2% 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



tNOTEMBKBll,1880. 



ijiuth;>a3 and work. Thoy arc ruconmionded espBcmlly to lliin re- 

 port made by a diaiatereateil aud profcHsicmally compptent heard 

 of enginoors. The trials in tUoir thurongLmfias firo an exiuai'lo 1 or 

 ntliisrs, nud nro in strong cotitmat to tbe hH^iwIkmI utatoiiicnth l-^y 

 wliioli il; waH uielfectunJly Honght to caijtiire iuveatora I'or Ihi: Tir- 

 Idus ndinitnMou nf lliu game principles. When the Uoveriiment. lo- 

 i"" ' "I "Lo.Ti,ii,gtlH- fiiD conBimiptioQ uf tliu ouil, mid the 

 • r-.r WL « ill uut be round in (.-rror in om- previous 



, I , M ill Uif llr-uVHliuU' l.iiil.'r. Alti-T giving tin., tol- 



Umuii^ ii'|iort munidnrationit may well be queBtioned why tli« tu- 

 linlar buiUir ht^a not lou^ ago been abandoned in lauuches and 

 yachtu : 



Nkw York Navv Yiitn, Oct. liU, IHHO. 

 all's IclcKTimi of the 21sl iui,t., 

 rtiR'ral t.-ruiH or the itiultH uf 

 t Rrifitol, iUiodc IsUmd. by Ihti 

 iivv «)nvt.n..d f.ii- tbut liUri.osf 

 niil, diitod .Inue i, ISSU, on ii 

 •eslioff BtLHim biuiioh.?K, (vc have 



In tlie nru'v inunehiw, :- 



siiuureineii above tlio r.u 



L the 



"!-' ''. 



.:d :i 



liliiry ijril„-li.,!lpr loeiuiHU Blll- 

 lisproijorlioiiidely large quantity 



■i (buri iiHt-a witU the least poasi- 



v.iil. ..I : ,.- ,-i.;n against a eon- 

 '' ii- ounig U) the 



Sb — ^lu euniplianco with the. lii 

 to forward a prelimiuavy rejjort i 



thf --'iii-"*=t]i-r. nsporiment.4 mad 



All thie( 

 dimeiiBiun 



Navv Doparlr 

 aud on tn-o He: 

 I tin- roUoxviug 

 lillnebert were ot 

 lainieb wa: 



vood and had uearlv Ujc banio 

 eoijpered ; the othf'r two «ere 



".(hli ii:..;u|.'i!. The Itei-reHboB- lauucbCB were 



n,iuof tben. being litted 



It' eu:::ino.^ of eqmvident 



tre identical. The en- 



1. r>li,Hler»eoniieeted at 



. : ! I , _ , , .'T launebes vim 33 feet 1 



i ', :iirau draft of water to 



.., .. : 'i.i -.r i!,;:!^ I :Lii , or riteauiiug, inUbuukcrs 



and Heven ixa-coiii- i-u l-j;ird, 1 l.jot 7 mehe-^ - dinplaeeineut of .sea 



"wiitur at this dralt. S.;i2!) Ihn. 'nii= weight of the launch, iucUid- 



iug machinery, for Ktowa^e on hoard ship 



:il.J ■„ii:;ht and buUi to 

 - >-euiiuiineally ; or foi' a 



lieiwer id developed and 

 re/d. It more niaehnierv 

 e.l tlKisrealeriimiier^ion 

 •■: Mf itself todiniiiiich the 



i,e:=puee for the peivooK 



The I\a- . 



7 inches m ■ i -m- 



Heel with,-. ;/;:; 

 tVrtU'per^.ii, -, .1 

 diaugbi, 111, I..-:: 1"^ 

 (ir.y, lor Htuwagu OL 

 The liinipie eiigii 

 rvlinden. e.f i'., n 



;el S 



■xtri 



draft of 

 ■:.:i.rd readv for hlean.ing, full bnnkerrf and 

 ■he.4. llLf'plaeeiiuJut of Hea water at thin 

 e neiu;ht of the laimch, iueliiding nnieluu- 

 1 ship wub 13.;Wf Ihh. 



one of the llerreBhoff laiiliehes bad two 

 diameter, and 7 iuejie.s stroke of piston. 

