The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-16
From The BoIiimors Sun

WAsBsGTOs CirY, August ~, 1913
The operations ia the Navy ard continue ~ ue
Of highly interesting and Of daily increasing mpor.
lance to the naval service. The new slooP OF wsr
+" ST. Mary" is nearly ready TO have her plauk.n.
commenced. The sound OF hammers, aAts, alzr,,
and all the other tools OF the shp-builders craft or
truly refreshing 10 ear which loves the notes VI
industry and especially after the lethargIc SILENCE
which has SO long brooded with the owl ~ tlg,,
spacious ship-houses. new and splendid p4Ig ui
shears for masting ships and putting machinery luu
steamers is rapidly approaching completion ana I'D
soon be ready Tor raising
The little Government steamer Engineer !, Iy-
ing here TO receive new boilers which are IN pr .r,
under the talented William NJ. Ellis
The iron steamer IS IN as great State OF forward
ness as the materials received will ermit some de-
lay has occurred in obtaining the plates which ole
to form the sides. The apparatus for gai,a.
nizng her iron in part completed aud only
! awaits determination Of the location, which /.
TO be assigned to il by the proper bureau IA order
TO be put up. The difficulty Of settlins the question
has, understand, ariseL IN part from the crcumscr.
bed limits Of the Yard-an obstacle which Is 10 Be
! hoped will not long embarrass the public service,
since II would be easy 10 obtain the necessary eXgu
sion.
The testing of Goals, under the direction Of DE
scientific and accomplished Professor johnson, srd
his able co-operators, DIR. King, Messrs. Ea,on
Kendall and Others, is prosecuted with the most
praise-worlhy assiduity. More than twenty yarcl,,
of coal have already been examined, and nearly au
equal number, | understand, remain 10 be te,uI.
From what have seen of the diligence and pains
used TO insure impartial results, hazard nothing
saying that the highest anticipatons Of the Depart
ment will be more than realized by the port which
will be rendered OF the labors III progress lL,
research
The examinations Of the several plans for prevent
| ing the explosions Of steamOoilers, under MCs,r
Johnson, Jones and Reeder, is conducted IN part Of
The same buid ng which contains the prOrtdg NJ CHINE
which have already described. have noticed a
number OF the inventions attached Ia the boiler.
among which were those of Eyens, Qumhy, EaSlou,
Raub and others. The combination OF scientific
talent and practical skill in the constitution Of III,
board, gives the strongest Of faithful aud
impartial reports on the action Of the several inyrn-
ions, lime and patience emnently required for
an inquiry embracing so many questions OF ritG M
terest TO the cause OF steam navigation.
! Under the direction OF the late Secretary of the
Navy, number of the distinguished iron masters OF
the country invited to send samples Of their iron
to be tested in the new machine and by the varIol'
methods which IFS peculiar construction renders prao
ticable have seen number OF those Senuemth
from different parts Of the country watching with tie
veliest interest, the progress Of the grand nqusor
he applied to the strained bres OF their respective
productions the massive engine OF torture to test Their
powers of endurance. ! saw samples of broken link,
Of lrigate chains, marked with the breaking weight
Of l45, 1885, and even 1863 tons. The case with winch
the power OF one, or two men, oyercomes Tins mn
force OF cohesion is truly astonishing to those
who have not become familiar with the enormous
power of the hydraulic press.
The iron and brass ioundries, the tank, chain and
cable shops with the block manufactory and machine
shops, all objects Of public interest and the cI.
who bears his share Of the public burdens, Will
feel lively satisfaction in witnessing The mann, IA
which the naval appropriations here applied aud
especially in observing that the Navy has the power
TO render other services TO the country besides
ly cruising the ocean, riding quietly in our lar
bors. MERCURY