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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO March 25.
Follows the quotations on the board OF
trade today: Wheat-No = March opened
s14c, closet Sic; May, opened sissc, closed
S214c; July, opened S2l4c, closed S5Isc. Corn
March, openct. 3s1 &C, closed 3SI5c; May, opened
39l&c, closed S93Sc; June, opened and closed
3S15c. Oats-3Iay, oFened 2SJIc. closed 2S15c;
June, opened SIS closed 2S14c Pork-March,
opened Sass, closed Sl0.021@; May, opened
Sl0071%, closed SHE; July. opened SlO.3G,
closed Sl0-36. Lard March, opened So Ii,
closed S6Is12.
Live stocK-Priccs at the Union Stock yards
today ranged as follows: Hogs = Market
moderately active, prices 10 lower; sales ranged
at s.. 3.9OG14.70 pigs, 81 +5@4s5 light, S4I56L3O
rough packing SI4EGlLS0 mixed, SL35G4S5
heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Narket fairly active and prices steady;
quotations ranged at Si.10d5l5 choice to
extra shipping steers, S3.g5G 465 good to choice
to medium do, S3.00G361 butchers steers, $3.50
d3.2O stockers. S2.1513sO Texas steers S3Ia6S
3s0 feeders, Sl.50I3 - cows, SL759 9360 bulls
ard So 5JG6.JO vealcalves.
Sheep-Market moderately active and prices
firm; quotations ranged at S5.0)J640 west
erns, Si15d6.2J natives, and S5.a597!Ol
lambs.
Produce Butter, fancy separator, sc per
lb; fine creameries, 2jG27c; daries fancy
fresh, 2lG23c; packing stock. fresh, l40l5c
Eggs-Fresh candled, loss off, l3c per doz
Dressed poultry-Spring hi>kens lllSll2c
per 10; sters, &c; ducks, lSc,l4c; geese, "a
lie; tn keys, young toms, l2l@GlSc; fancy
hens, H1s&li5c; old gobblers- 9dloc. Potatoes
-Hehrons, 2S15lc per bu; Burbanks, 3od3lc;
Rose, 31a 35c for seed; Peerless 25G2Sc for
seed; common to poor mixed lots, 20G25c;
Early Ohios 4iGl Jor. Sweet potatoes Illinois,
$500 ?.225 per bbL Apples-C Common, SI.75@
200 per bbi; good, S2.OO92.2j; fancy, Ss.35G
2n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
The Local Mark cts.
Office Rock Island D lily AND WEEKLY ARGUS Z
Rock IslaLd, H., March. 26, 1892

hock IsIaLd, III, March. %, lSgs I
GRAIN, ETC.
Wheat SSaoOc
Corn-S2G33c.
Rye-7a0s1c.
Oats 2S630c.
Bran Soc per cwt.
Ships uf-Sl 90 per cwt.
IIav-Timothy, $40 5O111 so prairie, sGls ;clover
SSlL10; baled. SO 50.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fsirto TO choice, 25c; creamery, aS6SO
Eggs Fresh, 12I.c; packed l0c.
Fou'try-Chickens, l04l2H; turkeys, 12Lc
ducks, 12lsc: geese, 10c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Apples-S2 .25IS2.75 per bbI.
Potatoes-30c.
Onons-S0GS5c.
TuTnips-45a50c.
LIVE STOCK.
Catte-Bufchers pay for corn fed steers.
3ba041ac; cows and heifeIe, 3431c; caiv es
$3.50.
Hogs-4c
Sheep-4Is@5c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
New York.
NEW YORK. March q.

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Wheat - No. = red winter cash, 9or;
March, 9614c; May, !61sc. COrn-No. mixed
cash, 4StSc; April. 4Sc; May, 461@c. Oats
Dull but steady; No. mixed cash, 34c: Nav
SIC. Rye-Steady; 9OG9 9lc for car lots. Barley
Neglected; two-rowed state, &c, Pork
Steady: new mess, S9.5061UOO. Lard-Quiet;
May, 500; July, $500
Live stock: Cattle-Trading slow; poorest to
best native steers, S3.s0@4.10 per 100 lbs;
bulls and dry cows, Sl-S0d350. Sheep and
lambs-Market steady, but quiet; sheep. S5.OD
@6.s7ls per 100 lbs; lambs, S6Od7.50. Hogs
Nominal steaiy; live hogs, S4.9oG5.J0 per 100
lbs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24
THE ARIETE.
