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WHAT rs GOING ON TO-DAY.

Medical Department Ncw-York University. com
menccmen' Metropolitan Opera House. p. m.
Board OF Education. p.
Morris Park races. 2:3o p.
National Conference OF Charities and Correction.
Carnegie Hall
Yale Glee and Banjo clubs concert. waldorf-As
tor!a $50 p.
AQueduct Commissioner meeting. p m.
ct Georges Evening Trade School commence
meut, p.
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DEMOCRATS WIN IN MOUNT VERNON.

The city election In Mount Vernon yesterday re-
suited In n victory for the Democrats Edwin w
Flske Is elected Mayor Walter c. Reid the Re
publican candidate. by at least go majority and tho
entire Democratic city ticket VIII probably be sue
cessful by from 30 to 800 votes The candidates arc
Henry Il. Pruser. City Treasurer. John IT. Brett
Receiver OF Taxes, and Louis Hagman. Assessor
Mayor Fske carried every ward In the city and
his majority will probably be greater than that
OF two years ago. when he ran against William
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NEW-ROCHEILE.

The third season concert OF the Trinity Choral
Club was successfully given on Monday night In
Trinity House by a chorus OF more than fifty
trained voices, under the direction OF Dr. II. r.
Palmer o. Yonkers The club assisted by
Nine. Elcanore Meredith, soprano; Julian Walker
baritone. Miss Helena J. AlhTO and Miss Mary F.
Jeech pianists, and Miss Alice Walter Bates and
Mrs ]. Harry Wheeler accompanies. The pro
gramme closed with the cantata Fair Ellen by
AInN
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,.rsno. Union Convention 10 be held IN Patterson.
N Y. next week. . . n
C. r. bacon has been elected secretary ana A. r.
Cobb treasurer OF the Consistory Of the First IA.
formed Church. William Powles, c. T. Bacon ana
J. n Furman have been appointed a commute
on the Old Dutch Church OF Sleepy HolIO" 49,.
The Board Of Trustees and Board OF Educatlon
have appointed committees to meet ana colsiaGi
the project OF building new school ana Town NAH
u the Village.
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JOSHUA BAKER CO.'S ACCOUNTS

Boston May 1.-Two reports OF the receivers of
the firm OF Joshua Baker & Co.. ship chambers
whose senior partner is said to have absconded
after .ndorsDg the firms name on checks for large
amounts. have been filed IN the Superior Court
The hrs report shows assets OF $OS52 81 and abii-
ties OF A5S65 75 The second report covers the
present hrm as follows: Assets. SIS. IL liabilities
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NORTH TARRYTOWN.

The members Of the First Methodist Protestant
Church have organized chapter of the Society
OF Christian Endeayor. The Rev. A. H. Purdv
pastor Of the church. and Mrs Harriet Boyca
we're chosen to represent the chapter at the Con-
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MOUNT VERNON.

The anniversary OF tho Mount Vernon branch OF
the womans Christian Temperance Union and the
forty-ffth anniversary OF the Reformed Church Will
both be celebrated on Tuesday. May 81.
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HOME NEWS.
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

EvERETT-Thc Rev Dr. Henry NJ Field. OF
Stockbridge Mass. FIFTH AVENUE r. +. Had
dsn-Williams OF London GRAND-Lieutenant
Joseph Wheeler, IT.. L. : 4. HOFFMAN-iiary
A. Herbert Secretary OF the Nayy. MANHAT-
TAN-Madnme Melba PARK ANENTE-Ths
Rev. DR.. r. b. Fairhairn OF St Stephens College
Annantale. ST. DENIS-Dr. II. J. Brnion. OF
Philadelphia WALDORF-EIerbert I. Blsscll Of
Buffalo. WINDSOR-The Rev Or T. De WIZ
Talmage. OF Washington. and ex-Congressman
Joseph c. Siblcy. Of Pennsylvania
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INCOMING STEAMERS.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY.

