The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-01

into: LOO separate water-tighs compart-
mems. Forward OF the double bottom are
also iwo compartments extending up TO the
te~sing engine fiat. The total number OF
watsr-tight compartments in the ship
10 22S
The engines are two vertical. direct act
Ing triple expansion engines placed
abreast Of each other in separate water.
tigfA compartments. the reversing engine
conHsting of . vertical steam cylin-
der. l2xi2 inches. and . hydraulic con.
trolling cylinder Of inches in diameter.
Tie main pistons are cast steel, cone
SHAPED. aud all crank, line and propeller
shassing 10 of forged steel. Following are
fey dimensions which show the proper.
tiou;of the machinery:
DiSmescf of crank shaft. II trchea
p.smeter OF crank pia, II incheA
D.jneses of crAak fsnxes. 81 fachea
legal length OF crank shaft and bearings,
ietA
hi mc;er o. propeller shaft. 10 inches
LrpgIh OF psopeile. shaii, one section, 50 feet
9sn.shss
TIE ship is submerged TO her fighting
leve by admitting water into the double
bottom. The coal bunKers, SIX separate
compartments. three on each side, fore and
aft, shave n capacity of 10 tons OF anthra-
cite; coal. The steering IL done by hy-
draylic power. pressure being created
eiii:er by three cylinder plunger pump in
the:port engine room or by the pumping
engine supplying the power for turning
the! turrets and working the guns. An
oiher steering gear which can be worked
by ;hand is below AT for use in case the
UPPER works are shot away.
Islc screw propeller, are Of manganese
hrohxe, ten feet two inches in diameter.
the: ssarboari wheel being right-handed
an,s the port wheel leii-handed.
1:ae vessel has six boilers, two Scotch
single end boilers aud four Ward boilers,
PLACED in two fore and aft water tight
cora partmenis. The two Scotch boilers
sre:end TO end. one being in one room and
the. other in an adjoining room. 1t is
the.se two boilers which have been talked
about 50 muca.
Capt. LOUIS kcmpf smiled when he was
as.icd ho~ the boilers and machinery
worked on the trip Up. and saii he had no
idesA OF the reason Why the two Scotch
eos:ers had been 80 much maligncd. Con.
tinptng he sad;
lac easlae. OF the Monterey never stopped
fro tae time We left Mare tslamd q. - e'elcck
On :ae EsefoirE of the ostA until 20 dropped
sasstor Ia seattle asrssor at !. n O'Clock this
uastnlng fae two scotch boilers alone were
u.sis Tor the whole distance xad proves. in
svsSr way satisfactory, - did the machinery.
We could have got here qa!eaer by us.ng an
afe.!t.onsl eol!er ect wanted 10 ICY the scotch
ba,,ss.. which are Tor ordinary s.esm;ng These
eoS<srs also sarPssc3 ali the auxiliary macais-
ely. Iae ssc~ta pressure averaged abeag lAi
s-siada N ordinary weather stes med about
ss,Sn Aaeis an boar. but rsa 10 ~ hlsa a. ten
ka:fs In smoota water After entering ire
suisis slewed Down 80 ~ 60 arrive in seattle
s.lsr asylIes, ana sas god anchorage
lse Monterey 10 very e.seiezt Tor sas puYrose
te,: shlea sSs vss eal.s. aaa is r~msskseiy
ssssy hoas At seA That pitcher On the s.de.
soSrd, iAese f4e;atss On sas wall AMI thai top
he;vy daeisooayy sisa1 asys ssesi RIGA. where
10y were ever siaSs .eit Mare ss4asd In
esise- .ai9s have eeea Ii eysa the sas,rs
ws:sla have 20 - fsss asa To the sElkhss.s or
sasis ~oa.1 Sia esss. Ae sseat aaeiso- essatr,e
ss ssas OF he AoalsssY ses.s 10 ssep Der On "a
sTsa Ss<l The esafeT 81 aaayascy 10 fsoz, u
- "a fss; above tue esater OF xfav>
'isi fais rtves hSs large rssa,isg rnauaeas
sas sas eesaes hack asaealy - . pasision Of
sslasestasA Ia scss& sAi.lnS vasss.s which AZ
wrseut tsi.sss ire cezser o; asasy saey /, heaow
"a; cs-ses 81 gravity aad taas /. why ,aey TN
esss. ksslss; 10 pat II ~ rsTaesy al, esasat-
Scsa. Tae greater TIE distance tesssea tss.,
swl rcsnss sse ssreaSes . tie .eaSescy IL hem
sAs;ri n . vvssscas lsne Tie M1asespv !. a y,ry
sEsssta. s.iAaas vssssL 10 sAera 10 saytals~ N
e.: tSoss sasea ysa waas 70 s<<. either a0s az
o. ray Ssaer sssss. lass Ess see kssw aue Yea saa
sxsssa