, 1859-11-11

4 6fssnaer Four Thous&nd Feat IN ks#efh.

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We have Ind the following on hand several
days, and NC now print it as IN evidence that
Nunch:usenisrn Is. in company with witehcraft,
1eriripg:
H. said that vessels that were very long were
stronger than shorter ones, aud that length pro-
duced steadiness. TIE oceanic forces are MOTTO
be yielded 10, but are to be overcome. We can
set their utmost force at defiance.
lie showed how vessels were aod could be de-
stro5el By beng exactly on the top Of one
ware, the weight iracturing them. Others would
be fractured bT having their ends resting on two
Tares, the support Of the water having gone
from the centre. In both Of these cases they
would break in single fracture. But vessel
resting Tn c n1nber Of waves would have 50
broken except by combined fracture From
this he argued that as much strength WIS not
necessary in long vessel Is in q short oue-
But to put it beyond the reach Of doubt, the
long vessels could be built stronger than the
Great Eastern.
In the picture shown. the vessel Vas to be
4,o1o fee. in length. At each end, the vessel
had formation like fin for five hundred feet,
which was continued elony tho eide like rib.
imparting great buoyancJ to the vessel, and im-
mcuse stiffness and strength The buoyaucy Of
the Gu md rib Was estimated at lifting power
Of e, 900 tous- The rolling Of the vessel could
net take place, therefore, without the immense
displacement Of millions OF tons Of the waierby
the movement Of these larger fms or ribs, which
are to be each 20 feet wide and 5000 feet ne.
The side fms Of fish were given them to steady
themselves with, the tails being the motors, aud
this was the object Of this fin OF rib. He gave 4
scientific description Of The powers of water in
nation. illustrating it with drawings.
The fms, he also stated, we're Of another iua-
portant use besides that Of buoyancy and
strength. for the purpose Of surface condensa-
tion. The fins or ribs Of ME. Germans vessel
aTe to be Of iron and constantly under water,
and constantly kept cool by change Of position.
Dy d:schargiug the steam inio these ribs or fms
it is Immediately condensed and by pumps con-
yeyed either warm OF cold back to the boilers
The steam would be discharged into vacuum,
and it would thus fulfill the place Of a coudens-
ing engine, The amount Of condenslng sur
face in each Of these ribs would be that Of an
iron room % feet wide, 10 feet high, and $500
feet long,
This vessel, with a speed Of 100 miles an
hour. would throw water out Of its track only
at the rate Of three miles the hour. The upper
part Of the boat is made sharp; The pilot house
aud pipes present sharp edge to the air SO as
to otter as little resistance as possible. Such q
vessel rs LIE proposes-{001 feet long-s0, 900
freight aa1 passengers. The machinery will
weigh e5 900 tons. There would be no greater
amount OF lorse power required proportion
ateIy than the Great Eastern has. With this
$4,000 tons Of machinery, We would get sol, 900
horsepower.
air. u. thea proceeded to demonstrate that it
was ia our power to ;:tsain the speed be claimed
aud with economical use, anl called attention
to The results obtained in extending the range
Of guns and cannon. The range of the rifle
has been extended from sixty rods 10 about 4
mile. The Armstrong aud the French cannon
hare many times greater range than the old
guns. In bis conversation ~itl military mep,
they ogree that this iccreass is due more to the
formation Of the ball than ANYTHING else. His
vessel would hare twentyi ive acres OF cabin
floors. Bear in mind, says the speaker, it is
tic commerce Of the world we are after. It
would be 1So feet wide promenadcs may be
made si1 or seren hundred feet long. The state
roools should be ten feet square, the saloon
fifty feet or more square, such a boat could
stow away $4,000 passengers. and yet hare
plenty Of elbow room. At the speed contem-
plated she could cross the ocean in day and 4
quarter.
