The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-31

| object being 10 hammer toHethef = boner thnt
would not leak too mech TO prevent the accu-
mutation Of some steam within It. and 70
| hew out Of heavy Iron castings q cylinder with
n roughly fitted piston that could be forced TO
move back end forth. under steam pressure.
with reasonable regularity. There we're at that
time, nevertheless. men of scientific attain
ments who we're giving attention TO the theory
OF the steam engine and who had made consid-
cradle progress toward the solution OF those
taerinosaJna-nie pree!oa.s tho n~Assisty oi "hicn
In our own day has made the steam engine .
o mparatively economical machine. To these
experts, who were usually the managers or su-
perintendents of the larger englne-building es-
Adjustments then In existence. the Navy CON-
missioners appealed for adrie and help. but
II does not appear from the records that any
great amount OF assistance was secured In
this way. Ultimately. the Commissioner
requested the Secretary OF the Navy to give
them the services OF q professional engineer.
and on July IL. 1885. Mr.. Charles II. Hssweii
OF New York was appointed chief engineer for
the Fulton H. rs tho stenn vessel then ouild-
Ing was eventually named. He was thus the
first person to hold the position OF cneineer In
the United States Navy. Bo was already a man
OF established professional reputation' anu en-
gagged earnestly In the TASK, Al that time reputeu
doubtful. OF proving tho trnstworthiness OF
steam as = marine motor independent oil any
aid from sails. Theauthor mentions the inter.
esting TACT hat TO MI. haswe'l mas oeen granted
q privilege that comes 10 Few men IN any
mundane calling, seoing mai ~ has been MS
fortune to witness the cmoiem OF MS profession
tho stesmship' grow rrom 1s unRaihiy infancy
10 It's present perfected form. development
which surpasses tho magical transformations
n dream. In the great baroor where rs . young
man. lie saw the soiitary cmoryo steamer t'mio-
ly making It's uncertain way an oo'ect SO rAro
that crowds Hooked 10 wAtch H. no nas ooon
spared 70 see-n MS on hso inc clumsy rui'oh
transformed INTO tho CoiumoiA OF 'no We"
York and tho ploneer passenger steamers
changed into the MsJes''o ahu tne 'ampsn,n
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The steamer was launched May H. 1887; on
trial trip the Following winter Chief Engineer
Haswell computed tho horse power developed
to 10 go. Mr.. Bennett points out that the weight
OF machinery per morse power was ABOUT three
times as great as is now required In Soptem-
Der. 1887. Capt Matthew Z. Ferry TOOK general
charge OF the steamers anu. havins ihvesti-
gated the subject of'ths personnel required Tor
her operation. he communicated the result
OF his researches TO the Navy commissioners In
q letter which constitutes the earliest omeiAi
document containing SO much as a hut OF the
necessity OF organizing q permanent corps OF
naval engineers lie sVerred that Tor putting
the engines In operation there would DO needed
TWO hrst-ciass assistant enRineers AZ $500 per
annum apiece; two second-ciass assistant ongi-
neers Mt 5000 per annum apiece; eight hremen.
to be paid from s33 TO $50 per month. at the dis
oretion OF the Captnin. ana -FOUR or six coal
hsaVers. 10 receive 90 per month. Ihe
vessel wouid also need, no SAID when IN
actual service ono chiot engineer, Tour al
aiuohsi nremeh' ana TOUR coal heAVers.