Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-23
The calorIc shin.

The Caioric ship.
Appleton's Mechanics Magazine for September
gives the following account OF the present condition
oil the caloric ship.
" The calorc ship Ericsson is now lying al the dock
OF Messrs. Hogg 4 Dalamaters Works, foot of North
Thirteenth street. All the supply and working cylin-
ders OF the original construction have been removed
entirely, with their pistons, heaters levers regenera
tors and air pipes On the other hand. there have
been retained the .plate the principal framing,
shafts, cranks, the beautiful valve movement, and
even the connecting rods which, in the old arrange
ment transferred the motion from the working beams
10 the crank in place of the four huge sets of cyln
ders standing perpendicuary, there TO be two mo-
deraeiy sized cylinders the line of the keel, and
inclined towards each other. making an angle with
the keel of about As degrees.
The supply cylinders of the same stroke, in
number. One is placed each side of each working
cylinder and worked from the head, in the
manner pumps often placed on each side of the
air pump in ccndensing marine engines Ii will thus
be seen that the present engines of the Ericsson COM
prise two working and four supply cylinders. The
working cylinders are each six feet in diameter with
eight feet stroke Speaking theoretically of both ar
engagements, these two moderate sized double acting
engines designed 10 be efficient as the four large
single acting ones previously employed in consequence
OF working with higher pressure. In these engines
The same air is to he used repeatedly under higher
pressure. This is the difference between the present
and the former engines of the Ericsson The regen-
orator, In different form, but aching on precisely
the same principles, and with, it is presumed precise
ly the effect for good i'll, retained and con-
tlnues to be relied the chief economic feature
This is the fundamental feature of the caoric engine
and the suppostion that had been given up would
be equivalent 10 supposng the caloric engine AN OBJ
soete dea,' which is yet far from bling the CASE.
ACCIDENT THE PATERSON RA1LRoAD-On Mon
day an accident occurred the Ramapo and Paterson
(N J) Railroad. The So O'Clock afternoon train left
Jersey City, with three passenger cars for Paterson
The Train was running al the rate of forty miles per
hour, when, near the Boiling Springs the engine and
tender were thrown off the track. The speed was so
great that the engine could not be Immediately rever-
sed, and ran for an eighth Of a mile blowing up the
earth as it went, and demolishing the track The fire.
man had both legs crushed but the passengers escap-
ed unhurt.
FINDING FORTE 1t is charitably supposed
that every thing is good for something's or, a.
Pope has it, that nothing is made in VAIN The
very crookedest stick of man is doubtless good ol
something or other, if one could only find on: what
II u.s. But finding ones forte is not always so easy
matter, as may be seen by anecdote which we
heard from an eX-cabnet minister, respecting one Of
his clerks. After BICYCLING at the first duty he was
put upon by the secretary for few days, he com.
planned that he did not like it.' new sor. of la
Dor was assigned to him; but he came back with
the same story, adding {" don't think it is my forte
What would you like TO do - in uired the accom-
,""u"''',s eeC'eI"'y: why, Sald me clerk, " "nef
came into office, took an oath to support the con
stution'-l want 10 do that think that's my forte !,
Speaking of the Inconvenience which the scourgt
has subjected it to personally, the ~ o. Delta goe
on TO say:
"Our Office has suffered more from the epidemic
than any other in the extraordinarily we have six
teen compostors engaged on the paper, one foreman
an assistant and copy-holder. Our foreman ha
been sick during the last five weeks; many of on
cOmpOSitors fed (sOme to the lake and others Il
Texasl at the approach of the epidemic three hav.
ded, nve are now sck,--",rd three are nov
convalescent But as the sick fast getting we'll
and the nvalids almost able to resume work, 9TH
runa ways we suppose will not return while there i
danger,) we will soon be able to present our reader
with an old fashioned Delta again. One thing i
certain it is impossible to print good paper with
out good printers. The editorial corps. too, ha
suffered greatly from the epidemic, still there are
fstD more left.'