The Florida star., 1909-07-16
CRAFT or SCIENCE,
Munmavnetic Yacht Baat to
Correct Ocean Surveys.
REMARKABLE TRIP PLANNED.

Hor % Dehoet Contp~Boos 20 60 on
FiftUsn Year Cruise 20 Corset FUa-
damsutal Compass Errors Nay
Hunt For South NssHsaie Fols.
Rhe nonmagnetic yacht Carnegie, In
the construction OF which practically
no iirgn, steel or other magnetic metal
was used. was Launched the other
afternoon at Brooklyn. Not single
iron bolt. spike or nail has been used
I'm building the Carnegie, thu nhull be-
ing held together by locust tree nails
and copper bolts and spikes, The en-
gine equipment as likewise made of
Inonmagnetie materials, the cooking
ranges are OF bronze. the tableware
Of Mexican silver, while the cooking
utensils are al made Of copper or
aluminium
The Carnegie Then she gOes 20 sea
/: a few weeks heRce to begin her first
voyage for the purpose OF obtaining
correct reconds@Sf magnetic variations
and other scientific data wa be man
ned by a picked crew OF men selected
by the scleRtf6e heads OF the Car
negie institntlOn OF Washington, for
which the vessel was built Andrew
= Carnegie, whose name In big blue let
ters Is painted forward OF the yacht,
is the one who made this vessel. the
first OF the kiRd the world has ever
. seen, possible
The honor efGbreaking the christen-
ing bottle, Of wine on the bow OF the
Carnegie when she took her initial
plunge was given to Miss Dorothea
Louise Bauer. the young daughter of
DR.. L. A. Baner, director 4f the de-
partment Of terrestrial magnetism aR
the Carnegie Institution.
As the yacht started down the ways
one OF the men IN the launching party
remarked that the launching was an
epoch I'm the marine history Of the
world. He referred to the fact that
the Carnegie is the first ocean going
vessel ever built In which the system
OF gas propulsion has been adopted.
The Carnegie Is painted white and
when completed wiz be rigged In full
bTigantine style, her sail area tOtaling
nearly $1,000 square feet. She h 1855
feet over all. her water line length be-
ing 1884 feet. Her nodded beam Is 33
feet, depth of hold f2.9 feet and her
mean draft 127 feet When she is |
fully loaded and ready for sea she will |
,displace 56S tons.
IL Is the materials OF (which the YES
sci and her equipment have been built. |
however, that most interest the ma |
rine world. In addition to her great
sail capacity she will also be equipped |
with $50 horsepower auxiliary COM
bustiOn engine, which is to be operated |
by producer gas made from anthracite !
coal.
The windlasses, the anchors, the boat |
-davits, the chain pSates and all OF the |
spar and deck fittings are made OF non
magnetic materials, the only metal in |
the entire ship that is not absolutely |
nonmAgnetic being the pistOns, the |
producer and the range CRATES, and
they are so nearly nonmagnetic that |
only the finest OF instruments are az |
fected by contact with them. Anthra-
cite coal VIII be the fuel used on the |
Carnegie. the bunkers being large |
enough to provide enough coal to give |
the vessel a cruising radius OF about |
1000 miles At a speed Of 6 knots.
OF particular interest Is the ObServa-
tion cabin. which is situated amidships /
on the main deck. Forward ana aft OF /
this cabin are two glass domes OF the /
revolving type. which In appearance |
are not unlike the domes OF astr0nom-
ical observatOries. These dOmes cover
observation stations that Will be nee
essary In the scientific work for which |
the Carnegie has been built The tim
bers OF the hull are the best and
stanchest that could be bought.
By the end OF next month the Car
negie will be ready 10 start on a Sc
ries Of long voyages that are expected
to consume about fifteen years. Her
nrst trip will be TO HulsOn bay, where
scientific researches will be conducted
Certain errors are known to exist In
the variations u the compass, and
when her work Is finished these errors,
among others due to magnetic infu-
ences. It Is believed, will have been
corrected. 1t was also said that In her
voyages In far southern seas an at
tempt will probably be made to def
nitely locate the south magnetic pole.
The ocean survey will be made un-
der the supervision of DR.. Bauer,
whose immediate representative on
board the yacht will be Mr.. Peters,
who In 1006S commanded the mag
netic survey yacht Galilee in the Pa
cihc. Mr.. Peters VIII have four mag
netic observers to assist him. Captain |
@. e. Littleneld Of New London, Conn.
win be the Carnegie's commander.
Henry ]. Gielow. a marine architect,
designed the Carnegie.