The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-23

OF dirt Hike the sand storm Of the desert. At
times one could scarcely see across the COM
'eWsfS@ VICE sn st II Intervals ,sS%s {, q 4 i ies@ 1' two to four min,
utes a stoker or bis assistant would open a
furnace door to feed more fuel to the flames
without effort OF the stoker. This coal had
the unseen. magician was the artificial cur
rent OF y wind that science and skill had created.
NO. w ..odsIn that sS with t rnssi vast u current tSs s OF air
stack the blnck smoke came out boiling. cir
cling. twisting. apd sGuirminH. and at times
reached up into the air as II the small end OF
a colossal waterspout was anchored to the
three stacks amidships.,
room. This current OF cool air made its tenn
p%orature comfortable. The men at work there
S Sess t bnt b sni1.s; o sSSry w one NOT %n sos snesss 81 shs
In the. matter OF a run. and each knew that the
greater the premium was. the greater his
each was willing to be shut in and that no
doc, should be opened in his long work Of
strain. Down into this pInce o! fierce activity
ahose was run from 2 barrel OF oatmeal water
TO tyr fS.nt aIa drink rink for t the amen, men: tho d,ro.. o,,,r.
g fJohn Patterson. the chief engineer Of the
Crs%ps; whS 1877 twenty.one years has been n
every .kink in the business Of doing IT. He be-
engineer when he took ono Of the russian war
chips that the Cramps built IN 1874 to Russia.
4: was IN q tad collision on the way 9ver, but
the ship from the destruction that at one time
ssemed imminent.
GREW came on deck. When they went down
into the fircroom hefsre the run they were
The San Francisco minstreis In their palmicst
days never produced b!acker white men.
These men we're recoenized only by their
stature and their clothes. otherwise they were
In the engine room Nelson Johnson had
engineers. and was In communicating through
aspeaktng tube With Patterson. He was en-;
on every trial. trip, OF recent years. naval and
otherwise; which the Cramps have made. He
bad with him In the four engine rooms four
vas Watched. Moving in IA" and out a snsa1 sI the
oilers. watching every motion. "e"0uf
The com plicated machinery seemed forty or
throu lss' t a,sh es sn t as on Sn' the ls0k SSSia a0T Secf Ct L L
seemed 30 intricate that as the men moved
about they must surely be crushed. But there
was no danger. Every treacherous place HAD
been rallied Of. and the men, moved about as
somplacently as they would in their own
Not only were the Cramps workmen there.
putting oveTnment had its force Of engineers
SHMn snst use. ing" TSs Ter eh iiefu o : ta VAS .ot to G SSt
they used . little machine called an Indicator.
IL traced the power OF the ,~pistons in n curve
or engles on 4 moving card. and by the appii-
cation OF we'll. known formulas the horse power
the indicators were changed at a signal given
by the government engineers.
AK Of c sn eInS snSlnae es were renm also s,i run; but out,
tue ship In the trial was on deck. and there
svsry spare man 81 the 400 or more on board
stack. ventilator. or sponsor and watched tho
the Nins. the bennington. the Fern. tho For.
eunA. the Leyden. and, the Kearsarge.. They
S &c s0 IN os SSI ,ss stssIsStt and IT'D. ; sssnf I'd. thh naT
Is. buoy St on doa S' Island fn' Wien Anafs tSs New ESs3 Yot *
s .sliDpsdf 1 for s&st sos nq Eys sse N wns s.A s,anah.
lon, every flag except tho sluare ibit Of red
s sss.'P ia. ant sh sh' r. g" s Ct 'hs sn saT Va. to .ta iGs,;
.: a.s had been ts4oyca. '1 Thrss nyISrs
srsss essn. V q tSo boa boa. " stanes sEass ws n;
IKE stisn o :ss', the and loaf. ssny nn Sss stretched
saIs. ,shs was bare Of men. to too. SI Tor every
psn Jack Of them not required on the
Straotn nac 0T inside f tbs I've sb low inside t The g. s snI,.i
Huests were shut, and the reporters occupied
f ths MS 6 6ridgs, where they Were in the lee Of
HHsllas1. leu; Rsaay: and commander:
msndsr aooSrish and : Lieut. H%.p MeGreS Ss to do oG the
~ 1; and aft we're Lieuts: Mclean and Niles
sNSsoS - on"o WOIh. Two ElblgnS \
IT was exactly 8:25a o'clock when the line
was crossed; The tide and wind were north.
westerly and against the ship. Tho engines
There was I. very slight vibration. III;
swsy; Ths New York had to curve her
oourss slightly TO pass near her. she
gas reached In twenty minutes. and the New
d3rk dashed by heading for the bennington,
~ miles further of. She reached there at
we're tnick with men. and her officers crowded
nsI poop deck. Cheer. after cheer went up
LIom oo!h ships, Rough calculation howei a
,Itt WAS again necessary to change the course
sIightiy TO reach for the Fern. which was Uis
% Sloss tho to the north. The New York, went
Daas shs was having. and her speed still inVdii".
tuna was passed o.. miles fur
1ner on at l0:4l o'clock. and the Leyden
l!t miles further still. at II :O5 O'clock. Then
Inc wind freshened until ii was hall n gale
Ine engines Kent upthrir record. matciIessi In
this country. ia revolutions, and The pressure
9a She boilers was tho same as at tho start.
1o5 pounds. seyen aud thrce-quarter miles
or was the old kearsarge at the north,
Fatigue And exhaustion overcome by
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