Mr. Germain thus describes how economical
II the vessel could be built Iron being the
material, there were but tive firms Of iron work
in the whole construction Of the vessel, and
these so easy Of madu:acture that they could
he got out by the simplest machinery.
In the construction OF the vessel, he proposed
~ outside vessel fiTon plates e. feet long and
ooc inch and La!f thick; rolled SO that the
grain of The iron would be at right angles to its
length. within which ssas another vessel, about
foot from the outer one-the two connected
together and strengthened from collapse or
separation by truss work, of the most substan-
iial construction. Everything connected with
the vessel could be made IN one foundry Except
the engnes), for the pieces Of which the ship
was to be omposei were of the simplest form,
and thousands could bc made exactly alike By
the commonest machinery.
Many, or in fact. nearly all Of his calculations
had been made some niae years ago, before the
GFeat Eastern was thought Of. The latter ves-
sci proposed to carry to sea with her steamer
Of one hundred tons. Nr. Germans PROPOSE
tion in his sea.goin- vessel, is TO carry four
powerful tugs, each Of two hundred tons bur.
then.
TIE steamer is proposed to be 4, 600 feet long
and but IS feet wide, with four stories. She
tapers gradually from each end over IN eighth
Of u n,i.c Tn either end, aud mas six sets Of pad
die wheels. as IN element Of great strength
her flor, four stories besides her upper deck,
are Of inch iron plates, giyiEg unsurpassed
Stiffness and substantia!isy.
Tho bows, he snid, at each end Of the vessel,
were 81 feet in height, and y feet Of them are
q; solid iron OF stee!-a mass Of IL tons, shaped
like IN immense broad axe. These parts Of
the ship lit is made to run both ways aud is
built precisely the same from each end to the
centrc} would each withstand side Llcw Of
2,eS9 tons-1en times the force that could be
hurled against them By the action Of the wares.
Fifty feet from these points. the vessel still
Of very narroE taper. 1t could successfully
withstand side blow: OF 5.s67 tons, and FER
pendcular blow Of II, ,G410 tous. One hundred
fect from the end-a side blow Of G,sa; tons
could be withstooJ, Is we'll us 4 perpendicular
blow Of q sos tons. 1t 200 feet from each
end, where the parallel lines Of the vessel com
mence, she is weaker perrendicularly, but
could Withstand blow in that direction Of 40t
tons, ind side blow Of q, ,S17 tons. These
figures urc Ill the result Of the sercrcst calcu.
Iatious.
TIE great business of such ship would be
iu making voyages around the world. To
steer, the rudder would be, necessarily, turned
brought to aid the pilot. Each side being inde-
pendent Of The other, they could bring the boat
about, or assist in the liberation Of the course.
Lie had been asked how nny Of the crew or pas.
scngers could remain Gu deck when the boat
WIS going Ut the rate Of 100 miles the hour?
His reply Is, Passenger Or one Of the crew has
no more business ou the deck Than on the but
tom; there is no need Of going out Of the ca
bins, no more need than for tie spirit TO 70 to
The ends Of the fingers 10 direct the body. Its
cost would be about fifteen millions.
As an arr, Of national defence it would be
unsurpassed. It might strike 1a0 gun ship
aud cut i through; the largest ships would en-
tire!y helpless br its side. Harmed with guns,
it could deliver its ire with the precision of q
shore battery, on nccouut of its s;eadiness
The lecturer thinks If these things are rs he has
endearored to demonstrate, such ships should
be built, aud by the government. Ours should
be the first 10 have them, that nc may lead in
tie commerce Of the world, and not follow in
the wake Of other countries.
The Emperor Nicholas Suicide.
Tao Courier d<s Esats Duis publishes a re-
markable aEticlewith the signature Alexander
Dumas" which We give for what it is wor:h:
q How did the Emperor Nicholas die! or
what did he die: These are questions which |
one asks when rejecting upon the premature
and wholly une1 1pccted end Of that remarkable
man. The1e an, two yerY different feplics In |