Ocean Steamships 1891 - Gould. Rideing, Seaton, Chadwick, Kelley and Hunt
Ocean Steamships: Popular Account Of Their Construction Development, Management And Appliances By: F. E Chadwick, U. S. N., John H. Gould, J. D. J. Kelley, U. S. N., William H. Rideing.
Ridgely Hunt, U. S. N., A. E. Seaton With Ninety-Six Illustrations, New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons (1891).
With Ninety-six Illustrations. 8vo, pp. xv, 298. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891.) Few books will leave the press during this holiday season which are at once so solid and satisfying in their matter and so sumptuous in their form as this volume.
The writers have divided between them the subjects of " The Development of the Steamship," "Speed in Ocean Steamers," "The Building of an ' Ocean Greyhound,' " "Ocean Passenger Travel," "The Ship's Company," "Safety On the Atlantic," "The Ocean Steamship as a Freight Carrier," and " The Steamship Lines of the World "—each treating his subject with the skill of a specialist and the clarity of a popular writer.
The numerous illustrations (some of them from instantaneous photographs) are drawn by the best marine artists, and breathe of the sea. Even the artistic cover has its appropriate part in making a perfect volume.
The Development Of The Steamship
By Commander F. E. Chadwick, U. S. Navy.
Slow growth of the idea of steam propulsion—models shown at the Liverpool exhibition in 1886—claims of precedence in the invention of steamboats—what Fulton accomplished—the Clermont— the voyage of the Savannah in 1819—the first war steamer— the Atlantic crossed by the Sirius and great western in 1888-Founding of the Cunard Company—invention of the screw propeller—its application to the Archimedes and the Great Britain —early fleet of the Cunard company—American enterprises— the screw steamer Princeton—establishment of the pacific mail —the Collins Line—its success and ultimate failure—the great eastern—beginning of great rivalry in speed—triple expansion engines—important changes in design.
Speed In Ocean Steamers
By A. E. Seaton.
The Viking’s Craft and the Modern “Greyhound”—Problems of Inertia and Resistance—Primary Condition for High Speed—What is Meant by “Coefficient of Fineness” and “Indicated Horse-Power” —Advance in Economical Engines—What the Compound Engine Effected—A Comparison of Fast Steamers from 1836 to 1890—Prejudice Against Propellers and High Pressures—Advantages of more than One Screw Propeller—Attempts at Propulsion by Turbine
Wheels, Ejections, and Pumps—The Introduction op Siemens-Martin Steel in 1875 the Chief Factor in the Success op Modern Fast Steamers—Decrease in Coal Consumption—Importance op Forced Draughts—The Problem op Mechanical Stoking—Possibilities op Liquid Fuel—Is the Present Speed Likely to be Increased ?
The Building Of An “Ocean Greyhound”
By William H. Rideing.
The cost of an ocean racer—intricate “financing” op such an undertaking—the contract with the ship-builders—the uncertain element in designing—great ship yards along the Clyde—the plans op a steamer on paper—enlargement op plans in the “ mold loft ”—what is meant by “ fairing the ship ’’—the “ scrive board”—laying down the keel—making the huge ribs—when a ship is “in frame’’—shaping and trimming the plates—riveting and caulking—ready for launching—the great “plant” which is necessary for the building op a ship—description of a typical yard—works covering seventy four acres—where the shaft is forged—the lathes at work—the adjustment op parts—seven thousand workmen.
Ocean Passenger Travel
By John H. Gould.
The First Ocean Race—Passenger Traffic in the Old Clipper Days— State-rooms and Table Fare in Early Days—The First Ocean Mail Contract—Discomforts Fifty Years Ago—American Transatlantic Lines — Government Subsidies — Novelties on the Collins Line — When Steerage Passengers were Allowed on Ocean Steamships— Important Changes in the Comport op Passengers Wrought by the Oceanic in 1870—The Present Era op Twin-screw Ships—Their Ad-vantages—The Fastest Voyages East and West—Records op the Great Racers—Modern Conveniences and Luxuries—The Increase in the Number op Cabin Passengers prom 1881 to 1890—How the Lardei: is supplied—electric lights, libraries, and music-rooms— customs peculiar to the French, German, and British lines—life in the steerage—immigration statistics—government regulations.
The Ship’s Company
By Lieutenant J. D. Jerrold Kelley, U. S. Navy.
