Show BELOW DECKS OX A TRIAL TRIP The engines roar the pumps move back and forth with a sharp click at each stroke the air pumps shriek and puff and the engineers force rushes about in what seems at first hopeless confusion but which soon takes on a look of system sys-tem Every man has his duty to do and does it well The engines require close and careful attention as enough might happen in a moment to ruin all The slightest carelessness or inattention might have the mst serious results Occasionally Oc-casionally though no amount of care can prevent a bearing or a cros head from heating particularly if the machinery is new has not sufficiently worn itself to Perform its duties and is being run at a high rate of speed To provide for this contingency there is always arranged a convenient system of pipes from which cold water can be directed di-rected at a moments notice upon whichever which-ever part of thfe machinery shows signs of heating In additiopib this there are g3 Sa itgsh nth ec many couplings where hose can be connected con-nected for use in reaching the more inaccessible inac-cessible and rapidlymoving parts At such time excitement runs high in the engine en-gine rooms The engines are probably working at almost full power and moving mov-ing rapidly so if the heating part cannot be cooled sufficiently they will have to be shut down and the run bp lust The rush and roar of the machinery the tremble of the ship as she is forced ahead by the immense horse power transmitted by each shaft the hurry of the engineers force each one of whom has constant and important duties to perform all add to the excitement Harpers Magazine I |