New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-04

OTricE og rnE BALAScE Dock
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TO the Public.
OrricE or rnE BAL,ScE Dock,
Ne,y-Yors .gth October, 9+5)
~ ITO New Yo. F0otu. Dry Dock Company, in put
ilng forth M isr htce SbBl they nave seen NJ 10 cal
n feet. relative 10 i Great Britain having been
rass ba Np iplH purs, have u1de such illusions 10
afsera Hpd flrgdt ehve gsuo alternative but TO reply
NHet trtfhia be level OF the authors Of That com
rantarp o. .hr auFpuse thcy iaye employed we cna.i
ff.asaf Nftt u tuntlfHie Wihl We stVt hetet"'vre'
~ 8f stsri . uuca bis proved isHre in - Hp-
t ,lr asf.tl pfbcipc n wanting ilst practical
sas WfHrd rf it Ht as owners, and ~ compared win
a. >tmassifari.fl iati, aics e. - hereafter shown.
So Costs ti.rli statement. ihH', on Saturday, me
itib VI UditiH was taken into p0cH, Hni amer
,eisiaF rf vnsl, her propeller 90 be repaired,
,.li ~ at.fsi ,ai us ury would have il under
,arf fiu .tr HiFl ie sip ap o water, they were
fffp.i tl t4rfse IL .s hh sir vns high enonRhi1r
pifpurcs su fH fi mol ia'h, and trouid not aHo'r
,I., a M s,.Ia icr NyHs t4rrHPan inserted TINT. on
Mundat iU1HiGe ue rA would De- aheu entirely out o.
water Tr lf a elf ling Already exhausted The whole
-ho-aud the knowledge % their inability 10 perform ther
promise ~ well that Il hey had iie power they would
he flowed 20 cNef H. make apparent he object OF
calling rth.f the Public. tha The, might proclaim the
Willingness aud ability the Company do that which they
knew was not wihn their reach Ihl- neusiVe pr-!enee i
still farther persisted in and attempted TO be maintained by
the certificate OF Capt Hoke which we shali hereafter
prove hol unwaranied by facts and therefore unworthy
Reconsideration.
about 2.3o0 tons they mean net weight undoubtedly as
her weight stated in the English papers when she
out of dock. 10 he about 20 tons gross-shp heng
estimated in gross They then stale the docS consists Of
'''''''D V 'O9' 2icO tons.
And one section Of $50 tons. $50 tons
II has also lG dhoa,s each equal to-. ca
Making, as claimed by lis owners, al entire lifting
power o. .olSu tohs
With tie most npaccountable simplicity they then IT
that after lifting about 100 tons they sounded and found
thew had remaining about or The greater
amount claimed 700 tons, which added TO 1900 tons make
$500 TONS which, deducted from $3.50 he power claimed)
shows deficiency OF 100 IONS Thus they demonstrate
ruth OF our position ard achieve victory their
ignorance In regard 10 this statement we shall hereafter
show they had neither lifted 100 had they remain
inu g lions ~ &
short pause. and when the waller had found us way back
INTO lie tanks by working through the pumps them
stated they might have found The quantity cnned, but
prepared 10 they exlau0ed their tanks entirely
they did not sound stated until time afe Ii Is
here worthy Of remark, that Captain Hosken, in The eXu
berance Of his grsude for not exposing the 'raOe OF the
bottom OF his beautiful ship, after her social visit among The
rocks and shoals Of Nantucket cerhes that after rails the
ship y feet there remained 500 tons lifting power unez
aus,ed while the owners, who doubtless did not know
much the subject himself claim butte or 700 tons We
word more bythebye for Captain H. and his cerl
fcute wei! the which is made of IL He hbys his
ship raised y feet and so il Is given out by the Com
pany The Public left to understand and SO il is no
doubt intended have them believe that the ship raised
"A feel from end :oead Now Capt h knows. and SO stated
that his ship was raised only feet in the
in his for this statement obnoxious Ills 10 this
severe criticism
Commissioners appoisIed by the Navy Department 10 en-
anime and vino did examine, the Secliona! Dock THESE
per cent OF eNfess o., s ybc ibv had hem sD-sk
ing in other words that the Dock falls IS. per cent short
in lis effective power what claimed for it, Trey also
then show, what is known 10 MI Naval gentlemen, that all
ships increase in weight from the stern forward and that
they are much heavier the bows than aft, which accounts
70. the position the ship assumed this OCCASION with Nh
equal power applied 10 her bottom from stem TO stern We
VIII now demonstrate what we nave asserted, tha lii'
