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About The Telephone=register. (McMinnville, Or.) 1889-1953 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1890)
THE TELEPHONE-REGISTER plating and all bulkheads are compowKl walls of the groups there arc «paces of galvanized steel. The thickness of which act as flues for the ascent of M c M kxtiixe , < O regon . the deck and tottoin plating varies from | smoke and gases from the grate. Fire five sixty-fourth« to one-fourth inch, > brick plates arc placed at the end« and June 12, 1890 and was bent into -hape cold. Double , sides of the fire grates. Chambers ar ' frames are placed at all water-tight i ranged at the ends of the boilers have O/V SALE I bulkheads. The fiat keel plates are riv- ; valves for the admission of air for cool Major William Grupp. — to — eted to each frame anti securely l>olted ! ing parts of the boiler and fireroom. One The slowest man in seven «tat»- 1 to the stem and stem posts. Both stem ! chamber communicates with the ash- DENVER Was Major William Grtipp, I aud stern posts are of forged steel. The pan and the other with the atmosphere He often let his watch run down deck beams consist of steel angle bars, Another, communicating with the itsh: A-winding of it up. 1 and are placed at every frame, to which pan is arranged to open and receive the escape of steam in case of the bursting I they are conneted by bracket plates. So cross-eyed was the major ST PAUL, ST. LOUIS That he scared tlie dogs away, Stringer angles of the greatest possi- of a steam tube. This arrangement se And he held his watch behind him. I ble length extending from stem to stern cure« the firemen from being scalded or AND ALL POINTS When ho told the time of <lav. posts are securely riveted to stringer driven from the fireroom when work I i plates and slicer strokes; these, in con- ing under forced draught. So stingy was the major It is believed that the Cashing to-day ' neetion with the elliptical steel deck, As I’ve heard the neighl>ors -wear. It was a common thing for him ¡give great rigidity to the structural is the finest torpedo boat extant, It re- To shingle his own hair e strength of the boat, and Increase her mains to lie seen, of course, with what capacity to resist the shock of waves directive force and «kill «lie can -end FORTL-A-ND, So frugal was the major, OB.. her torpenoes. And so saving of a cent, ■ when driven into a head sea. That the landlord chlorofonne I him , All that art and science and iron can M’NAIRTHE BOY TRAMP. GEO. S. TAYLOR' Ticket Agt. Every time he got his rent. ■ do to make the Cushing a strong ship j has been done. There is no doubt that lie Goes Over tlie Country With The major was so grasping out Paying his Fare. Corner First anti Oak Sis. That unto his bed he tcok ! the assertion of her builder and com i And die«! of pea-green envy mander is true, that she is one of the Frank C. McNair is a bright Arneri- j When lie saw a grappling hook strongest ships ever built. can boy who know« how to take care of i Ten water-tight bulkheads, built of himself. When he is at home his post- j jfa have the Exclusivo Contro! oí In the interest of science Wc cut him open—but 'steel plates, divide the Cushing into office address is Nunda, N. Y., but he j Instead of finding any heart ‘ eleven water-tight compartments. It is only there on rare occasions. McNair Wc found a hickory nut is apparent that on a vessel like the though of tender years, has had a lively Cushing, the question of room is a very experience and has seen more of this LIKE A THUNDERBOLT. important one. Every inch of space country than most young men of his The Way Uncle Sam’s New Tor- must lie utilized. It is obvious, too, age. What makes the story of bis pctlo Boat Will that of the little space there is, by far travels particulary interesting is that he Strike. the greater portion must lie devoted to has journeyed thousands of miles on a > People who happened to Iv crossing ■ the big engines and boilers which give cash capital of only a very few dollars, the Brooklyn bridge a few days ago, at I | the ship her enormous speed. The cn- and deserves to be handed down to pos about the noon hour, wondered exceed I gine of the Cushing have developed 1,- terityjin a yellow-covered novel as “The ingly at a strange eraft which was 700 horse power. How can you get 1,- Boy Tramp." Frank McNair is the son of a well-to- steaming down the East River. I11 the 700 horse power on board of a ship 137 brief glance that people on the bridge feet long’.’ That is alxiut the first ques farmer. He received a good high-school caught of the vessel, there were two tion asked by those who have heard of education. He was ambitious and his i Anu don't have to offer a prize to tell this Goods, for its the BEST MADE. Every Can holds things which excited their surprise— the Cushing's performances. The fol ambition lay in the direction of travel. one, the very peculiar dull slate or nov lowing table of the cubic feet of air His father did not agree with him and ONE AND ONE HALF POUNDS« el color of the ship, and the other, the space in the various compartments of would not contribute the necessary i J. N. HENDERSON. swiftness of the craft’s motion. It was the Cushing show how the question cash to start Frank on a sight-seeing < MC. MINNVILLE, ORE. tour. The boy solved the problen. He a steamer of some kind—long, narrow, has Iiecn solved: . i.’ubi«-feet. started out in the spring of 1887 with a ' and cigar-shaped, lying very low in the No Compartment 1, fore peak 30 He j . 225 tray of knives and about 810. water, and with a queer kind of cov No. 2, general storeroom GEO. RAMAGE. No. 3, torpedo room .1,092 worked his way as far west as Omaha . ered deck, But for the short thick fun No 4. .......................... galley and dynamos and in the fall retured home. It was nels it looked as if it might be the Nau No. 5. lor ward boiler room painter, paper hanger, kalsomincr and not until July, 1888 that his travel« real I ; The engine room.......... decorator can be found during the day hard tilus of Jules Verne’s story skimming No 6. No 6. after boiler room : at work, and will bo very willing indeed to ly began. along upon the surface of the water, in No 8, machinists ’ room _____ He then, with another young man, i give estimates and furnish designs tor all No. 9, cabin 1 00 stead of 20,000 leagues under the sea. classes of work. On June 1. a shop will be No. 10, pantry aud storeroom 285 began a trip which carried hint as far I opened opposite the Cook house. 15-Kt . At the steriffloated a flag which those No 11, tiller-room GO west as San Francisco and included with sharp eyes saw to lie the national I Ejecting pumps have a total capacity this country as far north as Tacoma, colors. In scarcely a minute, it seemed 1; of 100 tons in seven minutes (or the Wash.; south as New Mexico and east the little boat had passeil under the i weight of the ship in less than ten as Portland, Me. Frank has a stock of bridge and was away down offthe Bat- ’ minutes, are connected with the water knives worth 84 and a few dollars for tery. The was evidently lxiund out to tight compartments. The action of expenses. He stole a ride on a freight < s?a. People who lia»l not read the New these pumps is regulated by the auxil train to Buffalo and on other trains to i York .St»» that morning did not know iary engines, and it is calculated that Ashtabula, O. With his companion he I what the strange ship was. People they can free the ship of water under heat his way to <'leveland and thence who had knew that the vessel was the all circumstances. to Fort Wayne. During the summer Cushing sea-going torpedo boat, No. 1. Externally the Cushing bus a wiiale the two boys sold knives in Michigan. < of the United States navy. back extending from the stern of the in October McNair lost track of his The Cushing, when folks on the forward conning tower, a distance friend and alone started from Battle! bridge saw her, was on her way to of about thirty feet. The rest of the Creek, Mich., with the resolve to reach Washington, full of youthful pride and deck is illiptical. The conning towers California or know the reason why, and I enthusiasm, to let the congressmen and are fitted with steam steering ami hand I ill his own language as he told a re- naval sharps there lisik at her and wheels. There are electric ami speak 1 porter, the facts are given: praise her. She