New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-29
Preservation OF LIE at Sea.

Gl0l9s
Preservation OF Life at Sea.
Under the foregoing caption the New York scien.
tc American, of the Esd inst has the subioined ex-
celent observations Il is inconrovertibe that Con
gress ought to do something in the premises, and we
think the suggestions Of the Scientific American very
good ones. ID the meantime, each passenger On the
oceanor on inland waters should provide himself with
some one Of the many means invented to secure pro.
lection to life
In our last issues we directed attention to the i'm
portant subject OF Fires Land and Sea- and dis
cussed the inquiry, G THAT can be done to suppress
themYP WenoW wish to direct attention to some Of
the agencies that may and ought to be employed in
aster
The first and main consideration for the safety Of
life OF sea should be the proper construction and
management Of the ship itself it is always desper-
ate resort when other means of safety are required
nevertheless all experience uEties the necessity and
wisdom of providing for every possible contingency
We are confident that there is not single vessel nav
Jgating river, lake or sea at the present moment
which is amply provided with well-knoWn safety ap.
paratus indeed, It's startling fact TINT our very
best steamers are sadly deficient in such equipments
Take the case OF the steamship City Of Baltimore,
on her recent voyage While coming up New York
Bay, man Was blown overheard by the premature
discharge of cannon while firing a salute and so
detective were the arrangements for lowering the
ille-boa5 that ten minutes elapsed before this was
eHected, during which period the unfortunate gun
nar had Heated a. mile to the stern and was after
wards taken up dead During these ten minutes Of
suspense, when twenty men were fumbling at the
boat, not Hfe-buOy could be found to throw over
board, The same incompleteness of arrangements
characterize nearly all Of what are called q crack
Steamers Al great number Of safety devices can be
provided Tor every vessel, not one Of which should
be Omitted IN any case Thus every mattress may
be rendered an effective preserYer We have seen
one Of them employed as q boat, and ID answe ed a
good purpose. Any common mattress, If enVel0ped
ln In1iafnbher CLOTH will doatone or two persons in
the WaeT. Besides this, patents have been secured
Tor constructing tables, chairs stools berths doors
Partitions and buckets of Ships SO as to render them
effective epFeseevers some Of these articles being
ber Of passengers.
But while we urge these considerations upon the
owners OF vessels, we would fall in our duty did we
net ~ strongly press the matter upon the attention
Oh every person vino Intends taking voyage to sea-
or journey upon our rivers and lakes Passengers
should also provide some means Of safety for them
selves and among the great variety Of articles which
nave oeeh inyented-we are always compelled to &C.
knowledge the inVentor-are Valises made OF india.
rubber OF olleloth, and provided with cells CAPABLE
q being inflated Goats, hats, vests Plantations
shlrs bands al euronsly contrved with air tubes or
bags ready in moment to do ell possible service in
sustaining the unfortunate one who hut far these
appliances, would speedily sink to rise no more.
Let any one SO on board Of even the best regulated
steam and sailing vessels used in the transportation
probable chances Of escape in case Of fire Of shp.
wreck, and We are satisfied q conviction OF false
security VIII Big clearly manifest. Nothing com
paratFelF is done in practical gay To meet hanger
until ts horrd realities stare the mpered ones il
tue lace IS Il possible that owners and commanders
OF vessels Wstl 90 regardless Of such provisions
~ are required 70 meet emergencies Is it possible
that passengers will not profit BY the suggestions
herein made Shall we not profit by the bitter and
agonizlng experience which comes home to OuT
heats N VIZ tales 81 horror and distress Of those pas
sengera on the ilated Austria ifowners Of vessels
81 neglect thelr duties the Government ought to take
tne matter IN hand, and enforce some stringent mea
sures that will compel them to adopt all needed life.
preserving agencies.
NEW ORLEANS MERCHANT IN Row.-Tn the
Cincinnati Gazette, Of the 18TH we find the follow
ing
Yesterday morning. while large crowd was waft.
ing Tor letters and papers at the nostoce 40 little
eAcltenent Tas created for few minutes, by trans.
action which would hardly be regarded al legitimate
IN commercial circles, although tie hasis seems Il
nave been Of financial character From what we
e0nlu gather OF the origin OF the difficulty It annears
s wv prominent liquor and commission house Of
rev Orleans was sued by firm here some time %
iqr balance ~ some $50 000 or thereabouts one
y tle New Orleans firm met the partners in the
souse mere, IN the rotunda of the postofoe yester
nay morning, when some warm words e1s1ed IL ,sre.
sIee " the business transactions between tia two
lhs he-Whleh Is not recognized as current com |
AnelclaI exchange, nor taken in cash transaction
49, snu3Neh Ialq deWn--passed between them the
leeei4eE protesting u with blow that might have
been regarded as more discreditinr than a 6snlSr
pnnch4 The third individual took stoels III liz
lively Assie affair and attempted to pay down
MS snare OF Indignation with j fair pr6snact III
speedy return 10 kind when the crayyl infsrearaS
ana Effected dissolution not 81 egniratiop N
partnership, bat BY foroible separation.
A FEARTuL PHENoHESoN.--A recent number If
the Lansing tMich.) Republican says that at about
o'clock in the morning sudden darkness fell unon
fhe earth in that region, not unlike the rapid an.
proaeh OF a winter night. The Republican saws
Al the operations Of life were suspended from me-
es3isy until lamps we're lighted as If in the night
rows sought their rooss, and hogs and cattle t1ed
4or shelter. This dark spell was ace0n1nanjed IN
tnaaoeri lightning, and hastOnes of unnstial sizR
hoge III which we're four inches in circumference
aug 0y q sim gust of wind from the north III yas
s sns natural darkness q night, but was lurii
nn;stis, Sslug OBJECTS dmly dscerued through it's
..as s $3.50 " unnatural appearance, The swine
agpeatea 20 manifest more senstyeness to fear tban
w otAel animals and we're in hiph state of az
slssnsns during the whole scene which laste7 ~ /
longer time. 'A uSaei bor much
WATeH MADE IN RIcHMoNp W. ysstor,.,. -
9efy handsome gold watch manufaetnsaS x ~ ~
Guy, 2Y Mf Roegle of the firm nF VnaSl { n ss
Meyer ~ il upon the duplex prinenls fI, siae
confess We know very little aboat) ana a11 49, Me
De very perfect and elegantly made ti,nej y
af says that every part Of IT, save the Whit i
~ lnaae w Hehmand. The achievement il ana
s14is y IliA ana speaks well for the manuiaetnring
sE p Ihlscity The watch is on exhibition az ~
mechanics Institute. ERchmond Dispatch. sAs
y you COM want woman TO 20 astrgy tbe# soor.,