Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-06-23
DAILY APPEAL.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE %, 1885.
RKEDER's SAFETY GUARD.

We have seen several Communications re-
lsting to Reeder's Safety Guard, and from whs'
we have seen and know of this Guard it is self
asting-prevents explosion by dsmpening the
fires with the water in the boilers, BY excess Of
steam, and prevents the water getting too low
In the boilers BY feat attachment, which, By
it's action, raises the valve. We copy from the
Little Rock True Democrat the letter Of W. B.
WAIDREE, which gives the best description
we have yet seen in prints il this Guard will
do what lite friends claim for it, the attachment
Of one Of them to the boilers Of the PenRsyl-
pasia would have prevented the explosion, and
saved all the loss of life, property, and suffer-
ing, that we have been so psined at witness
ing. We think, at least, that this Guard has
such plausible claim, that it should receive
the careful examination of Congress and the
scientific;
MEMPHIS Tens April, Isss,
TO the Editor Of fhs TrSs Denoersf:
DEAR sra: 4 read with much interest in your
paper OF the 18Th, an article headed " Guards
against being Scalded to Death"
You quote at length from letter written BY
Cspt. 4. J. Halderman on the subject Of fusi-
bic alloys, and part Of your remarks adopt
cheerfuly-S ne tsasf s0mefhiag that tCtl, by iis
01rB Gcti0a, dsliucT from impending dagger
know the only Safety Gnard that fills the bill I;
it was patented in 1855, and is STYLED JOHN N.
REEDER's PATENT SAFETY GUARD.
Il has beea used and thoroughly tested on the
Hn. GGrrta and in other ways; it has no alloy
about tit is -aeting-neVer fails to act
not subject to get out Of order-csnnot be tam
pered with by the engineer-it is neat, cheap,
durable and certain.
! send you herewith draUing-that you
may understand my sPeeifcafioa-Whieh,o Of
course, must be condensed. Suppose a boiler
Is tested by the Inspector, and found to be ca
pable Of sustaining $50 pounds Of steam 10 the
square inch-then make az opening in the top
OF it equal to ! square inch, and let pipe pass
from it down between the hnes-and over 1t
cOnhne TO the boilers ehamber-iDside Of
which seat is formed to ft tight the opening
IL the boiler and prevent steam or water from
passing up the pipe into the cbamber-from
this seat rod passes up in the chamber and
enters tube, in which a slot is formed and a
key is passed through the rod-the tube passes
cot at the top of the chamber, and forms ring
on tor, cap is fitted to this tube to prevent
any weight placed on top from affecting the
operation of the rod in the slot-around this
rod between the seat and the SLOT a ball Of
lead is fixed Of l45 p0unds-when steam gets
to l46 pounds the seat is raised-tbe rod pastss
up Underwater rushes into chamber AMI out
az nozzle at bottom, into pipe laid across the
boilers, from which a number Of small pipes
conducts It into the Gre bsd-end iRstantly the
fires are dampened doWn-steam is reduced
the valve seats itself, and the boat continues to
move on feeling but check to her speed.
To the ring on top Of tube the engineer at
tsches line which passes back and hangs at
bis side-he can any time raise valve and
dsmpen his fres-but cannot at any time pre-
vent it raising, except by letting of the excess
Of steam above what the inspector says be may
earry-from its frequent use the danger Of cor
roding is entirely obyiated-it is, in a word,
lock on steam, and the first one ever discovered.
There is working model in Washington
City-it was in the rotunda during last Con-
gress, and was shown to hundreds Of persons
none Of whom gave any sensible reason why
it would not do all its inventor claimed for it,
prevent the explosion Of steam boilers. from
excessive pressure, or otherwise. There will
be bill before this Congress to adopt this
Guard, thereby making it part Of the ma
chinery of ali steamboats,. It is perfectly
adapted to all steam boilers, whether on boats,
land, or locomotives and should il be adopted
and put into general uss, have not a doubt
but It will put an end to the explosion Of steam
boilers.
Would hot certainty be far preferable to
lucbllOus d " pOluk GAlON VIII
fuse at 4? We know alloys will fuse at various
points, owing to the purity or quantity of its
parts It may be asked If this is 30
good thing and 50 certain, why has it not
been put into general usel This question lie
easily 1nsWered-it is known TO every body that
the world has been " humbugged % by patents
until there is general prejudice against them
all, and to secure the safety this guard confers
on persons and property, it is necessary to
guard il also, and hence the inventor asks Con-
gress to adopt it, and have it placed on boats
sBdeT the supervisors Of IN inspector and sealed
s0ith the seal Of the GOveTBmeAt, and thereby
place its action out of the reach OF the engi-
neer, as well as out of the reach Of designing
persons.
In asking the Government to adopt #, be
only asks protection, be does not ask one dollar
appropriated for its use, or his benefit, be is a
practical engineer, and has been trying twenty
years to put lock on steam, and has succeeded.
T0ars, respectfully.
W. B. WALDRAG.