The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19

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Mr.. Hollis underestimated tho vessel in the
matter Of piston speed and the speed OF the
blades Of the screws. He wanted to be on the
sale side. The maximum piston speed was
moro than sixteen miles an hour during the
speed at from rs to 10 rsySStions. were
wnirlinR through the water at the rate prob
ably Of more than eighty miles an hour L the
churned the water hot. and there might have
been some justification. for the statement OF a
was asking questions. that II he would watch
the action otthe screws closely he would prob
The vessel went on her course as though she
were In q frst-clas play, spell, She danced
along and was as graceful as the skirt dancer
entrance down to the footli gifts, gracefully
swaygng her body, from aide to side before she
and cepers. What the Columbia c would do Il
she followed the example OF the skirt dancer
performance. heaven only knows. but It would
be somohing lust as astonishing In its way
not easy to describe the snip as she went rae
Ing along. She is as thin as the blade OF one
Of Mr. Gladstones axes, and she tapers away
as she does toward the bow. She is u double
edR ed wedge and she cut the water with very
bow. on each side. thin edge OF spray. or
what might he called slice Of water that was
ard os hs
Into tn. sea to be broken MIN into foam Then S
came a curved depression. but its hollow was
York. and It disappeared amidships. and the
pillows went rolling of seward to torment
tueboats near by. Her long trail OF black
smoke flew straight back In pennant that
nay apa In hS Is
zon. The series OF swells left in tho water were
scarcely a a. large as those OF Sound steam.
have to lie down on deck houses and hold
New York went by them The motion was
steady and smooth. and there, was no serious
css IT.
three screws get grip on the water, and fairly
lit the ship on her way, 1t was az II you were
EXPECT II II got loose. to be tossed somewhere
up ia the sky and out OF sight
tho stern. The white Heck cd water from the
t bow Tane cane skimmlng along the sides Of
as not s 50 2
struck the twin screws. about fifteen feet from
Of the ship is. Where the twin screws were
doing their, work there was another commo-
white water was checked and the PARTICLES Of
foam seemed to he drawn down beneath the
surface; not to appesr there again The twin
from the ship in the shape OF a big Y. One
Is SCREW and ,na
this would leave smooth. unchurned water
for the stern screw. which is right handed.
ions IKE 0 9Th pas
nE out q bt to the sIspsse OF all the twin
II into spray and into millions Of molecules.
and. with = depression that male the vessel
into that aSt screw Ths Is tncK ss
little fellow. smaller bya loot than. the othcrs
and with h. more pitch p the
, water like , PHI King ,o Of the Ir,ncetSn
psy9 ese 6s back and TnS hs
the terrible eommotion began. No part of the
Atlantic Ocean ever got such shock as did
screw. 1t rose into a ridge cut UP into mil
Lions upon millions o. tiny drops. and IT
tanee Of fifty feet it held it's razor back ridge in
position, and then it sslopeid away IN
wat or and spread out into the ocean. leaving.
hatr9w oily G1k1G wake e. behind
It was a track as il made by some mammoth
nothing snail; IKE in the waythat trail was lad
ms trail Of q thundeF6olt than the slisteninG
There wa. fascination in watching that
whirinG crest Of water behind the vessel. 1t
anger H' Of st IaWrsncs liver e4 rapds the
majesty Of Yosemite Valley waterfall. When
you put your hands to your eyes opera glass
else but that white mass. you could easily SEQ
It's resemblance to the snow-coyered flank OF
n its way as sopins q spr Of Mt Blanc s ana.
apparently. as mpershabe. No human con
n a 9 IA o
stood UP like q. wall OF ice In a e lacier. |
i vas il really IL great m9f&n IApPSr
direction, There were whirling eddss in It.
streams ike iire,tow ; ST. mammoth SQUIRT
and It only. needed the appearance OF some
demon right, then and there to proclaim that
Y behind that, shin. and that something like
he order OF things that must have prevailed
o begin again. The old salts and barna-
lies on hoard who had time to wander back to
he stern to see this new phenomen0n could
hem said as he backed of. keeping his eyes
IN the water as far as he could see IL:
,ower and, are displaying 1t as it never was
sv Of fass horse. could sicE
hey were concentrated into three horses with
little mGTH T TdGsd than the other two
He was right and that wicked little concen-
rated 1000 horse power screw kept right
t It's deviish work without break. and stand
NJ anywhere within fifteen feet OF tho stern.
ou could feel the deck give Jump after Jump
- every second 4r two tho little imp got a
resh hold. and with twist and snort gavo
,eave after heave and lifted the Columbia over
he water. The work OF this screY. the start;
ed firm. inspired the landsman spectator.
ust rs the writer was. with something akin to
we.
There was n mighty lot OF preparation be-
ore they began the race. and this 10 the way
hoy groomei the ship For twenty-four hours
hey gave her and her crew absolute rest.
very one Of the sixty four furnace hres were
rawn and freshly laid. Every ono OF the
oiler tubes. which aggregate in length more
han thirteen miles. was blown out" with
team or air until 1t was as clean and ready for
he bath Of furious fire and heat as II it had
cen polished with rag. From the big coal
9n%srs tha t overlap the boilers ton aitsr ton
a tho Are space before each set Of
oilers. as the boilers curve away at
he bottom from each other. making
ccess from one fire room 10 another easy. but
We OF hades. were made as clear OF dirt AZ
n overnice housekeepe keeps her front hall.
WAS intended to shovel great heaps of ashes
IN thaaa N