Has steam ruined the genuine sailors of story and song? Hauling a liner out of the Liverpool docks | The traits of master-mariners | Education of junior officers | A fire drill | Stowing the cargo | Down the channel in a fog | The routine life at sea | The trials of keeping watch | A bo’s’n’s right to bluster | Steering by steam | Scrubbing the decks in the middle watches | Formalities of inspection | The magic domain of the engine-room | Picturesqueness of the stoke-hole | Messes of the crew | The noon observation | Life among the cabin passengers | Boat drill | Pleasures toward the end of the voyage | The concert | Scenes in the smoking-room | Wagers on the pilot-boat number | Fire Island light and the end of the voyage
Safety On The Atlantic
By William H. Rideing.
The dangers of the sea—precautions in a fog—anxieties of the captain—creeping up the channel—“ashore at south stack”—narrow escape of the Baltic—some notable shipwrecks—statistics since 1838 — the region of icebergs — when they are most frequent—calamities from ice—safety promoted by speed—modern
Protection from incoming seas—bulkheads and double bottoms — Water tight compartments—the special advantage of the longitudinal bulkhead—the value of twin screws—dangers from a broken shaft—improvements in the mariner's compass, the patent log, and sounding machine—manganese bronze for propellers—lights, buoys, and fog signals —the remarkable record of 1890.
The Ocean Steamship As A Freight Carrier
By John H. Gould.
Revenue op the ship s cargo—amount of freight carried by express steamships—Gross tonnage op important lines running prom New York—The merchant marine op the united states—the “ Atlantic limited "—The sea post-office—In the specie room—Enormous refrigerators—The new class of “freighters’’—Large cargoes and small coal consumption—The ocean “tramp”—advantages op the :”whaleback”—vessels for carrying grain—floating elevators—The fruit steamship—Tank steamships for carrying oil— Peculiarities of their construction—The molasses ship—Scenes on the piers when steamships are loading—Steam hoisting apparatus —How the freight is stowed—Coaling—The loading of cattle ships—“Cowboys of the Sea”—Ocean traffic the index of a nation's prosperity.
Steamship Lines Of The World
By Lieutenant Ridgely Hunt, U. S. Navy.
Important Part Taken By The United States In Establishing Ocean Routes—Rivalry In Sailing Vessels With England—Effect Of The Discovery Of Gold In California—The Cape Horn Route—Australian Packet Lines—The Problem Of A Short Route To India—Four Main Routes Of Steamship Traffic—Characteristics Of The Regular Service Between Europe And The East—Port Said And The Suez Canal—Scenes At Aden And At Bombay—The Run To Colombo, Ceylon—Some Of The By-Ways Of Travel From Singapore—The Pacific Mail—From Yokohama To San Francisco—Two Routes From Panama To Yew York — South American Ports — Magnificent Scenery Of The Magellan Straits—Beauties Of The Port Of Rio—The Great Ocean Route From London To Australia.
List of Illustrations.
- A DRAMA OP THE SEA, Frontispiece
- SPECIFICATIONS OF EARLY PATENTS TAKEN OUT IN ENGLAND
- THE ETRURIA
- TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINE OP THE ALLER, TRAVE, AND SAALE
- THE GIOVANNI BAUSAN, OF THE ITALIAN NAVY
- THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMER KAISER WILHELM II
- THE WHITE STAR STEAMER MAJESTIC
- THE INMAN LINE STEAMER CITY OP PARIS
- GENERAL VIEW OP THE FRAMES OP THE CITY OP NEW YORK—JUNE 25, 1887
- IN THE GRAND SALOON OP AN INMAN STEAMER
- THE END OP THE VOYAGE
- IN THE STEERAGE
- On THE BRIDGE IN A GALE
- “MUSTER, ALL HANDS,”
- NIGHT SIGNALLING, OUT OF RECKONING.—A NARROW ESCAPE,
- LANDING STAGES AT LIVERPOOL
- AT CLOSE QUARTERS. AMONG THE ICEBERGS
- THE DEEP-SEA SOUNDING MACHINE AT WORK
- LOADING GRAIN FROM A FLOATING ELEVATOR
- UNLOADING AND LOADING A COASTWISE STEAMER BY ELECTRIC LIGHT
- THE “WHALEBACK” STEAMSHIP FOR GRAIN AND OTHER FREIGHT
- Unloading a Banana Steamship
- A CATTLE STEAMSHIP AT SEA
- Chart OF THE WORLD, SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STEAMSHIP ROUTES
- DECK QUOITS ON A P. AND 0. LINER
- ENTRANCE TO THE SUEZ CANAL AT PORT SAID
- THE PORT OF VALPARAISO IN A NORTHER
The Great Western
The City of Rome
Inman Line Steamer City of Paris
In the Grad Saloon of an American Steamer
The End of a Voyage
Illustrations In The Text.
