The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-28
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yBsFS8riy OFF skEDy Book-sPEEJHEs, 1880
TUTORS, ETC.
Captain Edward CAvsrds late Of The Urled sses rail
steamship Wssnins.su kas had under TO-
mspy years nauca: instrument for taxing xonih obsor
vsOns hazy heavy weather ba. 10 zee his osn ex
preston thought no would he inventor of sucn
an 'nstumert although we'll shed within hs siua
Of the teasb'iity Of the Undertaking providing
inventive mecssuc or fcientno 2enon would take no'a
Oft
During the .st voyage out OF The Washington he con-
raeEed and tn kad b., Plan with the parser OF the
chip and expressed wish one would take hod
Of ard perfect instrument from the model hs had
itruccd xhln his ird ma pursor asked wby he dd
rot per fec: his b!e assuring On h.t no
es c6mpetebtt0 dc SO ee and then lf ih spaa
10 to scke shortly sfler ward
eating hs eye a De saw wnss ne 81 nrss ,ocS I, - ns
bar Dor of Inc ship, smoking :rc n!ter cart OF
.hthsrricsne deoz, hu. On mkn closer Observation he
fnnnc instead Of the barber smoking u was C.o' On
vetd. taxing ffst ooservA,on, FROM snioo he
tesly secured hs long cherished idea aud at ieus
cured an lnsrcmen which lie bad The Carpenter OF the
ship construct Cat OF boa Dis for ~sc OF better
seral, OF which the FLOWING is DIES -ipilon:
tsrpendcaar metallic tube ID supported 5s e tripod
on ppissr,al hinge, 10 keep IL la vertical ,,osii
W!,h s point SANITY 30 he zenith. Through this uba
The os'ion 81 the ID at meridian, sad hg
the anre obtained betS and the zenith the basis fof
calculating onservasi Oh amor, white the
he quadrant 10 give correct observations would require
a ear n0,izon
TaIs mpericc! appsr=us vas patented in Europe by
the captain inn sdstsy urou hs ss,va hers he hsgius
frequently during his voyage out, and found It
be OIL thai he could dese Ia tns way OF meeting bis
prc,s,oos sho fh tho beauty nf TIA construction might
have been mnch improved the ma ner of getting tbs
ssrs e ou.rer OF tue eshs orcs noey DE-
grees, snd deducuDg therefrm' Trts INSTRUMENT
expected 10 be OF great ya,ne In iogsy weather
,be re;prn trip "s tina Warrington TO this p,rt
she called Gse dhys this side or the banks ~thsi
any ob'crvaons hz'avc' bsng taken Other 'nan By ih's
InstrrneDt, in conrcquanrs OF heavy sessaer, and
uToD oe-r'ng ths. oSsevvnon' oont he tssen II
found that the shlp wlthn a,ia VI Fire Isaod
TIE point for ~bch she nd ben headed imDefla'.r
arriving al t5ls Io Captain .eendy st:-scd f- WASH
,rgtcn .h Ills rscth Es,u ent tor Ic J1se OF aav
ing Il patented which WEB doaa a. He ,aen
tuTnsa TO this city, and had perfect nuh mu-u
bsndso const ucted Tor sDe paoss or testing ~
cacty and accuracy IN tee presence c the captain
shlpowners. &c OF New York. Having completed his
instrument he chartered tae nbes. Aszspa 20
convey himself and Invited ats outside Of Ssady HOAX
In order that tee instrument a,ya. be fairly iesiei
In accordance with these ADke meats the hazspna,
with ,bSu, 10 hundred captains, ihipo snsrs ana
nautical and scientific seni amen, yesterday morning
occcx left the foot Of Beach street. Nor;n river and
proceeded Out de CT Sancy Hook, where clear horizon
peiDg CHAINED Toe instrument tested Ia every con
oevabe way each experiment AMI est resulting Ia the
unanimous con mandsion Of nj! on beard
After all board bad become perfectly satisfied with
the ety or The IN en,on, tie bat was beaded Tor .he
city, nhen ns company VA. nv'ed Into the cson for inc
in shape Of sun1piuousT spread table grooming under
.bo weight Of things for zhich the Dor man OF Goth
b
bngs before them. meeting ofganEed by spp"iat
Ing Captain Tinshsc, "a cian aud Captain u Caris
,ispsoD AZ secres-y. OF morton Captain Caverdy was
then invited 10 describe the origin AID proposed Rdyan
tascs Of his Instrument ,tts meeting which nc cd by mar
rspK the facts n stated aboye and giving the particulars
Of The various experiments made Of the Instrument
Captain LowBsR OF The s,-ansSlp Ell sson, said he had
been &c thirty years. during which time be had Tried
about every Invention ever created frr axog oosarva
u bu. before anything hall &C stm
pie valuable thas OF Captain He thoGgnt
this instrument VAS "a near perfection 81 anything vel
cond DO for the prr posc ;ntenced
DR.. MlliaaiAM Iaia he . landxmar, bu. could
plainly ard appiecists the bene dts - ss ;ervsd from
instrument OF this kina la the way OF saving Life and
psopsliy
Speeches were subsequently made by Captains W G.
Berry. OF The steamer Andoyer; W. H. Dunbar, ol tue
steamer North America, and many cthe tor which
On nos n the following gentlemen were appointed As
committee draft resolutions expressive OF tue sense OF
the sssss :. tsspss 10 lrr
W. NJ DUNBAR steamer North America, and Joseph
Avery, steamer Eu.erpe.
following resolutions, which unanimously sdcp.ed
Resolved, Tha. The con, ANY On bead the sea mcr
their unanimous satisfaction OF the demon
sira,icn OF The utility or Capalc Cavendy's beautiful In
venon for ascertanE the latitude and longitude 10 foxgy
weather. that the prime! pe OF lis construction sclen'ac,
and liz operation Is perfect; thai ncy have this day con
pared Is with number Of horizon observations, aad ~
accuracy has been proved They haze compared sim
vel asertaned latitude an longitude Of Sandy Hook,
Reso,ysd. RIA. this meeting unanimously recommend
10 al shlpowners 10 procue Captain Csvendys tripod FOR
curi,y Of shs q, vii be promoted and navigation
greatly facilitated.
Resolved Thai the foregoing resolutions be adopted AMI
signed by the entire company.
Capt A. D Lowber, Capt. ". C. Berry,
Capt Il Davis, WIN Dunbar,
G IL Sands, Joseph arcy,
I. % barrett, Geo. Elleroy,
Tbos Hughes J. Stevenson,
VIM. Thompson, Vim. Leo,
VIM Oid1g, p. ". King,
Adm. Brewer. Joseph Harssil'
i Jnderh!I, Henry SIC yenacr,
Y ne Barry =. Mashtgrre,
Josiah Carpenter, c. Bernard,
". {. Dillingham;, ?. Christian,
] snodsrass, d. kcycr, and many eth
Edward Heliker, ers
Capt JOSEPH TTNKIIAN, President OF
Beard OF Porf waTdens, Chairman.
Capt G. IT. CHRErIASscy Secretary.
Nc r. X CoI1rys expressed himself gres,,y pleased
with the workings of The nstumcpt and invited the IN
ven.or {, accompany le Adrizuc her trial "trip on We'd
peaday next. W.T. his instrument, which proposition tho
captain s,ccdcd to.
Tho szcpr~ rc,urued 10 her deck about hall past three
o'clock.