Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-23

speed TOR whicn the boat u VcStShSus -
like the Turbinia, the propellers can De
reversed in an instant. and the vessel ba
made TO run full speed astern, with al
most the same rapidly. For the rest, the VIA
model does not differ much from the swift
| little torpedo boat Farragut. which y
making a new notch In the reputation OF
| the Union iron works.
| That the ocean liner Is no visionary
| scheme, but Wen considered commercial
| venture with the soidest Kind of financial
| backing is shown in the fact that the
! British admiralty, q very conservative
| body have ordered one like her for their
| own purposes and she Is now being cons
| structed alongside the first one.
! Plans have already been drawn up for
the formation of giant transportation
company which, II the new boat proves
success, viii at once order a fleet Of the
same kind simultaneously there win hs
begun the construction of submarine
| tunnel between Ireland and England, 50 Is
that trains may run through London 70
| Galway bay, which Is Intended to be the
point of departure of this surprising line
HARRoR ON AMERICAN SIDE
On the American coast the summer har-
Dor is intended 10 be Halls bay. In New
| foundland. Between this place and the
west coast of Ireland the running dts
lance is only $3.50 miles or about half that
between Liverpool and New York. Al
Halls bay trains OF Pullman cars viii be-
in waiting for the new swift steamers
The new railroad construction Will be nee
essary to connect this place with the rail-
way system already In existence VIII DO
comparatively slight. tunnel from New
| foundland TO the American contnent,
built on the sare lines as the Irish tunnel,
will probably be pushed through.
BY means of this astonishing system.
which Is now attracting much attention
in financial circles In London an the new
boat at Wallsend Is approaching complies
ton, New York will be brought within
little over three days Of London. When
the new trans-A>i<Hu~ ;a>apuurl
operation, as is now shouxht to be likely.
you can eat your BREAKFAST In New york
on Wednesday morning and take dinner
In London the following Saturday even<
ing.
This new boat which IS expected 10
revolutionize the navigation of the world
and bring London nearer in point or tino
to New York than New Orleans or Dem
yer. is being constructed upon the turbine
system of propulsion. She Is a develops
ment of the astonishing little Turbiana.
which was invented by Hon. c. A. Par
sons, and surprised everybody at the
great naval review q year ago by her
swiftness and novelty.
She has no engine She has throe pro.
peller shafts each with three screws, nine
screws In all They enter the water al 4
slight downward slant about twenty-ave
feet forward OF the CREME stern Ths
screws are driven by jet of steam direct
from the boiler. This jet OF steam acts
directly upon hundreds Of small turblna
blades, geared directly to the shaft, which
is thus driven With amazing rapidify.
The Turbinia was mere toy. weighing
only forty-five and half tons and meas-
uring only 100 feet In length, with a Mae
foot beam. She flew away from every
vessel at spithead year ago. leaving tbs
fastest torpedo boats Of the British navy
behind, and she developed the wonderful
speed Of thirty-four and a half knots ~
hour.
| FORTY-TwO MILES AN HOUR.
This amazing record was, however. sub>
sequently beaten by the Turbinia. She il
reliably stated to have reached forty-two
miles an hour. Exactly what her Highest
speed has been Mr.. Parsons declines to
say. Some of bis friends, however. assert
"a
improvements he has mace IN the turbins
system Of propulsion and from the plans 8
Of the new boats, they win make fifty.
and possibly sixty miles an hour. The
| TurbinIa had Zoo horse power so that
the two new boats will each be Ave sifnes I
| more powerful.
The steam Of the Turubinla was pros
| duced by water tube boiler. The total
weight Of other machinery, including fur-
| bines, auxiliary engines. condenserB bofis
ers. propeliers. shafts. tanks. and The 4
| water in the boilers, was twenty-five tonz
Thus about 100 horse power was attained
per ton Of machinery and nearly my
horse power per ton Of displacement This
beat all previous records.
The new boats are being butt by cha
Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company.
| This corporation was formed last au-
tumn for the purpose Of Developing the
new system. The company has capital
| Of 3 10000. A vast tract Of riverside iand +
was bought at Observation-Disclosures.
where enormous workshops have BEEN
erected. The first u the new boats was
| commenced late last autumn. She win 80
90 feet long on the water line, with .
horse power Of 1000. which il Only Il
little less than that Of the canpanfa ara
1 A$uCdIbd n DI1fA tL D4HcEFB IrCfG fU8
admiralty, Including several OF the chief
constructors Of the British navy. irspnct-
ed the frame and plans 81 this boat d few
| months ago and at once ordered q dupii- i
| cate built for use a torpedo boat.
PRINCIPLE OF THE TURBINE.
These new turbine boats consumue refa-
lively very iittIe coal. This gives them !
larger s;eanIrg radius than any other
ships afioat The figures already Obtafnad
about the two new boats now being buff Ell
by 3fr. Parsons show that they win con-
sumo IS per cent less coal than ordinary
engines travelling at the same speed. A.
the vessels and the engines Increase III
size. so does this difference increase. The
higher the tonnage and the larger the
ship the greater il the superiority Of tfao
turbine to the ordinary engine IA this -
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