The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-11
FUTURE OCEAN LINERS.
Naval Architect Believes Days
Of GreyhOunds Numbered.
THB BALTIC TYPE TO BE COPIED

AAe@sA aAA0NNHFe says HomDuEDs
AneFtsan Lins = coins In 70.
ships Of That cIass-Fsatures .,
ne AaFiatie, Mate 81 the Baltic
WAY Steamers vibrate,
Thomas Andrews. naval architect and
consulting engineer for the builders Of
the steamship Baltic, who came Over
to New York to watch the performances
Of the big ship. said before sailing bAch
that Il was not too much to expect thu
$50 foot. the $50 foot or even the LOOK
foot ship within q few years. says tbs
New York World.
The question. be said. IS not one q
ahipbuilding. but OF harbor and chan
mel facilities. The Mersey was almost
put % the limit OF her resources witt
the 500 foot ship. because there was
comparatively little space b turn. Tbs
vancouver In a ficklish one, as q falss
move or too much steam nc the wrons
aecpnd might ruin tle ship. The only
drawback b tho ship OF 900 feet Waf
the limited wharf facilities IN New
YoFk ana the danger o. turning az Liv.
erpooi. He said the White Star line
would sooner think OF stopping the en-,
lnrEement OF tls boats than giving "
Liverpool aa terminal
Mr.. Andrews Is only thirty-thres
years old. but has had control Of thu
countless details involving the construc
ton u the Oeeanie. Celtic. Cedric and
Baltic. He told the American syreE
aud shipping that the Oceanic was his
fav0gtta ana really the most luxurious
vessel on the Atlantic. representing ey.
eEything nsedsd In the way OF comfort
and safety. although not ne snowy ~
all the speed Atlantic travellers require
being less ttian 4 seven day boat He
also said the AdFfntic, the mate Of tho
Baltic. would have rectihed the mis-,
takes made IN TIE building OF the latter
The Baltic" continued Afr. Andrcws
burns about 80 tons OF coal a day. ]
know one greyhound that consumes
nearly T50 tons q day. The limit foi
speed IL reached unless the lines arr
willing % run ships on a losing basis.
THE Baltic has 1900 horsepower
but the AdEfntic will have 1900 horse
power. or a speed Of seventeen and one,
half knots. half a knot more than The
Baltic. which viii bring the Adriatit
into New YORK on a Wednesday The
extra power will be impaired from fouI
additional single ended boilers The
AdFtntir win make her first appearance
In New YORK waters next spring
Il doubt IL the twenty Eve knot boat
contracted for by the Cunand line viii
receive the expected patronage, II il
an awful hardship 10 travel on fast
steamer The vibration Is not due &c
machinery. but 10 the policy Of driving
tho ship through mountainous waves
rugnnilcsN OF structural Consequences.
THE Atlantic comlcr has a strength
of 30 toms. A craft rrIscatesily struck
On the siarhaand bow by 30 tons be.
fore abe has had time 10 recover from
tho force Of the preceding wave has
too much 10 withstand The machinery
gets the blame for the vibration when
II IL really tie pounding INTO a new
wave while the ship IL shaking like Q
leaf and trying to recover from the
wave gone by. The minimum vibration
IN the Hslltis Is due b the movements
OF the screws and can never be obviht.
cd
The great breadth Of the Baltic al
the bows and her enormous displace-
ment serve as a sort Of automatic check
upon the machinery when n hig wave
hits her forward
Captain Lindsay OF the Celtic has
never had to slow Ia heavy sea. The
Celtic dos q OF her own accord. That
IL whare the value OF moderate speed
machinery comes in. The vibration Of
the Baltic Il caused by her scrcws re-
volving at an increased rate Of speed
when her head fails into the hollow OF
q wave and the propcllors catch water
OF no great solidity. The screws never
turn wholly clear. because the ship sci.
dom rolls or pitches sufficiently 10 lift
them out OF water.
'-The days of the fast ship are mum.
bered. The Hamburg American line is
going IN for ships OF the Baltic type.
The marine turbine is greatly oyercsti.
mated. II IL not nearly ~ great saver
in weight and space rs supposed. II is
not the coal saver that Ia claimed FOR
t. with q high rate OF speed the tur.
bine VIII save fuel over the reciprocal.
Ing engine. but at moderate pace there
IL great waste Of steam"