TO DAY.
Vessel. For. Line. Mails close Vessel sails.
Majestic. Liverpool White Star. 900 1900
Freslnnd. Southampton. Red star. 900 1900 IN
Clalncttr. New Orleans. Morgan...... 800 IN
THURSDAY. MAY 10.
lrrG Crosse, Bremen. \ LLOYD. 200 m
A Victoria Hamburg, Hamh-Amer.. 900 n 900
Oriuocu bermuda. Quebec. 500 1000
oneida, Charleston Clyde. ........... 300 m
Senior. Mexico Munson ............. 100 I'm 800 m
FRIDAY, MAY 20.
Colerdge. Perrambuco. Lport q Holt. 1900 coop m
Alliance. Colon. Panama .12OO zoo
Colorado. Brunswick. Mallory ........ 800 NJ
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War ATLAS

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THE TRIBUNE.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise <<2 ia Moon rises s:i2 Moons aga 20
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
AM-sandy Hook 0:o3 Gov Island rs He'll Gate o:is
Sandy Hook 7;02 Gov Island 1874 He'll Gate OCT
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A timely Tribune Extra, which will en-
able the reader to follow the fighting
around Cuba, this week, with foil Under
standing Of the ships engaged.
CONTENTS
Half tone pictures OF every type OF American
warship- battle ships. armored cruisers. tor
pedo- boats gunboats, converted merchant
steamers, torpedo-boa destroyers. the subma-
rine boat Holland and other vessels
a large portrait OF Admiral Dewey.
Pictures OF Admiral Dewey's ships
The great battle-ships and cruisers under COM
mand Of Admiral Sampson.
The battle-ship oregon. now on her way
North.
The battle Of Manila Bay.
Half tone portraits Of oflcers OF the Navy,
President Mckinley and Secretary Long.
Scenes the warships, showing big guns.
the crew, etc.
a complete list If all the ships OF the Navy.
with armament. size and commander OF each.
Pictures OF 10 ships OF the Spanish Navy.
A map OF Cuba and the West Indies.
'TIyE TDIDT IND
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Good weather at last!
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Try our Made To-Order Department.
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Handsome Half Tone Pictures Of
the principal ships Of each Of the
American Squadrons.
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creases a. the square OF the speed; that ia, II you
double your speed you quadruple your coal
burned, and so on. Also, tho horse power IN
Mr.. Parsons went on with this sort Of thing
Tor some time longer, and seemed 10 regard IL
as perfectly simple. ! waited for tho conclusion
II believe that a liner OF $4,000 tons can DO
built with engines like the. Turbinia's., capaole
Point In three days. Sho will burn nearly three
times as much coal per day as the presenI
s IpSSee'iI IN BOY boiler cram and 'V onSSi gmo % wSicS viii en-.
able her to carry about the same number OF pas
sengers and, tho same cargo rs a l5,OOo-ton
And she would have no vibrations from the
machinery
None whatever, no more than the Turbinla
the turbine principle in marine propulsion 10
seen TO greater and, greater advantage as tho
1t occurred TO mo here TO ask Mr.. Parsons
about n matter OF much concern TO new
What could you do in running passenger
boats between New York and Staten STAND =
How far is ltT'
About ton miles; our fastest boats now take
We could put on a fleet OF passenger boats.
that Is, a company could. OF small tonnage, say
200 or 800 tons, that would run ut a forty.knot
or ftty'knot pace and cover the distance n
twelve or fifteen minutes. They would BIO built
with closed-in decks like railroad cars to protect
passengers from the wind, and there would be
enough of them so that each ono could lay on to
coal every five or. six trips, II you despatched
such boats every six or seven minutes you coul,i
carry n good many thousand people every day:
What such a change as this would mean to
residents of New York and landowners on Staten
Island will be understood at once when 1t Is re.
membered that here are two islands. parts OF
the same metropolis; the one long and narrow
and crowded almost beyond human endurance,
the other big and round and almost uninhablteu
save for a fringe OF people on one side. Hitherto
half an hour OF water travel has separated tho
latter from the business heart OF the former.