hail only been Jn this ing tulies all over the ship, T wenty When I left Battle Creek I had a neighborhood over night, having come ventilators provide plenty of air. In ! stock of knives worth 84 and about S3 down like the wind ironiJNew port the foul weather ventilation is obtained , in cash. I hid myself in a flat car of a day before. On her way down in a through the lioiler spaces and jacket of , freight train and so stole a ride to Chi-. choppy sea, against a head wind, with smokestack. All boats and anchors eago. I stayed there two «lays and a crew of green men, and burning only are hoisted by steam. The torpedo room then beat my way on a passenger train hard coal, she had lieaten the famous is in compartment No. 3. untler the to Jacksonville, Ill. 1 sold some knives run of the Now Then of July 12, 1887, 1 whale back, thereby leaving free access 1 there and went on to Hannibal, Mo. I making the run in six hours fifty-seven to transoms anti lockers, which extend had to take two freight trains between minute. She was not really pushed the entire length of the forecast 1«-. Here that point anil Kansas City. I got put on the trip either. Generally speaking, also are loaded tlie torpedoes and tlie ' oft’the first one at a little town in Mis- the Cushing has proved herself capable launching tubes «-barged from the ’ souri called Brunswick. I boarded the of speeding at the rate of twenty-two racks. next train that came along, however, and a half knots an hour all »lay long. The torpedo can lie launched by anil reached Kansas city without troul>- In one hour she has made 24 32-100 means of electric connections from one le. I tried to get work there and for knots or twenty-eight miles. She is or lioth tubes at the will of the my pains came near being struck for 81 138 feet long, anil can pump her sveight commander in tlie conning tower. by an employment agency. I left Kan in water in ton minutes. She was The launching may lie made at full sas City one October morning on a long named after Lieutenant Cushing of the speed with the helm hard over, and baggage train. I got in the first car, navy, who sank the rebel cruiser Albe not effect in tiny way the line of direc but ten miles out of the city a breakman marle. The Cushing has not got her tion with the object fired at. which the came along and said that unless I gave armament on board. When equipped torpedo had in the interval between him .50 cents he would put me off. I she will carry a torpedo tube on each leaving the tube and striking the water. reluctantly did so. The train bad gone bow, and a torpedo gun amidships, so This is an absolute achievement in tor about one hundred and fifty miles when that she will be able to launch three pedo warfare which has never been ac he cante around again ami struck me ft torpedoes at the sauie time. She will complished by any other torpedo bout for 50 cents more. I concluded to give ft have three rapid-firing six-pound in existence, anil therefore increases up. I only had 87, but he promised to ft Hotchkiss breech-loading rifles, and the value of the factor of safety of tor- let me ride to the end of tlie trip for the two or more Gatling guns mounted pedo boat« in an attack inasmuch as ! second consideration, elsewhere. She is one of the strongest they will lie able to discharge torjic- “I went as far as St. John, Kan. 1 boats ever built. It is estimated that does when in full speed. The cabin, got another freight to Kingsley, Kun. on her trial trip »he developed more accommodating all the officers, is right I staid there a day and caught a freight than 1700 horse power. She can lie pro abaft the conning tower. The machin on the Santa Fe road. T reached Las pelled astern as well as forward, and ist«' quarters are liet ween the cabin and Vegas, N. M., without trouble. When has made over 17 miles an hour in go after lioiler bulkhead«. I was hungry and the train stopped at ing this way. Her queer color is tech But, of course, the most interesting a station I would get off and get some nically known as a French gray; it ren and important thing about the Cush lunch and get back without attracting ders her almost invisible at a distance, ing is her wonderful engines. No ves