New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-14
TO EUROPE IN THREE DA VS.
THAT IS WHAT MR. PAINTON EXPECTS
HIS ELECTRIC SHIP TO DO.

-, MODEL. OF HIS ODD SPECIMEN OF MARINE
,,c,,rrcrr,pr CREATES GREAT INTEREST
AT THE cAPIToL-THE POWER APPLIED
TO A SYSTEM OF PRoPELLERs ON
THE SIDES OF THE VESSEL.
fny TELEGRAPH TO THE TEiruNEl
u-o,,,rg,on Feb ITO cross the Atlantic IN
,hree DAYS with an ocean liner and to develop
snc.d of thrty-nve knots an hour IN !" na'''
cruiser is what Richard Il. Pa!nton proposes u" W
with a vessel OF his design. using eee.''ei's do
mower Senator Hi has introduceu " o'' "'''
,ne, tho Secretary OK the Navy construct cruis-
ors built on the Painton designs MI ramon az"
has ON exhibition in the room of the senate oo''-
IT, -, Naval Affairs a model Of his decided now
i,,. ~ marine development. The model Is aoou'
ten fc,t long and two feet wide. ana mas a''ae"''
70 II an electric battery. For the las, "eeh IL ""'
heen one of the sights OF the capitol anu mas 1t
tracted the attention Of members OF the "c,.o ""-
uouse Committees on Naval Affairs, naval oihcers
s 49, ,,,~,o,,s Generally MIR. Painton's Gains Tor
Mic iryentou are somewhat eXraOruinar!' pu' "e
saws that practical experiments hefe'oioie "a''
warranted them and that he Is reacy a' any ''''''
TO demonstrate to a board OF experts NE ~ =,
develop a speed OF forty knots in passenger S"i
. .,,r,, o,,e knots in a naval ship under usuai
conditions of sea and wind. THIS means t'ia' p'9
seneers could reach Southampton from New 10, n
=, -, ,hrea davs or that a man-of- war similarly
-
,rone,l.d could cave Boston and be OH any oi
Great Brl,an's home Notifications IN ABOUT io0'
DAYS Twcnty-three knots Is no" reb"''.N o."
wonderful rate Mr.. rainion PROPOSES ~ -
this by eighteen knots in an ocean inner an" I'M
knots In cruiser -, ,o..,,,,
,,r,rcrou, coal being used merely for the purpose
NJ generating electricity. According 10 the ca'''S
Of the inventor. 1t viii be possible not ON! "'''
IN double the speed Of ships now IN service o"' "
run them at half the present cost VIII" P'''
which Will occupy not more than % per cent y.
space now required for the poh'ero"' '"7' 81
cn,npllcaled machinery. one great source oil com
,.in, a, tho Navy department has been the lhSuli-
ci.rt accommodations In war vesscs Tor the ihr''
armament coal and provisions The ma'h'"'''
necessary 10 prOpel these great ocean io'ucS'''
occupes such large amount or space tha' 'h''e y
m, much room left FOR other purposes hcS'"''
the terrific heat from the furnaces ana steam p'P''
the incessant and excessive VoIa'o" anu s''o' NJ
and the straining OF the mechanism make ne u'''
confortable Oh board fast ships OF TO-DAY.
A rar,Icularly novel feature OF the faintoh IN
,e,ton Is the large number OF propcliers uS'd io'
driving ships Instead Of the enormous e6"'' 'o'
shafts extending from the middle OF '"' snip ~ Wv
storm the model in the senate Committee rum
shows fourteen screw propc'lers ranged a'o''s III.
sides Two on each bow ana iwo on 'ach SUE VI
III. stern are of ingenious construction Inc Pio'
peli.rs are operated from IL swiichbohiG' inr' ua
re worked slnsly together a, inc VIII VI ''' ~,
at the Keys. Zach propeller Is mn. ''iHe ~ ., 49,
and Inc aisa bling 81 would not aii'cl any 81 W.
nth.rs f.N,n when all the piop'AoIs ar 'u'i''''h
rav.diy there + practically no nose nom 'no Il"
9nr,at motion There H. no excessive heat The IN
hairs now employed on sssels are done AVA WI"
sbtrs when submerged and then tn n'Ai III }i'e,.'
running al fun speed tracing. as " - 1l.rn ,,'..i
.,DI,l.t The total horse pJwr; ie ti7| Iv'.'
,I'rghout Inc entire system oi gropeerH ana tn.
Inventor says that u won.i To- inI"'i."i. !" Ia,
. ufl 10 tft4.f / .
Tho model IL an oddi,y In naval architecture
,rb,r. ar. two prJYclicIs forward. th'Hr al" pa
,,,'ar "nd slightly abau each bow Ahait these ~
regular intervals ar tho other pr9Pr,lers Oh '
siGe OF the ship. The stern pfop"I'iF are 40 ',
where Il IS customary 10 place thci" y" "a a., S"
underneath the oyerhang ~ ne stern Ia -, s
ranged on a shaft that tho blades ~ nc 't""i
wheel are opposite ,ne Di 's vh.cH r"n.rsic tho
powcr To drive the vessel are not me- any
noctel with the prole"eis AS - no" ,"',,,,,"5 ~
eicciric wires direct to motors built on piopcrri
shafts No betting or coupling - i'tu'STH 40 40
@ or ,hrcn o., any numb r those left Will operate
With steam The number o. st,o,n.o"s ~ ,h
with his invention 100 revolutions a "'hN'" " =, -
been ioachcd In practlce 4nl ~, ~, -, 49, ~ tx
pens. he says that In a iers" cruiser Oh ,'- -
Of 1900 horse power, tho F'i'7'.SS''n -. ~ % ,,,
lsss or GOO horsepower. whereas ~ "-'"t '''
tricty ihc loss would 3e o'y "5n, - go l.r,-
u,wer which means reduction "i W., "' ON
eunpiion OF about @ per cent This. Win ~" ~ eat
spcsd attained by the new drranfrnrht %, 'l' u. -
,run,ion of The propcl!crs which f. Is sail tends -
M, the vessel so 10 reduce Tie friction OF tl'
vater will further reduce the coal consumption 10
about onehal that requirei for gencTnunE I,s,'a
Another claim made by ~" inventor - thht ~,
screws teul 10 maintain the equilibrium OF inc yes i'l
nj all times. Each screw has .isnnrt Ilun1
mower The blades turn 30 that the 1Tpc!Hng
force comes from below. instead OF above; ana az a
shin lurches from side TO another. or pltches Inc
screws on the side deepest In The water cXi force
10 restore the craft 70 level As Mr. I"nion says
n would be though man were - iurcn 70 ono
side and receive the support OF = prop h"n the
vessel pitches there IL no loss Of motion. tor "h'
Tho siern screws are IDLE In the air for moment
those IN the bow working ne usual ana cx'lnT
their lifting force pui the stern OF IN" crai bick
T. It's proper cquilll mum Nhrn IN" DOW screws
arc under water the stern screws perform ne sam"
oflce Thus the ship Is kept NOR" nearly on an
equilibrium than ia possible In steamships