Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-16
REvER AND STEAMBOATS, NEWS.

STEAM AND ITS DAEGERs--kEEDEEs oAfAI
GUARD I'VE publish below frsra the Memphis Bul
lsta the second letter Of aInvsstigator" 10 rsssr
to Reedsr's Safety Guard ard ask for il The atten
ton which it intriusicsliy merits The Balleia, il
Publishing this letter says; We have seen draw
ings CT the nvention described and donOt hesitate
to say that We cannot see any ground to refuse 70 i
all tha, Il clliasd By oar eorresP ndgnt"
Tow WALpaAs, EsQ:- In former commune
cation promised - paint cur 2 safeguard agains.
the disasters whichhsve atfended the use Of mean.
even under the contr Of tie Safety Valve nov in
use and 10 show that "REHDER's SAFETY GUARD"
may be absolutely depended upon as preventive
agency, alike from the results Of the Engineer In
/ competency or ilattentien, snd he effects Of any
unfores.es OF hidden increase Of s,ee g IN the hoi
1 ets IL doing 80, shall have ask your patient
! attention 70 descriptive details, which no 50
easily made Ineligible without drawings but
wheh latter myself shall make sufficiently plsin
10 our aud he readers comprehension Fer all prac
/ uea purposes
The design Of DRseler's Safety Guardp is to
/ provide o u,rvanee By which, at given pressure
/ Of steam the.e viii be a stop put TO any further
increase Of pressure aBd ri4t this limit shall be in
variable Independent Of de engineer, and in dsspHs Of
hin. Nov suppose boiler to be tested ~ the In
speetlr anl fouGd TO 30 capable Of sustaining $50
pounds OF sseGm to the square iuoh Upon tbis
boiler make an opegiag IN the top Of Ii equal 10
one inch. and let pipe pass from It down between
The hues Over it clufine 10 The boiler chamber
Inside Of which seat is formed 10 fit tight the
cpsEIuE IN t1e boiler, and prevent steam from pass
ing up the pipe into the cbGniber- From this seat
a rod passes Up in the chamber and eniersa lube,
Ia Ehjch slot is formed and key Is passed through
tie rod The tube passes out at The TOP o. the
chamber, AID forms rlng on top with cap htt7d
10 his tube 10 prevent aug weight placed top
from affecting the operation q he rod il The slot
around ibis rod between the seat sad The slotl-
a ball Of Iced is fixed Of l45 pounds When steam
gets SO pounds the seat is laisgd-the rcd passes
up the tube, the water rushes into the chamber aud
out at he 3ozzle a. TIE bottom into ppe laid across
the boilers, from which q number of s0aU pipes
caudUe into the FIRE bed-and Instantly the fires
are daupeued d0wE-steam is reiucei-the valve
seats SELF and the boat continues 10 Gcvo CT feel
ing but check 20 her speed. To the ring Oh the
top o. the ,ube, The engineer ettaches line which
passes back and hangs AZ his side. lie can any time
raise lie valve and Gsmpcn his fires 6gt cannot at
Gny time prsUet raising. ezcpt By lifting Of he e.
eSs d steam g50rc gGt the Inspector says he aGy
~. EIom its frequent use, the danger Of coTroiDg
is entirely obviGtgd--tis il word, locE on steam
and the Erst enc ever discovered.
Such, ia very brief and concise terms, Is Reeder's
Safety Guard Il IS selEactjng, aEG entirely indie |
pendent OftEe vii OF tie Engineer. L steam gets
too high it. Of itsol "a once reduces the fires end
restores The pressure 10 a safe siandsTi So coon
this Office is performed lis operation ceases and
lis interference with the EDgjneer is Withdrawn Ut
tii lie unsafe pressure Of steam shoulG demand its
preventive agency.
Il I have succeeded IL making the foregoing des
cTiFio1 a she Contrvznce even tolerably PLAIN the
reaaeT cannot fail see that i's operation is
tain, iuyarisbe, and entirely beyond the restraining
control c- euy lrman being GA the boat. The engi-
neCr nay raise the Tll7e and damp cut his fires at
Tess pressure than tbzt su horisst by The inspect
oTs; bat Che ''5afe.y Guard sanis fixed and in
eEOra1ia barr er his RISING su PIE pound beyond
the 5iald4rl ogsa ETY. thus fixed by hen
1. ISIS we're all the merit Of Readers patent, ii
W "a q be quite enough TO command lcs it he re-
~ Ten2at 10y lga gf uEiVeT a use. But as a means
o. ositv and ab-ouie safety iu The use of steam
i does 10, stop here. u is equally guaranty
agans disasters from steam arising from losg s7atsr
Ia the boilers ~ which sud isn and terrible erpio-
,!gHs take place veil as excessive pressure from
o. grs-' an sccumuil'io ron By On INGENIOUS aud
simple CcutTlYsHcr there Is q float attachment to
be Safely Guard, by Fhi1h he val5s e unseGted
20. or sEks 20 5eTiGrE ieve, certainly and uner>
.us'g 'osu-inE re same results o. campening I
'uL the Gfes ans warning The engineer of the
longer
The on y diGsrs.ce between The action Of the float
Indicator &C iyz7 .Eer il lhs boilers, and the valve
1dc1ti u excessive pressure steam, is, that il
hr lass thPT AIMED EVIL ail coTrectise and hevaivs
&c gaia closed - he eEcnGe OF lie superintendent
team. ia TIE fret from which the greater psr; Of
90 terrific csasters have occurred, it viii con
.
as water 10 Ae boilers IS ct once supplied up the
. = STANDARD
A. before remarked. it would require ara,stngs to
Zsiri. .l5 coaIiyauc7s clearly u he eye, as we'll
e tia mind Bu ii you viii ina CINE lever Eithin
he boiler, Oh enc end u which is he foct which |
sss o. l-- -uEssee ofthe water sHd at TIE other
.-ilt resting underneath and g. contact With the
wfr side OF the v.igv-thGt the float, while POS :
ess.az certain degree OF buoyauey, is so loaded
o.. S..h lie is-gvaFe 81 has U5en the water is
.aG-a-G. j. Eia raise The valve, you will get q
rsty r-leEab.a iies Of the aeaas iIF. Reeder hes
s5vtteI 90 urcrvHt the disasters oEsteam, in all lis
so-e- @. employment. Do not hesitate to s2y, [
hst his Safety Guard, vita bic Float Attachment,
if9rgPsrJ made, 15s0l-s CD poSi'irs gucylHty
gail laagsr az tbs use Of stsam-GEd that C9lgrses
uaat tn require every vessel propelled by steem, to
g provided III DO.
Llr Tear An rePas7i1g 90 much upon the J
% ..-.us m- friend, the EDITOR and must reserve
. another letter, what I could gi5A say, in gen.
raj terms, 5a resari TO this fu and iadispensa-
e dizcJ7a.v. wish bis peUmi sion, ( Eill trouble
gr vita o,e ere l.uer, confident SO tam that il
rebi-g 80 bring bis i.vs.u4h.s Invention before I
he @ bic. I an sub eSviag he cause ~ humanity.
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