The New York herald., 1862-03-11
STERN SECTION OF THE MERRIMAC.

inventor Ericsson assisted by John Brahwaite darted
along the track at the rate of fifty miles an hour In
short time afterwards he constructed steam fire engine
which excited much interest London at the time the
Argyle Rooms on fire. He subsequently construceda
similar engine for the King Of Prussia, which was main
ly instrumental in saving several valuable buildings at
great fire some years at Berlin For this invention
Ericsson received 1s42 the large gold medal offered
by the Mechanics Institute of New York; for the bes'
plan of steam fire engine. Mr.. Ericsson the first
to apply marine engines centrifugal blowers so
common in this country in all boilers using anthracite
COAL In the year 1881 he applied such blower worked
by separate small engine, to the steam packe'
Corsair of hundred twenty horse power, plying
between Liverpool and Belfast
Mr.. Ericsson emgrated to this country in 1889, then
being thirty six years old His first great achievement
after mis- arrival the building of the United States
steam frgate Princeton the first vessel that steam was
introduced into with the works below tho water
line. She proved a complete About the same
time he planned the French frgate Pomone, nifty
guns, which s at present in waters; she
also proving great success. Captain Ericsson
after the completion Of these vessels gave his whole
time to his favorite work, the completion Of the
caorc engine which he has since brought to great per-
fection though small scale. His next undertaking
the planning and invention Of the steamer Ericsson
work. from the time her keel laid to the moment that
her paddles first turned the brief space of seven
months. Although not answering all that was com;
mercialiy expected Of her. she entire mechanical
speaking than words Of the great genius of
the inventor and a marine structure she has never
been equaled much less surpassed The name Of
Captain Ericsson has beon comparatively unheard of
for time past, until the commencement Of another
new idea of his illustrated satisfactorily in tho
noble battery Monitor He signed the contract for
her construction the 5h day Of last October and
The 31st Of Decemberbeing period Of two months and
eight days-her steam machinery and propeller were
put into operation, and the hundredth and first
working day she was launched This is celebrity which
has been equalled in this country in England
LIEUTENANT JOHN L. woRDEN.
Lieutenant John Iormer wordsn is native and ct-
Of New York. from which State he appointed to
the navy. His original entry a mdshipman into the
service bears date from the 1On Of January, 1884, and
he obtained his present commission tho 3Oth Of No
vember 1S46. His service under his present
mission to the end Of 1850 had been eight and nine
months. his total service being to that date nearly
seventeen years. His shore other duty amounted
~ that time to nearly seven years, and he
was over three years unemployed. His total
length of service up the present time exceeds twenty
eight years. He last at in November, 1s6o on
board the sloop Savannah, twenty-five guns, on the
blockadnS squadron, and granted short leave Of
absence his return, after which he sent spe-
cal messenger Fort Pckens with dispatches to Capt
Adams, Of the Sabine commanding the fleet OF Pensa
COLA with notice that the fort would be reinforced by
companies Of artillery and instructions Captain Adams
and Col Brown to their conduct in Of attack by
rebels upon the feet and FORT He went by the land route
and on the way he destroyed his dispatches As he an
ticpasd, he was arrested at Montgomery, and as no
spers we're found his person he was allowed to pass
On his arrival Pensacola he obtained pass from the
rebel Gen. Bragg permitting him 10 carry verbal mes
sage from Secretary Cameron to Captain Adams. He
went him and repeated from memory his dispatches
The fort was reinforced and returning he
arrested by the rebel Gen. Bragg under the false pre-
tence of having broken his paroc but the main object
was obtain his dispatches to the government If he
should have had any his possession. He sent to
Montgomery where he was kept for some time prs-
oner Of war; There was intense excitement Against
him as the rebel Gen. Bragg had collected force OF 900
men and intended attack Fort Pckcns the very night
1t was reinforced Lieutenant WordeD was kept in con
nnemen until the middle Of November last, when he
exchanged went to Fortress Monroe where he joined
the Minnesota He was afterwards detached from that
vessel ana appointed to the command Of the Monitor
CHIEF ENGINEER ALBAN G. SINNERS.
Chief Engineer Aban c. Sinners is native and citizen
OF State OF New York. and was appointed 70 the navy
from this State He first entered the service the 11th
OF January 1s4o aud gradually worked himself up TO the
position Chief Engineer which rank he obtained the
2st Of July 1853 Up to tho st Of January 1861 his
register Of services stood foows-Hs service,
under the present commission to that date, thirteen
months his total service has been six years and six
months he shore and other duty for three years
and three months and has been unemployed for three
years and quarter, making his total service under the
government up to that date twelve years, thir
years to the present time Since then he has been
Chief Engineer of the steam frgao Roanoke from which
he was detached superntend the construction of the
Monitor or Ecrisson Battery He also Of the
mtee of three examine into the merits Of the Stevens
battery At the Of the year 1890 hoas
situation entirely opposite to his present ors he
then The chief Engineer Of he steam figate Merrimoc.
| Twelve months afterwards he special duty at
Fro in Pennsylvania, and when the Roanoke went into
commission attached her in the capacity before
mentioned He is a man Of little thirty years Of
age and is well esteemed in both professional and 80
cal capacity by those with whom ho is connected Hc
now stands No. IA on the list Of Chief Engineers and his
| future prospects are very good.
THE HEROES OF THE CUMBERLAND.
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