reached
the steam cauce registered 100 pounds Of steam ana
Engineer Dickinson opened wide his lever ana il'
little craft fairly shot over the surface leaving s'd'cN
rinnle behind IL further than the wash from the Dow"
II had gone but a few hundred Yards al tms sP''u'
however when the engineer discovered that ne hA'
M water in the boiler the pump refused l" ""'"'
lie endcavorcd 70 remedy this fault hut falling wa
obliged 10 cNtDcui,h his fires when abolt two miles
from the starting point. Temporary oarlocks oi Iop
we're then rugged L. the canopy poles OF Inc Na'n' "
all hands aboard took turns i'm rowing back Win ''
exception Of Mr. Nixon and secretary PATERSON WIN
were let of on the meadows and started on i'o' -
catch a train The mshap was due 10 an oVer-lPh'
in not securing a trustworthy boiler and conId h"'
he counted as a point against the Bender system "i
propulsion.
The Yacht with which the trial was attempted wa
40 feet in length q feet beam and drew about /"
scet of wafer II was ricgcd with liohcnsi'ln
horsenovcr water tube boiler ami "A Ilohcn-icn IN
Zinc engine Connected with The engine Wa li'
BENDER system OF propulsion. 1t consist 81 Two p'',
wheels hidden from view 49, TWO nIi-9 "iuiil.', w.
either side of the craft ainM-iip. i.d' u WIZ
cnrnposcd of four paddle blade, :. inches long ana
niche, vide The drums are ariilm ana open "i'
ouarer of their diameter AT the bottom 81 tlc Vel
ilrd,r fhc water. when II Is rlnrln-. ON INC W''I'
~ the dr1Ins on either side 4 the opening are ahu
mems which prevent the Waisr from Ihnnii' ltl.
,he driim and sciUcnty p?rN,it me 'i"In'"e ~
air. aud water together. The plddlc wicc- are ono
,yolfth les i'm diameter than the inside Of tie drum
aud allow the AIR within the drum 7" pa i'N l.H
.nde of the uaddle- Tn" wheels arc connected VAIN
-Iafl which in turn j. directly connccca u, Il ,,',
80 thc engine The whole affair IS remarkably simple
The inyaltor is Henry & Fender. German carpenter
If Montgomery County. Penn.