The morning call., 1893-03-23
BRANDS 1T AS A LIE.
Irving M. Scott Talks About the
Monterey.
There IS Not One Word of Truth in the
Story That Has Been Pub
Iished.
Special to THE MORNING. CALI.

New YORK, March 22.-Irying NJ. Scott
OF the Union Iron Works Of San Francisco
says that the published attacks that have
been made upoa his company regarding the
condition of the Monterey are malicious
lies. Mr.. Scott is indignant at the pub
lished reports about the condition of the
vessel and its boilers, and he says that the
ship is in perfect condition and ready to 90
to sea at any moment.
Scott was seen at the Holland House by
Tribune reporter to-day aud said that the
story as published in the East was absolute
ly false. The Monterey had two trials, aad
the pitch Of her screws was altered and
everything was done which was required TO
make her success.
&She exceeded her horsepower by 400 for
two hours, aud during the last two hours,
owing to the inability TO keep the circular
CRATES of the coli boilers in rs coed condi-
tion as the Scotch boilers, the steam pressure
fell off so that she averaged less than was
required.
The statement about all further trial
trips being called off is absolutely false. and
the Monterey lies at the nayy-yard in per-
feet condition and ready 10 20 to sea at any
time as far as her machinery is concerned.
In regard to the Navy Department supply
ing the Monterey with tubular boilers, it is
not true. In fact the Monterey was de-
signed to have two Scotch and four tubular
boilers Of the type which proved best upon
the experimental trial.
TIE conditions of this trial we're
thoroughly advertised, and all builders of
tubular boilers we're requested to forward
types OF their boilers to the navy-yard at
Brooklyn, where they would be correctly
tested by board, of which X-Engineer-in-
Chief Loring was president. OF the boilers
submitted for trial the Ward boiler proved
the best in every respect, as experience on
board the Monterey has justified.
One false statement about the Ward boil
srs was, that on the occasion of the trial of
the Monterey the evident inability Of the
vessel to develop the required horsepower
caused the contractors 10 push firing on the
Ward boilers. So well was this firing con-
dueted that before the iremen were aware
of it the steam pressure had jumped to $50
pounds to the square inch.
The steam gauges of the Scotch boilers
had prior to this been regis tering 100 pounds
pressure and thereabouts. when suddenly,
to the CONSERVATION of the fremen at the
furnaces of the latter boilers, the hands of
the steam gauges shot round to the 25C
mark The intense pressures regis tered
were due to the Ward boilers The steam
Of the latter connected direct with the
Scotch boilers.
In regard to the statement about the
pressure OF steam being 200 pounds, it is
ridiculous, and the statement that the
Scotch boilers were suddenly subjected to
q pressure of $50 pounds from the steam of
the Ward boilers is not only false but ab-
surd. There is reducing valve to the coil
boilers on the steam pipe, which only al
lowed the steam to pass into the main steam
pipe at the same pressure a which it came
from the Scotch boilers.
The steam was carried high in the Ward
boiler to prevent foaming, and for no other
reason, and the reducing valve was used to
equalize the difference In the coil boilers
aud the pressure of steam in the Scotch
boilers. 1t is self-evident that had the
boilers carried $50 pounds Of steam the
Monterey would have exceeded the required
horsepower for two hours with an average
pressure less than 100 pounds.
The other statements published are de-
MED in detail, and MIR. Scott says: 1--WE
challenge the romancer who makes these
assertions to produce his witnesses For
one such authority we promise him a hand
some bonus, as 1 know we can prove him to
be liar"