The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-01
FUTURE OCEAN LINERS
Naval Architect Believes Days
Of Greyhounds Numbered.
THE BALTIC TYPE TO BE COPIED.

American Line l. Going Ia Fos
ships OF That Ciass-Features Of
the Adriatic, Mate Of the Baltic.
why steamers visrate.
Thomas Andrews, naval architect and
consulting engineer for tie builders Of
the steamship Baltic, who came over
to New YORK 10 watch the performance
Of the big ship. said before sailing back
that it was not too much 10 expect the
$50 foot, the $50 foot or even Che 1900
foot ship within a few years. says the
New York World
The question. he said, is not one of
shipbuilding. bnt Of harbor and chan
mel facilities. The Mersey was almost
put to the limit Of her resources with
the 500 foot ship, because there was
comparatively little space to turn. The
maneuyer is a ticklish one, as a false
move or too much steam at the wrong
second might ruin the ship The only
drawback to the ship of 1000 feet was
the limited wharf facilities in New
York and the danger of turning at Liv-
erpooI He said the White Star line
would sooner think Of stopping the en-
largement of its boats than giving up
Liverpool as terminal.
Mr.. Andrews is only thirty-three
years old. but has had control or the
countless details involving the construc-
ton of the Oceanic, Celtic, Cedric and
Baltic. He told the American Syren
and Shipping that the Oceanic was his
fayorite and really the most luxurious
vessel on the Atlantic, representing ev-
erythlng needed in the way Of comfort
and safety, although not as SNOWY as
some other vessels. She had. he said,
all the speed Atlantic travellers require,
being less than seven day boat. He
also said the Adriatic. the mate Of the
Baltic. would have rectifed the mis-
! takes made in the building Of the latter.
''The Baltic, continued Mr. Andrews,
''burns about 235 tons Of coal day.
know one greyhound that consumes
nearly T50 tons d day. The limit for
speed is reached unless the lines are
willing to run ships on a losing basis.
sIhe Baltic has 1900 horsepower,
but the Adriatic win have 10000 horse
power, or speed Of seventeen and one
half knots. half knot more than the
Baltic which will bring the Adriatic
/ into New York on a Wednesday. The
extra power will be impaired from four
additional single ended boilers, The
| Adriatic viii make her first appearance
| in New York waters next spring.
/ II doubt If the twenty-five knot boats
contracted for by the Cunard line will
receive the expected patronage Y ~
an awful hardship TO travel on q fast
steamer The vibration is NOT due to
machinery. but to the policy Of driving
the ship through mountainous waves
regardless of structural consequences.
"The Atlantic comber has a strength
OF 250 tons. A craft repeatedly struck
on the starboard bow By 200 tons be-
fore she has had time TO recover from
the force Of the preceding wave has
/ too much 10 withstand The machinery
gets the blame for the vibration when
| ii is really the pounding into new
wave while the ship is shaking like
leaf and trying to recover from the
wave gone BY The minimum vibration
| in the Baltic is due to the movements
| Of the screws ana can never be obviat-
! ed.
1.-THE great breadth Of the Baltic at
the bows and her enormous dlsplace-
ment serve as sort OF automatic check
upon the machinery when big wave
hits her forward,
captain Lindsay Of the Celtic has
never had to slow in a heavy sea. The
Celtic does 1t Of her own accord That
is where the value of moderate speed
machinery comes in The vibration OF
the Baltic IS caused by her screws re-
voying at an increased rate Of speed
when her head falls into The hollow OF
wave and the propellers catch water
OF no great solidity. The screws never
turn wholly clear, because the ship sell
| dom rolls or pitches sufficiently to lift
them out Of water
"The days of the fast ship are num-
bered. The Hamburg-American line Is
going in for ships of the Baltic type
The marine turbine is greatly overesti
mated. II is not nearly 50 great saver
III weight and space as supposed It il
not the coal saver that il claimed for
II. With high rate Of speed the tur-
bine viii save fuel over the reciprocal
ing engine, but At moderate pace there
Is a great waste Of steam"