New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-13


improved water dash pot snd paH,er is u retsri iha
oefc@ni o the valve sfter Il has been lifted from i,I
sest and ripT.d. and While IL il f.ny. a. 10 pa
J. vent ~ fleEnug 90 rs fet'. i csrnot apply =
siio.f wave tDGlC@. bee llss q the slng valve ia
J. never If eg " removed at 81 tie pl-te 10! Us
port sud never fills upon Or enc uuiers 49, o9stru
D r. us'orh surface Il ceinf an. Tie fact, gen
tltufu Of he Jury j. therefor Us. we sl- pu-l.
NJ. sekes las pointed out detects casting ~ ar
/ apparatus or IN any ceyice belonging 70 the adln,
ysiv' engine and has e.qres-ft TO purp,se 81 i'm
Iro, e tny such apparatus Or device Ga tie c)n-
tTar, b. hae stirc'ly -b0wr defects ~ an apps
Tstus ard device be oneng 20 the pappet-vsv e En-
eine only and has expressly confined him-ef q pro-
jecec imprOveu is OF that defective apparatus, and
/ ttbt fe!e cive device only.
NV ve Will b.. ~ Nr COrlsss. lie s-ys:
I'i 10 The tang y,,e n tie ,tesa y.,- 80 as
neT ih" both have .~sys tn srn@ .orn o. M, o. "a
consequently Is waited N u1n-ces-ny MOVING the
sToo nj. ..ce, Of 9,wef AID W. =, -. .ss line to
The sdvsff q connection between ihst~7 vs-'
uica pft6aal. ,sefies ard to 1--WE = each q those
esrh valve ssl Boz moved wh t1e sreae'- velocity ~he-
ofsIrg with fts least ycllc-y hen . "a cls-ltt %
.fecnIg uoTe lsyio c;io- only IN the rlou- e ne
vslves rlGd also 10 the Of
those valves ard the opening sd csng n ta- exhaust
preventing wiz drsg 9 the expansive force o. the
those ysyss with increased speed while h'j Ae opening sd
Ny .ss9o9 ere re- Tg Il. b. .. 10 &c .' o..
the .te' boiler lto tie eylildeI Ia eoi's n .s a..
p,yeri Tie wire drawing which rs'ut' from toe as o. th,
rs,s s 49,, f '.r.s md eoiaslas il vi. H.
catch htess lie stem valve ~ TIE purpose or cutting
Of tle fow OF ,t,sm tie eyier tbs ne governor
biy and viii determine, arc indcse WITH cure EceuIaT
the eyervsying Foiots Which The ..I flowing into u.
g Ssr IN Ss.s 70 9 1 o.s %
NCry wen. Mr.. Cori.s, yOur invention then Il such
on IMPROVEMENT a. will, by preventing wire drawing
nab ihs engine 10 work the entire expansive force
Of the steam and a. the same time will effect perfect
fi1u NJ act, of
Tie invention must be useful because 4 viii correct
great cefecs in the sliding yalve-eng1e, - far rs
the Improvement in the movement OF TIA waive. 10
coucorncd while your improved mode OF regulation
| Will Constitute Lew aaG important feature OF the
! St bTn-eI sIe.
Iut Mr. Corss. we understand you that your i'm
Tovemert OF tie mode OF moving the valves 10 to be
applicable to SLIDING awe engines only, ami n 10
puppet.vave engines In that respect You expressly
coIfne yourselito reued!i1s detects 10 the sliding
valve engine
Agsip. we understand YOU that you cscaim any
purpose Of efectilg cutoff at any desired part OF
he stroke by msnipular I'D ustmenti because, yOs
specify such purpose and you leave the engine -
Gu; Of only within the half stroke and be suss you
expressly substitute Tor adjustment 10y hand,
riable regulation which will be purely automatic, be.
cause determined always by the governor, with al It's
strsibiy presered, obeyins the e. gencies of the
q CINE iisel
illus gentlemen Of the Jury, it is quite apparent
that 81 Mr.. Scke explains his purposes. an az those
purposes are conra-ted with those Of Mr.. Corss, IS
explained By him, there IL not OILY no centty bat
even absolute Gssiml7rlty between the purp)s
e the two engines Mr. Sickels limits bis improve
ment TO tie alteration o. all apparatus ant OF
device in the pupPeya.ve engine. Cors5 purpose.
