New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-29
steam Engine. and Engineers.

To ne kditT ~ Ja> sFtort>f
communication signed Scrutstor IN The
Tribune Of the l2lb nst warmly recommends Boa
q scientific Engineers 10 ds;erne the qualifications Of
Steamboat Engineers. and rene~s the ionseH
dea Of having only Mechanics who have learned fe''
Of the many branches in manufacturing engines to run
them Az well might the Board Of Underwriters and the
Chamber Of Commerce make it imperative upon amp
owners to employ only Ship Carpenters as ns'gsor' OIL
the ships they build.
u,,v NJ the ,,eaosts in our hsrbor have eost then
owners from 5000 to 10000 each and u II reasona
BE 20 suppose that they would enrust this immense
snop Of property in the hands Of unskiful and incorn
netep, reu Are not the Of Steamboats, In the
nature OF things the most capable OF Judging VINO are
and who are Trustworthy sklf0i' and espso.e, pa
any emergency Of protecting toer proper ana teis
nv tie ives OF al on board II certainly seems 30 70
me. ,s.t ,,.,-aa
scruistor' refers 70 al Instance which occurred
nj, hosyd one of our fnest boss Long Island sound,
where the side pipe broke and alter me oos' -
brought 70 this City her skiul mechanical and prsc
ucal Engineer insisted upon having new PIPE pul IN
which TIE experimenting Engineer would not aio y
but ordered Il patched up sny how ms me ooss y
no other than The Massachusetts, which has run Win
this patch IN her aide pc for the last three roptn
and probably viii for the next three years ana me
perin;endiDg Engineer invites tie most sclenn. "a
gineer IL the country 70 examine the pstcn a. any IN
scrutator7 says that the mechanical Engineer o. 'Hs
Ms.achusetts resigned his situation in conseqoenee OF
Dot being SLOWED new pipe. h9f 80 ne vas Us s
CHARGED az utterly Incompetent and Tor ~shi OF IN
lent sk 10 repair so tng injury a. To at sustained
BIZ the Mssssc husetts II this Is the kno OF meeHsh
icsl" Engineers that Scrutstor RECOMMENDS Delns
licensed steamers would mueh oitei.eI De ..s .
the mercy OF the wind and the waves than they 10" are
In conclusion allow me 10 say, that from long efpe-
rence sra fully satisfied that the best hbk
neers are those who have learned ine oues On ooaro
Of bosts commencing their apprenticeship "a bremen
ana completing their education by acquiring tnorougn
practical knowledge Of every part OF an engine IN s
working stste-snd the most important Of s obtaining
al.o thorough knowledge 81 the strength snc apaciy
~ the boilers which a mechanical Engineer knows
no more about thsn the glass blower who makes wach
CRYSTALS knows shout making the mslH spripg OF "steh
and do not hesitate 70 ssser mat as booy OF prac
teal Workngnen their eqHss In Intelligence soorety
and gentemsny department cannot be iound IN or out
of the City. .
teal Engineer II not II s wrong for him 70 handle =
subect OF which he has no knowledge. u j. an old
saving and believe true one that fool csn ask more
questions In an hour than wise man can answer IN
week and think Editors should be careful no" ihey
omen their columns 70 person who does not possess
psrticle Of knowledge the subject 81 which 10
writes faculty Of turning perod smoothly does not
necessarily imply knowledge Of mechanism out oi'sn
rnaesds and alarms the tnid traveller unnecesssry >
EXTRAORDINARY CAsE.--We learn that one OF
the workmen on the Central Railroad, between here
and Montpelier was killed last week in the following
distressing manner rock that they were blasting not
going OF readily one of the hands TO the rock
supposing the match had gone out but while on the
rock the charge went OF producing seam sufficiently
large 20 take in bis legs and part OF his body The
seam then partly closed up, conining him closely ~
ter using every means in their power 10 eXtcate nm
with no hope OF success consultation OF physicians was
called and al his earnest solicitation blood vessel was
opened vs. which on end was put 10 his suterings.
darlington, VI Liberty Gaz.
The above sisienen is Of go extraordinary charsc.
ter that We elt some hesitation In credng II yet the
source from which il comes ma 10 authorize in be
lief II strikes us however that the decision and action
of the physicians consulted IN This case were most re-
Inarkabe and reprehcusiblc on the same principle Of
roa coming any person whose life Is given over by con
sulung physicGns, may be blcd 20 death or otheise
hascue .Dto eternity. fEJston Trav., Tuesdsy
- An immense iceberg recently found its way
the hsrb0r OF Passport Ne and dashed In pieces some
vessels lying at the whars. i was supposed 10 have
been blown from the Arctic by the strong winiry
gales.