Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-04-19
AND MAMMOTH STEAMBOAT
The Ocean subdued and Distance Ami
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NOVEL AND MAMMOTH STEAMBOAT.
The Ocean subdued and Distance Ami
Inflated.
In a late London paper we find the following
project Of a steamboat by which it will be seen
that we are 20 have great times on the Atlantic
bye and bye, and that any one, however limited
in his circumstances, has chance of travelling
to foreign parts.
NEW STEAMBOAT OF GREAT SPEED-The in.
credible rapidly with which space can be trav.
eileu ny means OF railroads is well KNOWN
IL is lhus that we have seen the distance of | Is
mles-irom London TO BrIsto-by the Great
Western, passed ~ 80 minutes, and we all know
that our celebrated Newcastle engineer has Of
tered to construct machines capable of polpp
100 miles all hour. Until now, the steamboats,
have been incapable OF realizing anything like
an equal speed and sea voyages are always
made with latlguIng slowness which too often
prevents their being undertaken, however use.
lul they may be. Our best steam packets slll
put 81 days Tor the voyage, out and home, be.
tAeen Liverpool and New York; in all about
IOOO miles, which gives speed Of only about
III miles an hour.
To place sea on level with land travelling,
as 10 speed, has been IA great desideratum; and
AS ag.n, tnr AN ,r,oil,nen; 'u o,''i e"s .nec'
ken ont ua,en, ,or ,Hi,nduc,,i i,, ,i W.
klnudnm. n Now kinL nf s,ca,,e7t,a, ,. ~. 'I'''
we a,,yur ,h. mos, ,,nrnr,,n, .',,,. ' ",''I -
IN laci IN onc,a,o tho s,,no ro,,,I,,,; % '."o'!
ers az tho ..n,o,,,in, -, 49,, I,: :" StIs''-
venson has oncr,,od IN an. .,a.. VI ''o'
that with u han L., "a -,
'nI W." 'a.'''y 'ni" vi ialu, III any pos
''u' I,, " ''ea,s Vi noa'ihT rail-
| ou"V "PPa'''u vi t''e great
CO.. s'Po"!' s"u ""en Pieschts over lhe or
u'a'' al '"e ao' ahlases WhIch
e0"v" va" ""'' o'ei s'euee'
ms ooa'' named IN the patent, from its in
Vehtor MohdolIaii, Is nothing more than large
horizontal cylinder or hollow drum, entirely
empty, having from ~ 10 ~ feet OF dam4ler,
from 81 10 Az feet IN length; constructed in
sheet iron, with iron faslenngs, and with fur
nIshed externally float boats, like an ordinary
water wheel. Both the ends OF this drum or
cylhder are Closed except at the centre, where
circular openings or port holes, about SIX feet in
diameter, are lett Tor the purpose OF admitting
ar anu iiSht INTO the interior OF the drum. The
apparatus Is constructed o! SUFFICIENT dimensions
SOFAS 10 cause Inc lowest part OF the aperture
Always 10 DC CONSIDERABLY above the surface OF
ne wafer
Inside this cylindrical boat. and extending all
round it in the form OF rings, at eolIL distances
rom the two ends, is disposed an endless iran
railroad consisting of two rails. ON the lnver
part of which is placed. as on an ordinary Pa;
way, four wheeled locomotive enuine. The
movement of this engine hen in motion is sim.
liar TO n SQUIRRELS in its CAGE. tberebv m,L,nn
the boat rcyolye and advance along The surface
Of the water; the enpue itself. hovever. al
wavs remaining in a horizontal posltion.
The Locomotive euo,no sunnor,s bnr;yo,,,,
nIo,for,n. furnished with abnn, 3O o,,,, nt,.;..
and several tables. and other conveniencos C,s
he passengers. The incl and n,har ma,a.;a ~ I.
tina, arc ren,,ired for tho apr;na ,.,, ,.,,,,,''
IN rec,p,arlcs arranged under ,bo 49,.
rhe chimney or fine tnr cnnInc,,n>, ,ta
ISSUES through one of The nor,boIns M, i,"',
mates tormiup tho external c,verin,, Of ,L
are put tore,her. so as their di,meier o,,ond' .
little bevond the outer odye of tho a. ~
which are thus nlaccd as il were in '''II
course. Tho snace he,ween ,wo cons",'',;''o
floats boa,s is ,hcrehv encIos.d n. Tho ,,ds H.
f,r,nino an anon hov. ., tho, az ,Lo ,,a,i
vnlves ,beso b,vos ra,,in.,ha l 1'-. .
,i,h ,bou, u,dor Tho ,,,,,or ,,l ,tat ~. ~
snnror, tho ,..soi and ~, ham,, ~, w." ,, y.
,lsn nreven,s tho shoe, ir,n ,,b,.h ao,.aIa, u "
tive rvlindar fran comn'r in con,ac, ,,iIi, VIC ~.
o,i,, ,, ,L, snrf,,,, ~ ,I, a, - VI
snnnnr,ad nnon n had If air !, ras,s Ls oo ~,
,,a,or hu, ,he ana,s or ,,dd,os nI'n,,a .a .''o
entIy in Tho water go ,ba, ito $780, a'.e''
noyor nerm;t mnvemen, of ro,a,,nn ,',',t "'"y
the same time being aoco,npanied with a mnya