Suppose this was reduced TO twelve minutesl
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Lutte pressure not under seven pounds. and
thereby waste the energy OF the steam from
point. This loss for them and saving for the
turbines is u matter of enormous consequence
in the practical daily running of motors and
machines. 1t means. for instance. increased
speed when applied TO marine propulsion, and
greater economy in coal wherever applied.
So much 1 learned after talking with Mr..
Parsons for an hour or so. And there was much
I'VE shall give vessels" he continued,
"many things besides greater speed. We shall
give them greater stat ility and greater safety
In time of war by putting the, vital parts far be-
low the water line. We shall give them greater
carrying capacity by reducing the weight of
machinery and the space occupied by 1t, the
and reciprocating engines being about one to
four. We shall save them money for machinery
and expense Of maintenance, since our motors
cost far less than ordinary ones OF the same
efficiency. We shall also give them absence of
vibration. You saw yourself how steadily our
little boat ran yesterday. It would be the same
for an ocean liner; 1t ID the same in various
plants where turbo-mOtors have been substi-
tuted for the o~ld-styl0 ones"
Then. as we walked about tho shops, Mr.. Par
sons pointed out various applications OF tho
turbine engine that have been already made.
Thus they manufacture portable dynamos for
ships going through the SucZ Canal AT night, 10
produce the electric light ut the bows, without
electric plant OF their own merely hoist over tho
side Il turbo-generator rented for the occasion,
connect a steam pipe with 1t from their boilers,
"Can you substitute the turbine engine" I
factories T.
That simply depends on one thing which is
now being determined, the possibility OF gear
ing down the high speed shalt of the turbine to
such lower speeds as would be required. For
SIX months we nave had n turbo-generator in
our electric lighting works at Newcastle geared
down from 8. 900 to 4 1900 revolutions u minute,
and 1t has given excellent satisfaction. That is
encouraging. and il we continue TO get good re.
suits in gearing we shall be able to compete
with the reciprocating engine in all its indus.
trial applications with the same advantages on
our side that l have pointed out. Think Of be.
ing able to put a stationary engine upon any
ordinary floor without attachments or founda,
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side, suggests a great iron cannon, the shaft
coming out OF its mouth llkq q masnive ranirod,
On the Inner surface Of this LONG, cylindrical
box are fixed hundreds OF stationary blades cor
responding TO the moving blades on the shaft
and these are curved in opposite ways, SO as TO
form channels for the steam and direct IL
against the moving blades at the most effective
angles.
bino motor, and 1t Is. hard TO imagine how an
engine could DO simpler; the steam blows upon
tho shaft, and the shaft turns: that is ell.
In driving tho Turbinia, however, this
modification Is introduced, that the steam goes
through its three stages OF expansion in three
separate steam chests instead OF in q single nnei
that II, in three separate turbines arranged side
by side beneath the floor OF the engine room.
These three turbines, like the collars Just re-
ferred to, are Of different dlameters, and each
one has a surface composed OF hundreds OF little
blades as already described. The smallest tur-
the boiler. and discharges II into the interme-
diRte turbine. the larger dlRmeter OF which
offers greater leverage. as seen before, 70 Lhe
lessened steam pressure, so that shRtt NO: < Is
turned with the same energy as shatt no. 1.
And so IL Is with the third and largest turbine,
which receives the steam last, when It has OK
pnndcd to Its lowest pressure. This turbine NO.
3 Is driven with the same energy MS the other
two, because tho steam acts upon n collar. OF
that what is lost in pressure ia made up In in
creased leverage. And 1t results from this nico
proportioninR of lesseninR steam pressure and
increasing blade leverage that the three shatts
of the TurbiniR are driven with the same en-