any attenion. The next town I struck even by day. On her triji to Washing sel of her size in the xvorlii has such was Albuquerque. I got a freight train ton referred to, the Cushing made the engines. The Cushing has twoseparate there but only held it for about twenty- run in 281 hours, a record that lieats all quadruple-expansion engines, vertical, four miles when I was put off at a little previous performances for that trip. direct acting. All the pistons have a Indian village called the Atlantic and She used only one boiler, with an aver stroke of fifteen inches and work on Pacific Junction. Three other tramps age pressure of eighty pounds of steam, five cranks so placed with regard to were put off at the same time. and, notwithstanding the weather was each other that the ship vibrates as “When the next freight came along thick and heavy, made an average rate little as possible with their motion. The I got on the pilot of the engine and of fifteen knots an hour. engines work with almost no noise rode to the next town. I was discovered, The Cushing has lieen in existence whatever, and no one man can reverse but although they put me oft’ I man only aliout three months. She is the first them all. There is one piston roti to aged to catch the last car and get inside sea-going torpedo lioat constructed for each cylinder, which extends through the boiler of a stationary engine that the Unitcil States navy. She was the lower head only. The cylinders was being shipped to some point. I launched from the yard of the Herres- anti their pressures are as follows: had good luck for a while. The next hoff niaufactiiring company at Bristol, High pressure, 260 ixninds; first inter; j Interesting incident was a thirty-six- IL I., on January 23d. Her contract mediate, 130 pounds; second intermedi houijride in a passengerjtrain at Cool- provided that her official speed trial ate, 65 pounds, and two low pressures Idge, N. M. A passenger hid me in a should consist of a continuous run of at 6-5 pounds. Each engine wn« made berth, and I was not discovered ’for three hours, during which time the to develop 800 horse power, but 1,700 some hours. Then the porter in lower- lioat had to attain a mean speed of horse power has lieen «leveloped. The ing the berths, caught me. I got off twenty-two knots an hour. As a mat coal consumption is about 3,800 jxiunds the train at The Needles, in California, ter of course, as has been stated, it has per hour, when pushed at the highest but got on again and managed to con lieen proved that the lioat is capable of rate, or twenty-four knots an hour. ceal myself under a seat. By such tricks maintaining a speed of twenty-two and The bunker capacity is 37 tons, which as these I managed to reach Los Ange and one-half knots an honr all day means that the Cushing can steam 3,- les. Then I tramped to Pasadena, long. Premiums of «2,000 and upward, OOJ miles nt ten knot« an hour. The where I got employment in the Ray were offered for each quarter of a knot propellers of the «hip are of galvanized, mond Hotel and saved up 837, which I in excess of twenty-four knots nil hour, hard bronze, 50 inches in diameter of sent home. I went to San Diego and whereas a penalty of 84,000 would have four blades each. They turn outward i then- took a Ixiat to Satt Francisco. I been exacted had the speed fallen lie- in forward motion. sold oranges in Frisco. One day I low twenty-two knots. The Cushing The rudder is suspended ami ha« an heard from a friend that he was going had her trial trip in March and was ac area of fourteen square feet. It is made to Tacoma, and I decided to meet him cepted by the government officials in of hard bronze and connects directly there, and by riding freight trains and April. At present the Cushing is in witlt the stearing gear. The auxilary occasionally tramping I reached there. command of Lieutenant Cameron Mc engines of the Cushing are of wluit is “To make m.y experience brief, I got Rae Winslow. She has. in all, a com known as single type. They exhaust to Pasco, Wash., by riding on top of a i plement of sixteen men and four oftl- into the condenser. Independent cn-l passenger car. From there I mailc my cers. gines work the main feed anti air