80 far as they relate TO the improved movements OF
the valves belong exclusively t. the SLIDING valve
cine. While CoT'iss further aims at an automatic
and perfect regulation Of the cutoff by come ting
u govern or with he steam. yslyes-thus in effect,
iIytnti1g entirely rew principle OF cut Oft Sickes
has o cOnCe pion Of that kind whatever 50 FER rs
IL ont ue sff Ia
sre 10 widely apsrt in regard 10 purposes a. trade
al manufactures, or ss sea and land. They are en-
/ gagged in race but not in competition with each
Olbsr. IT is race in which the lrize is not to the
,Niflest hut in which prizes may be awarded equally
10 ID. swtfst and 10 him who stans the Funniest goal
Since now, WE find that C0rss purposes are
| lroader than those of Sickes, will inquire more
| carefully Wheeler, besiccs the purposes which he
has expressed Nckes in fact aims ~ any more
| Of he purposes expressed by Coriis-.
Dir S.ckels has not designed by hs device that the
valve when closed shall be move1 ith lees vel ,ri
iy ihan when it il being opened sad unc,vering is
Iort. for ON the contrary bis valve being puppet
valve, cannot be moved al all when il Il clos With
out opening lis pot. II l. popularity OF the slide
vsve tsat II can be moved when closed " 'host In
ntCiso!y 0l tIiDg lis port.
so Mr. Sc.els does not propose 10 m5ve the valve
wi'h Increasing rnpialty when closing, because toe
design of hs water da pot and plGuger E - retird
The motion of the valve at that time and So t. pre-
/ vent il from ssmuing on its seat.
Ceitair Is Mr. Sickels does TO propose An automatic
Of AZ the steem valve u cause hrsi. he pro,
vices for fixing the point Of cut oil At any desired
part OF the stroke and FOR dong that only by the hand
| # the engineer. secondly h-ciuse he leave, the
Unbelievable in the steam pipe, and leaves the gov
| ,ruor 10 reform It's iask OF regulation ny working
that vave heretofore. Thirdly because he leaves
the governor To exhaust is scusbty Ia mpging that
waive to perform the proper ONCE Of regulation.
Fourthly. hecaufe be does not propose IN any way,
/ for adv purpose to combine ths governor with the
catches that berate the steam valves for the purpose
Of cutting of tie iow of steam into the cylinder We
ave thus confirmed ia the decision that he purposes
of their inventions co not conflict with each other
We viii proceed next to examine the mech inism Of
The respective inventors. ke.uui.g the yIre with
! which we began, we are In the workshop OF the
mscbnisi. The two mechaniclans are before u, aud
each slall cor strict his engine. Mr. Sckes begins.
He places before him the thing with which he = 10
engage and into which he IL 10 incorporate bis in-
proved apparatus and his improved device not two
ergines one with puppetvalve gear, ana the other
With sidiI valve gear nor ye the engine with sid
ing valve ar but an zine with p1ppet-v&ve, and
uuppet wave gear OILY. In short, he places before
bin Hogs puppetvalye gear Just as you see II mere
The uoCel before him, and the drawings and the
de.cription which he follows in constructing his
apparatus, show the puppet valve pecuiMiles al
! over Here is the valve box which c0ntalns the
valve ard on being opered, you sec thai the valve
therein is iuppetvalNs. This puPpet-vAye Is TO be
If ed and tipped and II II IS not lifted, II cannot leave
It's seat 10 open il. port and II can only come ba 10
! cover its port by falling upon il by means VI lie
! own Gravity. The valve elem Is 10 be g. raised
/ by the Liter" That which raises thing Is
Litter That which moves II horizontally Is IN
! no sense Litter" Tie port opens aad remains
! orep While the valve the stem - - raised and
| sustained. When the stem is no longer sustained Il
Gescends-it fas, and the valve attached 10 II
falls upon iis seat, and closes the port. Moreover,
! The lower end Of the valyestem, projecting down
ward throue the valve box. assumes tue shape OF
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