Speed 20 Knots

trial an exceptional result may be obtained by
the. power tor use only during short period.
shows what may be done in actual practice
Yarrow \ CO. gave. t. the writer ,{he following
but on t. sM M IN
boat OF such small size as even a first class
torpedo boat the Increased complication is not
compensated for by any additional security.
engineers. &c. ali of whom have to be provid-
in mind that the mai point for a Government
to decide is the best mode Of spending q GER
f o1 n 5Hoh
sysn Size. in ionsth ior Fl the
area to the enomy's ire We Believe in this tbs
at the time naSai
speed between boat 1870 feet in length and
one OF $50 feet. due simply to- increased d.
price is 50 ,ner cent greater. 4 Government
can BUY three boats OF twenty -three-knot
q crew OF twenty-three men,"
The boats which have been referred to here
the or those which
type OF vessel. There have been hundreds
built. and abroad IT Is now thought little Of ii
u DodC TollS Oh OF I'd kilOtS. In this country
this speed would create a sensation. indeed,
that has actually maintained over twenty two
knots for any length Of time. The Cushing
registered 255 knots. on her official three
displacement Of nearly 10 tons The Cushing
and tho Stiletto. both built by the Herreshoff
prise the United States fleet OF torpedo boats
ct present. The. Herreshoffs also built the
Henrietta. Say When. and Now Then. but their
consideration.
The Stiletto was launched Fob. IS. 1885. and
was bought by the Unites Government for a
torpedo boat in the summer OF 1888. She Is a
wooden bont. with single screw OF bronze AZ
inches In 5laHmeter With 80 INCHES pitch and
engines. with cylinders u inches and 81
inches by - inches stroke. The dispacem ent
Of the Stiletto Is 3l.S tons She Is 90 feet
long. with IL feet beam and feet 10 inches
draughL Five water-tlght bulkheads divide
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= !SEp;ss sss 81 tss sts,
20 has here han S1e oSsnSs e ga
i ,, Mt PRACTICAL asy oan y assssr%nSs
IS in "a. measure doeeno sSs'' upon 1 aSeis
AID Fl
power, IN, direct proportion to displacement,
%sn sPs ana ss il 5ss
SssH n sssd ha s s aySapsd M Ss
sired and worked for. however r is the "h highest
speed possible on q given displacepent, and
wS sasnSao mas soas sSaw
The so Snf Re ~ tire
SGT Of capitalists to build a monstrosity for the
sake Of speed alone would be obviously alb;
as possible where Il can be- utilized. as in
torpedo boat leaving naval architects and
s Sat S could 5S ss ss stsned
the, torpedo boat has been a refinement Of
Of power to displacement. together with the
inyention md Perfection q mechanical AZ
ha s Is en-
S 5sss begun viii ths aanph AZ Ariel baiis IL i,
Ensana Pre ssSs' to S' 1850 Mr. Thornysret
became Interested In launch building. and he
took up the study OF boilers. carrying on OK
perimcnts in tho way OF Harvesting the power
OF steam. He was q clnssmate at Oxford OF
Frank william. n well-known English yachts
man. and the support Of Mr.. william did much
toward giving Mr.. Thornycrott his start.
Tho Ariel was the first steel launch built IN
England. and she proved to DO sensational
Cait. She was Al feet long, 8 feet y inches
beam. and drew about 81 inches OF watcr. Her
steel plating was lao OF an inch In thickness.
her engines were Of the simple hiGh-pressure
type. and and she was fitted with q locomotiye
miles an hour. n speed that attracted the at
tention of many men OF science.
Mr.. Thornycroft continued to experiment
with steam launches until In 1871 he built the
Miranda. a launch that WAS first used ut this
Henley regatta on the Thames as umpire's
miles per hour against tho stream. with 100
pounds pressure Of stcam. Her effective
speed was about 1S. 4 milos. Her Dimensions
were: Length. ~ feet o inches; breadth. u
feet q inches; maximum draught at full speed.
