The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-12
ane Late Tslegraphtc Expedition.
QUE SPECIAL coKRnsP0sI sScx.
UNITED STATES FRIGATE NIAGARA. l
PnYsoorB, Sept. IL, 1857.

Tie Partisan Character Of the Report Presented BY
the Committee Of EngineeTs-EBvt 10 Hhite,cash
Mr. Bright Tho Suggesfions for Altering the
PaVingout MackineTs-Trobobis Detention of
the Niagara an Engiand-Falacies connected a. it'll
the BrsaSing Of the Cable. SC. SC.
send you copy OF the report made by the Com
mittee of Engineers who were appointed to examine
the machinery. 1t is annexed
LoSDou September. 1867
ewlMr-Hsving examined, sGre~Ab'y 70 ycar -e
qHsst me apparatus and arrangements board tns Mia
CARA fo- paying out the Atc tseg' Aph oaoe aud given
ne wsoe suri OF cur ca'efr considerr.on beg lay
before sou the conclusions n which have arrived
81 ,ns laying ont sne'ys. ,eqnre no Asera
Gum which he was good crocxh TO placs IN hands
Copy CT which We append, namely TO have groove
only each OF the sneaves 10 the deeper and
wider a the periphery, and a. them With guards 70
vent the caoe coming of sp lily for removing
NE TAR from ihe grooves and make t6a circu ference
Of each successive which cable passes
much larger than the preceding enc ~ the cable lie
found 70 stretch by the application OF the Increasing
sSaiD which . 20 aosT In passing round the several
sAaaves whon being paid OF. H!h the maxi nu strain
and aus greatly diminish perhaps entirely OBJ viate,
that see Why this apparatus should not ALEC
bs ured for hauling IN the cable when necessary, SUN
TIC .urs: tmpor.ss. censdors.on however. to which
We have directed our attention, - how TO guard against
sac strsr being b'orshs tho cable while saying
greater thar considered capable OF bearing without
rs az csnsEe-shs. 10, having determined the maximum
no 10 c,1r erscs TIE numerous cAus which
q tendency TO increae q aad which, especially wbep
broos6s inso operation simultaneously, would oher wise
encanser or destroy ID. cable
Inc which we recommend for this purpose are
tie substitution for the present brakes OF two others
moving With the -cguar velocity, but Of t1.cs
sas diameter, and having their Rubbing sur
each brake 10 be csp,b Of acius the whole work bu,
bofh may be IN operation together II found convenient
They should be constructed en- che plan patented some
viib slips OF iepum v! about three inches broad a1d
aa n apart and in nsred Bout shird OF their
diameter In cserDs OF sas water Il berg found oy expe
r.ence thst erass pgpum VIII ork togo her Ender
great pytnure with no agreeable wear. Mr. Aopoldt
brsse has the advantage OF Dsurirg uniform hiding
power org :be the lever remains unA
tered csable OF being pcreMed or sinnished TO any
CURED degree with certainty
tAe cot aprsrstus shoud be introduced and be
ragged 20 move horizontally on the deck through space
as, sSs ans =, ee, csS,s Upg
he stern OF the shr would be relieved from the
INEQUALITIES OF strain 10 which wonld osbefwse be SUB
eci snd he rcson Of this sheavs would at all times be
the sures Indication Of the axmum strain the cable
matter OF The utmos. i'm portance be kno Fn upon
operations ro- en.ur'ng he safety o. the cable self
lac importance Of carry ing this principle into operation
eEnsnced IN orr minds By our conviction that sny irly
s-sincd oy the cable In ceep water, would In all prooa
nity be repsrspe, 10 being exceedingly dou ntfa vine
her the cable could by oonivance be safely srresei
che ses
Az an additional rs,ns or 90 Waiting she sanser Of break
ne cs3le FeoomueC tsAt whenever the
exceecea The stain Itself b. 10 scHon on the vulcan
L ID spriDss should De made 10 reduce the holdiag
power OF the brakes By raising ,ems OF the weights
the levers and teus Ter these machines perfec IL
aaf acting requiring nothing brt watching the part OF
ne stienoEnt and adjustment from ue 10 time according
way c;rcums,Ances by the direction and under
inspection the ding officer We have
Mr. HCdsss, or Southampton Rog, vucsnlzed springs
