New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-15

safe for this, no way in which the weaker eoutd
yield little to the stronger metal the bottom and
side Of the cylinder were rent away, and the last
end Of it was worse that the first. w
a serious accident which recently occurred to
steam boiler Ia England shows what may happen
when they are improperly repaired
The boiler in question was % years old, but had
not been in use during the whole OF that period
1twas plain cylinder boiler, 80 feet long, feet
in diameter, and made Of iron, in the usual manner,
while the safety valve was loaded to pressure of
about 40 pounds to the square inch.
The boiler gave way over the furnaces and was
repaired there by having new sheet putin. I'M
mediateiy after the boiler exploded, killing one
man and inufing five others The seat of the rup-
ture was at the junction Of the old and new metals
tearing the old sheet through by the line of rvets
The direction of the break was in the length of
the boiler for Eve feet when the rupture developed
transversely and tore the boiler into three pieces
one of which was thrown two hundred yards from
the original locality.
Many persons world say that this is extraordi-
nary, and instead of looking in the right direction
seek to inystfy themselves and others by elabo-
rate theories, but the cause was plainly theAweak-
ening of the old plate by the STRAIN imposed on it
in putting in the new.
1t is not little singular and significant that
while the inspectors in England who have charge
Of those excellent institutions for the prevention of
steam boiler explosions, denounee the cylinder
boiler in such terms as theses The recommend
alton is not given without good reason, that boilers
of this treacherous, plain, cylindrical, externally
fred construction, should be discarded for those
I fred internally, which are much more reliable.
1 few unthinking persons at the West are endeay
oring to have tubular boilers rejected and those
treacherous plain, cylindrical boilerss substituted
instead.
4 SARATOGA FOR RED RrvER.-The excellent and
| splendid appointed passenger packet Saratoga,
Capt. John e. Dowty, commander, and Messrs.
Culberson Dowty and Phelps, clerks, leaves this
evening at o'clock for Shreveport, going by the
| way of Cane river and Natchitoches. The Sara
| toga has splendid cabin and as fine passenger
Accommodations as any packet in the trade and
last but not least Of her good qualities, are her
able, efficient and courteous officers Those who
have occasion to visit any point on Red river could
not do better than call on board and engage their
4 passage on The Saratoga.
/ GEN. QUIFMANFoR VIGKsBuRG.- The great Yicks-
burg packet Gen. Quitman Capt. John W. Cannon
/ commanding leaves at 8 O'Clock this evening for
the above and way landings She is as fast as the
1 fastest and has cabin which, for capacity com
Ipleteness, beauty comfort and luxury, has no
4 seperior afoat. The fame of the great Quitman
has travelled far and wide as a fast passenger
4 packet, and she has attained celebrity as safe
and reliable steamer which few boats can boast.
Messrs. Roberts and MeVay still do the honors of
the Office.
1 ED.tWALsH- o. S. Mda, Atlantic and Afissis-
stppi Steamship Company ST.. LOUIS This
regular passenger packet, in command of Captain
i Lloyd T. Belt, with Messrs. J. L. Lehmer and H.
Seaman in the office, leaves this evening at S
O'Clock for Memphis, Cairo and St. Louis, connect
ing with the railroads for all points east and west
4 The Walsh has excellent passenger accommoda-
tons. She Is staunch, and commanded by able
i and experienced officers.
4 CAMELrA FOR THE WATERING PLAoEs-This
new, fast and splendid low pressure passenger
packet leaves the lake end on the arrival of the
| 4. NJ. train of cars for the above. Capt A. P.
Boardmanis in command, and Mr. John Otway is
! the efficient purser. -
1 JIM. SHARP FOR LAFoURcHE. fast and su-
perior passenger packet, in command of Captain
Henry Streck with Captain Dalferes in the Office,
leaves for the above and all coast landings at 10
O'Clock this morning
Foe THE WATERING P1AcEs-The fine, fast low.
pressure steamer Creole, Captain Charles Walker
commanding, and Mr.. Sam Green, clerk leaves as
above to-day, on the arrival of the p N. train of
cars, Pontchartrain railroad. Agents, Leach &
Perkins, corner Of Carondelet and Grayer streets.
MAGENTA Passenger packet for 50. Louis to-
day.--The large, fleet, staunch and most magnia-
cent passenger packet Magenta, Capt Tom. P.
feathers commander, is the regular steamer for
Vicksburg, Memphis, Cairo and St. Louis to-day.
The Magenta is in every respect an elegant and
noble packet uneclipsed in speed and unriYalled
al he a for tprf4V