2 feet inches. She had locomotive boiler
and hor engines had two cylinders, each y
inches in diameter. with = inches stroke. One
interesting discovery made in the Miranda was
that up to Il miles an hour she behaved like
any other boat, but above this speed her
transverse wave was left astern and she was
seen to m ount and travel with her own wave.
hereby attaining q natural position for doing
her best work. This discovery was important,
as 1t revealed a now advantage to be sought.
Steam launches no sooner demonstrated
their ability to maintain high speeds than the
idea suggested itself OF their being utilized in
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THE N1DBIo-rYpE OF BOAT.

lions per minute: This boat was the first that
was fitted with iasroW's patent arrange,mhe mt
for
guns on an enemy,s ship this invention was
uparound the flrebox to above the sea outside.
and secured water tight to the barrel OF the
n h %ss s sSor s so the being .h
could not get at the fire. and the boat could
phass
g e. 9 e Rnse the boe had
sSs hs s %a
built ior the Baptist Missionary Society for
has as ss' aen Whole
fse pslS wesa Se
SSsy sSSx 3 ssa Ts ha es
~ n9o trouble IN Keeping up sufficient steam for
As the QUESTION Of tho tubulous versus the
believing that the former VIII tak tho place e
shf Be- out ON ce
q John Donaldson. who is ass9eatse sl with Mr.:
on
that we were the first TO use tie locomotive
R o1ss' and sreater de@ands were made or
steam: without any possible concession N the
q the ay bGle with it,
Tubes leaked: and that persistentiy., printing
tha Wv Was sa most .pusziins sk II ths Working
Of as s9Srs soeF
Keeping e steam. but ~ inslripg that the Or
Saneed q by The adationa 81 Boiler eHposion
With passing reference to several boilers
q different Mr. D9Hsdson tesPEainsd
parallel to each other. the two smaller being
the s Ssss sns the sa y ono at the toy
By which TIE water raturns from the, upper to
sna S ana The w rm
axed to the .seatings attached 70 the floor Of
hss sSS and
titude OF small tubes curiously but methodt-
ssS Which sa G%sy
cylinders. These are steam generatIpg tubes
and are perfectly free to move under the iltia.
differences Of tenn peratlre or pressure
"A great feature OF tubulous boilers is that
sms S spaSs, which q Course gd Desirable IN
small vessel built for speed. The question In
the minds 81 spGinesSs is whsthsr they h are
chau. OF Elbing., Prussia. with locomotive
though iH they they have patented tubulous boiler
Of their own design that has given satlsfac-
We have the one Invented BY Charles D:
Mosher. who built the steam launch Norwood
The boat to prove the value OF triple .expan-
sion engines was the Aberdeen. designed by
K Of G ion ssSp sso ss nys
BEAM beam "a" IS iset depth Of hold, spd With 2SaSi
signed the engines OF the Propontis, which
had three cyllnds5s. The cylt1RHders Of the as
| In 1885 triple. ex pansIon engines wore ap;
| Piled to the famous English torpedo boat
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NARROW BOILER

boat is htteq with triple.expansi@on sn
and % inches IN diameter by 9 inches stroke ss
with I feet pitch. The weight OF engines is
1000 pounds. and boiler with water * tons.
# is feet inches long. 9 feet wide. and Z 3 3
boiler have been fully described in The Syn .yI
time although the figures given are interest
ing for the purpose OF comparison.
Messrs Gardner and Mosher have Joined
forces in husiness recently. and their progress
who think, the, new, boat they are building at
City Island will be tho sensation In the way OF
speed next year. This craft will be an enlarged Cd
feet. and displacement il Instead Of 8 tons.
