New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-04
NTWyOPR DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, AUGUST A. 1853

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Coris Eogin- fund performing the sane fsasaa sn
the zane result in the steam engine a. ~ Is
C.rsinly 10 Ccrii.s Engine there s, nfst q, 80
-box l,nch as Sick. patent requires csnsSsHK N,
.,prrs -.,.s which are % he lif-d sad clc--d and
The CONSTRUCTION Of shch Is ~e knowa 70 enssee's .oa
"m,chiri-i,' But TIER. ~ on the conttsiy Ism
containing sliding or orcssr valves which arr n" - o.
hr,a a, I'll A auy time cannot be Wfea IRON tn-r
ss.t. but can b. removed from them only % horizon
tai slcng molten and which are oi,seoi .o' =, ing
on h.r ..ss by pressure grsvSs su' ey norIoo's
or circular M ticn. -,
nas,ing ths ugh siufng beT the bonnet OF me
80 10, contracted in the msnner known 20 engin-
e.s and m.chnss that 20 say with one steam valve
sId one exhaust valve moved n one sno 'n1 sne . s'
ard 18th a corespobdng motion Bot on ths conusry'
och steam valve ano corresponding exhaust wave nas
ia o.o s.parate ard distinct lever which Moves II oy
n.rs,. motion and opens and doses II By sad Zen move
u.t while the lever itse Is never arrest snd Fhi n
nov.mepts are vertical rec'lncN movements As 10
sick,s engine bat the contrary proce dnx if'n oh-
fer. ut ceners act stersy add iosHrdnsy so1 nor "a
rig,, line IN Any part OF th-r operation And aus the
nj Of thes. levers produce results not st,n-d ~
Snkles valve 10 VII. the sudden opening AL TIE
equally sud- en- ci, sing Of the Wolves.
0S 'ourse in Cori.s engine the valve stsn is MT
ito b. raised by the liter which is acted on IN the u:u'
way for ia that engine as there is no wave stem !" o.
htted th.ie is &c hfter 10 raise II IN any way.
Agsp there IN Ccrhs~ engine no INTER A. All 10 ~
upi cid 60. OF there Is DO spring st' NED 20
III. shan OF the ile7 outer ends which en-
hrs 20 The sioes Of the valve AS there is ndsec.
10 valve stem at ALL in Ccrhss engine 50 there Is OF
course DO upper ind OF this STEM listened or h.vns
,td rest upon the upper edges OF the spring where SAID
feathers terminate.
Agsp as there is 10 Coss engine no spring At al 70
one. or shut ard no all TO be maintained TO BE-
II, 10 fall and vslves attached to any sucn stem ana 10
be closed by m motion there IS no meaning a. al IN the
words II Sickles patent -hen the spring sr-nsd the
stem will no longer be sustained by IT, and will
"quenty descend if they are applied TO any paTI OF Toe
! mechanism Of Corii,s engine
vertically, Tor in sny other posIior) from the valve boI
or bonnet tia. It's upper a.i end shall be ne.ry IL
there is no such standard at all there lad isoe
"sd,r piece sustained by that standard which may o.
shifted any desired hight, ana then held 10 place by
means of set Nor Is there any set screw nor any
eauva. Ut iCr II IN The whole engine
Again there is in Cols englLe no adjustable Siding
piece ALL go Of ,Ourse there are no two projecting
"yecge formed pieces OF inclined planes which serve "a
open the ENDS ct the springs Or tn litter aud thu 10 10
rate IT. stem AND The sliding p-ce Is absolutely
waiting IN C.rhss elgne' 50 Is sosura 70 Apply 70 'n
engine the directions CONTAINED IN Sokl-s patent i'r r.