 Ml ,,--■,, r tlie oilier IIorroHhoif kumeh had two ev- 



'.. diameter, with 7 iiicbes Hlrolie of pi^Mn. 

 , i:iebe.s weraof the patent HerrorfhiiiV eji: 

 '.; t;rate tJiufaoo. The sereivs Mere ui l.r:i>,,. 

 ... .. i.i.oirr, ni diuiui-tcr, i.« iiiehca in luugth, and 4-i 



I . Ml' the Nnvv lanueh was S inebc.u in diaitiatPT and 8 

 1.. I :ii-.o.._.- ut pir-lon. The boUer was of the eyUudrioal re- 

 turn tube tyjift and contained l)..5 square feet ut gi ale surface. The 

 «urew -wan lour-bladcd, ''io inches in diameter, aud 54 iucbeu ni 

 pitdt. 



With (be 1: 



.ve de: 



ril,ed the. 



.aeb ,>r. 



IV .1 II '- Idaat: he 



!:■ ' • ,!.■.■, '.I, -.111- d-a UK-rea 

 earry, than il the- ateam >■. 

 given weight and bulk of i 

 eeiusequeiitlv lerts speed ..l' 

 b.iplaee'dnrthe vewsel tn J 

 given to the bull by the;,.] 

 speed, while the greater e 

 orlhmgfltobe earned. I 

 more heat radiati.a. from 111.. L..,il. I i.ihi ._-iimne. wliieli is verv ..).- 

 je.'liouahle iu tbi. rtuiall Kj.aees of a huui._.li ; the .piantilv of coal 

 consumed in a givm tnue heiiip greater, the llreniarfs labor i.s pro- 

 portiouatelv greater ; while the blast in the cbimncT is not oijiv :in- 

 noyiiig bi the jicrsons embailicd bv sending sj.arU.', ' , ,' '' 

 water ov.i-r tbeui, but the ii.jise' it makes be^id. . 

 agri.able, is so loud as Ui be beard tor several mil. ; 

 mv timolv notice of a|.proaeh and almost wh.jUv . , . _ 

 luiinclies'for any miblarv pinposc where se,:ieev ^nii..l -iiioro^ ;.i. 

 essential. As the steain is not cindensed an.l as the b..iler eiuiuol 

 use aea water, buiks of fresh water liav..- io he carried for b cling 

 i{. The vesiicl's l..ad is (bus increas.'.d bv the weigbl of wat.-r and 

 t;;.!., . . in 1-:. if .'.■ . , . mt: litr thaugbl of wat..T and eorrespon.liii-h 

 — _ - '- i.l.-s ocrupving .pace to the cvclusioBof 



' iiriied. Ill tact, the couseeiitiveuseoflhe 



...hi' I., .ii.'l I.. II... time tor whicii the tanks will sui.iplv the 



boiler with water, and at the nia.ximum siiee.l ..f the vessertbey 

 coutain bnt a few hours' supply. Th.' c.iHb.ry i^.lu.: ..I' the la.uiches 

 therefore, in e.xpeditiou.s, t<ivvmg bom.-, cnrrviu- d._s];.:iteh..s, .t.-.. 

 !H verv limited, and aiiv Hvstcm thiil v,..uld ii'icrease theii- c.'lieieuee 

 i.i Ibis lespect should be pr..m).tlv i,d..i.tfd. 