which se feel .ssnnei Sona .n.wss po,fecsy We sapk
grsstly improved and might be confidently expected 10
aosver III Intended purpose
although Of com sstvey minor in ,tauce, ought n
opiao3 10 be attended 10 10 order TO ensure far may
be practicable the succes, Of ~ undertaking 90 novel;
great and d :u nsru nent sh rud DO provided
Ter indicating the speed 81 the snp and toe drtaa run
well rate NJ whca he cable may be running out
these - ln,.rumsrs ana ne ssju.:u.snt Of tbe
paying cut apparatus, the rate OF the cable
ss ne % "a
% srxgsat, should not be lcss than one third Ths sp
pears be the only means Of allowing the cable TO sick
the bellows nj the bottom the instead OF hang
iox nigh. otherwise 30 II sor,e placas IN long loops
only al their ends and consequently wing
strains which, lot nj arst, might Ultimately pro
duse fracture strength OF the iron became
impaired by oxidation AL the machinery should be CIV
ersd kind Of house deck 10 the ats
from the weather. II should be vel lighted 81 night, AMI
proper Accommodation provided for tue men when Oh
duly Ao adequate amber " efficient attendants should
be hyed to super niea the machinery ~ho shoai relieve
each ether oil shcr intervals and the greses Oh ,ud
be TO seep oil the indicators aud otne psuu mems
"a good working order
O., dosly uovd be forzd 10 carrying oui all the
oaAncAi Arrangements We have suggested AMI We siso
they should be carried out 1nder the spccs
supernen iepce OF the oser n,ruslei by TIE com
he portapt tur Of laying the caoie s,sed oy
he soe, praosca u'sahnIst $40 may DO willing to
uase se tbs eseoutou O the work should
eKper ment ssnore the proposed brake soon - one
be nnished, and saen oaer srpem snis ~ he mar
nscsay 70 enable hm 20 arrsoee The detNs n toe
81 c,uh uAane-. We are, gsriemen, yo1r very
handle seryA11 LLOYD
JosaCA FIELD,
JOHS PENS.
w.S EvEaEtr
Alnnro,- uccssr-oso - - ssox y TINS rAy1G or
TIE ,acavos should have ,ints s-cavcs deeper thsn
laoae present fxed, ana ghl dsrcnc saosld be
90 70 lhs ,egn Of sae vessel, aa3 .he smAei oi toe
saesvrs isating from toe coil BY thn the ID.
hesop o. the cable 10 the shsavcs viii % ooniiierabJ In
cIessi
GuSds .houla be placed tbs lad 70 toe shesvs over
:as capable OF bLaE Iesay openei 70 pat ihe
csbie n Us posicu, .sS j. oct req aired AMI scrsTs
rhotle be prori1ea 10 u move .hs sape ious la.
Erre'lrenis should be tried IN TIE iubriAuop the
baEes and o. ss ns,ers CT re 'rrses' 70 contact, vita
&C g.cv e. syptsinltg the nos ftg. la Greg
Ssvsiass puls' tAoala be p.iesi Sireea the sierra
vnes sSd ne psy ina oa maesiae 0T ~sch tss unfqi.
ed scea At the ssms gms thai scdaonsl Indication
oalRLxs 7 8Nsat
There ere some things connected with i Of whi a
you should be fully informed before you can 1ader.
stand tic circumstances under which Il was
MADE
In tle FIRST place, let me say shst although Mr.
Bright has proved himself 70 be utterly incompetent
for the position he holds that every effort will
be made BY bis friends in the company taud believe
lac has large number 70 sustain him in Il. II was
hs mac ainery that caused the breaking Of the cable
sad il was by his orders that the pressure
OF the brakes was increased just before the
cable broke. The man who put on the brake did so
Ivy bic direction but tie facts Of this we're not known
at the time.
Nov in regard 70 the Committee Of Engineers,
ever since they commenced their lave lgatOn il
fet by all on board that they would make report
whitewashng Mr.. Bright: that although the altera-
tlous and notifications in the machinery originated
viii them, still that they were 20 lie presented by
Dr. u ght az II they really had been originated with
bimsef, This was simply 70 save him from that
condemnation which should otherwise have fallen
upon him, THUS be has sde use Of their
Suggestions a. his oRn. and gives them O. those
with wnom they originated as If they had
come exclusively from himself This makes
him TIE presiding genius throughout. think,
the HERALD fhay certainly ahnud haVe