Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-24
MOTHS OF SHIPPING.

MOTHS OF SHIPPING.
Inc first race for the American cup
between the yachts Shamrock and Col
umbia will take place ON October 2.
starting ouside of Sandy Hook, off the
port of New York, from either the Scot
Aand or the Sandy Hook lightship The
races Will continue on Thursday, Satur-
DAY, and if necessary the same DAYS in
the following week. until one yacht has
Won three races.
Ihe course for the first race will he
10 winuward or leeward. fifteen nauti
cal miles and return wind permitting.
ior the second race it will be triangle
with ten-mlle Sides, and so on in alter
1fatlon: IN case a race is unfinished
the next trial will be made over tn.
Same course, varied only to suit the d.
rectlon Of the wind. The start on each
day will be made at IL o'clock A. NJ.
The Old original cup that is now to be
again sailed for has been on view for
some time in Tiffany's window. Union
Square, New York, where it is gazed at
ually by crowds and the inscriptions:
won in 1851 in a yacht race upon tc sll
natlons, has been variously comment
ed upon. .. ...
The new British battleship Ocean ex-
perienced some difficulties before she
was able to proceed with her regular
steam trials. During preliminary
trlal her bearings became overheated
and mad to be overhauled, and then her
steering gear was discovered to be out
OF order On August 2 the ship passed
through the first series Of trials. with
the following results: Thirty hours I'M
DER one-fifth power-steam 21O pounds:
revolutions, 66.S; horsepower, 2,7t7:
speed. ia knots; coal consumption at
the rate Of las pounds per horsepower
per hour. The ship is fitted with TWEEN
~ Belleville boilers Of the latest I'M
provement, the tubes of which are OF
solid drawn steel ranging from IL
to "a in. in diameter, and galvanized
externally. The heating surface is So
10 square feet, and the CRATE surface L.
o3o square feet. Under full power the
machinery is to develop 10, 500 horse
power, giving a speed Of 1854 knots
Inc steam trials included: First, q
preliminary tra! at sea; second. thirty
hours continuous steamng under one
fifth pressure; third. thirty hours
steaming under three-fifths power;
fourth, eight hours under full power.
\ writer in the London Marin, En-
gineer, referring to the latest develop
ment about the sun!len steamship La
borrgogne, comments as follows:
i had hoped we had done with this
sad story. But it has cropped I'D again
This time it is before the French courts
where the widow of a passenger has
been awarded $4,000 for the loss Of her
husband through the disaster, which.
as the French courts now decide, was
due to the fault-at least, in some
neasure-of the company's servants
Ihis judgment looks at first sight to be
a very severe blow to the company, es-
pecially as We hear from similar sources
that very large number of actions
hang on that Which we are discussing.
But there is a reservation in the case
Which has not attracted much notice
It IS, however, likely to prevent the
wldoW from reaping any very tangible
satisfaction from her legal victory. The
award is subject to the option OF the
company to renounce all rights over
the vessel and her cargo. They are
not likely to think twice about the mat
ter. The vessel lies in the bed of the
Atlantic. Her cargo is With her. anu
the chance Of any salvage is remote
and shadowy indeed. Per contra the
claims in respect of her loss are very
solid and Immediate, and there can be
little doubt of the course which the
company will take. ii this is French
maritime law-and there is no doubt
that it is-the conference which is now
sitting with view to induce this coun-
try to assimilate it's jurisprudenc. in
maritime affairs to that Of the CONT
nent is not likely TO meet with mach
success. a worse Illustration could
hardly have been put forward"
The administration Of the Bureau
Vertas" has just published the list of
marine disasters, reported during the
month Of July, concerning all flags:
Sailing vessels reported lost-Anlerican
10. British Is, Gillian 3, Danish l,
Dutch z French 5, German 8, italian l
Norwegian 5, Portuguese ], Russian 3
Swedish g. total. "a. In this runlber
are included four vessels reported miss
ing. Steamers reported lost-Austran
l, Belgian l. Brazilian i. British IA,
Chilian /, Danish 1, Dutch 1, German l,
Italian 2. Japanese l, Swedish .; total,
Is. In this number is included one
steamer reported missing. Causes OF
losses: Sailing vessels-Strandins 10,
collision 5, fire l. foundered ., con denim
ed %. missing 4, total 81. sttame,s-
Stranding g. collision ., fire 3. abandon
ed g. condemned 8. missing l; total, 49,
Vessels have been classed and rated
by the American Bureau of Shipping:
American schooner Chas. E. Balch;
American three-masted schooner (tern)
Henry r. Tilton; American teri I.u-
Their IT. Carrot tor,, S,ily.