,.rsDe position OF the sidDg piece win its weeSe'
OF inclined psns, aud 20 producing the same Eject ID
different Tom Of operation .,
Aal rs there is in Crli,s engine STANDARD at all
SO that sbseni STANDARD cannot be graduated at all
Again tie valve stem and the detaci tg spring ana
the litter described by Sl,kles are al wanting Ia C0riss
ergre there equi gaent for the er so there
u Al, that eng spring situated on The upper eide
"of the Inter which attached by one end while ITS
"oiner upon the st-m and operating to cause
/ the item 10 descend when the sprii z Is op-ned
So there is not only lot found III Corss engine me
tnre conbDsn If elements used by Sickl-s tor Il
ctng the cut Of but not OF rs parts NJ; Of
The ., obtained 10y OF the apparatus devised oy
him pro duot il the way or IL the same d,Sr-e Or
10 the sam extent The valves are not npped al any
lin. du,iI the asc. NJ descent Of the fer tb-re
b.g 70 litter snd The steam not "cu' of AZ any part
part the stfoke Of The ston, but, IN The contrary ~
W. sla zee IN sequel cut of only during the hall
/ stroke, and 10y apparatus entire ~ dih-fent
So .g.n there's stand AID and DO adjustment by
the .pgu,er In Cosss engine the cut of not aui can
moi b.. odu,Gd mst.ntaneoUsly oth.rsise At any
oued poIt'hst IS 10 cay, point determined on aud
fixed b, the engineer but viii be seen IA tho sequel
fhs heir
su,h sdlussb iiy but peTaes Al points continually vary
ing with eyeIy change ia The heat 81 the un.ce and tue
load of the n.ciintry which the two every,fyiug
CONDITIONS by which the velocity OF the engine Is Affected
So Of the sscorc part of Sckess patent-he water re-
s.rSoir snd its combination There IN Cori's' engine
reservoir As there DO valve stem SO there Is
# course 10 nnus'ion of the valve stem. having
affixed to it its lower end plunge or piston Nor IS
! ilere any plunge or piston at all
A. there is no pubs piston descend into water
ard water restivOr at all 50 the absent water
reservoir has OF within cup or secondary reservoir,
which may be raised lowered Dy means OF agradu.t"g
screw said screw being furnished With nu', by which
81, held il it's place Nor there graduating screw or
a nut or an .Quva nj for either ia tie whole machine
As there j. water teseryor and no plunge or p'on
e. cectIo into the absent reservoir does not Goa
tain alter oil other fluid, to tvothrds, or any
of.r norton Of its hight Nor has the omitted plns-r
holes for the passage # water nor waive lke p-,e
which slides up and down on the lover END oil ths ONT
tee stem
Co,sequelty as This entire device, with all its sppsr ius,
is waiting in Corlis, engine DO suca operstl,u tH~s
place such effect produced there As thoss de-
scib.d IN SiCkless patent No valve stem dess sud- by
esn spring by force OF gravitaisn AMI 80 none
j. retarded Us decent the mt wnere the valves
reach their No samIiIg Of the valves prevented
by The nbn.d plu AL Reservoir aud although none
ak.s pce Yet is be-, from the very organic alton OF
the machine, none ould take place.
On the contrary Of all This the valves in Corii,s engne
beng sliding valves, ed their seats not oy
svrIg by ih,ir grsvitaoD, but by weights, with
motion not retarded b. any water reservoir and punger
or ny other device but accelerated ana sudden this
on continues until after the valves closed and tn
the r would result from The sudden stoppas OF the
weight is prevented 10y sircusblons which receive the
hts ana for which al lldIa ruootr bed would De an
exact equivalent
Two things that are each equal and the other
fling pr. .Gus 10 each other No denies n. Corss
.rere described accurately in his patent i,ht engine
contains Sck.s elements in the same forns of
tOD working in the same way ana working oa the same
resulis th.ll tho item described IN Corllss pN-nt
Lock ~ bis tecGi -" In that olsss of ste, gines
in hich the exhaust ports OF the Juder are
tpeu.d ard co,ed by side valves, whenever the valves
the porte the steam them upon their ea's with
Us whole they cannot then be moved vi bout the
ll.ndiru. Of considerable amounted power but when
ht vsves DO completely close their ports the steam
pressing upn both Of them does tend - hold
htm pom their seats ana ~ these times tbs valves
be moved with Tut small sxeTiOD Of force. When
valve has cOsec port IFS o Is performed aud hence
the e1er.d IL any further movement OF It wn- the
port closed wholly lost NOrr IS customary
is class If engines 10 meet the valves rgId, tna
hen is ed The other Is forced 10 move with 10
the the closed valve therefore moved Si.h
the opening and queItly the whole amount OF
Consumed ID mOVi H. while closed. Is expended 70
lcoc Iur, and teuos only 10 increase the aud
tear Of the engine To avoid his sacrifice OF aud
The 20 retain the adv antA-s which result from
n. Oi the Of tue first psftOfmy
Iyt uun-p hch consists Of moving each 81 tue steam
.Aisusi VALVES Of engine independently by Means Of
rsnk WHIT. OF series, which all attached 70 common
csk vi st p IT, equva device, which secured
~ wit a r,C dos ed .