- THE GREAT WESTERN, FROM AN OLD PAINTING
- CROSS-SECTION OF THE GREAT WESTERN
- THE GREAT BRITAIN
- PLAN OF THE HIBERNIA AND CAMBRIA
- MODEL OF THE PERSIA AND SCOTIA
- LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE WARSHIP DUILIO
- THE BRITANNIC
- CROSS-SECTION OF THE OREGON
- CROSS-SECTION OF THE SERVIA
- LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE CHAMPAGNE
- THE CHILIAN CRUISER ESMERALDA
- THE BELTED CRUISER ORLANDO, WITH TWIN SCREWS
- TEX CTTY or BOME
- H B 1L S POLYPHEMUS AT FULL SPEED—18f KNOTS,
- Tax Cutter GOING AT FULL SPEED
- 7 7 7. STEAMER PKINCESSE HENRIETTE AT FULL SPEED—24 J Miles PER
tv so 17- iJF THE COMET
- R STEAMER DUCIIESS OF HAMILTON AT FULL SPEED—21 MILES PER
- PASSENGER STEAMER COLUMBA AT FULL SPEED—21 MILES PER HOUR
- THE Twin Screws of the City of New York
- THE PROPELLER OF THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMER HAVEL
- BECENT NAVAL ENGINE
- ITALIAN CRUISER PIEMONTE AT FULL SPEED—22.8 KNOTS = 25$ MILES PER
- THE UMBRIA JUST BEFORE LAUNCHING
- FRAMES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, LOOKING AFT—JULY 19, 1887
- FRAMES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, LOOKING FORWARD—JULY 19, 1887
- THE Manganese Bronze Propeller-Blade of the Wrecked Steamer
MOSEL, AFTER IT HAD BEATEN UPON A BEEF
- A STERN VIEW, SHOWING TWIN SCREWS
- The City of New York ready for Launching
- MODEL OF A STEAMER DESIGNED TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC IN FIVE DAYS
- THE STEAMER’S BARBER-SHOP
- MORE COMFORTABLE ON DECK
- A QUIET FLIRTATION
- SMOKING-ROOM OF A FRENCH LINER
- THE GANG PLANK—JUST BEFORE SAILING
- THE SALOON OF A HAMBURG STEAMER
- THE PILOT BOARDING
- REVENUE OFFICER BOARDING, NEW YORK BAT
- DOWN THE CHANNEL IN A FOG—A NARROW ESCAPE
- THE SKIPPER
- THE DECK LOOKOUT—“ DANGER AHEAD”
- THE BOATSWAIN’S WHISTLE
- THE COOK
- WASHING DOWN THE DECKS
- THE STOKE HOLE
- IN THE FO’CASTLE
- WATCHING FOR THE SUN ON A CLOUDY DAY
- THE DECK STEWARD
- CAPTAIN’S BREAKFAST
- THE NIGHT SIGNAL OF A DISABLED STEAMER
- EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE, ENGLISH CHANNEL
- A WHISTLING BUOY
- LIGHTHOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
- A BELL BUOY
- LIGHTHOUSE, SANIBEL ISLAND, FLA.
- OFF FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK
- GEDNEY’S CHANNEL, OUTSIDE NEW YORK HARBOR, AT NIGHT
- THE LIGHTSHIP, OFF SANDY HOOK
- BROKEN BOW OF LA CHAMPAGNE, AFTER HER COLLISION OUTSIDE NEW YORK
HARBOR, DECEMBER, 1890
- A PASSENGER STEAMSHIP
- A TANK Steamship, showing the Expansion Tank
- Steamship with Oil, by Force Pumps
- AN Orient Liner
- Natal, South Africa
- ANCHOR, SIMON’S BAY, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE