The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-25

good shi As the sperm, woSld refer 70 Cape ou Esz
ght aud IL IL that about four years ago. the
occasion Of the Of the Reliance and the Conquero
osss he E ns sS %
know that the fact snd that they were lost from
ors minds as 10 the brlancy Of the French lights and
English" NH
Questions and answers 4475 to 4.4sl inclusive. relate
especially the French and English lights. and 10 the
two ols-spermaceiu and coza-of much interest. but
not included here, because they have no bearing on the
relative expense and efficiency OF the lights in England
and the United States.
"a is2 Are yon aware whether tho floating lights in
America placed In dangerous situations as
the lights upon this coasts No. am 'aware-l only took
81 is3 Mr.. Chapman Have you had an opportunity Of
inspecting the American lights Not since the year 1919
have stated that knew nothing except from tho report TO
Asa When you stated the number Of their Lights as
2i2 does that include all the American lights L does
with the exception Of 30 floating lights. the number 2i0
includes all the lights OF the United kingdom.
should you taken the lights OF The United King
dom-eyey arbor light, and every inland Highland thnn
the twol When mentioned the number 2i2 included
all the habor lights certainly, but in the averages have
given believe tdoes not do any such thing cannot
ceve that in official report Congress. purpossy drawn
up 10 institute plain comparison OF they would SO
4,4S6, II is of your knowledge, then MOI
took Il from the report TO Congress for this year
"4,iS7 Bat, in common famess you took the whole oil
the lights OF country harbor and sea lights, In order to
a should habor
and lights Of the other oounryl Certainly; but the
comparison - not made between all the American lights
and all the English lights"
Capt Washington estiies to the efficiency OF the Eng
sh floating lights, and refers the visit OF Commodore
Perry to Europe the subject of lights. &c, &C.. and
also to the experiments instituted by the Treasury De-
partment TO test the paccabity of using gas lard OIL
Sc, &C.. but to add il here would be 10 increase the
length Of this article beyond reasonable limits.
There two important facts which the intelligent
reader will not fail in this testimony, which he
would not have observed from the extracts
1st That Capt Washington derived his information
from document emanating from the same source that
these referred IA and ss) did, and quoted from in the
latter, though the assumed facts Captain Wash
iagoas, and derived from the most reliable
I'd. That he supposed the comparison fair one,
embracing only such of the American lights oil
equal class with the &c Trinity house lghls and the
242 lights OF the United States, which include those of
single lamp, beacons &c., &c., well as the harbor.
river bay, sound, and seacoast lights Questions 44S3
10 4,4S7 inclusive above put the matter in
true light; that is, that while Capt w. believed he was
using truthful statistics sustain his assumed position
he in fact using the very data which he did not be-
| leve he was.
The testimony OF Capt w. before the select committee
lighthouses, of ls45, is just such to be cx.
peeled from officer Of his profession, ability, and Lu-
manity and those who feel interest in saving the lives
Of and the property Of citizens, would dc
well to read it carefully.