In the Ibi-rresbotr lauuciies tlie engines are by prcforcuce of the 

 cJinijouiid ivpe nii.l of the sin.ple.-.t d..sigu ; tho tiTO eylindors are 

 eonuect.:.d at rieht anele-i and the cjidrol of the vcBsel is thus made 

 cimipleic. 1 1 ; .-. I .■ i.c .... lime V'^A and no uneertainty i>\ the alart- 

 itig, Rl.ii...,. '.lO I. ..-king. There arc no uidepeudeut cnt-oU" 

 valves, tl:-. I III I b,= aren.H of the pistons of Ih,. two eylm- 



i:..i.ii.;.i:n;..' :> ;■■.. ■- i .■ ■ .•nlojary !■»..._ rr..iu iO to l,U llw. per 

 ...lu re w.il. ..! . . : I ■ : H.' ; the eagines being made strong 



i-tcie^h I. r.iiiii:,..v, . II. I 151) Iks., oi- as much as the boiler 



can be made t.„. l,oi,..-l.. lln. I.oilur has a b.rced circulation, is 

 abHobitely ™fe both on oecouut of its atrcugib and of 

 the very small qnardities of steam and water which il 

 contains ; it is operated liv nntnrr.l .-irart, which, however, can 

 '-■ t!..' -o into the chimney when- 



Thc 



liatioii . . I 

 tallied b 

 them bv 



of e.M-.aii. 

 with th. . 

 t.b.- hi.,oi ' 

 tiicbiH 1. 1 

 of boilel 



iore. Ill 

 viu'iatioji 

 forlbe.-i 



tbeco.np 



I,-. Ih..l.,ilghly Iried. k...th with tie. vessels in I 

 ■d to the dock, with every po.ssible vuriatioi 

 ■.ui 1(1 lies, to lOU ttiB. per square inch above 

 .-,,ii,._: liv r, II..;. at a tim... ; with every posaible 



... I . .... I. . -. 1 1. ......ighls, and then rais 



, ,. . I . :!. every possible uieas 



.oit boiler pressure., 





ind ( 



lally 



ud. 



, vithtbes; 

 .ud piston si.eedo ,e. I,. - 

 i to cover every possiblt- 



fur both the Bijii|ilfi and 



a d...o 



. .. . ■ I ,,,...,,. ,.-,,l1v of tubes that cau be 



. . ' . I .....: .■..inbustaon. In all other 



, ' . I ..I .,:tu.iiishmit.edby the fact 



. . .'.I ...i.nagiNen tune on the 

 . I .. ',. I , I il.. water isdilveu fromthe 



■ . ■■ ' .... 1 .1 . •ee.'.lilv bursts t. 



- ,1 . i . ri. -, . . 1 ... i-rrrcted for ite power, and 

 I ..[ veil..r...iiiliiiiied ill ill^ tlie least. This boiler is the 

 feature of the Herrecboir sN^teni and the only piu't 



THE CUTTEK BEATS THE CAT. 



^ ^ T^ELT it not m Gath." At last it has hnprenod, snd jnBt as 



.*■ we bad foretold it in these e,.l,o,i,„. Tlie sfnr.id. unlTOIT- 



luiuded "siiread-caidciMi., .-. I . i i- i .■. .'ulh,hn« 



no effect in these pnge.-.. .. . i i of the 



••world-renowned" -\..wi...... , . - ihewav 



ottbeciitb-r. The :.itt;e A., ed.... :„,.-,. 'kagging 



a keel" and •' luggiug lead" wiih a -...i . i;;." hft« 



lliorougblv beaK.n the fieorgie-and-.Auni. .■• , and 



that in n'.ite .if the latter's light draft, .. ■ ,.l beam, 



e- : I I' I - - -iide, aa we have 



II I tlie tlieories in 



.■ . .' I I I .... - i.ihiiK among tho 



■Mvie.iv :•,. : . I ■ - .• nponsund from 



tirst t,. III.' ■ .1 . -.-■.■ ..■nehfH l,a%r achieved ui 



mierm,:' ...•;. ., rvdin.re.,t .'Buses than 



cited to escape 



1 lie Wind, 



r,- a'l this 



an Auieri- 



.M." But 



.1 that! 



litdiH- 



wuH Bailed by Mi-. 

 ie-aud-Annic, and 

 .. uiati'h li&d been 

 "U iiecottnt of 3Ir. 

