50 THE DESIGN AND NEW CONSTRUCTION, ETC. 



"The Council moves the adoption of the following resolution: — 

 " 'That the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers directs that this 

 expression of admiration for the character and achievements of Clement Acton 

 Griscom, of its gratitude for his manifold services to this Society and of sincere 

 regret over his death, be spread upon our records, and that a copy of the same be 

 sent to his family.' " 



The resolution was then put to a vote, and it was unanimously adopted, all 

 members rising. 



The President: — We will now have the paper entitled " Engineering Progress 

 in the U. S. Navy," by Capt. C. W. Dyson, U. S. N. In the absence of Captain 

 Dyson, the paper will be presented by Admiral Cone, Engineer-in-Chief, Chief of 

 the Bureau of Steam Engineering, of the Navy Department. 



Admiral Cone presented the paper, and in connection therewith made the 

 following comments: — 



" Page 59, under ' Conditions.' I think Captain Dyson is in error there. I am 

 informed that the Delaware did not win the championship, but the Colorado won 

 the championship and the Delaware was next. 



' ' Page 60. In connection with the statement, ' This system, as applied to the 

 destroyers, depends entirely for its gain upon the greater efficiency of the recipro- 

 cating engine at the higher steam pressures over the efficiency of high-pressure 

 turbines of the reaction and the high-pressure nozzles of the impulse type of turbines, 

 no advantage being gained from increased efficiency of propellers, as the recipro- 

 caing engines are on the same shafts as the turbines. From some points of view 

 this combination is undesirable, and the gain in service must be considerable to 

 justify its retention.' I do not know when this was written. Recently the system 

 has been tried and has met everything that was expected of it." 



