Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-19
HORTICULTURAL socirrY's Exhibition RE


HORTICULTURAL socirrYs ExHBiTioN-RR
PORT or rHr CoNnrrrEs on FauIrs:-
nss. s'llss'9n spge' che, P.,.s prem
Best collection named peaobe L. Nicholson lsl do
psS., pi,iSs Soo go & & ll.5ss....ia rsas. "a 30 30
a do 'Sh'' DO II, b. HurlJuiad DO
Best cot grapes under glass, II, HudbuilA DO
"a do do do do Major Webb. .2d DO
Rest bunch DO DO do u. b Hurlbut. lsi DO
"a do do do DO Joseph Perkns2d do
Bosi plate DO do do 7 = IIan,dy is' do do
Best u ounces, H.BliuHbutlN do
The COMMITTEES also recommend the follow
ing for discretionary premiums;
"a best plate hardy grapes ?. Proudoo, 50 50 cents cents
Best plate ueetarines, - Scott 30 cents.
A couple of Stanwix neciarines received from
Geo W Campbell, Of Delaware, Ohio, were
deemed very fine. The same gentleman also
sent some excellent Delaware grapes.
L. Bingham presented the first early Amber
grape exhibited before the Society Itpromises
we'll
A plate of very fine Swee,water grapes was
presented by Mr.. Gardner not for competition
and DR.. E Taylor exhibited fine bunch of
Catawissa Raspberics.
Two specimens of a new and very promising
pear were received from ]. s. Negley, of Pitts
burgh, Pa under the name Of Negley Pear
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CAPT. wHTAKER's NEW SrEANBoAr,--The
reading public who have seen the New York pa.
pers for the past two years have known Of the att
tempt which was made in New Yorl; in the year
lls57 10 build steamboat that should run at
speed ofthirty miles per hour and inaugurate
new era in seamboatng That project was new
er carried to completion for reasons which will be
understood from the following condensed history Of
the affair
On the 10Th Of October, 1853, patent was
granted 10 Harry Whitaker of Buffalo, N. Y, for
Improvement in the application Of high pressure
engines TO screw propellers" aud on the 23i Of
June, 1857, another patent was granted him for
improvement in steam boilers" These improve,
ments were of such nature that when applied to
steam boats they effected saving Of more than
one half the fuel, two thirds the weight ofmachine.
an one thiId draught Of water aud insured double
the speed OF ordinary boats, with moro steaincss
and stability, aud one third more room for freight
and passengers. Furthermore it would generate
steam in one fourth the time and the boilers were
constructed so as 70 present double the strength Of
boilers upon the old plan. The increased speed
and power is produced by apparatus by which the
steam is "super.heated" .
All these advantages were claimed by the pateu
tee and it will really he seen that if these promi-
ses held true, the boat would at distance all
competitors in the steamboat line In the spring
l,T Nhittalfnr In Xorl-o md
contracted vita some mouied parties to build q
boat with his patented improvements and model
to run as a day boat on the Hudson. Accordingly
the Charlotte Vanderbilt was built, uutil whcr
near its completion, all scientific engineers and
ship builders pronounced it perfect success, as
will be seen by reference 10 papers of that date
But now interested parties saw that, If the boai
was completed, it would ruin millions of dollars in
vested in other steamboats,; aud the boat must re-
main unfinished or be rendered worthless in some
WY or these capitalists would have too formidable
a competitor.
Accordingly the man who had the principal
control Of the building of the boat, was induced
10 put upon the engines new valve gear in place
Of the generally used apparatus. Capt Whta
lier examined the valve and pronounced it worth
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