New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-17
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CREsuENr oFFtuR, NO. "a CAN'T sTEEEy,
ThnrsnhN. Nav ". 1896.

when it cleared of and left the atmosphere cool
and pleasant.
Business on the landing was not very active
however, the National for Red River, Madison for
Cincinnati, Irene for 0pelousas, and Cotle for Ma
con and Tensas, left with good trips, also the St.
Nicholas and Lafourehe for Bayou Sara.
The steamer Starlight, Capt Hayes and Frolic,
Capt. Compere, arrived yesterday from Red River.
They are both receiving, the former for Jefferson
aud Shreveport and the latter for Minden to leave
again on Saturday.
The fast Alabama and the 7. D. Hine from Red
River viii be at the landing this morning ready to
receive freight, to leave again on Saturday. The
superior passenger packets Lizzie Gill, Capt Jas
0iNeal, and David White, Capt vawter, will be
ready to receive freight to-day in order to leave
again tomorrow. The Lizzie Gill leaves for Mem.
phis Cairo and st. Louis, and the David White for
Memphis, Cairo and Louisville.
We return our thanks, for fayors, to the officers
Of the steamers Commonwealth, Frolic, Cotile,
Nina SHINES and Starlight.
MEMoRANDuM.- Steamer Starlight left Jefferson
May 18th, at III O'Clock A. NJ. In port for New
Orleans, steamer 7. D. Hine. Water at Jefferson
four feet above high-water mark of 1919; the
bayou raised ten feet in three days and half
which completely inundated the lower part OF the
/
| property both real and personal. When the Star
| light left. the bayou was at a stand Arrived at
Shreveport on the 18th and left the same day. In
port for New Orleans, steamer I. D. Hine, which
boat reports fall of eighteen inches Of Jefferson,
when she left there, River at Shreveport raising
six inches in twenty-four hours and raising above
the raft as reported by steamer Mollie Fellows.
18th, met Alabama at P. NJ, at ShreYe's Cut Off
l4th, met Mittie Stephens at Campte; 18th, Louis
Dor at Montgomery; Donbloon at Flagland Plan
tation; 18th, Saratoga at Philadelphia Point
Red river rising all way down from Shreveport.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
ST. Louis, May l2,--Weather warm, clear and
pleasant. Business unchanged.
The arrivals comprise the Andy johnson, from
Keokuk: Comet from Alton; Muscatine, from st.
Paul; Ruth, from New Orleans; Southwestern,
from Vioksburg Kate Hart, FaTragut, Belle of
Pike and Schuyler, from Illinois river. The depar-
lures consist of the Marble City, to Memphis
Andy Johnson, to Keokuk Reserve, to st. Paul !;
Minnie, to Little Rock; Belle of Pike, to Naples !;
Schuyler and Farragut, TO Illinois river, and Comet
to Alton.
Hare the river is still falling. with all appear
anees indicating that it will continue during the
next week or ten days-until the general rise
comes on, when we don't expect to see it quite as
high as it has been this last spring. ALI upper and
lower rivers are in fine boating condition.
At Pittsburg last night, the river was falling
with three and half feet water in the channel
At Cincinnati it hasreeeded six inches during the
twenty four hours ending last night, with fifteen
feet thence to Louisville There is six feet in the
canal,
The Lower Ohio is in fine navigable order.
There are four feet and stationary in the Cum
berland.
The Ada Lyon sold for sT2o9 at Nashville few
days ago, 1t is said by good judges that she was
Boy had claim Of $1,000 against her, which was
thrown out owing to some infoFmality.
In answer to numerous inquiries from custom
house officers, the secretary of the treasury says
that refined petroleum if not less than 100 degrees
Fahrenheit is notincluded in the prohibition as to
transportation set forth in the circulars Of April
It'll It is also decided that crude petroleum can be
transportedin barges towed by passenger steam
ers, within the license required by the circular
above named.
&7RFEsTERN STEAM BoILERs.--I propose to give
you few facts on Western boilers, and my views
in regard to explosions, to assist you in refuting
some OF the theories advanced on that subject.
In the Scientific American, of the 18th of April,
there Is an editorial on tubular boilers, and let
ter taken from ST. Louis paper, written by Mr..
Schafer, who sets forth the theory of the engines
draining the boiler on account Of too little steam
space, and taking the steam from the boilers too
near the top of the water Our Western tubular
boilers are generally, from IS to AZ inches in
diameter, and IA to IS feet long, with tubes about
4 or inches; there is about one-third of the top
of the boiler steam space, with steam drum "a
to 30 inches diameter; for four 3S-inch boilers it
would be about feet long, attached By a 6,inch
connection with each boiler, which would take
the steam at over three feet above the water line.
must say that in my experience as an engineer
which extends off and on, to thirty-two years, L
have never known an instance, since the old cast
pipes were replaced by steam drums of the
water being drawn from the boilers in the way
indicated.
In the next place, it seems to me an engineer
must be asleep who would not detect SO much |
water passing through the engine in one revolu-
ton, az the sound of the exhaust would be as diff
ferent as the sound of gauge cocks, when one had
nothing but steam, and the other flush with water
The engine also exhauats into the heater which |
has about the capacity Of the cylinder, and does
not have direct passage TO the escape pipe. The
heater IL q horizontal cylinder, and the steam |
passes the entire length, and has to return part,
or all the distance, to enter the escape pipe. Ali
water carried to the heater is apt to stop and pass
out at the water pipe, sometimes not leaving |
enough for the force pumps which NAV account
for the water passing out with the exhaust steam.
/ believe tubular boilers to be as safe as fiued
boilers but require more constant attention and
greater care, as when the supply is stopped they
reduce the water much faster Tt is common To
start boat out With water very flush in the boil.
ers, and either stop the doctor, or run very slow
unIll the water falls to the proper hight; and it
often occurs that the pumping engine is run so
slow that it will stop on the center, and have
known them stopped several minutes before those
on the watch noticed 1t. / doubt if there ever
was an engineer who would admit that he had
less water or more steam than the law allowed.
ENGINEER.
LouIsNTLIE, May I2.-The river was falling
very slowly yesterday, with five feet ten inches
water in the canal III the evening by the mark
During the previous twentyour hours it had fallen
two inches at the head of the fails and six inches
at Portland. The weather was cloudy and warm
most Of the day, but no rain, the thermometer
ranging at sizty-seTen.
On the falls there were scant four feet water in
the pass last evening, and falling SLOWLY
The canal was closed yesterday for the purpose
and the locks had accumulated to very consider.
able extent, but long as the river kept at good
stage the necessity for cleaning it out was OBJ
waited. Now, that the stage Of water Is les
than six feet the dredge boats can be sue.
prevents all but the lightest boats from working
Ihe canal company may throw open the locks
to-day for the passage Of lightdraft boats, but
while their hands are in the mud they had better
efteetually clean itout, Then our Cincinnati boat
men VIII not get stuck in the mud or threaten to
aemeLsh me socaled ditch, Or so and dig another
on the Other side Of the river.
AZ flttspnrg the river is fast going down to low
water markt with but little more than three and
halt feet water in the channel at Glass house riyey
shoat point 5ust below Pittshurg The weather
has Indicated rain in that quarter for several DAYS
ana q sudden rise IS not at all unlikely
AT this time last year we had heavy raina OH |
over the valley, and the Ohio rising randlv Win
fifty feet water 10 the channel at this point,
Steamboating at Pittshurg lust now il ans.
pended, the Robert Moore Tor Cincinnati heinz
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