The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-06

rokcQs Iuoy 8Io ulO Diuu IN Inc DOW1s Again. tho
model Of the proposed ship 10 like the Americas In
neither being wallsided and rounded at the bot
tom, nor belied but straight from the water lac
to the keel, thus presenting the strongest kind
Of side resistance 70 the water-a perfectly fat
surface being, OF course more powerful obstruc-
ton than one that Is rounded-thus causing great
buoyancy, and, at the same time, forward motion.
With these pecuarties there Is another and that is
the great breath Of beam. Instead Of being
deep, and consequently having, a greater
amount Of friction to overcome, the models OF
Mr.. Steers are comparatively shallow, but wide
IN the middle; and this gives, not only great buoy-
ancy and stability, but great capacity or carrying
power The vessel, moreover, built after the models
OF Mr.. Steers do not ship water, whereas inferior
models are continually plugging and taking in
The America, from her construction glides the
waves like duck, and never dips, and is never wet.
But though having such breadth OF beam, this new
model is 30 rounded at the centre along the water
line, and tapers off so beautifully fore and aft,
that you cannot find out with the eye the exact
central spot-just like the well formed leg of wo-
man, from which Mr.. Steers says he borrowed his
idea. So true is 1t that the highest art is to copy
nature The models Of the America and of the new
ship, in their combinations Of beauty strength aud
speed, are like race horse There Is one respect in
which the new model has an advantage over the
Americas, q beautiful improvement OF Mr.. Steers.
Along each side OF the bow gentle hollow formed.
which, commencing at the water lire at the stem, is
brought down with gradual slope under the side.
The result Of this will be thatthe water which would
% OtncrWl6e thrown up 8nC cause rlctlOn ana Tor
ward resistance, finding a natural channel down.
wards, will seek that course, as being the easiest,
and thus, running under the ship, will lift her up
forward To correspond with this there Is q similar
groove from the centre along to the stern to get rid
OF the same current, not only letting it.pass of
freely but buoying uD the ship aft, in order to
terpoise the increased for ward buoyancy The effect
OF this. Mr.. Steers calculates, will be very con-
adorable. The three great principles which apply
to all Mr. Steers naval structures are: first easy cd
trance, and hence the wedgeli like form of the b,w
second easy clearance and hence the taperng sharp
stern section and, third, stability in the centre
caused by the breadth of beam and the natness of
the side from the water line to the keel.
We have thus endeavored, in such plain
language AZ all Onr readers can understand,
to give an idea Of Mr.. Steers models, and
lection; bus TO be thoroughly understood
and appreciated like beautiful womao, it
must be en-. A better notion Of its beauty can be
obtained in two minutes by inspe ,tion than if We
were to write six columns OF description abolt it.
Mr. Steers was offered three thousand dollars for it.,
which he refused, though it only cost him few days
labor.
When the yacht America went to England, the
after all for one English yacht had her bow,
another had her stern, third had her centre sec
tioD, and fourth, fifth and sixth had each some
thing else in common with her This was the highest
what was it but saying that she had combina:io ion
Of all the PROJECTIONS that were only divided among
others? Leuxis o celebrated painter Of anti
guilty, was requested by the people Of Crotona to
execute painting of Helen, whose beauty WAS the
OF the Trojan war They wanted it for the Tenn
pie Of Juno; and in order that the artist might have
his choice Of the best models they sent him the most
beautiful Of their virgins. Zenxs examined the
charms of all, and instead OF selecting only one, he
retained five OF the fairest from whose united ele
gance and graces he conceived in his mind the form
OF the most perfect woman in the universe, which
his pencil at last executed with wonderful success
1t was the same with George Steers; and the nj.
tect of beautiful ahip-the most poetic of maui.
nate objects, and that which approaches to
"a thing of life"-is as much an artist as the man
who forms q motel for marble statue that seems
to breathe, or the painter who makes the CANVASS
glow with the lipeaments and proportions of the hui
man face and form.
There is as much in the adjustment of the masts
and spsrs and rigging Of q ship as there is in the
structure Of her hull and it Is only when her sails
are all set that her beauty is complete-like fine
woman finely dressed. Ii the masts Of ship are in
serted in the wrong place, no matter how excellent
her build, she cannot sail at all. Mr.. Steers claims
have discovered something in this respect that is
not only mystery to the other naval constructors
and builders, but which they utterly reject. 1t is
to the true mode Of finding the centre Of side ress
lance, He places it much more forward than they
do, and accordingly cuts away "the forefoot' in Or
der to get his masts well back, which has the effect
Of keeping the head of the ship high out Of water
His reasons appear to be perfectly plain aud sasfac
tory, and are based on scientific principles. They
calculate the whole area Of the side, from stem %
stern and, dividing 1t into two equal parts by per
the centre of side resistance which is always by thil
calculation abaf the centre Of the ship, by measure.
ment Steers, on the contrary, making allowance
for greater resistEg qualities in the forward part of
the side, because fxtter and more perpendicular
than the hinoer part, finds the centre of side re.
ssance forward OF the centre of the ship but brings
it A. far back as possible by cutting away the under
part Of the bow. 1t was when he was little boy,
sailing hia little h0af in that hA
the centre Of side resistance and the reason Of it, by
fastening thread with pin to the side and draw.
ing it gently towards him. It is q curious
fact thxt MI. Steers arrived at all his conclusions
by practical experiment and sort OF intuition; and
while mere the0rist would take months by calcu
latons to ind the buoyancy Of ship the case
in reference to one Of large steamships recently
publishers do it in hour. This construction
steamer, from five hundred to one thousand feet long
which will cross tho 0cea from New York in seven
days; and this Is the only kind of ship that
eomplish such o feat. The larger the vessel the
sea, while her motion Is also rendered easier, being
free from the pitching and rolling Of the shorter
steamships. chip of that length will cross five or
six waves together, and thus 60 as smoothly as a
railroad car.
We need not say how deeply gratifed We were
with the curiosties of this MODEL shop and we beg
to add in conclusion, that we're deeply impressed
with the courtesy and ready intelligence of Mr..
beautiful science. Where others would make mystery
Of the matter it seemed to be his delight to render
everything as clear as demonstration could make it.
New Steamer to Mako the Passage to Europe
In Seven Days.
fey days sgo of reporters visited the ship.
yard at Green Point where steamer-the Wlli4
Norrisis in progress Of erection, intended to MAKE
the fastest passage yet made the Atlantic
She is being built for company OF Western merchants
Her architect Mr.. Grifths is quite confident that she
will make the passage in seven days to Galway, the
western coast Of Ireland to which port she is
is to be launched in January next Az yet only her frame
work put togethsr Of the pankiug being laid
but her shape and proportions just easily
if she completed Her length is 215 Feet breadth Of
beam 81 feet, depth 10 feet-her tonnage 1927.
These dimensions will at strike the scientific read
err and win strike every spectator who ship,
being something for steamer She Is broad
and shaor in proportion to her length Indeed forcby
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