The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-23
AMERICAN INVENTIONS.

and ps- Of Wat-some OF the Inven-
tions Of thc Ase-The Progress OF YAM
kce Ingenuity, &C., sc.
The present rebellion has brought cat the latent talent
OF this country 10 nd rul extent. All MAI ner OF
weapons Of offence and have been invented The
Talent Office is crowded with models plans add daw ngs
Of ", nclad vesscls aud improved guns, cannon,
and SHE'LL Greek f.cs aud host or ARTICLES devised
for the purpose destroy ing many human beings at
time as possibly imagn The old, the young,
the gentle sex, have been engaged In devsng
these various Instruments u death.
wo saw on exhibition few days since rumber OF
tho inventions e the age, and number u models OF
vessels. OF them designed for wal purposes and
Others for the peaceful occupations Of commercial
enterprise Each one of these miniature articles
Anishcd In the highest style Of art
The first Of The models which attracted our attention
mado by John Enrlis Son, Of tho United
States revenue cuttcr Ashuelot, which they launched
time s'ncc for tho Treasury poparmea'. The
model 10 fautcss In form, ard the vessel herself
beauty thc upon tho water, awai.ins hcr
machinery.
Next In order the model OF q yacht BY F. 8.
Darling Of Port jefferson, long Island. From tho lines
OF this vessel ,hou;d ray that her speed would DO
quite Up tho Of tho ordinary or vessels Of
her length and tonIa age.
The gold Monitor strikes the eye and its value ard
symmetry AZ once engage tho attcnton D. tho On NO.
u 10 truly wonderful piece Il mechanism. Inch and
every outward art In tho original Is ctrred !, the
model whose valno is ~ 600 To those interested In
Iron cads she forms very pleasant study II .de
by MIR. J. Benton. Of Wilmington, reaware for
prominent ircn shi builders pr, sent to Cap
l. !, John Ericsson
New come 10 c. Darrctt's model showing i'm
proved mode Of appyrg srnor TO iron clad vessels by
using mi circular tubes Of ouch construction TO DO
Improbable against shot, These tubes TO DO filed
with air Tho model p0or one, and the principle docs
not tecm fully developed; and in humble opinion
OF will 1--we any iron clads built upon This
invenlor's plan.
Captain Med gals model Of an iron clad floating bat
toy Is next ORDER Tho design affair novel,
entitled dcraiion In this number
OF gnns placed upon turntabls, which, In its
uons brings the muzzc Of the gun At any dcsrcd port
hole that whom any port ID IN tho
radity Of re kept up One u these tables Is heated
at each end Of tho vessel Upon the who'o is very
clover invention and could be made Of great vice in
In connecicn with this battery Captain Mcnougal has
water: and there can 10 no doubt o. It's utility Tor good
service be applied TO vessel, Is SIMPLE, and,
we bolieve. can be made very elective.
The adjoining models, drawings and plans OF Cap
tain Augusns Walkers improved Iron clad tnrrc;cd pnn
boat. Tho model IeTesens vessel two hundred feet In
length, sixty feet be I'm and twelve feet depth Il bold
We unable to obtain full description of tho vessel
the attendant did not know anything about it, and
Within the same building we saw several nno models of
vessels batt by Jere simonson, OF Grcenponi. The
feet i" ons.h thirty four feet beam and twenty fec
depth Of bold. This is . nice model
The model Is Of tho side wheel gunboat Santiago
dc Cuba which Ia OF sixteen hundred and nifty tons regis
ter and Of tho following ENTHUSIASTICALLY two hundred
and forty feet beam thirty eight feet depth 4 hold.
The next model Of screw gunboat Of twenty gpns
and Of 1856 feet in length. 43 feet BEAM rs feet DEPTH of
one Of the finest or his models for war vesseIs.
Directly under tls model 10 one OF tho side wheel
and % fcct dpth This model shows speed and
great caTryin capacity.
IN addition 10 the collection Of models two fine pho
t0erahs Of tho uEch 81 the Santiago de Cuba, April 3
1861, and the Fort jackson, October 80. 1862
We Jaw forging in,onded for the United states iron
chad Modnc bui dng by j. Undcrhil. AZ the Dry Dock
Iron Works In this city This forging has attracted uni
vcrssI attention. and Ia masterpiece Of workmanship.
II wss made by IAzsl Perkins Co.. Bridgcwatcr Macs
IN arm said 70 make Of the best plates
now In use.
CAPTAIN Jurccns Dane has inverted a new style Of
vessel. tho plans and drawings Of which wo have
examined Hs prrp s,on novel and - founded on the
uabie and consequently he proposes to build vessel
which win allow the shot IN pasa through the vessel
The only Way 20 make ~sI vessel nyuiocreoo and
seaworthy at tho famc time Is accomplished by shot
each side Dc.ween "a chambers are rice ", "a cham
bes funnel shaped spaces Ter missiles TO through
Without injury SAID ..scSs arc acd with saoysnm.
gress OF water than N M the cavity made by
tho shot, and Qucuch the nrc OF incendary shell, &c
To the masts from fatal injury by an encmys
shot b accomplished by central tube Of metal turning
swivel plato when struck either side Of lie
centre with other addtions) shot will DO detected and
glance on. To kocp on boardcrs, by pkrs the in
clined bulwarks. which may DO raised lowered
simultaneously by the hand machinery 10
sheer or rams 10 obvaicd by sidcarms under
water. said arms may be used for manGuvrmg
and imJ edirg tho enemy's movements when IN cose
proximity ho shot should lodge In the sides of the
ship tubes tho plank sheer will indicate its location by
10 extnaush tho FIRE may, by opening q valve In tho
bold OF tho vesfei DO let down TO the pump we'll Small
boats steering apparatus and other part OF vitality
are thoroughly protected.
We in nothing worthy OF notice In the ord
line she'll the ention OF Mr. John Groves,
which, by tho way, In worthy OF than pass ing
notice. This shc DO mado OF any diameter, from
sx-poupder TO four hundred md nifty poundcr. The
shell h In halves and the inner side eyebo,
70 which, ny Of small chains secured small
Shells each provided with time fuse which ignites
when tho outer shell explodee
When the small shells n led and fused and properly
secured by chains the shell hed
with powder and the nss put In. ts flight through tho
air Is the the ordinary shell: but when "
podcs the four smaller shells gniteand they ny or
in different directions In all prob biiy with piece Of
the rhe attaabed 10 them bv uf the chain,
which thus forms chain shot. such proecie would
bc terrible In is effects among body Of troops Mr..
Groves be scep by applying ~ the oflcc u the
Scientific american. II has been examined by several
ordnance officers and pronounced 70 DO god invention
New York Csnais.