erRy, although the steam which drives them
works at n constantly decreasing pressure.
And there also results from this triple turbine
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We are running into big slapping wages, and
the spray breaks over us. ] go back to Mr.. Par
sons's shelter. where things are dryer,
"Twenty.four knots he says, and then leans
forward suddenly to the window. We are pass
ing n sailing vessel on our starboard beam.
"Twenty-eight knots" says Mr.. Parsons.
How can you tellT' Task.
"By the gauges"
to take the picture of AN extraordinary wave
that is forming higher and higher in our wake.
a greenish-blue tumbling mass, a solid mound
of water with crest as high as the dock. tons OF
like some angry monster. 1t becomes moro
noticeable now with every increase in speed.
l turn and see a long, thick tongue OF flame
darling toward us from tho Bmokestack. II
wind catches 1t, and sometimes IL licks the iron
sides. and the paint cracks and peels.
"Thirty.one and q half" shouts some one
passing near us. Tho forced draught has been
worked up to nearly full speed. Sheets of water
sweep the deck almost continuously; yet the
boat is quite steady underneath us.
Thirty-fve knots an hour we are making
forty miles an hour! But there is n poignancy
of sensation in this that could never be felt ON u
locomotive, not even Il you rode at tho very
front of IL. There Is the sea hurlinE along below
pace, lighting you on every side, splitting at you
from the front, foaming after you from behind.
And there 10 the roar and blast of wind and fire,
and the drowning Of everything In noise.
edge of the bow; 1t cuts the ocean clean. with
scarcely a ripple; the bufeting Of waves comes
from the shoulders of the boat and because wo
are so near the water (on)y three feet or 80 above
through everything though it be a wall of water
ten feet high. And still the Turbinie, Is steady
only a slight lifting fore and aft. and no rolling
at all; in the shelter 1 can write quite easily.
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finally nut three screws on each OF the three
shafts, placing the screws at intervals. OF SOW
ernl feet. Since then all has gono well, although
he IL still experimenting with different models.'
How large arc the screws used nowf
About eighteen inches in diameteri you VIII
see Thorn at the factory
There 10 hustle on the deck OF the Turbinia,
her yellow smokestack sends up black puns, her
gauges show full pressure In the boiler, her
stokors stand with nervous shovels, she Is
ready for her trial. Mr.. Parsons Is at his post;
Mr.. Lcyland, the lookout, IL on the bridge. They
wear high boots. snug caps, and rough soa
clothes. In contrast 10 tho cltihed garments OF
some gentlemen forward, men who have come
from a distance 10 SEQ tho little racer show hor
heels. Among tho latter are experts In marine
engineering from the famous Lo Creusot works.
"we are going to start, gentlemen. say, my
friend, the officer. You had bettor put these
on" and no points 10 a pile Of oilskins and
o~veralls, you will need them SOON
on 20 top hats and overcoats with velvet col
lars, and presently We are sailors with the bost
OF them. Meanwhile the Turbinia 10 steaming
down tho Tyne toward the ocean.
1.-THE law requires us to 10 slow says the
officer, until we reach the soa. We're under
natural draught now,
She runs as smoothly as a bicycle on asphalt,
and tho deck Is like n billiard table. No need
yet for tho ~oycralls. Presently we put out Into
the open, leaving behind the lighthouse and the
! o'clock gun Mt North Fields, hred daily from
Now we can let her 20 n little,' says the Off
Ger, and shuts down the iron doors that seal tho
stoke holes. Forthwith the fan for the forced
drauRht begins to hum, and the condenser pump
sets up n quicker boat. We are going faster
every second.
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ond.class torpedo boats; she will do that with
open stokeholes; and. under forced drauEht. she
will steam thirty-dve knots an hour and keep it
up until her coal gives out"
"How soon would that bel"
I'm about three hours; that is, she can run a
hundred knots ut full speed. You see her
bunkers only carry seven tons, and her displace-
