Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-01
MERrwrATnEa LEWIS, Secretary.
THE ERICSSON.

Pre,!rn, Fillmore and the President elect yesterday
tied ca"ric chip Ericsson, oorcd IN tho Potomac
at Alexandra. They lett The ward AZ eleven A. VI
in tho Vixen, accompanied BY the Hon l.. Everett
Secretary nf State Hon J. T.. Kennedy Secretary tn
Navy, Hon y. H. II Stuart Secretary "l hs interior ar'
pstY Of about thirty gentlemen, including ConmDinrri
Snu'rrick Morris Sl0at and Smith; Captains Rngeod On
mont Powell Swnrtwout ~ likes and Sands; Lieut. D4il
gren the Board Of Ordinances Lieut. May, "a III" u5sc
ya;nry; Chief Engineer shrw oud; Pur>cr Sinrn Hon
e. Wnthrn; Hon T. Batter KIM; lr--rs Burrows PrnEI
nan AMI G1ccnow. members ii the li"u-" Committee
Naval Affairs Nl-ssrs T. Rchic, +. p Blair Na$in.n:
irving and Thackc'ay
The party received boar! Of the cai1c ship
Captain Ericsson and It's e"runnHs"r, Captain Lowber.
we're ut engines. winch been prl
into operation to the purpose Of facilitating liz cxltna
ton. These inspected closely, and with The Dc, pes
interest Qucsiinns asked conceivable nom
connected with their construction ana working cal, q.
forth rxpandt!pns that apie,r" Ia rive entire satisfaction
all present. The theory practice al The wil", av.
recently placed before the public render r.clp
uut;on necessary ~ shat the first anu cnr,
ypernentnl trips New York realize! again yr.,rr
day the engine ROOM quite cool and Hn'artrG aira-
pherc the furnaces IN lu PLAY with death vi anrhaC,
coal exceeding trrc nchc- N each; The valves El
play The cylinder al' al ""rN - cool that trr" an.
could hr placed upon il wiiuu, cG!"ri fer length
Time mud the shaft revolving 1T the nhpur fur m,
halt times III minute. The sip beng al anchor n
greater could safely he attempted. During her I'm
ho*cyc from New lorI The o!u"ns per minute wc!,
about nine and that number did Indicate tho -
Tie engines. Although nj work during three days ,ynou
ntcnlssn: il was satsd, uSiIaii"n the mo
rate ltmpetdTc Of The cngIn" room that Sind rs wc;,
ou.uIl
lie Tip ~ NJ" exceed four and hall tons Der day
Having listened 10 Captain Eri"ssnn> lucid exposition al
The moduS upcrandi :" his invention several O M, visitor.
addressed he srivcS The ariccr and woknrn in
dance Une Ui the uicr"iiSr stated Inn, N;
nearly nil employ IN dtTrrImt had been prry. !,
employ ri in snilIr capacities IN The Atlantic st.ar,l md
that nothing could exceed the One engine,
fireman. and nue gr uSar on u'y a time arG s
respective lnbuf-ne stldaGu light. and hy crgu.. .,,
pleasant. He hided. questions put ~ one OF ia
naval engineers present. that tie heavy weather tnrun
tered Al SEA ad not III The slightest particular
portion -! line machinery which worked sronIlv MAJ
eecii1!iy IN the gale Is In tho river
Some ul the naval officers dt-cGndr. he FREIGHT drL
Will. lay gentlemen mounted Ia The loon drr or Iu-;;,
ted groups inspection ut HE snuuns sicrtuu en-
ard All the II Cctea Il first class ship They assemble,
subsequently IN the main saCur, whence adjourned T.
the inrheun table To compare notes and satisfy an ann.
tie eng, ndrrrd ny the mornings brr Vh, ca,r,s M
irrct rr surIect matter tCt iIm"nz"d ~ rno genera
result lii. practical; 0t IT.. had cc,,t III.
himri build OF weasel aaI IT. capacity lar the sD
age .: :-H'. While The amateur had satisfied E,., Il il,i
In" 3H comfort -: The !l--.Ec"r hal !rn: IsIu. u.i,
con>;', i.
OF IL. caorir engine, re5C hu, ono rrIL.cn nrt
that found expression from the ips it =-in.. :l-i
paG; IL judge; ney had Doubted but w:rc con-
yinCr: they mad a9r,rnt,t eXagg. rr1Ign al
conviction that The wames; praises o mo friends
OF "a plain Ericsson upon HI twentieth 90 no exceed IL
merits
INSPECTION luncheon philosophy and gossip over the par
y returned 10 the contracted quarters the Vixen
and ere landed g. the navy yard hal past three
~ dsHIrFf0T R,p4o!i- Of EriGos.