The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-25

what were believed to be her identical
lines was an absolute failure. Not only
was the unfortunate sister misguided
in the way of speed, but she was so
extremely cranky as to be decidedly
dangerous. In the laying down Of this
failure greater care in details was ex-
ercised than in the case of the Powell.
Her wood was more thoroughly sea-
soned, the construction of her machin-
cry was placed in the hands of the
most competent men, and in all her
structural composition she seemingly
excelled the workmanship displayed in
the Powell. But she never could go
anything like as fast as that remark
able craft, which has hoed through de-
cades of hard work, only to be sound
as a new nut and as swift as anything
on the Hudson. Age has softened her
speed but little. Wallace Downey, the
ship builder, Said the other day of the
Powell: "She is the wonder of the age.
Ship builders marvel at the way she
has held together. Age has not made
her a lettering wreck as it has with
some of u.s."
one of the chief reasons for the pre-
servation of the Powell is the MASTER
ly way in which she is groomed A
Ship like human beings demands rest.
Many ships, like men, are prematurely
incapacitated through over work. Now,
the season for work on the Hudson
closes during November, and through
out the winter and early spring the
Powell is moored idly alongside an in
MIGRATING wharf, with marine doctors
administering torics and making new
blood for the arteries that are so ac-
tive all summer Tho owners of the
Powell might send the boat south each
winter to earn additional money In
the St Johns river or some other Flor
ida stream, but they value the life of
the old favorite and give her rest.
The excellent condition of. the steam
boats Sandy Hook and Monmouth of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
is another evidence of the wisdom of
not OVERRIDING things. Every winter
since the Monmouth and Sandy Hook
came out they have been placed in a
marine sanitarium at Communlpaw.
And no boats in the harbor trade
wear so well as these flyers. The
Monmouth is an improvement on the
Sandy Hook, but they are classed as
sister boats, though the Monmouth is
far ahead of her mate. The Sandy
Hook has 400 more horsepower, yet
the Monmouth can be driven to greater
deeds and is far and away the better
sea boat of the two. In any jump CT
a sea, especially if that saline commo-
ton be outside the Hook, the Sandy
Hook behaves shamefully, rolling her
self in a spasm and threatening to
shake to pieces her many panes of side
glass The Monmouth is much the
steadier boat as to vibration, too but
each is absolutely trustworthy, no
matter how hard it blows-a quality
not always attained by craft of high
power.
White Star Line, are mates In name
only. The Teutonic can lay 1t all
around the Majestic in the matter OF
superior weather qualities.
ships of War, TOO.
In the navies of the world the widest
discrepancies are found in sister boats.
The Powerful and Terrible, of the Brit
ish navy, are mates yet the first
named has always been considered "a
dirty boat" title given to a craft that
labors heavily in a sea way and ships
great volumes of water. The Terrible,
on the other hand, is comparatively
steady in cross sea, even with her
great guns.
In sailing craft, too, the difference in
sister ships is equally pronounced. The
list is an extensive one, but is best ex-
emplified among the yachts. Nathaniel
Herreshoff designed and built the
Mineola, Rainbow, Yankee and other
They were supposed to
be as alike as peas in pod, and GER
tainly looked it. Handling has a good
deal to do with a racing yacht, but no
expert handling in the world seemed
able to make a good, all-arOund per-
former OF the Rainbow, The Mineola,
on the other hand, was a top-sawyer