Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-28

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LpNLhN' Augnst 7....On Wrduesda; last Mir Tren
grouse, ron Cornwall, made an experiment, with his
apparatus for preserving lives in cases Of shpwTeck on
s oe ptHu"s INer, az The station of the Humane So
ci'Y, hefoTe Mr.. Petuefew its secretary aud n,ruy
enDeIS OF mat honorable Institution his ROYAL HIGH
"es 'he "he o. nent was not present, had been ex
p tieh, owing we suppose, 10 the happy confinement
Of Der royal hsbnes5 Tie Gnchess
Ar frengrouse, before he hogan his rypern,cnt d.t
stated Thai various calcua,ions nad bee made Of ts
nuhhera Of Blush lives l0sf through fhipvfcrk ,r
lowest nf which that bad come m ief be nbtica e,-.d
ca 5Dl anhr2'U re had himself Witnessed many shin
wrecks, 1lU' among otSers nat cl ~. - shin Apsou
wien upwards OF one hundred nj her Officers and men
pTenatur'i} iC'iEhrd and that WITHIN Cey, wards oC
ihc SURE ana lh5 This circumstance which occurred
~ lSb' ,fi bin ~ clurivt means TO prevent sncb
cessive waste Of human he that he vac stun p,,rsi,
Hs Pi" dhn h'W-th u so far as to produce the appa-
Iai7s Vt were Then looking at, and which from its or
I"D"lV 'tihg "l contained IN small Chest Was cal.
'u''c' I"I ana intended 10 become convenient part
Of every csseP5 equipment. TINS puuinr The means NJ
escfdlon into toe seansUs bands aud thereby
enabling thcn To- assist themselves wherever or when
ever dlflfess ni~ht ds3ai Them.
h' method a. communicating rope is 50 firnpis,
cases of vessels STANDING vessels ha,ing The gprara.
as on uolid may he enabled to persons in state
90 i'rn0tfu1, "hcn 'Nr "eabcr precudes intercourse
bj boat, o. TIC vessels nearing each other.
Nr. =. tired $50 snt rockcts with lines attached 10
Item, neither OF Nbc! 2Cfoss tie wafgr br sheV
=" we pncpie Oh rvs Plan. aud far enough indeed
nave snm"mtaff With the scores of cases which hive
recently occurred own coa-ts. The wind blery
nraD arpsS ibe direction Of be rockets aud also very
e5ht bnl u nid Uot appear 10 alter their course auii
one fNpiVded when II vent considerably TO leewaiJ
aud by that Circumstance Showed the advantage Of nav
ing thciu entict an board rs The rocket b,ir4 t,,
" ~ vessel standing The lee shore iangt De ne.
c'ss1fily veIy materially assisted b. the sinG IN open
lug the wished for communication.
Mr.. =. then ircd large rocket which went in = gre
sble, To considerable distance :he lnNy trees ou
tHe opposite SIDE o The river. tGtgg with Il one ball
OF line, upwards 0f 2nO yaff- long and a great pat Of
aAotbeT The line was Of st and strength "a ena
bed man, vino WAS IN bnat about The middle orths
Tyer' To haul The boat ashore. by tbio line larger
trom reel the aOpaiatus chest har'cd across
the fVrT by The persons the opposite STORE ana 10y
u ships bawseT which ioHud % be rather sort
M heing heightened 10 strained from tvro Trees
across the wafer, add tWo rollers applied (Which 9e
consfncttd 10 70 be put a,f tbe rope was FAST al
each tnd) aud r aimed gre1t applause from several IVA
va ON 'ra wbO uiure'y examined them 10 the hooks
~ TOE rollers was suspended chaise voianie into
which MAJ got, bsvng on oneOf Mr.. Is life sperccrs
eing SORT 90 cork Jacket 81 his Contrivauce) ii
tnis he Was baled along The fope With great rautdy
t about haf way across the tiysf when eber through
some defect. ~ 10y some ac,tsat. 'he bariing rope
broke su0 prevented further process iu this paft ofthe
experiment. TIE man turu cselrartd himself frou
the chase aud toe bUoyaucy Of tie sy.Gcer sept bin