The boat will also have 9uadruple- expansion
Gated horse power per ton Of DISPLACEMENT
The next step in the evolution OF the torpedo
Mosher tubulous boiler. but this will depend
largely upon the, success Of the boat building.
bs e say Way Of
speed. but up to date surely little is given to
tho Government 1t may be that speed will
re developed by the use OF private capital. in
which case our engineers may be placed on
a par with those of foreign countries
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displacement Of 70 tons. only ~ pounds Of
Tsi nssd Sa % the po%sp p%Ssa ss
:Ss
81 %ss ssnss oe s Sf ihs srss
Ssns SQUARE %s sa se speed
2l.Os7 knots was attained on two.honr trial,
ths roypatons S9s per minute and
erodasss q fss nSa eqaay throashoSt ali
csTriSd 70 hsh S degree q perfection ''''
nation about the WORKS Of Herr schichan. the
T Sadsrs u n sSs World f&s
SSs $Srs wSS il III s;s Ten yssss sn
the fact that is boats cost little money com
ps9ratiyely. His Shagacteristics are simplicity
n havs so q model
phenGmenal speeds which his boats have at
due to movement through tho water, They
have been noted for the great speed attained
@ By sSs n 81 mo s
and efficiency Of the propelling power.
S NsG ss ss sh Sr hs s r afs
displacement fully equipped and coaed was
lVo tons, her coal capacity alone being 40 tons,
which was enough to allow her TO steam 5000
mill, miles at ten knots per hour She was fitted
E ansnss S s cy w sets p nsh ee
Inches. and 81 inches by IL inches stroke. de-
veloping collectively an Indicated horse
power OF 900 and driving two three-bladed
propellers each.5 feet IL inches In diameter.
Her official trial was made Aug; ~. 1888. and
3 esn and hss
this powerful craft developed a mean speed Of
hours. Tho Nihbio's successor and sister
boat, Adler. topped oil records for the meas
ured nautical mile. showing on q trial the
phenomenal speed OF 274 knots On a two
hour trial tho Adler made 1885 knots. She
vded into twelve. water-tight compartments.
are fitted with electric lights. as are all tor
pedo boats nowadays. and are comfortable at
The refinement Of model referred to in the
Schichau boats is shown clearly by the accom-
panyin cut OF the wave formed Mt various
speeds. AZ IA knots the Nibbo made no wave
and at ~ knots it raised only tribe as
compared with other boats.
:. 1t. will be noticed that the fast boats Of
Schi chau are larger than those built in Eng
land. and thus have a decided advantage Ks
q proof that speed has not been carried to it's
limit In these craft YarrOw 4 Co. stand ready
to guarantee % knots in 16O-foot boat carry
mile Is q method Of obtaining a result which
has become extinct. All trials are now for two
or three hours. the mean speed during this
time being taken by the number ofrevOlutions
OF the engines continuous trial OF this kind
is now considered tho only reliable means OF
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BOAT BUILT IN 1879.
Speed 21.93 Knots.

some way as indictments Of war. Their most
H ns Se 1G II
terpedoss and exper@ents prayed TINT this
entitled to encouragement
into the fleld Of building ~ ISL 9 number 2, q
start was Yarrow 4 Co. Of London, 4: F. Var
TSw being II tie bead since 1879 S. Yar IsS a
English builders. and have between them.
selves been fighting about NIP and tuck tar
first place Americans . IRE familiar with 6otn
architecture and engineering. In all their
ne nG 80 hst a and
Thornycrolt can lay ciHtm to originality. a haa
wSsd
Ventions and lessons in boat building. It Is
pleasure to be able to record that these en-
takinss. and by feeling their WY ttSy h ave
den den" jump i from am eishteen to thirty miles an
hour In speed. he would have been called
crank. and would not have received encour-
naval powers Of the world have really besn
to ths ss sS
to keep pace with tho torpedo.
with the Invention Of THO m machine gym It
Spea1 SH
spar torpcdoes, would stand little chance q
living through the fire OF n machine gun. and
it was evident that something must be done to
counteract tn: effect of the new weapon. This
their success was assured for all time with the
invention, OF the Whitehead torpedo which
could DO discharged at an enemy from. some
distance away. It only remained now to in
toriy. and to augment the usefulness OF the
boats by increasing their speed and size and
more active. That is. it was, essential that
they should get up steam In hurry: start and
stop quickly. and turn in small circle when
going at my degree OF speed.
Torpedoes were invented In 1776 by Capt.
