Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-18
RICHMOND GNGUssi L i.
isnS EsDaY MORNING, MARc,, &c. 1853
.rak NElN MOTOR.

TIE NEW MOTOR.
n III. excursion Of the Virginia Senate the caloc ship
Cant, Ericsson explained minuey and OF great LENGTH the
mechanical pccuiarss of the moior-and then pre-
sented tho following statements:
Some of the great advantages of this invenon nnd in
roin, OF Humanity the greatest is tiut there can DC no e
posion urder any circumstances BY It's adoption VIC ~
nenr OF hesrt-rendhe accidents, when no" 80 ~
queny Long continued applause anu ~
,narca pun, OF view, its advantages cannot be
estimated This ship under your !eet WIN carry eu &C.
10 clrcumnsv gae tic globe Five hundred anu my .is
a hncr ,I,nut taxing In Goals there You can go from
rhc United States TO Australia and thence 10 England wiz"
out coalry in Australia! [Appausel TINS Vessti con-
mined ,nr ons and quarter only in tweny-lour lours uu
49, H., rim This gentlemen is not theory Is prGc.
lice [Appla use Anthracite is The oeS lue' LOT . en-
zinc because only require s!o", fauu'S % l ~
o,ssic, that when this new motive power snai nave
roduced Eng,nd will come hither Tor her coal BRIT
sh vessels will THE side instead OF ON me oer slee
r. The Atlantic Renewed applause, and long continued
=. w. ,;ns o anthracite coal are nexhausiblc. The
no,s world may come for their fuel Under pre-
en steam system cannot carry coa enough 10 cross
rho pacific without intermediate coal stations
E,s1 ste,msrs cannot exist on their own earning
great il the expense Of The present system Not only have
n.v 10 nav fr the coal but also Tor andng III and Alto
gslher nearly sixty men arc employed IN one OF these large
oan v.,ssis in connection with the machinery. In YES.
sci upon this principle not than twelve certainly
would be requisite IAppause single fireman duty
49, ., me sufces whereas the steamer hea w
of men nre necessary view this machine of great
mnSrrance in connection with the great internal improve
vonr which you ced in
ING out You have only 10 complete your railway commu.
rirsons in connection with the West and continue the
~ The entrance OF Chesapeake Bay TO Norfolk where
YOU have an excellent harbor 10 get for your
Horticultural uroduce and send II the countries on The
other side OF the Atlantic say complete your internal
communications and Virginia, with her immense mineral
and agricultural resources will become the great if not the
greatest State Of the Union Excessive applause and ong
continued.
Steam nes If constructed at once, would pay where
"a caIorc ships would yield immediate profits although ha
as he. | must .ulln
you 10 look at this motive power in connection with
your internal improvements aud you will find that has
important bearing upon lhcrn.' Applause
Captain Ericsson said that he would be very happy
10 reply any questions in relation TO ,is motive pow
Several nerroeuoes We're then propounded By honor
able members and he answered them With exceeding
ness and dstinc,ncss He said among other things thai
the maximum is twelve pounds the square inch
and that the temperature necessary 10 be added the air
order produce this pressure is only three hundred and
slightly -four degrees The Of heat lost BY The process
of transfer amounts 10 only oneeighh of the whole The
saving c0uli be carried sill. further bu, il would great
" enhance the value u the machines can only carr,
fuel enough circumnavgae The globe and that sui
Gent Long continued appansc.l As TO speed, In con
srucling this ship nine miles only contemplated a.
that was sufficient render the enterprise commercially
profitable yesr ago he rdicuIed for undertaking
make cylinder fourteen feet Ia diameter; aud
houses New York ready TO cast ard bore cylinders
feet in diameter, al their Iisk! Such the improve
ments in The arts have here bound prndurea
cylinder Of three times the OF those OF Conss
cas-; while, formerly, by adding inch two, though
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motive engnys Capt, Ericsson said he could build one
fast enough regh,iug purposes but III year heuc,
he could construct 10 with the fastest Apg
AudnI III" ralorc ship he stated that she Cu;d
three much freight the fast ATLANTIC steamers
she h entire freight deck, which coal Is carried
the vessel being slowed below the freight deck
bunk ers alongside the engine. The cost. including hs
patent ch.i.es is the same as that OF ordinary
steamer that the employer will have the benefit the
advantages The motive power without az iliane
Ia relation 10 stationary engines, he said that they
would lie chcupas hRh pressure engines but abcu
the same as ,hHse OF low.pressure.
"Geu,rncn'' nc said, Il you Join me in
drinkn. the health ui grncan 10 whom the il
indebted the rorld is indebted Tor having this ncw
motive power tested such magnificent scale
render second experiment necessary mean John b
httching OF New York, young merchant 81 surprising
gacity and perseverance. II Is now only sixteen
uonns ago since FIRST submitted THE subject h.; and
let me here 0ay eleven months this ia
brio with il machinery, existed Gni paper and hardly
that, fur planned most u The paIts the work pro
crossed Appiluse As have stated. only sixeen month.
ago he undertook PROCURE the carry out this
great enterprise. Notwithstanding the and The preiic.
lions iaire in mercantile quarters tie viewed the
OF ttr enterprise with the most remarkable foresight
could mar therefore, permit this opportunity pass with
out expressing my Infinite gratitude 10 Mr.. Kchng fo
having enabled me 10 carry into practice in efficient
manner Til motive power His name !" Ill be handed
down posr3iiy in conhrxun with the many advantages
both IN ,niu, ~ humanity and commerce. which wall .csn
from the ~ ibis pvner therefore nsk
Join me in drinking Mr. kchug's health and that with
three che ers'
His health accordingly drunk in bumpers aud rhrr,
cheers given and repeated E'ust enthusiastically il
Virginia style.
And imme stately succeeding load end Ho~r'~ oh
were given Tor Ericsson.