New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-12
THE BOSTON STEAMSHIPS BOILERS.

SIR: Your paper of Saturday contained a commu-
from Boston the signature Of Justice III regard
70 The yeASuogs failure Oh the new s. 49,, y M I2S 30
eoye the New York boilers designed BY and
says constructed al the Dry Dock Iron Works in hi. cy
under III, supervision and be adds what vii care to ds
pute thu, the uOrk the engines undoubtedly good
gnes 80 revolutions an charges design with THIS fault
Nov Sine had my designs o pr bs al. ~ "o
Pe,d by regard for my reputation as AZ yneneti wen q.
permitted by the golden rule advocated by Justice u protest
having thus charged 70 account the results Of depart
The simple facts 30 far concerned these Mr.
Stone having ordered my patent boilers, accordingly de-
after the drawings submitted 20 and approved
H J. s. Unde1hi erq Of the Dry Works build
% n,y in Inc s,ter psny ends Neyerhrlcs al the risk
OF fjuy, protested aesin some inaccuracies IN the
woik, during the progress Of construction
But for the information not only Of the general reader but of
him who rr,,nds advocate Justice" would state that
In which taken from boiler Of kind has
far Iu.nce upon the quantity Of moisture winch the
tend, TO with TO the engine than any foam
80" A. So can be- Sbuud~ny shown BY the testimony Of
wrknown and experienced engineers both in the merchant
ard 'eyieehave proved that boilers constructed in
be to s than an beI. and il would be strange Indeed il
th' ar Of Boston HSbo the hold Of that ship ould cause
change in the nature Of hinssn addition 10 which was
told by the contractor Mr. Stone himself that there was no
and that quantity of rubbish left by the boiler makers
and other dirt, inside at the time.
In the second place the PIPE u each Of the four boilers
oetea by me was 80 arranged by collar aud osna de-
wee a. To take the steam equally from end 70 end vt the bo'
Pps. led into horizontal steam drum originally Intended
IN diameter but which reduced in nay drawings
h. eiseut request II the contractor who wanted
OF nj. drn Vol" ssr part tor particular Pu-e The effect
IoO 20 ma 20. velocity Of the through It ng
than OF theirs any water H., h ' nss was fsc'
u" ~ an % me- nose pPes by The device above alude
IL Is proper .iae further. that the bo,,.,. - r -
engines supposed 10 be provided with (Aiabs - u
by which the might b. economical; bu, - t "a
smb,ei TIE fret Oh 'Ee uniyrtuua,e AdTA not o1I in
rantenert bat in the expansion which
Of CoTf. and Nightingale. removed sd ~ -
the Boston shops the contrary notwithstanding which
hut either Of the mechanics OF the cntIAct
hands into which b. fell. .
SO much for what dcsiqRed Now as 20 consttu ton An,
thu tuet with the builder made hpi further a
the matter and notwithstanding That - s"ra hc ca>e an
h;ied 10 bis own Invention, my
desiEns these pipes Hoft EOoed II, steam
TAKEN uDsquy into the ppss la the usual way and the drum
tirs omitted sIsm-Pi~ was -lh'thnt ma. nf da-'. :.
which wvgd give The supp >on that IN
new expansion which had not s+ was to 'a'e saac
tOnN
Now admitting the working Of wG'r from the boiler
%, only draw the complete scess 81 the A Hn'y
Jusce" tsIy abuses iir by charging ts annoying c1
selSnct 4 tho upon the original designs bn I'M"
IN hrst aud obvious fing IN" TACT that had been me
~ t'in'dy II restoring the steam IA accordance WIN t
,us Tie loot That the pressure GA tue lnstohs Va
~" hI"ss - parts of -" cururry 20 ole 't ai lh h
oSsi~ would r,hiug asains the workmanship 'ilh
y thing else b1'yi q y tit lb
that the gear q The engine sht printed ott bei'r
.be MA "' ,y BY 3c bat BY other engineer u THIS CITY
ht 'h's had earnestly and rrp'a"ily protested ssnii''
r"qu'ncc not only % him which likely rul
from this esyst Il tn design A. % mode OF taxing te
III trial
Hsie them Mr. Editor te facts Of the case far a. rc
gsrds the cous'rciou and dsn" q the New York b'cr-
which would lot have given 70 The pubic had It Ju'