Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-06-22
NEW STEAMBOAT INVENTION


NEW STEAMBOAT INVENTION.
IL the invention spoken of in the annex 70
marks fulfil the expectations Of its author time and
space will soon DO used up efiectually. L
From Tic Bai,inore American.
RIcnaRDsoSs ACCELERATED SrxanBoAr-we
have bsiore us a drawing and description OF new
Kind Of steamboat, invented by Col. J. s. Richard
son. Its leading peculiarly is. that by means Of n
huge balloon or gas holder shaped like n cucumber,
and extended lengthwse over the boat. Cor rather
boats, for there two hulls, connected by n deck
and saloon above.) the latter is raised out of the
water. except tho keels and tho paddles OF the wa
ter wheels. thus reducing the OF the water
to almost nothing and yet using il for the purposes
OF propulsion and steering. The plan is ingenious
but how II will succeed IN practice. shall know /
better .Nhon the experiment is made. Col Richard |
son and his associates have announced their inien-
ton TO build and put in operation one OF these boats
on the North river. The balloon is to be made OF
duck, and divided into sections. that in Of
being perforated. only n small part III the gas would
escape. Surprising the plan operate m practice
as presents itself in theory. tnIe Of speed would
he attained that would distance all other travelling
ieIpedIents IL Is easy enough To see that. with
steam power applied to the water rs in other steam
boats, and with little from The water the
boot must go ahead with astonishing rapidiiy-I
The New York Mechanic describes the invention os
s,llows
The invention is similar in some respects 10 the
anticipated travelling balloon but has the I'D van
iage Of two long light built heats ~hichare TO glide
over the surface Of the water bat depend lille ON
Il for buoysncy. The elliptic gas holder will be 500
eet IN length and 30 feet IN diameter Of coursc it's
buoyancy IN air. being inflated with hydrogen cas
will he about 1885, 900 lbs The construction of the
gas holder will require 5000 yards OF cloth which
with some light interior frame work will weigh
about 6OOO lbs. The two boats will he built in the
lightest manner and will require but little strength
As the kees and paddle wheels only dip ia the wa
ter for the purpose of guiding and propelling The
boats will be placed parallel TO each other and 20
feet apart, and light plain deck extending over the
whole The gas holder may be connected TO the
deck 10y centre swivel, 10 admit OF changing
It's relative position ard thus avoid aAy unfayorabc
! pressure from side wind The weight of the two
boats and deck together. Is estimated at SO 900 lt
or ~ tons; li tons allowed for a long cabin ON
deck, covered with painted elolh and steam en-
gine OF forty horse power, with the paddle wheel
fuel, DC. allow 5000 lbs. for contingencies md +.
balance of erial huoyancy Of $4,000 lbs for pas
senGers. baggage &c add this 4 900 lbs or the
hydrostaic buoyancy by the dip Of the keels in the
water, and The surplus buoyancy is 10000 lbs or
20 tons In order 10 keep the boats down 10 the
surface Of the water, suitable boats are used for
loading or dlscharsing the hull of the bont. with
. water at pleasure. IN proportion TO the number of
passengers and freight. these pumps are worked by
! the engine.
The cost Of building. constructing initiating fur
nishing, &c Is estimated al about S25 900 Several
J scientific men have examined the plan, and LA, @
expressed Implicit confidence IN its pIactisabilty
The boat will start at nearly its full speed in The
hrs instance, and will stop when the impetus cens.
es. Where there Is no Inertia there can be no mo-
Inenium This u an established law in mechanics
u appears 10 be Immaierial whether tho substance re
In motion Is Eight Of ITSELF or whether IL be made
" light by the buoyant force Of hydrogen therefore
There can be no sldeway notion in turning corners
! rs such motion is only occasioned by momentum
The only tendency TO lee way, If any, must be from
: SIDE wind. which impetus be but slight rs the
vessel viii travel beyond lis 1.-The windsl velocity
and head wind must be the result Ag,in The
gasometer swiVollIng the centre The smallest
surince could be presented all times 90 the wind
1t may be thought best times To use il in Mace Of
sale Tor propclling or assisting the engine The
kees OF this boat 300 feet long and FINN 2 IN
feet wide, which erpIse n surface of more than
2UOO square feet TO the water, which must ne suC
hceni IN itself TO keep the boai from drifting side
| Ways The horizontal cross kccls are a per(.ct
guard against upseiiing ia a gale these Heels nre
on each side Of the perpendicular keeIs ut rich,
angles near the bottom 10 he immersed i'm The
| wafer fron 8 Ia 5 feet. They nre two feet wild.
the length of The boat on each side of The urr;,h,
keels and, in OF side wind 10 rase ertber bo,t
the gravity Of the wntor The cross Keel nlone Is
more than one hundred tons The rudder On The
cross keels operates up and down 10 run the Keel.
under or out Of wafer at pleasure These rudIcr,
are placed iorward efIhe upright ones and plv nm
anu down against the side Of tle kees, under the
Stern Of the boat.