 1 i\ith his fauion.t 

 kiighsh watet'8, it 

 - hi. Saturday last 



wind s.iiially, with 

 iiilionV,'] by hia soi'i 

 " '..'.rtiU 'oil ki'i 



them 

 u; until 



and 



. ..in 

 atbe 

 v,..1Ih 

 , cap 



piatr 



nd d 

 id h 



r lav 



ot. ■ ' 



.';.":,- 



il get 



away 



Willi 



.. .. 1 iu a bur^t .'.r uhid, "the .;biy iiviug^s. 



ML'.'i'la.le'ivrsbu'e, i.t.jered Lv I iC' . .V. her ii 

 ale.l Jh'. .loluiluiilv, phnil " i !> ii '., ' I • 

 awnv rirst, but by a short 1 . i i' i' 



Pier, nbeuMr. Coatr-sh.. I .n :! . : i 



! do- 



at lb 



nd Lrr: 



Htei 



I'l' 



.ih.-ated steam n; 

 s].ee.ds of l.isb.l 



..ler the 

 u.l 



ndit 



ot . 



of dllfoi 

 siians 



i uumber of esperimentri, the 

 . k« of uninterrupted work during 

 in live o'clock in the mnruiug un- 

 ..veoing, diu'ing which about ^,- 



■i''.?; -riU,' :. ■ ■.,1..:, .'vervfit- 



I'dlj- 



d:he 



.hlhi; 



e.l V 



fuUv wi'igbed, as well as the refuse from it in ash, clinker, dust, 

 and'sead,^ The feed \valer immped into the boiler was also aeen- 

 ralelv meaBiu-ed, so thai in each eX]jeriment not only the power cs- 

 pjtutf, Imt tho cost of that ]i[.wer iu weight of crude eoid, id" ds com- 

 buBtible portion, and of the weight of feud water or steam consum- 

 ed, can be Itnowm. In lacl, Ihe data taken was comidete iu all ru- 

 Bpeeta, leaving uotbiug to be desired in this pnrtuelar. 



rntil Iboiudicap.r diagrams are eomput.'l. '"' " .1' ..1 ..|.I 



the results generali'/.ed, no, ..xact facts eae I'. - i .:.,' ' ', 



lo!ej'andexhau.-li.,eexperimeuts;ean bo dep..o,.l'. .1 .,.;. ..n.i .....y 

 e..ntideuee that they will be coniirmed when ow report la ueidc ui 



rds the bulls of laune 

 - ahd the distributie 

 . '..Li- i.n.l intelligent i 



es. The models of ths Herre- 



of their weigbta have been so 



rrienoe aud experinientiug 



^ . cut, the Herreshoff Maiiu- 



I ,i:-iiy having bir many yearn made a upecially of de- 



' ' ting and te.stiug steam lauiiohcs, steam y:-.i''it'. 

 '"als and similar vessels. The material is "i ' 

 '11 seasoned .ind carefully selected. It is ." ; - 

 M' ' . ...nstruclion of the hulls that the reqim-ed str.'h.'.U! 



is oldaine.l. .sitb the lear-t 1' '."III . 1 1'. ihorougbnesB and per(ec- 

 tiont.f the I'aateuuigH bell le I' i ' '. . instead of masses of ma- 



(.^■ial poorly secured, '11. ' i , ' .Mimot lie excelledmneat- 



.'^hauided int.i 1. -ih 

 Hghtestexccnl....ii, L' 

 of tho bull just all'.'. '■ 

 plied with fresh water 

 slored from a sinaU tai 

 The continuous tiervi 

 weight of coid it cano- 

 eariv. The biiidiers e 



inbi the ehininev iifpr the 



ginwao -I .., 

 bodor ..:. 



the idn; 



, fre 



I'pkS'd^^lgn'aud 

 h, d to the initside 



''"'''' ,"'.. . : j\- "i'lttlelsisr vsst'lC^hng w 



'..,■,', ... .'"',■.,! 'i''",, ..'ut this lead eonsidera'bl 



■all'^Uig Ihe br,.e.:;e "along, picked her UI. 

