Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-22
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from stem to stern. surpasses anything
We have seen in this country, noted as il
/ is for producing the best ships in the
world.e In order 70 give additional
strength TO tho ample timbers, the entire
frame is banded BY a double series Of al.
agonA braces OF fiat BARI OF iron, Let in
70 the imbers at intervals of about three
leet. each series being riyeled together st
All points of intersection. In addition 20
the ordinary central keelsons. thers are
six engine keelsons, holted ON the ton 81
the hoor timbers, for three-fourths Of the
length of the ship. onthese keelsonsths
bed plates of the engines are secured by
bolts passing through the floor timbets.
These bed plates extend over the entire
area occupied by the engines, and present
continuation Of iron flooring, NOT Wit
messed in any steamship. The security
thus attained is further enhanced by disl
pensing entirely with the numerous holea
through the bottom Of tho vessel, which
In steamers are necessary, and have often
brought that class OF vessels 10 sinking
condition. The engines being arranged
In the centre Of the vessel, the decks are
not cut off as in steamers and as the
whole of the machinery Is confined within
vertical trunk 20 feet long aud 10
feet wide, ample space Is left on each side
OF the ship for state rooms along is en-
tire length, with unbroken passages fore
and aft, on either side. The freight deck
also presents an uubroken sarea fore and
aft, diminished only in width in the cen.
trail part of the vessel. The coal being
carried in the bottom, at each side ofthe
engines, the fore and AFT holds are clear
for freight. The central arrangement OF
the engine involves Of necessity central
crank, and thus the spar.deck presents an
uninterrupted area on both sides, the or.
dinary Objectionable crank matches being
dispensed with. Tho slow cunbustion
peculiar to the ealorie engine renders the
huge smoke funnel unnecessary, A short
pipe to carry Of the gases produced by
the combustion on the furnaces takes its
place In the caloric ship.
The absence Of steam In every form d
sufficiently important in producing a
more pleasant atmosphere than in steam.
ers, but far moro remarkable Is tho fact
that the quantity of air which will be
drawn out of the ship by tho action Of the
supply cylinders Of the engines, will or.
eeed sirty tons IN wei9M every hour
Captain Ericsson, In calling our attention
to this fact, furnishes US with few d.
cures that we feel certain our readers
will need, as much as wO did, 70 eompto.
hend how 90 vast ventilation Is effected.
Each supply piston presents an area Of
l02 superficial feet, with stroke Of siS
feet. Six hundred and twelve cubic feot
Of atmospheric air will, therefore be drawn
into the engine at each stroke; aud whom
the engine makes fourteen strokes per
minute, $500 cubic feet. But rs there
are four supply cylinders, they will, in
this space of time, draw in 50, ,e72 cubic
feet, and In 90 minutes there viii be thus
circulated I,O66,3a0 cubic feet, Tho
weight of atmospheric air Is nearly t3h
cubic feet TO tho pound and thus 4 win
be seen that 60 tons Of air are drawn
from the interior Of the ship through tho
engines, and passed of Into tho atmos.
phere, every hour. The effect OF such an
extraordinary system Of ventilation, in
purifying the atmosphere Of the ship, p
u self.eyident.
The simple contraction Of the calorfc
engine, and the small quantity Of coal 10
be handled, will reduce the number Of en-.
gineers and fremen, in the aggregate, 10
less than One.fourth the complement re.
quired for steamers. The great reduction
in the number OF men whose duties are
incompatible with strict cleanliness, will
still further promote purer state Of at
moSphere In caloric ships than IN steam
ers. Again, as no smoke, whAtevey. IL
| produced, when anthracite coal 10 employ
ed, the masts and rigging Of the chioric
ship will be as clean as in sailing vessels.
We examined the combustion Of the
sixty.horse caioric-engine most critically.
No smoke could be detected from Il, and
we arrived at the conclusion, that with
a slow combustion and easy firing, smoke
cannot possibly emanate from the antlira.
cite consumed in the furnaces. Europe
has scarcely any Of this fuel, and in
national point Of view, therefore tho In.
PRODUCTION Of the caloric engine is impor.
tant. We congratulate the eommefciaI
world that this invention is 70 be prosen.
ted upon q scale and in q manner com.
mensurste with is surprising magnitude.
The commercial part Of this enterprise 10
conducted by Mr.. John Is. Kitehing, q
merchant Of New York city, who has, for
this purpose associated with him a few
gentlemen Of wealth and high standing.
Il Is fortunate that he possesses the prsc-
teal intelligence which has enabled him
to appreciate the advantages 70 be derived
from the production Of this new motive
power. He at once concurred with Cap.
tain Rnesson, that its develOpement in
practice should 50 thoroughly test its uti-
i lity aud value, that no doubt could thero'
after be entertained concerning either.
So far as human scrutiny and foresight
can penetrate, this invention promises 70
be the richest boon 70 commerce and civ
ilization yet attained By the application 70
machinery Of those natural forces created