David Bushnell. who in the war Of the Revolu-
ton tried to destroy several British ships. but
the steamboat was the first to use torpedo
successfully. In 1901 he blew up French
torpedo OF his own make. The value Of torpedo
boats in actual warfare was not dem nstrnted
mments tool, W. the matter :, seriously. Nj NJ;
strides. Mr.. Whitehead began experimenting
with his locomotive torpedo in 1854. and In
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The especial use OF this style OF craft in time
Of war Is in defensive work. 1t would not be
wise move to send torpedo boats into the ports
Of an enemy at any great distance and expect
them to wage war alone. but with fleet OF
these boats to guard our coast We would stand
In little danger OF having our seaboard cities
destroyed by an enelny's ships. We could &C.
ouire such defensive equipment at compare
lively small cost and in a very short space OF
time While q gunboat would be an unweldy
craft down the bay. few torpedo boats could
dart hither and thither. dischargins their
weapons with telling effect and doing deadly
work in tho narrow channel.
The effectiveness Of n defence by torpedo
boats has received great attention and study
In naval circles all over the world. and is now
generally believed to be sufficient to warrant
the building and maintaining Of fleets. A craft
100 feet long. armed with four torpedoes and
two machine guns. capable OF making 25 knots
an hour for eight or ten hours and with power
10 stop from full speed in about twice her own
length. as we'll as to complete circle at full
speed. the radius Of which is not longer than
her own length. is tidy one. to say the least.
A dozen such boats in New York could hold IN
enemy In check for days
Speed in a torpedo boat Is ono Of its most
important features. and in the development Of
high speed the designer is not hampered as he
Is with transatlantic liner. Indeed. the main
reason for torpedo boats leading the world in
speed Is because they are the only craft where
profit to the owner is not in dollars and cents.
but In effectiveness as an i'm plement Of war.
In the modern transatlantic liners profit to the
owner Is about the first problem solved by the
naval architect. 1t is probably within the
range OF possibility to build steamer that
will cross the Atlantic in four days. but it has
not yet been shown that such ship would be
profitable. and consequently capital is not at
hand to produce it As matter OF fact. there
Is still doubt about the practicability. from a
financial standpoint. OF crossing the ocean from
Queenstown to New York in five days. In the
first place. the present rate OF travel has been
acquired by constant development OF condi-
tons which place more and more Of risk on
capital Tho ships have been growing larger
and more costly. but In proportion to their size
their displacement is less than the older ships.
cargo capacity is less. machinery space great
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tEs sns sns Tss sGssS 81 Rs @
The sy
been launched from frames Ut The sides, but
speed had to b reduced 70 three knots in
new 9R @ On a ths fn tas
$$ss VIII X ESo9
Ths year 1850 was also marked e tSlpssdo
boat e wha By th snSw 81 shs
sSs isss ssssolSg Ssst q sfs tind; s . W.
feet inches 'drausht Of water: On her trial .
speed Of n knots was attained. shS was ssop pro-
einess She q carried about ten tons Of coal.
%n pHSSh P na 81 ste sD9 ms
sS$es prSsstss outside id,Dt sss
se CARRIED Ths SsS e.a
tie eE h wne? she
This made her quick to obey her wheel. and it
2qas thh sss Ws
torlly tested when she made voyage. soon
Aztec s sSyslsa 81 s ass si ns n
made the voyage In eighteen days. exclusive
Of stoppages, being an average speed OF eleven
knots. This little vessel was so successful
that Yarrow d CO. received ordes for bouts OF
the Batoum type from the Argentine. Brazilian.
Greek, Austrian. Dutch. and Italian Govern
merits. Four OF the boats built for the Argentine
Government were rugged to cross the Atlantic
under sail alone. and one. the Alerta, made tho
voyage from Plymouth 70 Buenos Ayres IN =
days. Very rough weather was encountered.
but the boat behaved admirably.
In q boat built for the Italian, Government
speed sdw With 2a.4e Knots, Fhe officlai trial was
held on the Thames in December. 1881. and
the boat carried her torpedo apparatus com
tyne, 100 feet long and II feet 6 inches beam.
The engines during the trial made 48O revolu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24
THE BATouM.