longest continuous trip. It was on tlie The Cushing is in mon' respects than pumps for each engine. There is a Northern Pacific road. There were one, therefore, the tno-t noteworthy blowing engine for each lire room, and twenty wanderers like myself at Pasco Isiat in the American navy, and the de one engine works a centrifugal circulat watting a chance to lieat their way east. tails of her construction, especially her ingpump. There is a donkey pump in I was the only one who succeeded, and wonderful engines, are extremely in each fire room. did it by getting on like a regular pas teresting. As show n hy the official re The engines get steam from two senger. I took a seat in tlie smoker un cords, the principal dimension« of the Thorneycroft boilers built by Herres- til we were ten miles out, and then I Cushing are as fallows: lioff. These have a working pressure went out on the platform anc climbed Feet. 137 5o of 2i><> pounds to the square inch. The to the top of the car. By ri ling this Length between perpendiculars . II 10 ratio of heating surface to that of grate way and in the bunks and under «eats Breadth at I, W. plane( molded . 15 U5 ! is sixty-six to one. Steam can be sup Breadth, extreme I managed to reach Minneapolis. The . 9 21 Depth of hold. 1 50 plied separately or in connection to one passengers helped inc and gave inefood Draught (ordinary)................... Displacement in tons <2.21'1 pounds 91 or lxitli engines. In the lxiilers the wa and drink. I rcai lied home in June, 3 02 Tons pcrincli immersion at I. W P Square feet. ter is heated hy passing in tubes be 1889. “Since then I have trauiped and Area of midship section 12 .">6 ! tween two horizontal water chambers, AreaofLWP .1,297 «9 ' situated at either side of the tire grate beaten my way through Pennsylvania, Area wetted surface at drft. of t. 'ft l.«'U 00 At deep load draught 5.2ft 1,81» 00 i «pace, to a cvlindrieal steam collector Delaware, New York and New Jersey Area longitudinal immersed section. 424 20 located above the fire grate space. The and all the New England state«. “I would like to start round the world All materials entering into the con tubes are arranged in group«, and all struction of the hull ami machinery ■ the tubes of one group stand in the , without a penny and beat my way. I were subjected to the usual standard same verticai plane. The arrangement could do it and not have to l>og, Imrrow government tests. The frames, shell of the tubes is such that lietween the or steal." East. North OVERLAND TO CALIFORNIA. J. G. BAILIHGER I CO ■! VIA Southern Till. I'acitir <»iu|»iiin's Lines, WHT Ml IST I NITE! Time Between Dealers In Portland and San FrancUvo» • 39 HOUKS! California Express Trains Run Daily BETWEEN PORTLAND AND SAN FRAN- CISCO ’ ABltlVB. LEAVE Portland 4.00 p in SoiFrancisco 7.topiu • San Fran. 7:00 p in Portland 10.4-'» am Local Passenger Daily, except Sunday ARRIVE 1.IAVE. Portia.id. 8:0i> a m E igenc. 2:40 p m Eugene. ‘J :00 a m I Portland . 3:45 p m South. Pullman BiilTet Stapn Tourist Sleeping Cars, For accommodation of Second Clast Pas sengers attached to express trains. The 8 P. Company’s Ferry makes con nection with all the regular trains on the East Side Division from foot of F street WEST SIDE DIVISION Between Portland and Carvaliis. Mail Train Daily, except Sunday. itiRtvr l.EAVF Portland . 7:3o a m McMinn- 10:13 a m 10:13 a in Corvallis 12:25 p in McMinn’ 3:44 p m 1:30 p lu McMinn* Corvallis 0 -20 p m Portland . 3:44 p ni McMinn’ At Albany and Corvallis con icct w th trains of Oregon Pacific Express Train Daily, except Bunday AKC.1VK. t.riAK . 8 .00 J» III Portland . 4:30 p tn McMnn 9:00 « 111 McMinn’. 