The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-20
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE
Cspt. Ce1lsns, Esgfneer-a.-Csfes
Here. Wsth G. H. neoper SD =, =.
Doyle, - Exanlne the tv~~t

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Doyle, - Exa0lne the fleet.
The party 10 Inspect the revenue cutters
o. tie ssrins sea nees arrived In the CITY
yesterday II h headed by Capt. John "
Collins. eneineer-In-chief Of the revenue
crtter service, with headquarters AZ
washington With him are c. L. Hooper.
superintendent OF construction for the pa
csfe coast. and J. II. Doyle. who viii act
as Meet engineer when the revenu. cutter.
70 north next summer. This IL a uew Of
Zee, created In order that Capt. Collins
can have an assistant with the Bersnx
sea deet who can keep aim In touch WITH
the service on the Coast. The board OF
inspection came here directly from San
Francisco. where the cutters Perry. Rusn.
Eorwsn and John r. Hartley ver. inspect
ed. The inspection Of the Grant. wolcott
and Bear and the cutter Golden Gate will
be made during the coming week
II have planned to he here Mt the time
the Golden Gate WAC launched" said
Capt. Collins al the Butler hotel last
night II thought fron the haste shown
by Moran Bros. for the boilers that the
work must be more nearly completed than
Il In. / feel a special interest in ne cGid-
en- Gate. since the engines were designed
by myself II IL n not 70 be launched
until some time IN December / shah miss
the pleasure of being present. My stay
hero viii probably last no longer than a
week, as / wish TO De At Cleveland, O.,
when the new cutter Walter Q. Gresham
has her trial trip. This win be a fire ves-
sci and II one OF three designed for ser
vice on the lakes. They are each 10 feet
long. The Gresham 10 the only one near
compilation. the others having been started
on bat recently.
The people OF this Coast arc especially
interested In the revenue cutter No. ;.
bedng built by Cramps. at Philadelphia
Number . will be finished soon as the
balance OF the appropriation. amounting
TO sl5.0o or $4,000. IL made by congress-.
She will go to Boring sea next summer
end will visit the Sound In the fan. When
the engtne OF No. is making leo revoiu-
tions. the calculated speed will be about
2c.s2 knots an hour. from which. deduct
ing the liberal allowance OF % per cent
for slips. the actual speed OF the vessel
will be about Is. ~ knots maximum. Tho
coal capacity Is such as 70 give the new
boat a stcamiug radius of $50 knots at
full speed, and 400 knots when steaming
at a more economical speed Of ten knots
per hour. with one boiler in use. All the
essential qualities of a modern revenue
boat will he found In No. 3. The Gresh
am has the same kind OF engines She
WAS built by the Globe Iron Works. at
Cleveland. and is almost ready for her
trial trip.
II understand England Is inclined to
look on the construction OF such cutters
as No. and the Gresham with disfayor.
Great Britain considers them too large
and powerful for the service to which they
are destined. She is afraid that in case
OF trouble these cutters could be changed
too easily into armed gunboats."
Capt. John w. Collins In one of the most
important officials In the revenue cutter
service. He has designed the engines for
eleven cutters since his appointment. The
position now 10 ably filed by Capt. Col
Inns was created few years ago at the
instance of the secretary of the treasury.
In making his recommends tons the secre-
tary proposed the name of Capt. Collins
because OF his exceptional fitness He was
previously one OF the twenty-six en-
gineers OF the service and had been Sc
iected as consulting engineer OF the ma
tionai marine conference by Secretary
windonN Capt. Collins entered the SER
vice duhnxSthe civil war and has risen
through msy1pr grades to his present rank.
His duties IRE the designing of the en-
gines of evsfy cutter in the service. the
supervision of the construction of the
same and also the inspection of the ma
teriai used and the steam machinery and
all electrical apparatus.
After the cutters here are put on the
drydock and inspected specifications will
be drawn up showing needed repairs Bids
will be received from local firms and sub
mitted TO the secretary Of the treasury
by telegraph.