The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-02-12

friends had anticipated. there u It;tIe douh
but tina, the plan will te extensively sdop,
ed. If indeed csloric does not entirely super.
sede the use Of steam. II 10 quite simple
the principle Of propulsion bearing msct
affinity to human respiration. the inhalation
aud expulsion Of air being the key TO ths
whole Tho saprly cylinders i"hals
about 20 tons Of air per hour, that air when
expanded by heat. forces up the piston; !,
Is expelled by chimneys on deck, but tho
heat 10 retained IN = white gauxe frame
work, called 4 reg~nsratov. aud the cold air
entering j, passes through the same regen.
orator. taking up the K-at tho wires have
retained. and thus expanded 10 ready fos
use"
The great advantages Of tho invention
are IN point of economy and safety. The
Ericsson is said to use six tons OF coal in
twenty four hours, and could not consume
more thsn seven, which in point %! cost 10
six to fifty. Only one fireman need he on
duty nj one time, AVID all he has IL do Is to
supply coal about every hour; only one
engineer, aud he has nothing TO do hut
grease the journals, &c. and last but not
least there can he no explosion for the
simple reason that there are no boilers to
explode. On her second uiai trip the YES
sci made ten knots an hour, viii. imperfect
machinery. against wind and tide, aud Il 10
supposed that from 10 to IL miles an hour.
/ can he made with ease after these impsrisc
tons AFRO rem@di-d. In this tip, owiag 20
the unfinished state OF the machinery. and
especially the valves which permitted =
good deal Of air to escape, il was impossi
/ BILE to get more than eight pounds pressure
per square inch. The New York Tribune
renal h The pressure for which the
GaIo,ic engine is calculated ia ~ lbs. per
square inch. and 10 obtain this II is nscss-
sary to heat the air to 3si degss-s BY
raising the air to 450 degrees. a pressure
Of % lbs could b. obtained hli ? Is sui
frisnt for practical purpose. aDi more cop-
venient TO mansge. (apt hacssn. " rot
opinion that ,ha, viii be- r~ai'nrd MS ihv
ia,'nlm rfs--ate by ln'are builds'a OF
r.rrs
lIr IMnegH.- advantages OF this new
nnUgr power must he obvious to every one.
That it ia practical the most skep,icai are
now willing to adult. II is said tina. Capt
Ericsson did not anticpsts that thu ralo'ie
would corpst- with steam Ia fsp'diiy ct
propuson--at least un,il after macy floinis
of Improvement should have be~n su.-
gesiei by experiment. Ills idea seems To
have been only to rival sailing vessels upon
Ion. VOYAGES.
In reference 10 thi. subject We see long
artirl. ia the \atchex Courier from which
we extract some interesting facts ~ to the
relative cheappess Of steam and cal"r'c
vessels. II will be readily perceived ihst
the grent feature which will enable the cal
oric engine to rapidly sopcrsede all other
motive tnachiaerv. il the wonderful cheap
ness of its operation. To this may he
added its ahsolut. snf.sy a. regards he aud
property, even though we Americans are
IN the habit OF prei.rrIng fact things,
however mach danger il run. The hrsi
mentioned quality has double exesppl'tics
t,on 10 sea going vessels. Not only viii
the eos, of fuel he merely fractional com
pared with that upon steam vessels. but the
additional room Tor freight, now occupied
with huge supplies Of coal. will command
greatly increased profit upon trc voyage.
II hxs been generally stated that the rmI-
oric engine viii consume but one nth the
quantity of fuel required for steam engine
Of similar capacity. Not only this hut
practical business men declare that steam
shin which now requires two thousand tons
of coal for voyage across the Atlantic.
may make the trip with csloric engine
upon ninety What immense saving would
here be made. The article ABOVE referred
to cites al instance OF = man In ~. I.ouss,
who lately supplied n steamship with coal
for the voyage from Panama !" San Fran.
cisco and back. vt \ COS. Of tifty th"nsand
doIars. whereas. hsd the Ericsson engine
been employed there would have been .
clear saving Of forty seven thousand dol
lars II is sail to no impossible Tor ny
steam vessel 10 carry even one -touIth Of
the coal requisite Tor voyage from New
York to San Francisco. ar one from .svsr'
pool 10 Calcutta. Tho Inconvenience
and loss Of time IN putting into intsssnedi
Ate ports, together with the unc~stsinty Of
obtaining supplies OF fuel and the great
cost OF them when obtained. have utterly
excluded the steam marine Of both cent
n~nts from ANY sort Of competition with
sailing vessels. A lew trips have been
made around both capes but they o"ly
established the a,,cr incspacity 81 steam
~ MI agent in the operations Of commerce
by WAY Of thuss vastly important routes '
Rot the browning glory" Of hi. i"se"
ton i. justly asid TO l's its complete safety.
| When il 10 brought into general We W.
need expect 10 hear az no more explosions
aud terrible Losses of lie and property
/ Capt. Et,cssnn Is sSid n have been Offered
= million Of dollxrs for tho use 81 his pat
~nt right upon the Pacific Ocean bsfoss
trial had been made.
Va have devoted more space !" thu ssh
! iect than some Of osr resdeu NAV u'swl
| Il deserves, bse " have done 70 bscasss
~ deem the inveatioa ONE Il ths gvsatsee
II not tia gr~atsss. ever Wseds h vtess0et
10 ocean navigation, and t,~easss ths esless,
engine 10 HOW "a1sd fact" We VI!
elise BY sppsndins N snumssAtio" II u,
advantages II The dlssosssy. n,sds ~ :.
swshssisssie editor Of eas Of ~ New tesl
pap~ss:
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ntth - nsuch is~l u sasam easases Asoet
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eswsnasixsss ~ slaAe without s'cptaae =
take II esal, AsNee mt . sail wsll T. tpss
IN ~ sssaM n my years alter ~ sseoe
of ~ nsw psiasipls u esstain; he~se. -
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