 m her with a Ire-her breeiie. The I.a..s a^ 

 .he M.iirkal ln..'rLn.a fcv e.mute'-' ahead, 



before 

 lu Y.o.kee. When Holy 

 dand rain shut out our 

 ihe gear iu the Yankee 

 ■lius. When the wpiidl 

 ithtwo reefs down, and 

 d of the 



11 the 



n-h dO' 



I, tdl 



lid the Yankee, 

 'li.-ul..r.'d.lv cud close<l 

 .i.tLa-tedsii.lrouihled 



.ed. The c 

 heated, as 

 uBslv Chang 



The 



ylai 



u.la of 



lal in ttio biiidters and 

 muoth water can raain- 

 ur ,-oiisecutive hoai-l<, 



2,5(10 poimds of ...M-i ' i .k . ...kf., ; 

 lain a speed of si'vin statute mde,- 

 after which the toulis must be relilleu. 



The HerresholT lauucb eaiTics l.lilO pounds ..f cal m the 

 bnnluTB, and ran niaintaui a speed otseven sfaiute miles for twenty- 

 .dgbt consecutive hours, after which the bunlo.rs nnist be reillkd. 

 lint if there he added to the fuel weight the ■2.,7nil p.juuds in watei- 

 in rlie ua^'l' lauueh, then the consecutive steaunng of the Ilerre- 

 sbofT launch cau be extemled to ninety-eight hours. 



The maximnin speed of the navv lauueh was S.r, slat-ate miles per 

 h.au-. and of the HerrcHboff launch eleveu staiute miles per hom. 



When the two lauuelies were tried U.gethur iu verv longb water. 

 s.-nnd '• -Iron.-' Ii..;..l win. I ..u.l sea, the sui.erioritv ot the Hcrre- 



..i'..h- ■ " .'", '.' , - 'M '. 'I I " ih.'d tbauiu suio.^.th water. While 



, ..j ■ I .. I. I . i, '.valer over Ibebows as t.. endau- 



, l„ ... ;. .h '1 1" '■ ' slant baiUm/ with bn.'k,-t„. tiie 



wanted, tthc Kcemed to b« tuuriuf; tiiioue 

 water at her bow aH a treading ateanicr. 



St imies suKitbered in ^pray. with a doad , 



amateur crew. An there was s.jmetbhig lik 

 (ion going on aahorc on the occasion ot tie 

 Kuplauade iu the We„t f.ay, llieliringor 

 baps the '' ..... , . , ... 



tiuu. an 1 

 _It"w:i.-^ 



rJlTor? And what' w...u!d hl.ve fee'-.m,, hi 

 had she been tiotbered by a little sea V 



The fact thai the Laf.s got away with her 

 tion of the light di-aft vagaries which rcpai 

 It substantiates all ve have wiitteii .'.n i 

 patriot will go on just the same, and II 

 iL.ld until doomsday that the - deegi-r i ' 

 siatance you tiud." The trivial fact of r, 

 stansd udt ui the way of heruoe. 



I'U'i 



linisb and skill, 

 igib Willi lb,- 



: the 



hf ■»-..-ight, 



dl'iui-iil Id w'd'-r'-md 'spc'd!' 'in' all' ll.ese' o 

 eonsU-uctihu eond.iinution, stieii-lh. ..h-i lu 

 lurialiiand wrkmaiihliip. the ll.'ii' i ' 

 iw.rahly Kuperior t... the navy lami, h . ' i- 

 tbc fact that the latter lueoidy o..e.ih,,, ,1 ,, 

 the uavy yurd.s, and then by yiernons w h.jsr 

 lie tn the dcMigidii^ and constructing of birge 

 vote little or no attention to what is consideroc 

 hiuuU nmtter. but which if the highest exeellei 



6 tb 



.d p. be at- 

 'f Ihe tn-st conse- 

 .pabilitv, ."mall 



iiw 



.-...h.. 



■j-eqnires inucb special ti 

 ■2. As regards the m 

 ployed in the llerr.sh 

 details. llLsdirui.' le... 

