New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-11
THE VAMOOSE BREAKS DOWN.
HER STEAM STEERING GEAR OUT OF ORDER.

srr WAC MAKING A RACE AGAINST TIME WHEN
TT uAppENEp-THE RECORD NOT LOWERED
The steam.yacht vamoose, whose owner beheves
cha, aha is the fastest craft afoat gave an e4lo~oh
Of speed off the American Yacht Club house a. n,oH
point YESTERDAY afternoon, and suceeeoed III ui'"e
her steam steering gear although she oio NOV l a.,
record. She sped over measured H'.'s s On coo
best time she made over II was minutes N 80.
onds-fast going, but not so fast as nos -, d..
for her. 1t was a perfect autumn gay az :.
and the purple shores sheltered PN''~ ~ 1000
=, ar o,phbouse and on the lawns that
..aS. honoo+b the trees to the waters edso'
1901 .na sif. white boat she sped up ana uowh
the course. ,d . ,o,1e onart The
Two stake-boats were snchofeo d iliiS "P~ -, en-,
varoose would 90 beyond those so lar tha1 nOu VI.
c,nhhouse. she was only specK Oh 'no "H', AIa
.aD Trts her funnel throwing out greet volumes OF
.he"' W." - smohe would rush down the course
- - ,.o when she started, apd the tide was running
-. rood 10 the westward. The WIND was Dght'
"a ,rba. there was Of 1t came on the north snoe'
S,tnr directly across the course The Nanoose nrs1
.ood over the course from the westward, against
49, rdc and made the measured mile In minutes
"a 40 seconds. Then she came back with the uoe
a. mode IL in minutes and 90 seconds, For
S1r she steamed around down toward Execution
,,h+ and the cloud Of smoke which enveloped her
hov,d that coal was being piled on her fires ana
that she was preparing herself for a great enort'
E,nay she came dashing up and sped over ue course
IN 0 minutes and 30 seconds against the tide. linen
she turned and came tearing down again, TINS uhe
going faster than she had gone before. Her stern
sttled down until II appeared almost level with the
water and her forefoot was lifted out OF the "ater
sh. was going with the speed of the wind and the
oIntions Of her screw from right to left made her
list heavily TO port
Mr. Mosher the designer Of the Norwood STOOD Old
Tho shore and watched her intently through glass;
She had covered about half Of the mile when she
suddenly slackened her speed and then stoppeu d.
together The stufing-box Of the cylinder OF her
steam Sticking gear had blown ont and tiler wac
adjusted to the rudderhead to steer her She went 10
a. eastward NJ the first marz-boat, and then, steered
hr the +aIler dashed over the course again. MAKING
the mile in minutes and 35 seconds THIS was the
last trial Of the day. She returned 70 the ciuohoe
wharf and then started in the fading light OF the bright
autumn sunset for New-Iork
when the stufling box few out, Peterson, fireman.
was inst going down the iron ladder into the engine
room. The stufHng box, which is box placed around
the head of the cylinder, stuffed with waddmg OF
hen,n and tallow intended 70 keep the onnce arounu
the pston-rod tight, went flying along the pistonrod
in dangerous proximity TO Peterson's head he came
M through the hatch II he had been shot out OF
stage trap and yelled "Stop her!" Everybody else
On hoard shouted "stop her." And she was stopped
The yamoose had rather lively trip to Tebo's
ward in south Brooklyn. When coming down the East
River she came within ace OF running INTO GH1 AIN
e. ferryboat. Ii hard work steering her VIII WIN
filler and though double tackle was rigged on tne
tier working through snatehbl0cks IL TOOK Tue Des'
efforts Of two men 10 manage her helm: - ,-,ro
When the vamoOse broke down she was earrssl \
$50 pounds Of steam and her screw was making 4to
revolutions minute II said yesterday that the
Vamoose would start for California as soon as mel
steam steering gear houd be repaired and that there
Voud be no race between her and the Norwood. MI
Hearst started for California Friday night. Just
before leaving the city he elected a member OF
tie Manhattan Athletic Club