Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-02-07
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As Il has been announced through the publi,
press that have made application 10 Government
for permission to place boilers made after my pat
ent In the U. 5. steamer Michigan viii here draw
afew comparisons between my boilers and thos,
on some Of the best boats ahoat
The steamboat America, Buffalo and Chicago
steamer, has q tonnage Of 576 tons; her length /.
$50 feet
The steamer Isaac Newton, a Hudson River boat
has q tonnage OF l454 tons her length is 33s
The America has seven cylinder high pressure
boilers "a feet each in length, making fire surface
Of 3,640 square feet
The Isaac Newton has two low pressure boilers
boilers 20 feet each in length, making fire surface
OF 4 $40 square feet
The Charlotte Vanderbilt now in New York city,
in the hands of TIE Sheriff. and not allowed 70 run
because she is under the control of paddle wheel
interests, as l have any quantity of evidence to
prove, was built after one of my models and con
tains my patent boilers. Her length is 200 feet;
her capacity Is $50 tons. She has two peTDendicu-
lar tubular high pressure boilers Of Is feet in
! lengh, aud IRE surface Of {, 500 square feet
| The New " Orld, Hudson River boat, has q ca
paeity Of l,4lstons; her length is 37l feet She
has two low pressure boilers Of 30 feet each and
fire surface OF 5,335 feet.
Let Us now compare the merits of these boats.
The America consumes, per hour, 9 ! tons of
coal with fire surface of 3,640fe
The Isaac Newton consumes. per hOnr, tons Of
coal with fire surface Of 4 $40 feet.
The New World consumes, per hour 4 I-2 tons
Of coal with fire surface of 533s feet
The Charlotte Vanderbilt consumes, per hour,
l-2 ton Of coal, with fire surfance OF $500 feet
Another advantage Of my boilers over others is
they are composed almost exclusively of a thin
tubular fire surface, while most other boilers are
made Of one-fourth inch iron
We will draw another comparison:
The Americas boilers, including their necessary
fixtures weigh 90 tons
The Isaac Newton's boilers, including as above
weigh 100 tons.
The New Worlds boilers, including as above,
weigh l25 tons.
The Charlotte Vanderbilt's boilers, including as
above, weigh 80 tons.
And still another comparison
The water in the boilers Of the America will
weigh IS tons.
The water in the boilers in the Isaac Newton
will weigh As tons.
The water in the boilers of the New World will
weigh so tons.
The water in the boilers of the Charlotte Van
derbilt win weigh Is tons.
We will now compare the POi0er of the various
boilers:
The America has power Of 242 horses.
Ihe lsaac Newton has power OF 3O3 horses
8 The New World has power of 365 horses.
The Charlotte Vanderbilt has a power Of 433
horses.
Aud now let us draw a comparison as to room
The boilers OF the America occupy, on deck. $50 !
square feet OfrOQm.
The boilers of the Isaac Newton, occupy, on |
deck, GOO square feet of room.
The boilers of the New World. occupy on deck, |
TO squire feet.
The boilers of the Charlotte Vanderbilt occupy |
on deck, l30 square feet.
And we will now look at the expense Of manu-
featuring these various boilers
The Americas boilers, at the usual rate OF man
liacturing, foot up at 5000 |
The Isaac NeWtOn's boilers l3 SEQ |
fhe New Worlds boilers IS 900 |
The Charlotte Vauderbilts boilers, with
tubes lnsnead OF coils 1900 |
The America has ERE surface, so4oit Crate suffice l12
saac Newton, " 4540fE - " l6lft.
New World 5SSSft. -" 212ft.
1hsrlotte Vanderbilt, t5OOft. 76ft
To those claiming that have a deficiency of
crate surface, would say, notwithstanding the
mall amount of fuel consumed, the heat after as
,ending, descending, and ascending again, and
,assng the tubes three times, is still sufficient to
uperheat the steam and make it Of the very best
Iuality before passing off at the smoke pipe, and
hen there is a surplus of at least 25 per cent that
escapes.
By carefully examining the foregoing estimates,
he reader will see that while my boilers cost only
he same amount as those in the America, while
having almost double the amount of fire surface,
md consuming less than a quarter of the amount
If fuel, and less than an eighth of that consmed
N the New World, they weigh but about Ons-third
he amount, contain but about onesthird Of the
weight of water, have about double the power, and
occupy less than one-seVenth of the room.
A new class Of horizontal tubular boilers are
low being made and recommended by our best
Engineers, which are decidedly superior to the old
ashioned boiler-having advantages in room, l
weight, power and economy; but even these new
,Oil ers compare with my patents fOllOWs:-My
boilers occupy less than half of the room, weigh
ne-third less, have quarter greater power in
proportion to expense Of building, and consume t
ne-third less fuel.
If cannot satisfy any intelligent engineer of
he truth of the foregoing facts, will guarantee
o put him up boiler for nothing.
For further information, address Il. Whitaker,
Buffalo, N. Y, call on him at 50 Niagara street,
3uffslo. II. WHITAKER.
JAS. B. PARISH, Agent, Cleveland.