New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-19
FASTEST YACHT AFLOAF.
THE ELLIDE, BUILT AT NYACK. BREAKS
THE RECORD OVER A MILE COURSE.
SHE COVERS THE DISTANCE IN A MINUTE AND
THIRTY EIGHT SECONDS OR DESTINED
by HARRISON b. MooRE-BUILT FOR f.

THIRTY EIGHT SECONDS OR DESTINED
by HARRISON b. MooRE-BUILT FOR f.
BURGESS WARREN OF HIS CITY.
The fastest time on record as having ever been
made by a steam yacht was made yesterday BY
the Ellide. built by Samuel Ayers. OF Nyacls for
F. Burgess Warren. OF this city. In her trial
trip a measured course OF mile on the
Hudson. the Elde made the distance in l min
ute and 35 seconds. according 20 the timing OF
Harrison b. Moore ard minute 80 seconds. ac-
cordlng to Francis p Magoun.
A little while after 2 o'clock the Ede left
Upper Nyack and started for Tarrytcwn, where
the mile to be run was measured of. She ran
the the first lime at the compara-
lively slow gait OF twenty-five miles an hour.
carrying fifty pounds Of steam.
The second time she started at pace that
astonishcd the spectators and those board.
There scarcely any pcrcept6le vibration.
All the power OF her engines seemed to be ex-
erted in pushing her ahead until the momentum
seemed so great that Il seemed Impossible for
her to swcrve out Of straight line. Her speed
only be compared with that Of express
train The water flew by the Ell.de ct speed
so great that eddies or currents were not formed
as is usual with high-spced vessels. the water
simply passing astern In an unbroEen stream.
aft IN the manner notified In other flyers. When-
the boat entered little showers Of
spray dashed over those In the forward cockpit,
but no solid water came aboard.
Before those on board had time to realize It,
the range poles az the end OF the mile were ap-
preached. The engineer mistoOk signal given
by the pilot toward the end Of the run and shut
off the power. but a second or two afterward the
yacht few past the range. and time was called.
The course over which the craft made this phe
nomenal record has been surveyed and sworn to
~ J. s. Demorest, OF Nyack and attested by
w. }. Carpenter, an expert. In the employ OF Mr..
Barber formerly owner Of the noted yacht
Sapphire
The Ellide. as we'll as ell her machinery was
designed and constructed by Charles d. Nosher,
who personally superintended every detail Of tire
boats construction At the time OF her greatest
speed In the trial her boilers under press
ure Of $50 pounds OF steam, and her propeller
made $50 revolutions minute. while the auxili-
ary engines were travelling much faster.
The yacht Is 50 feet long, 5 feet 4 inches beam.
and has draught Of feet inches. She Is OF
composite construction. the pankng being OF
double-skin mahogany. All her fastenings are
composed Of Tobin bronze bolts. Her frames
and scantngs are entirely of steel, there being
no aluminium used about the entire boat. She
Is subdivided by five steel bu!kheeds into water
tight compartments. and is also supplied with
number Of copper air tanks. so that in case she
should become filed with water. she would still
float. The forward deck is IL feet long, abaft
Of which is the forward cockpit. 13 feeS long.
and fitted with steering wheel, compass bln-
nacle, voice tubes and annunciators. IL Is also
fitted with seats on either side, with drawers
and lockers underneath Next abaft. on the
port side. is large ice chest and china closet.
fitted with plateglass windows, while on the
starboard side Is toilet-room.
Next abaft Genes the machinery space. ThS
is fitted with a MOsher patent quadruple expan-
sion engine. having cylinders inches l3 inches:
Is inches and "a inches by 1O-lnch stroke. All
workmanship ana material used in It's construc-
ton are of the highest class All the recipro-
eating parts of the engine are bored out hollow,
and all the steel used In its construction Is oil
tempered The engines are supplied with all the
usual fittings In accordance with the most mod
crn engineering practice Aside from the nam
propeling engines there is an inboard surface
condenser: also six specially designed engines
for running tho feed pumps air pumps, olrcu-
lating pump etc. The boiler IS Of the Mosher
water-tube type, It's casing being OF poiisne9
brass. II consists Of two steam drums placed
over two water drums and connected together
by a great number OF solid-drawn steel tubes SO
arranged that the gases pass twice the length or
the boiler among the tubes before entering the
stack, thus practically absorbing all the neat
fror, the gases OF combustion. The boiler Ia SUBJ
divided into two Independent sections so that IN
case O tube should give out In either section the
boat can still be run Oy the rctialnihS sfctoi W
half-boiler power. There are also provided two
powerful electors for pumping cut the blge. ana
the pumping machinery is arranged 70 pump
from the various compartments. hot well. tanks.
etc.
Next abaft the machinery space core; large
dnng-room eighteen feet long. provided with
seats all around. with drawers underneath and
a large extension table at the forward md. also
a pantry and suitable buTets, lockers. etc. Next
abaft comes the afterdecH. 12la feet long. with
a bronze railing extending around II, AM all the
usual deck fittings. The Ellde also Carries a
13-foot boat davits. All the deck httings:
including the stack ratings. etc. are of polished
bronze The boat has a permanent wooden
awning. with glass windows, running the ful!
length Of the boat and inclosing the forward
ard after compartnerts and the machinery
snace. The windows at the forward end are
ftted with bent glass; and are arranged to slide.
EXPLOSION ON SOUND STEAMBOAT.