New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-18
FOR BETTERING THE M W.
THE ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS
SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS.
LAST DAY OF THE soCIETY's PRESENT SESSIONS
MANY PAPERS READ-DEvIcEs FOR
INCREASING TIE EFFICIENCY
OF THE SERVICE

OF THE SERVICE
The second and last days session of the meet
ing of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers was held in the rooms OF the Society oi
AbJ-ic1n Mechanical Engineers, NO. Il "e''
Thirty-first-.t., yesterday, with President 'ei'''
A. Griscom in the chair. The paper OF Lieu'ehnn'
Albert Niblock L. S. N. Goal Bunkers and Coa''
ing Ships" which was read Thursday, was asa"
taken up and discussed. The next paper was ."a'
Of Theodore D. Wilson, ex-Chef Constructor, l. ..
~ on steel Ships of the United states Navy
Mr. Wilson took up each class OF vessel III inc he"
Navy in detail and discussed 1t at length. Ai'o'
discussing the immediate future OF the ue'e'oP
mont of the national policy of liberal naVai COLI
structon Mr. Wilson said: when 1t Is reme"''
hered that all but four of the new steel shpS
have been built by contract, the aid rendered 'he
country by private shipbuilGers Will be apprecia''
and higher praise to the thoroughness oi '"e''
work cannot be given than the fact that In no case
has the contract speed of any vessel iaieu vi
trial" 49,.
The next paper "Notes on the Machinery OF the
New Vessels of the United States Navy. py "eorse
w Melville. Engineer-in -Cchief. L. S. NJ was read
nv w NJ Mcfarland, passed assistant engineer
u S. ~ Mr. Melville suggests that the Govern
ment build a number Of vessels 10 De u S No., %'
Tihsr duty should be- he said. to travel around
and show the American flag, and look alle, tie IN
Il, Of ,bs pe should be Of 300 tons dpace
ment 800 horse-pow engines, ana speeu VI
about thirteen knots hour. , >.,
William w Bates. ex-Commissoner OF .HaNis ga
ton Treasury Department, next read pabb'' 10
s'C,Omparative Performances or American .!iu
egn F'reightng Ships-Our superiority. MI. ,h'e -
in an exhaustive paper showed the PIo6!tess, v,
american commerce in comparison with that oi
other countries. . A.. .>or r.,1 wa (
that NJ Colonel Edwin 4. Stevens some lhoushlss
on the Design of New-York Ferryboats. o'e W
the most interesting papers OF the SESSIONS n5
that of William Gardner naVaI sIch VI, -
expert in Yachting matters, The steam iacne =, ~
a Naval Auxiliary in Time OF war, MI naiu
ner's paper will be printed and distributes aihons
the members of the society ana discussru us e -
respondence Discussing sudden needs IN time Vi
war. Mr. Gardner said: , .,.,oo ., tho
"The weakest branch Of our naval service AZ VI,
present time is unquesonaby the torpeuo, pVa,
division We have only two In service WIN d t H. a
about completed We have an extremely lons iii'e
OF coast 10 defend and for the purpose need n
the purpose Very economical way OF acPuIii,ts
such fleet would be for the Government 10 ma
il an inducenent for men TO build yachts auap'eu
to this purpose. .,.L ,,o,.o,o,roo,. ~
Shipbuilding on the Great Lakes by Jonn +
Pankhurs vice president OF the Globe iron w o.
| Cleveland Ohio 1.-The Wclted Surface OF Ships, ny
David w Taylor Naval Constructor. Cnitcu Sta'es
Navy. and 1.-The Influence Of Speed and Welght, OF
Machinery the Discriminating OF the C,hf ~ r"J
ments OF the Design Of Steam Vessels ~ 35hh ,bc
veteran shipbuder. invited the members OF ,he
society to visit his institution at Fordham iien.s'
which rroyidcs instruction In shpDuiidnS LOT pogs
The society adjourned sine die.