The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14


..Co" said the editor to the new reporter
sand write up the new English steamer just ar
rived Give a thorough account OF her rom
stem 10 stern
Prom what?" said the Young man recently
arrived from a far interior state, ana 70 Whom
vessel OF any sort was a mystery and wonder
s.From stem to stern" said the editor, hNins
a suspicious and threatening eye upon him
This was the Young mans first mission lie was
eager TO distinguish himself. He had already done
80 on his village paper, but he wanted wider
field for his aspirations and had come 70 Ne"
York.
Vet he went out OF the Office. ANXIOUS and
doubling. II will go to the captain" said he;
che will explain 70 me the ship and its uses.
lie will tell me all -
Captain" said he. Il sent 20 write up
your ship Oblige me By stating how many
masts she hasG'
eve have sent them on shore to be painted
Glow much water does your vessel drawr'
Three inches.
How do you draw it?''
by steam power from the we'll
Were you ever IN storm At scar
Never said the captain.
''Are you ever seasicky'
lawfully; can't leave my berth from the time
we leave New York till we arrive at Liverpool
care the rest OF your officers and seasickg'
Always. We're only deck and about IN
port
why. who steers the vessel at seag''
THE cook; he's the only well man on board
After getting much other information which
the captain said he was only too happy 70 mn
part 10 such Interesting young gentleman,
the reporter returned and wrote the following:
The new steamer Crusader j. a splendid spccI-
men of naval architecture. Her keel rcyOlves ON
hinges. so as to be readily unshipped in
storm when il is not wanted The rUdder also.
by a patent Continuance. can be drawn out Of its
socket, and deported on deck during the night
and in hurricanes The Crusader has folding
decks which can be doubled up when she has
but little cargo and her tonnage in this way
can be decreased from 1000 to 200 tons. The sail
can, IL necessary, be used as sky sail or wind
sail, and the saving OF canvas effected IN this
manner reduces the wear and tear Of her running
rigging one-half
The main brace passes from the head Of the
bowsprit the fore. main and royal mast>
tafrail. and into the cabin windows. where &c
Is secured bv double banked sheepshank TO the
head OF the captains berth. She has compound
engines which boil water at extremely low
Temperature Her screws TeyOlve at the rate
OF TO- 900 times minute. and can. II necessary.
be brought forward and used as psddlewheels. The
Crusader il also constructed on the crab prInci-
pie. and by bracing up everything sharp the
wind and wearing ship frequently she can go as
fast sideways as any other way. The engines are
furnished with c0ndensers which eondense milk
well water. her cabins constructed on
the French fat principle. there being six Stories
with kitchens, etc. for each family OF paSseu-
gers. The Crusader also carries her own docks
srr thus all expense Of wharfage when in
port She also carries her own quarantine. and
so can never be detained IL there is any malaria
measles on board. The pilot pilots her all
the way the Atlantic. and comes back
with the ship each time Her compasses in the
barnaele give daily the direction in the wind