 JJavylan..ebeh.',i.'i . '. 



lev. _ In the UB'.';, 1' 



irT 1 



. -i.'.inuui 



.'1 .... 1 .1' ... wild thi 

 wtopping. baying of tim 

 CoUisioh. 



time 

 iche. 



" llic 



;stei 



of macUinery em- 

 . , I -ginal inmost of it* 



- p. tliiit .-,1 ii'li ia used ill the 

 r III' iei.eriL.rtothelat- 



.'iiildoved aud the 



'Ti-.,' Mi.'ih and slow, with 



um" niniimg mlo wbarveu and 



.'lindiirs are euipl'kved connGCtod 



„ ..luick and certain startiug and 



aud freedom from risk of accideut and 



hghter, m.-.re buoyant, and eui^ 

 to the uavy launch, at Ihe sai.u I 



Ad regard.. e..-..r.euir .'.f fnel. I 

 indieat..d 1..,.", ■■ -■ -'.I- 'I 



itv ...r the Herr 

 lorsieamlauuel 

 mall jauiboats, e 



a mil, 111... In passing 



nd alt... by Mr. Coats 



iceorded ilr. Held and 



a pniihc dc^nroDabii- 



formal opening of ibc 



be guns and this, per- 



; ■ . M.-riil.le attcn- 



I • iishure." 



. 'J. extra 



•I, ,. ..-'.'Iviuher 



ih" wasld.hwl model 



1 will bo 

 '^'sMity 



W 



HIE COMPOSITE STEAM YAaiT. 



E quotethe followinqr from the Nbw York i/wfiW .• The coia- 

 ,„,,il,. ste«o' v.... .Id hmi.liug for Mr. Pierre LoriUard at the 

 I 11 . e 1 i-o.,Newbiirg, N.Y., under the Hu- 



ll iiissvoUiiHprogreai-ingtiatiiifftctoriJv. 



,,., , .,1 , , i.'.r craft wHi-egiTcu hi the flernW 



\zed V 



grcaler, tilen mn,k ,uel 



'. ' " e r.ir such 



Irouithe 



..•,|iii..-,d by the 



H eiigiueering ot the 'Navy 

 1',' as poBBiblc, an Its -use i« 

 .ierBtood. 



M .1. tailH Hill bo read with int. r 

 I. I. th on deck; 135 feet onth 

 1 . lie- breath i lit feet 2 ticbes > 

 ih.h.s depth of hold, H f- ' ' • 

 .irrdt lorwai-d. Hec frm 

 an.l -21 inehoB apart at c. 

 Ih 2', by 5-1fiincbeH. eoi 



icheri 



liould be fi 



i-rtain to extend as ib 

 Veiyroapeotfullyyouri.i h-:.! i . :i':u, 



B. I?. Isufcawooo, Chief Enginew. 

 Theo. ZELOEa, f'Idef Engineer. 

 JOBK B. (HiirKNrjiii, Chief Engineer. 

 WM. 8. SHOCK, JiuKineei-ui-Kihiaf, U. S, Sayy. 

 Chiol of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy Pepartment, 



1 .... . '..ifeet 3 



L ..II and .J iLCt t mob 

 , ill, 3 by 3 by JJ, jnchfiB, 

 te revei-Hcd framoB Si-o 

 ice] and bolted through 

 . •' e. thicknoHB. The 

 .e of double an- 

 leH are fitted to 



1 bulkUeads tUey 



ai-e .d' .'. by :i' Lv ' ii.. Ins, wiuie in engine and lioilnr space thov 

 coufliHt ot C-incb bulb pilates. The stringer piatee orc.'l£ of an inch 

 inthicliness These plates are rivettid to the beams and properly 



ehirted, htted Is 

 angle n..n, aud the 



ud : 



,eied 



tlie 



sbceTBtrake, with a 

 " r.iit pass through 

 s.iial atrapa 3}.^ 

 iimibered in the 



iiuddships, ";en 



athwait:!.. .. 

 lUigleiroaSj^ hi > 



i t'/ H. ihchcs at bpaces 



