The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-25


Yesterday morning the pushing efforts which con-
stute the process OF launching this vessel were recon-
merceG for the sixth tme with me same sangune nope,
other attempts during the last t~o mouths. IL was in
tended 10 have 10 work soon after daybreak out tho
severe Of the previous nght bad frozen all the water
in lie ram pumps and feed pipes and even the pisons
into tue cylinders Of the rams themselves THIS OF
course occa:iood delay since fires had 20 be lighted
aud the pps mao Pumps tha~ed before anything could
be done, that was near III O'Clock before al was m
readiness for another start The fires which we're ~
had So be Kept Mp throughout the day. and some 20 or
80 were burning in the fore ana an cradles IN
huge iron brazicrs, when they were used IA
ncrtiur the water before u pumped
into e rams Great care had 20 be taken that this
properly done for the strongest hydraulic machines 10
the world would be burt instantly II the water com'
m.rc,i freezing In the cylinders, BY The new arrange
moot by when ali the hydraulic machines are joined
with supply pipes in groups OF three the pres re Vas
got upon the cradles easily hat the Lcsiahan after
rest OF nearly three weeks slipped at for two or
three inches and in short slips OF the same Kind sne coz
tuucd TO progress throughout the day ~ o'clock,
when work was discontinued, she had taada twenty six
slips IN all, IN length varying from two 10 I'VE nchos
cach according The pressure wa great and the elias
ttity " The timber threw her oil with more or less
fier whole progress eight feet tsree and half
inches aft nnd three feet one ncb forward The rea-
son u this great difference between The progress
of he because the fore part OF the yes
eel already much In advance 10 have twisted the
cradles the ways. Yesterday therefore almost the
whole OF the pressure applied the at cradle and
the difference Of position between that and the forward
one in great removed. There seems 10 reason
10 doubt that II the tackle which hauis her towards tue
Thames could have been used the result OF yesterday
work would have been thirty forty feet, NJ Is
the strain applied upon the immense chains across the
river which keeps her in motion for three or four feet
when once TIE have started her As was, however,
IN consequence OF the accident which happened the day
before when the steam barge, with all the gear Tor haul
ing in the chains by bark nothing Gould
he done with the river tackle. THIS portion Of the
launching apparatus s under the charge Of Captain HART
sou who has exerted himself ndefstgsby since the
accdent happened that the damage will be almost entirely
repa BY today when sot1ns Strain viii ready at the
stern, and 40 at the bows In addition TO the sdmrsee
tof tba n
Is nov fitted with pressure gauge, which records the
exact weight per circular inch 90 each ram Each ram
though nearly all capable Of bearing pres
sure OF four Eve tons the ioch-has been gagged,
and escape valve weighted 70 let out the water
a. pressure o. 30 cwt 70 me nch. wnn tnese p,e =.
burst he united pressure Of all W twenty one rams
now Fixed. and working Al 30 cwN the circular inch,
would 10 less than 1000 tons, which, as the
resistance Of the Lovsthan has yet beea known 10
exceed 900 tons s Of course, more than double the
force they are likely ever TO be wanted From
record kept yesterday of the pressure upon the rams
when clip made seems that the average strain
required to move her was 800 tons The variations
abe and below this Standard hogever were CONSTANT
and occurred in a most unaccountabe manner. some
times she slipped when the register barely showed 1000
tons sna men ope se eoa ss
her ~ inch. Tho fires in the brazers In the era
dies 30 be Kept up during las. night A. u IS With
good apprehended that the ra,kngs OF the rams
may free re- which would OF course. occasion much de
Iay before the work to-day could be resumed.
From the London Globe, Jan. 81
The Arrangements IN ConuttuOn WIN tne lannCn Nefe
proceeded with this morning, and the results up ~ the
time going 10 press been OF the most satsfac
tory character The frost having disappeared the opera
uohs were conducted with greater facility than before.
shortly after nine O'Clock this morning Mr. Brunei
his usual stand upon his elevated platform and pressure
was nj applied 10 the vessel Of about twenty i've cs
10 the circular inch. The ship At obeyes this 10 yer
and moved IN starts Of three, four and i've inches.
slight mischief occurred In Consequence of the boa
chain fairg and this caused temporary check IN the
hauinr power. An increased strain came upon one
OF the snchors the Depford shore, which brought
vay the piles There cessation, however, 10
the hydraulic pressure, and the vessel continued
her movements AT noon she had advanced four feet
two inches the bo. and 1--WE feet four inches at the
stern At this period the distance she had rsversed TO
the extremity Of the ways AFT (ow water mark was
measured by Thames police boats crew, in charge u
Mr. Inspector Borlase and found 10 be "a feet inches
In the early part Of the ebb the schooner Eliza OF Milford
touched upon the forward ways and remained there. She
will ret or however, at Hood CO the return q the men
from at half twelve, operations resumed,
and the ship continued her former quick progress
OF the being accomplished with pressure Of lte
ever 20 cwt W the in IN The full haniips chan pgr
chase will be brought " bear OF the alter
noon the distance she has advanced nj the stern
more than n the bow will be reduced. Az two clock
this afternoon che feet inches the bow, and
feet inches at the stern This Is looked upon highly
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