ment is only forty.four and one-half TONS"
And she's the most powerful vessel afloat,
Isn't she. for her size T.
undoubtedly. Sho has 2.10o horse power,
which Is four times as much as any vessel Of
her size ever had before. She has q steam-pro-
ducing capacity of 10000 pounds an hour and
she carries a pressure on her boiler of 225
pounds to the square inch. Wen go below. il
you like"
We squeeze ourselves down little ladders into
the lower regions of this iron dolls house of a
ship. Here the stokers ply their shovels and
owing the furnace doors in iron.walled chamber
Dramatically sealed. whore the air is compressed
by q fan for the forced draught. Here is the
water-tube boiler. Here is the engine room,
with great pipes curving about that seem en-
tirely too large for 80 small a boat; they carry
Bteam to the turbines and to the condenser. And
now comes an explanation of these same tur-
bines, in tho working OF which for driving the
and the end of the whole Parsons achievement.
The Turoinia is propelled by an engine dif,
boat. 1t has no flywheel, no cylinders, no back
and-forth movement of rods and pistons, no in
tricate valves; 1t 10 a hundred times simpler
than the ordinary steam engine. and as easy to
understand as a windmill. Indeed. 1t is quite
like u windmill in this. that the steam, being
driven against the fans of specially made wheels
on the three propeller shafts, makes these turn
very rapidly. and. of course, tho screws turn
with the shafts.
THE plain result of it all is" says Mr.. Bar:
nard. that we have q motor here capable of
turning faster and faster. with practically no
limit DO long as we increase the steam pressure.
The screws of tho TuTbiniA make about Q. 800
revolutions a, minute, without any vibration,
whereas the best marine engine In tho world.
with reciprocating motion, would tear itself to
pieces doing one-fourth as many. We could
o~lutions n minute. II there were any advantage
in doing so. and still there would DO no vibra.
tions. since the force Of the steam is eYerted
always in the same direction, around and
around, not back and forth"
"Then you can get up speed very quickly 7"
Yes, that is one OF the TurbiniA's strong
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tions and to have 1t work away there quito
steadily with reduced expense, reduced weight.
reduced space, and practically no limit TO
And tho locomotivei Would you enter that
Mr.. Parsons hesltated. Il think The locomo-
tive Is doubtful; the complications would DO
endless. / prefer to leave the locomotive out OF
present consideration. ! am talk iIg about DOS
sibilities OF the immediate future
well, then, how about possibilities on tho
ocean for larger vessels like the rurbiniaf T.
You mean on the Atlantic Oceanf r
q any ocean,"
II will say that on tho Mediterranean tho
problem is a perfectly easy one. We can build
now u fleet Of passenger steamers 10 ply bo-
tween Marseilles. the Italian ports, Athens, Con-
stRntinopls, and smyrna, stopping TO coal every
day ortwo, tina will hlvoR speed OF forty knots,
that Is forty-SiX miles an hour. These steamer
would be about 500 or 600 feet long, would have
q displacement OF $1,000 tons. and would burn
about 1000 tons of coal a day, We could even
ilIty.eight miles an hour, II passengers enough
could DO found to pay for the 5000 tons OF coal
that would he burned u day, and If the practi'
cal difficulties of handling that amount OF coal
quite another matters; there arc no coaling sta
lions on the way across, and to build n liner
large enough TO carry the coal she would need
running 1000 miles, at, say. nIty Knots an hour.
would mean TO build = steamer about i've times
AS long as the Great Eastern
Then you can hold out no hopes on the At
None for u hfty-knot rate; the talk about
that in the newspapers has been lll-considered.
"HOw aoout a forty.knOt ratef"
Impossible on the Atlantic for the same
reasons. We can furnish the engines. but who
will furnish tho coal You must come down u
a thiEty'knot rate before there 10 anything TO be
"Well, what is to be said thenI Thirty knotl
an hour is something, isn't II r.
"NOU can figure IL out this way; for q giyeI
distRu'" Nee 80 '."mrtion Of coal per knot IN