The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-07-20
SPEED A CROSS THE SEA.
DARIUS DAWSON PLANS A VESSEL
TO SAIL 30 MILES AN HOUR.
5ftssIs to BE 1000 Feet In Length,
With Extended Ends Tint He
Claims Will Give Buoynncy and
Break the Force of the Waves.

Break the Force of the Waves.
The plans Of men Of ideas in these
days of large projects on sea and land
create no surprise, but those Of Mr..
Darius Dawson for a 900 foot vessel
to carry passengers and freight is
ahead Of anything yet proposed by ma
rlne architects or proposed by practi-
cal builders.
There is in his scheme however, so
much that, to the lay mind as well as
the scientific expert, appears worthy
OF trial. that he has found many adj
vocates who are warmly seconding his
efforts to build new ocean greyhound.
He Is now organizing company to
put his plans into execution. Should
they be carried out with success the re-
cent trials of the Paris and Campania
would sink into insignificance
Mr.. Dawson is man well along in
years, which he has spent in the study
and practice of naval and marine archi-
lecture. Many Of his ideas are already
| worked out in vessels constructed by
the government and private persons,
and he has the satisfaction of seeing
suggestions made by him years ago put
ito practical use in modern vessels. The
| Ammen ram now belonging to the gov
eminent is one Of the vessels embody-
| ing plans made by him years ago. In
the new cruiser Columbia are details
called by Mr.. Dawson to the atten-
ton Of the Navy Department while Mr..
Whitney was at its head
| MI. Dawson was ahead of the whale
back steamers with suggestions that
are apparent in their construction.
Ihese ideas are carried out in the plans
OF vessel that have been prepared
Dy Mr.. Dawson. They are in effect
the same that We're exhibited in small
| pleasure steamer launched and sailed
IN New York Harbor forty years ago,
a picture of which is reproduced. With
| elsht men power this little vessel made
twelve miles an hour.
1t is prototype of Il mamoth vessel
already named in the Leviathan, which
Mr.. Dawson hopes to b1ild. It is es-
tlmated that she will make thirty miles
an hour when launched.
There is embraced In the coMstruc-
ton and equipment Of the Leviathan ten
Inventions and improvements, inc1,ll-
lng:-Model and combined proportions
OF the hull, mechanical construction of
the null, steam generators, steam ma
chlne1y, construction and adaptation of
prQpellors, improved crank shafts, i'm
proved Ventllating machinery and pro-
cesses, improved method of stocking
hres and improved steering and rud-
ders.
These inventions and improvements
embrace all the important changes thai
can be made to practically perfect
steam vessels and steam. navigation
used separately or all combined, i'll &
vessel as a completed whole:
In prospectus Mr.. Davison has is
sued he gives the following. dimensions
of the vessel:
| Length on load line, 1000, feet.
Length on deck, TOO feet.
Beam (moulded), so feet.
Depth in center of vessel, TO feet.
Extended ends at bow and ster1
(each), $50 feet sS al.,.s; +
Area of midship, transverse, vertica
immersed section, 1000 feet. -.
Area of surface displacement at lbny
line, $4,000 feet.
Displacement one foot deep at loa,
line, LOO tons.
Revolutions of each propeller pc
minute, $50.
Horsepower to each square foot Q
| 1lAI1clSSu uluSulp ScCt1OI, I'd.
Displacement of water when full
loaded, $4,000 tons.
Weight of vessel with all. supple
) aboard for voyage, $4,000 tons.
Free floating capacity for weight 9
freight and passengers, 10000 tons.
Effective horsepower for speed OF :: 3
, miles an hour, $4,000.
Area of upper deck, $4,000 feet
Area of all the, decks, 275,OOO feet
, Exterior surface of vessel surround
cubic space, 100000 feet.
The $4,000 horse steam-power' to- d
used on this vessel to run at spec
Of thirty miles an hour, says the pro-
pectus. will be produced by method
: never before used, demonstrating ;ra,
> tically that one-tifth the amount {
y !. fuel now consumed will generate an
maintain continuously that amount
;. power and utilize to the fullest exte1
. the expansive force of high pressu1
DRY steam, with rapid travel OF piston
tAlking advantage of novel and seize,
tific devices to relieve the cranks: an
9 pins from the chief part of: the u1