5:45 a mi Portland. Through tickets to all points South and East via California Ticket offices. No 131. corner First and Abler streets, Portland. Oregon: corner Front and F street«, Portland P. KOEHLER. E. P. ROGERS. Manager. Asst. It F. *t P Agt Oliver Chilled and Steel Plows, Scotch Clipper Plows, OREGON DEVELOPMENT COM Flying Dutchman Gangs and Sulkies. PANY’S STEAMSHIP UNE. THE YAQLHNA ROUTE T. 225 Miles Shorter—20 hours le*s time than by any oilier route. ÓC CO., Œ, X First clans through passenger and freight line from Portland anti all pointa in the Wil lamette valley to and from San Fianciaro. ZÆdÆIZSTKr-V-IXuIjE, re •»«. Sailing: Dates. FROM YAQVINA. k Willamette Valiev, 1 will Sell at Cost for the next ForI;y.Bays. I am making ar rangements to go into another line of business. Call ami get bar gains. No trouble to show "oods. Opposite Grange Store. HF. Time Schedule (except Sunday*). Leave Albanv. .1:30 pin Leave Taquina 6:45 am Leave Corvallis 1:40 pm LeaveCorvallislO:35 am Arrive Yaqnina5:30 pm Avive Albany 11:10 an. O. à C traîne connectât Albany and Cor rallia. The above trains connect at Y aqvina with the Oregon Deveiopement Co’s. Line of Steam ships between Yaquina and San Francisco. N. B.—Pawengers from Portland and all Wil- amette Valley Pointa can make clone Conner tion with the" trains of the Y aqvina K ovtk at Albany or Corvallis, and if demined to San Francisco, should arrange to arrive at Yaquina the evening before date of Bailing. BBOW1TE. Sunday, April <»tli Monday. “ 14th Tuesday, “ 22nd Thursday, May 1st FROM SAN FRANCISCO. Willamette Valley. Thursday. April 10th Friday, “ 18 th Sunday, 27th Passenger and freight rates always the low eat. For infoiniation, apply to Messrs. HUI. MANA CO.. Freight and Ticket Agents, 200 and 202 Front street. Portland, Oregon: or to C. HOGUE. Acting Genl. Fit. A Pass. Agt., Oregon Pad R. •* Co , Corral’ia. Oregon. G C. H. HASWELL, Jr., Gen l. l rt. Ar P.iss. Agt., Oregon Development (> Montgomery street, San Francisco, Cal. From Tmiiiiiiii or Interior Nuts the S Q o £ ARE SELLING FAST! .A-ELd. It Is s-a.u.din.g' TTp Soon Lots will be scarce and Command a Higher Price. t Is the Line to Take To all Points East & South Price Ranges $50 up. It is the DINING C k R ROUTE. It runt Through VESTIBULED TRAINS Every Day in lhe Year to For full particulars apply t<• J. I. KNIGHT <t CO., THE INVESTMENT CO . 49 Stark St., Portland, Or. F. BARNEKOE !•’ A CO.. McMinnville Flouring Mills ST. PAUL AND CHICAGO. No Change of Cars i CniiiiMiMtl of HIMMi CARS (unsurpassed) II LLMPI DR HIIAC ROOM SLEEPERS (E Street, near Commercial Hotel, McMinnville, Or.) » p 1 o F-4- w rt TOI RIST SI.EErne CIRS Best that can be constructed and in which accommodations arc for hol ders of First or Secoivl-cfass Tick ets, and ZC’izie Xui-very, Feed. ZL'Tc’W Gixkd. Sale. Carriagres. ef I i i ELERAAT RAI COACHES. A Continuous ontinuous Line connecting connecting with all lines, affordiug direct and unin terrupted service. Pullman Sleeper reservations can Is* ««cur «•«I in advance through any agent of the road O O (Of Latest Equipment, . E=roprietcrs. G-ATES This new stable is now open and ready for business. good horses, everything firstclass. New turnouts, SPECIAL AfTOMMODATIOAS 1’011 (OMHERtl.AL TRAVELLERS. Transient stock will receive personal attention. patronage solicited. A share of the public Tllhfil<r|| fro'" ,'11 England ’’olnt« llllUlIgH TirLl'tX ll!MIXin 1,1 Ameri« snd Enrols1 can lie purilias»1»! nt any ticket office of this conmany. Full information concerning rates. time of trains, routes and other details furnished on application to nnv agent, or A. II CHARI.TON. Asst General Passenger Agent General Office Of tlw Company, No. 121 First St., Cor. Wallington, I'orlanrt. Or. • ARE YOU GOING EAST? If so be sure and call for your ticket via the fap i: UtrlMm Hiitay, » H SI ►oni lively the aliorte*! s»nd fin ;el line to Chicago and the east and *ontli and the nrdv bleeping and dining ear through line to CD w CD CFs I-». œ £ Its magnificent steel trac k, unsurpassed train service and elegant dining and sleeping ears has Imnestlv carried for it the title of The Royal Route FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFE. SECOND HANI) SAFES AT A BARGAIN Others may imitate,but none can *ttrpa*< it Our motto is “alwavs on time ’* Be sure and ask ticket agents for ticket* via this celebrated route ami take none others. \V H MEAD, G. A No. 4 Washington street, Portland. Or END FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR AND PRICE LIST. ALLS STANDARD SAFES Aa// io Protect their Contents against Both Fire and Burglars B all ’ s S afe and L ock C ompany , factory, C IXCISiXATI. onto SALESROOMS ‘Jc* Y>tk City; Portland. 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