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vi,lfSd he calorlc nip "a i1s PolpNsf oa Affe'.
cs,,k ~, week. u he ctpf.s 81 m ven Capt
f,l.,.e.. g. mesna o. q aodsl isPtssen1ing ne
$1,000 N ~ shlc' erplalBsa mibuIsiy tpd ~
y,,ss lssr,k ne msshahish pessllaHlies q NE
- ,no,er. usrlnk laishtd ths mfeAanleAl d<s-
efirsIos, Ne costlnatd
sOne Of The great advantages o. tplf lnffnilon.
and. ii pvint u hnmaniiys NE gfeEifsL y, mai
49,, eaa s. 10 plsslos alsler any elrenmssanees
~ ~ a,s1tion Ne E7ill hrar u no Aofe htaFlren
49, .eef1srls wAieh ubH 10 frequently ocrpr.--
ff-oae-c "a applauss fAnds In COMMERCIAL
s5ia. Il view is sdsani1gese Ne rui t,tplly
slsimaied. This ship aadss fps sest viii carry
cJal enough 10 cissssraa-- slate thcEelpbe. Five
handred nas asy ..sss Wilt I'D Ibis
P9TD.-e. lcu esn 20 70 Cl@aa and baek without
eng In Goals thetei Yba can lg3 from The
tailed Ssalcs to Aust.a ADD lbtnee % Erglend,
wIihoa, eoa.ing IL Aasiraliat IApPla4se This
vessei.c3asumei four tons an1 quarter only in
twenty loaf hears during heFlaie nip. 1fnis, gen.
Iemer, i not lheory--ftis Ifaeice. lApplaasel
Aethacile is the bestfuel fSriihis engine. because
We ONLY require a slqw radialing te a. aud pre-
diet tia. waen this scw m else power shall have
bctn Introduced, England IA colne hilher tor her
coal British yesseisxi tobl on this siie, instead
Of on the other side oflhs Alkantic. tRtnewkd sp-
plause, and toay eohtnued1 Oar lhduRtains "
aalhfaeiIe coal are inexhaasiible. The whole
wdrll may com. here for their luel.l Under our
preseni steam SYSTEM We canh0 carry coal enough
70 cross the Paels S1gaous Iriermsdl1te coal sta
tiOh.. Fast stzamcfss eann1l exist IN their own
catnings, 50 great y the expense Of the present
system Not only hare thek to pay " ne coal,
but also for handing Ii, and 6iosstheF nearty six-
~ msn are employed 10 onS Of lhe.s large steam
vessels % connection with ihc mactlnerys II a
vessel upon this principle nIst more han twelve
men certainly wonid Be rebdisisc. ApplAuse
single hrenaa on duty at time here snlices.
whereas 10 the ocean stcanfr a hsavY gang OF
men are necessary. view this machine as Of
great importance, IN cenntxien with Th4 great in-
iergai improvements II your STATE, which you are
now rEgagtdi in carrying out, You have o4iy TO
psele your railway Communications, inconnex-
ion with the West, and eoniihne ihslsame 10 The
entrance Of Chesapeake baYt Norfolk, where yon
have an excellent harhor, Toll get yfnt f1ryour
gre3t~sg: icullural prsiuce. ard seal 70 " the
ennhIksss on The other sile Of Inc Arapilc- ! say,
c0plpls,e your Internal commpniealiohsI and Viz
yinia, with her immense mineral and agricultural
resources win become.Ihe grfat, i npt The great,
es,. stateof The Union. lExc!sslve applause apd
Steam lines, il coustsuctediai once woull NOT
plp whereas aioric ships woa5d yield Immediate
prolis although the trade is nit 80 grehias II viii
BE-. must again call upap yot 10 loof n !hls nsM
proyenens and you wifi dhd bat Il has a. ilnror-
liant bearing upon ihemP lAfplause i /.
Captain Ericsson nov saldlthal hA would be
ytryhappy 10 reply to any queFigiis d rfll zoo y
lAis new N jtiye power HetEral inldrregaiqfies
werelhen pfOp3inded by honorable melnbgfs and
BIZ Answered them with exceeding rehthets anu
iisHidttaess he said, among other thihgsi that
thu maximum pressure i twelve rpNnds W the
81 iale inee and that Iba lenPtlaluta nFes.sAty Y
10 added 10 the alt; IN order l4ptndaes Tbs pres
SURE Il only three hundred apd fsAlysidAE degrees,
chs an,nnat III heat lest BY Ihspfaetss ul transfer
auiaanls 10 Gully one eighlhiol the whole, lhe
saYink could BE- eaHtrd still iuAlhtti btl II would
aei g5sal9 enhance The lpe ~ ne npehlus az
We CAN now cary lntl eapugtHto etfeuinhayigaIe
the gabe AMI thar i Sallcfni,Il .ongl ehnlihAel
appliance / A. 10 speed, Mountaineering IhisishtpI
niar miles 0Ay was euhlemp aied, a. lhhl was sui
lent 10 render the enterprise eFmmerghY lront
table. A year as5he waatilielieti lr unuei taxing
10 make cynd fourteen feel ~ da9eteri and
now there are muses. In New YJfk feAiy lacast
and bore cylinders twenty feel Id dlametrf, At their
own risk Such archie improve msnls IN lhe arts
We nave here al one bonnd ptojhcTf ~ tladet OF
three simes The area Of Ihiise oil Gcllinststsaners
while { rrnery BY addlag ahE inch of I'VE. we
thought We did great things. lA.angtlY Vi WIN
felerraee 10 locomotive clgincsl Caplatl Eritsson
said hi could now baildoHe lastFnoFsh t3f ireght.
pdrnnses; hut IN oSr gear hsincs he rtndi cons
siInet one ttfnn wish abr lassrSl lApalause MI
Aluding Is the caoric ship, he sIateF that she
G ulEsarTy three tines az mncAlrtightas Ihf iast
AtlAAte steamers a. shs hnsIlan entEe freight
daes w ~hieh acaaiis faffie1 the e1alr n ths
vessel being slowed pel%H the ffeighl Deck, IN.
bunkrrs, aloogsidc lhs eisness The doh, inclu.f
ding the pI.eAt charges u the same as ihat 81 an
ordinary ocean steamer so lhatlhe emsilqyer will
have the benefit lf the nd fantaSfs Of tiF new mo-
tive power without additional paw, In relation 10
stltioGafy cnginrs he said thai they would not be
50, ca Up as CHIP e,sure cusines, but about The
same al tho OF low pressure l#fEtI.~...
I'd d ,etnsn,n he said III row want ypl3 70 join
me hi d fn,s.ing che b sahh Of a gfnlemad 10 whom
tn cadatry i IN b;ed, y wlom iAs tfRrt4 II H.
d.b.cd for having this nsx n:9iise powell tested on
such ma gnideent scale az NJ ta fsndea second
experim ut heceSsary. mead, lpi,1 hHehii 9,
of New Yofk yonng merchant nf sdrpk Eng "a
g4ciIy, eaterpnist, and perseyerenee. II is nov
only sixteen months ago since first submitted this
uilject TO him. and let me here site, that ony
eleven months ago this vast fabTic. with is ma
chihery existed only paper and hardly that, FER
Ipanaed most of the parts as the work progressed.
fIpplanse As Ehave stated only sixteen months
ago he undertook 10 procure The means 70 carry
oItlhis gseat enterprise, wihsiandMg the sneers
and the predictions OF failure in iiiereanile guar
tes He viewed the success OF this enterprise with
the most remarkable foresight. | could npt there
lore permit this opportunity 10 paSswihout express
sing my infinite gratitude 70 Mr. kitching for
having enabled me 10 carry into practice lin So ef-
fcieni a manner, this new motive power. His
name will be handed down TO posterity in cpnne1-
ion with The many advantages. both IL point OF hu-
mainly aud commerce, which will result from lhe
introduction OF This power. Iihereinre aHkyou y
Join me IN drinking Mr. Kiichings. health, ana
that withthf cheers" iktA