Or and cost OF maintaining greater. As. pro-
portlonately machinery space has increased
ana displacement has grown less by reason OF
nhel lines Tor speed than used to be drawn. 1t
"es oeeh found necessary to increase passen-
scr accommodation to make up for the small
cargo capacity and great expense OF running.
~ driving the City Of Paris or Majestic across
Tue Atlantic In less than six days there
S com tremendous strain. on their engines
Sas, n1 w. NO that II Is not known how many
t% nsIch 70 get back their Investment as we'll as
HH a%' The cry is for fast ships. and this
Ssrlsa leaves the slower ones to act as freight
,nttetnded profits from passenger service. Com
Rstsitlon has prevented an advance In the rates
aaS tEs Atsaea hs bs
conditions tho financial world. which Is alone
oonsidsrs th ,1r tne ocean gtsyhoadpds stu
ss wd nlpp mnrs OF thelr practtcabiity ,u
perception q the difiicIities IN the way Of GO
mn 70 tf ts limit Of speed in steamship. Al;
maintained. which Is hardly too great speed
;S eS eye 70 Of r naval esrShteS would taxa
HSn Of over 900 tons per day to DO It, For an
t6s Gtv q 20 Per cent In speed over ~ Knots
Res sent sent e her power. In 2 SIX days voyage
a. CITY city o. psris burns about 900 tons Of coal
SSSSTdss fSs etyt aY Parls has engines i WIN
AN SSHn INDICATED horse poyer and carries
Ssssd ssa sas 5 had
Eni f.rSsyr ssr si has sssExi Ss
S SAtra cost OF running being made up by in
e esffssed PASSENGER a. PRONUNCIATION. The lndi-
Pew Cnnard ships which will be ready for usa
o. % knots, ""1
o,ssPeed in passenger ships 10 limited by finan-
IS1s ,rctons. In Slnboats and armorederuis-
nhds NATURAL limit by reason OF heavy
'us'fuctlon and ard nor as well as other causes
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twin screws driven by ordinary compound en-:
Horse power. aud two Thornyeroft boilers.
The guaranteed sIesd was 20 knots cts, on nth, the
trial. On her official trial the Ariete rolled up
on the measured mile 2b.OO3 knots. and "a %
knots on the two hours run. The torpedo
armament consists OF two torpedo tubes In the
bow. four torpedoes and four three FOUNDER
quick.aring guns. one on each turret and one
Last May Mr.. Thornycroft tried the second
Of two boats built for Brazil with added sue.
cess. The record Of the Arlete Tor the m ensured
was surpassed. The new boat was. $50 feet
long by Il feet beam; with q greatest d.aught
expansion engines. twin screws. and Thorny-
craft boilers The aggregate heating. surface !t
Of the boilers vas t t.l32 square feet WIZ Xth
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400 horse power combined. The boat that
made 25.l 01 knots had her official trial
April IA. 1887. In rough weather:
After twin screws came Quadruple eXpan-
sion engines; which. in torpedo boat construe-
cessful trial on the Bathurst, built by Yarrow
4 Co. In 1880 for the Argentine Government,
and also on tho Cushing in the same year.
She is i3O feet long BY 1917 feet beam. There
were five other boats all built by iarrow co.
note that they were Of tho same main dimen-
sions as the Bathurst, but had triple expan-
sion engines. and while their speed on two
with .qusdruple expansion engines. main
tained n "a n, speed on r the two2;ihour
has only one screw. while the Cushing has twin
screws. and consequently two sets Of engines
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BOAT ron ITALIAN GOVERNMENT.
Speed 2B.1 Kn1ts.

turning had never before been witnessed, In
80 and maintained a mean speed OF 22077
knots on q two-hour trial. but this was hardly
new boat was larger. being 1875 feet long by II
feet beam and had displacement Of $50 TONS
Later in 1887 Yarrow Il Co. tried two boats
for the italian Government fitted with twin
screws, and had great success In speed. Twin
screws had already been tried on sen;going
torpedo boat built in 1886 by Messrs. Thomp-
son for Russia, but their success was not so
complete as on the Yarrow boats. one OF which
attained n mean speed over the measured mile
These boats were lao feet long, IA feet beam.
8 feet inches draught, and 100 tons displace;
ment. There were two locomotive boilers and