The Portland daily press., 1895-11-26
WORKED FINELY.
The Engines of the st. Croix Were Given
satisfactory Trial.

oerned the steamer St. Croix is reaoy lor
official inspection, but there are here ana
there odds and ends of outftting to DC
looked after in otherEdepartnents OF bhe
big boat, before she will be ready for bhe
inspectors. For example the inspectors
want to find two compasses on board. anu
few things liks that.
| The ST. Cork is beauty, and not the
least interesting place on board is the
engine room, and the fire room for that
matter, although very few will take the
trouble to go through the narrow COM
partment to the fire room, and on a hot
day it would hardly be a place one would
select
Yesterday the triple expansion en-
gine was tested. 1t is as large and beauti-
fully fitted up piece of workmanship,
the largest engine ever built in New Eng
land, and General Manager Gresnsmith Is
justly proud of the result Of the labor OF
SO many men.
| Yesterday afternoon the trial of the
great engine was watched by Chief En-
gineer Lapsley of the Labrador, who said !:
''This is a very nice job, and reflects
great credit on Mr.. Greensmith and the
company he represents. Chief Lapsley
said that the fire room of the great ocean
| liner is about the hottest place that can
be found. The men wear as little cloth
ing as they possibly can," he said, ''and
some Of them almost nothing I fancy
the fire room Of this boat will be hot
enough"
| The owners of the St. Croix were repre-
sented at the trial by Chief Engineer
Taylor of the line. and the trial was un-
der the direction of Engineer John J.
Flanders, who was assisted by Engineer
Nutter General Manager. Greensmith,
was of course present and gave his per-
sonal attention to the trial, now and
then giving an order, and making a
thorough inspection of every part Of the
machinery. All the engineers were de-
lighted with the working of the engine
and Engineer Nutter announced to Mr.
Greensmith with evident pride, ''There
| isn't a warm place ON any of her bear
ings." This was something unusual
and showed the thorough work that had
been put into the construction Of the
machinery.
| When at sea there will be 100 revolu-
tions minute, but that will be attained
with far less difficulty than the So revolu-
| tions d minute reached at the test yester-
day. The steamer has been strongly
moored, but it is not deemed best to run
the engine to the limit. The speed was
kept at about so revolutions minute
until Mr.. Greensmith ordered Engineer
Nutter to go up to IS, which was at once
done, and the working of the great en-
gine was simply beautifully perfect.
''That will do,'' said Mr.. Greensmith, b,
1--WE are ready for any test they want to
apply"
/ Only two fires were lighted yesterday,
the full pressure of the steam not being
required. The steel of the boilers is one
ana one-eighth inch thick, and the length
and diameter of the same 10 feet and
6 inches. The cylinders have a high pres
sure of 26, an intermediate OF 48. and 81
low. There is 36-inch stroke.
Every inch of space has been utilized,
and the electric light plant occupies a
we'll located place next to the engine, but
rallied off from the engine room proper
The Portland Company gave the closest
attention to details. and the completed
| job is beyond criticism. General Mana
ger Greensmith is delighted with the
working OF the great engine, and no won
der, for it is no small thing not only to
| tod in
the largest triple expansion engine ever
made in New England, but to have at
tended to the work with so close atten-
tion to even the smallest Details that
the completed product of SO much
thought and labor challenged the admi-
ration Of so expert a judge of such work
as Chief Lapsley of the Labrador.