Dock has failed To sustain It's pteensions The lac; So
nues continued operation o the pumps the tanks Of her
sections entirely exhausted that on Saturday the 10Th
instant her pumps operated three hours, with an in
Permission of thirty minutes only Intervening; that they
then sucked and that the tanks Of The SECTIONS were eX
hausted that OF The inventors and part owner has ad
mied we can prove, that the power Of Inc tanks IN e
sections exhausted on Sunday following, and that The
floats one-,hrd under water but he coatended
thai TIE residue of power in The floats (Which is not IT,
tended lifting, but equilibrium po'vc) was equal 10
lifting the remaining Goo 700 out OF water The ship
raised higher en- Sunday than on the day preceding
That there be 20 misunderstanding on this subject we
ha, nneers buiders and gentlemen Of sputab!e
sending We're IN attendance upon THIS DOCK on every occ
en she ATTEMPTED TO RAISE The Great Britain by whom
establish only the truth OF the above statement
but thu, they cid raise he ship more hun Zee! al:
and feet forward d, most but shade more, al any
time. But iudul.ng in all iberaNy towards tie dock
and TO preclude oil doubt we VIII take ioS granted that
the ship lifted feet ait and u feet forward Yielding
the Advantage this gives in admit ting the increased ee
WALTON In her heaviest secn"n WIZ then appear tie
ship raised feet from stem 10 stern leaving
feet Of her bottom under water The mean dis
placement OF these feet being IN. feet next below her
waterliue when she into dock Is by actual estimation
by 6, makes the whole wei ght 1909 tons ana more. II
this estimation he doubted let scientific gentleman who
understands The subject show erroneous And nov Tor
the result: The tanks OF the sections Tor which Claimed
power $3.50 TONS und onehrd the power OF The endaoas
equal all ZI0O IONS expended IN
lifting less than 1900 thus showing deficiency OF 1850 TONS
loss of nearly oneha her pretended power and showing
that SSs per stated by the Commissioners quite
within tie truth In support o; the foregoing statement
will now compare the performances OF The Dock in lis ef
the Great Britain with lis power exhibited
in docking the Henry Clay. That ship measures l4OO tons
but weighs only 100 The Company employed in their Ell
forts to Der Of the four Of their sections est
mated al 500 tons EACH and of $50 making 1850
TONS and without being able bring the Dock the
face fully prepared prove They then resorted
d,..ipn ed exhausted
power hus showing That reqGied a. least 1900 tons OF
their pretended power 10 m 100 tons Now II 1900 tons OF
much exerted the Great Britain b. her tanks OF
$3.50 aided liy saw 90 tons from the end-hoats We
should say MOI exceed 1900 and fraction. Thus
il vii be seen that by whatever state o! facts this dock Is
conclusive and irresistible that he
and deep the wster 10 operate II IS required 10 be-
does possess fhs the power claimed for II by lis
owners.
Capt HIS. hsd been in possession OF the whole truth and
not by eeuations he would have left behind
him such extraordinary certificate csproved II by
the irresistible testimony and not even sustained by
the statement ofthe Company themselves,
With this full and sr exposure it will be dock
this plaza capable OF raising "A gunship. with ner
rneni men and board, estimated 10 weigh $500
gross (the foregoing estimates are mel ~eeh "ouo
be required 10 than four times large as tn pre-
sent which berth and dept OF water could not be
found in any port IN This country How such structure
be IN way, or excite our jealousy Much Tess our
envy or malice leave intelligent pablo TO decide.
nj BY ORDER OF THE PROPRlETORs
r5- Members of Columbia Division No. 10,
- of r. are hereby requested 10 meet their room cor
Grand nd Broadway Tuesday the 18th inst oi half
past o'clock P NJ for the purpose OF attending the funeral
OF our deceased Brother Burton from bis late residence
South Sevent!.st FourthsL Wlinnsburgh Members
of The Order NJ WiaiDburgh and members Of the Order
generate ar, respectfully invited Join Sth their brethren
p IL GEO. T MORTIMER r. s.
~ Zoist A..ociation.-Ths Association will meet
at National Hail. in CAnels. tnl. evening, Al Ut
rT- Tool, tcbe-The Oriental cure OF the 10th
ury 100 vrars exclusively confined family Cures
every Tooth the head in application without