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rial Trip of Congress HE twin- S ¢ re w passenger and -dreight steamer Con- gress, built by the New York Ship Building Co., from designs by G. W. Dickie, naval architect and marine engi- neer, San Fran- cisco, which has been previously described in Tue Marine Review, left -t he. ship building com- panys dock, at Camden, at o'clock, Saturday, July 17, for the official trial. The fesults....0f =. the trial were mailéd to THE Marine REVIEW from Trinidad by Mr. Dickie, who is steamer to Dickie 'writes: She Exceeds Her Con'ract Requirements and is Now En Route to the Pacific accompanying ine Pacimc coast. the Mr. "As the vessel was under charter to load a general cargo for San Fran- cisco, it was found impracticable to load her to a mean draught of 22 ft. 6 in., as required by the specifications, so the trial had to be made drawing 25 ft. aft and 16 ft. forward, or 9 ft. by the stern. The breakwater was reached late at. night and the vessel anchored till day- light and then spent a few hours adjusting compasses. A progressive trial on the measured mile was' then held, consisting of five dou- ble runs beginning at 10 knots and ending at 16.5 knots, from the results of which the 'speed, power and revolution curves were plot- ted. A run at full speed was then made out to sea for six hours and_ back again at a mean speed of 165% knots. "The Congress returned to the ship yard late on Stnday night and Gn July 29 she was accepted by the own- ers and proceeded to Port Richmond docks to take on a general cargo of 3,500 tons. She left: Philadelphia draw- ing. 27 40:1 2>1n. mean ior 26 ft. 4 ae in salt water, and began her long trip FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM, LOOKING AFT if VIEW FROM NAVIGATING BRIDGE, SHOWING LINE OF BOATS to the Pacific coast, leaving the light' ship at 10 a.7 ott Sunday morning when the, river pilot gave up. charge to ¢Capt.. Hac. Thomas, who is taking the '€on- gress out to San Francisco. As this is writte ion board and_ will be mailed from Trinidad, where we take on oil to replace what has been burned en route and this being the fourth day. out. ~ there nas been. 74 chance to. test the speed and power curves produced on the trials. The revo- lutions being fixed by the curve for 12% knots, she has overrun that speed by from 6 to 9 knots a day, although the days have been six to seven minutes short of the 24 hours and the mean draught On 'thal..was .20 ft. 6 in, while now it is 26 ft 4 in,, or 3,000 tons more displacement. "As the interior arrange- ments of this vessel are 'en- tirely. new to the coasting trade and as this large and finely appointed ship has been designed to meet the requirements of a rapidly growing business that bids fair to demand a type of coasting. vessel that was mot. dreamed of 20. years ago, a few illustrations will serve to far bet- ter. than the type of vessel coming within the reach of those who travel by sea on the Pacific coast of the United States. The thing that interests passen- ger who misses a illustrate words that is first the never