The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-14

| inches thick and inches deep at stem.
reduced to inches at after end. The
| upper tenders are also OF white oak. 3
| inches deep and inches wide. running all
around the boat; the lower tenders of the
same material and size, but the lower
edge heveAed 10 a depth of 81 inches on
the outer face, a space of 10 inches being
left between the tenders; 80 by 21a inch
by pound angles, riveted TO plating by
three 1916 inch rivets in every space be-
tween the frames, are placed at tops and
bottoms of tenders, and the tenders are
held IN place by S.-inoh bolts 11A inches
apart through angles and the fender. The
fiange Of the tower angle turns up at the
knuCkle aft. The upper fonders are faced
by by = inch, and ,..e lower tenders by
2is by Y inch fiat metal; both secured by
! 3i4-inch countersunk wood screws on each
edge. placed II inches apart. Hair felt
soaked in oil was placed between the
Tenders and the hull. There are ten swing
ing Tenders OF white oak. with MANILA
lanyards.
Three anchors are provided. two OF sos
pounds each and one Of 200 pounds, and
TWO 1l-16 inch close linked chains 60 faith
oms long, each fitted with a sbsckle at
every Il fathoms and an anchor shackle
Abaft and forward OF the house are stan
Chi0ns and ridge poles all ready for
gaudy awning that viii again assist the
=
There are no masts on the ship, but at
either end there are fagpoles i6 feet above
the rail, and aheft the engine room sky
light there IS a 12-f0ot pole for signaling.
Daytts hinge IN sockets on each side OF
the house, 10 carry two boats. one a l6-
foot, metallic boat and one 1S-foot white
hall with sail.
The Boilers and Engines.
The boile. is TO be Of the Ward pattern
Of fss1. tlsrff
OF Charleston, ". Va. and Of the size
known as "Q-30." This viii give a total
heating surface of substantially $50
square feet, and a CRATE surface or II feet
This type OF boiler IS somewhat new for
marine engines. the first 10 be fitted in a
government vessel being in the coast de-
Tense monitor Monterey. which was here
during the summer, and reported that The
working OF the boiler was q great success.
It's advantage over the ordinary Scotch
marine boiler IS that by igs water tube
system steam can be raised SO much
quicker, which makes IL particularly ad-
vantagc0us for a vessel intended for the
service 20 which the Golden Gate has been
assigned. She VIII lie a. the dock AT san
Francisco. subject % the cal OF the GUS
toms officials. 20 he taken out a. a few
minutes notice * is therefore Of supreme
importance 10 have a boiler that will
steam up quickly.
The boiler tubes are Of the best charcoal
iron iap-we.ded. t. inches inside dam
eter and weighing 2s6 pounds per linear
foot The casing Of the boiler e II feet
inches diameter a. tae base II feet J inch
in diameter above the base. and s feet 8
tncaes ia height. rising conlcaIy 20 the
easing above tae steel drum forming a.so
the base Of the smoke stack The boiler
and its fittings were put n hy the SOW
eminent.
The Driving Machinery.
The engine Is n ver:Ics. inverted cylinder
d.rect-aetlug engine of the triDie-exTssr-
sion type. with a nigh pressure cylinder
is inches. and intermediate pressure CYL
inter q inches. and e ,0w pressure cvlu-
der q iucuee, and iow pressure cylinder
4f-a inches lu d.ame- er-the common
stroke be.-E 8 inches. The collective m
3cate1 horsepower of pso7e Ing. air
puDp aai Circulating pump eng ees wiz
Do ~ Then the mala engine Is making lso
revolutions a minute. and tae est mated
sreeI 90 kn0ts an hour.
Itc sa pressure ey. udsr is forward
ant -ae iax pressure cylinder att The
n7a % valves are of the piston type Tor The
5-E7 pressure Ct a1e~. and doub.e-uorted +
slide valves for me intermediate and low
pressure. Ri 10 Pc worked bs Stephenson
Link motion with d39h.e-bar Inxs The
framing - the engine consists Of saor.
cas;-'ron columns Al che baca. resting on
TIE condenser. w--h three wrought steel
columns IN front The condenser has a
cooling surface of so feet There - a
1ouoe vertical s.1gss-actsng ar pump Of
tae blaEe pattern, an independent cen
trlt1Sa4 circulating pump and one main
AMI ore auxiliary feed pump o. tne YER
1tcal 1ur}e& type. There 3 a'so an auxfl-
.ary Rand pump fee8 sank. ana steam
Tss errHg apparatus. Tbs reversing gear
consists % a steam cylinder WIKI q slide I
valve. operated bv hand lever working
CT doGn.a-a1tcaed cuA6rar.- on tAa
working Platform }u con uncti31 Wtth a !
noafl nE-.eVer arrangement. This cvi nder
Is fIiseres iu diameter w.th a stroke OF /
piston 81 3 laeles.