New-York tribune., 1867-04-20
u.pryE IFE.SATING COMMISSION

1ntII or IIFE-poETs, DIsENGAGINo APPARATUS FOR
LOWERING LFE-BoATs, LEAE AND FOG SIGNALS
Yesterday morning the members OF the Coninhs,
-op accompanied by number of inventors Interested
An the various devices for lowering eboats embarked
an hazard the Revenue cutter Kankakee, which had been
,aoea at their disposal by the Collector Of the Port
Eome dozen more OF boats, OF dilferent Modes @ I
ashed with the various ter Ss cutter m had
vol nnderwelgh, the boats having been eiassed were
Brought alongside the vessel one asr S o,s er e
made The apparatuses were dlVueO l9IU 1hro l"Ssd
viz; hooks slides and screws Ie inS' tn which
vas attached two "tumbler hooks, specific
for ISCsSs SSas s y INVENTION Of Capt Aliens which was
rod of iron running through tho ength OF tne Doa.
Seine bent al each end irto hook, which by Ilhg
isSSr becomes reversed and dsengages itself The thr
was hook held IN brass box WIN Ioe ~ a ~ az 1t rUu
which dropped striking the water s9narey which was
inTented 6y Moore McFeIland. The f9nrth Was asa q
patent OF Brown Level Of the Life saving IacSe S9h IN
pany which is so designed as to detsSh DG sas VI S
boat ~ smisSbiSs 81 II consists Of hook
al either end Of The boat connected Wt eier ~ Ie
center ny mean" 81 ~ RoSeT H. Griffith Of Baltimore
being simply pivot hook ana paw VI e sesy yaSS
StsT sSS fs' o va ponad aS Mekay the ccesed @ builder
BostOn II Is curved rod worked IN socket, WIN IN
t,rcted Considerable attention II was dropped several
SiTnes at hight OF -four feet while the vessel was under
s"iSt. Belonging to Downing wiles The third was de
ee by Milton " Noble to preyent lhe ocst uing %s i
sss t Tbs fcrtb Was draw pin Invented by Mr. Doyle
fhe fifth was hall tripping underneath INTO soSheI
aafenfed nv Gilbert T. Darling. The sixth was dlaW
bolt; invented by John Mitchell The seventh was a
locked apparatus Is Only one o. see ~ y "a Ma
ay Tbere We're gree trials made with this apparatus
va hight dRsS OF dced ys is ooBSsS I@s aetOn
two screws working attached to rod in opposite dIee
Ss, rod 1s !. turSdd 1aS 5F Il @ s anS 3 lie
boat is detached On The second rs me SO tSa SSa
lhe other, hut II could not oe capsizeu ihe
tfmpcy of the apparatus was 1Greh ADMIRED ii a.
1.Ihe detachment took place rapidly ana WIN ease
Zach boat was tiled while the Other was under headwey
snd had there been some the trial wOnd have Oeef
gerry ssfu there being accident 20 interfere VIII
ersble excitement occasiOned by the throwing Of
Gfe boat from the deck Of the cutter in which was en-
Osed three men As the boat struck the waleI II cap
sized turning bottom side up. those who did not under
ytand the design OF the boat were eonsdeiab aa1eC
khout the men inside 10 Of Shearss Patent sell
kaiing boats the imen enclosed in me air chambers
femaning in This POSITION some i've nges s Me% the ris
6Ost relieved herself Of the water IN about ten seconds
ss,s through The bilSes ON the second is the boat
Eas entirely submerged, coming TO the surface I'd
Gar construction having about 81 cubic feet Of immersed
Air chamber above the surface, which, when exhausted
she deck Of tbe steamer there exhibition OF leak
signal presented ny tne walhngford Marine sgha Com
kSmed at each end with whistle On being placed in
e hold Of hs es % S we Tte either eSSr nS nv me %oo @
t6s vessel and causes each whistle 20 blow aterIate
A
E c6psisted OF hollow cylinder. foot ia diameter,
but nearly iu the form OF circle partly illed WITH
ster and having horn attached 20 each end operated
y causing the water change ts position W the cylinder
40 rs 10 compress the Hr in the portion toward the end
10 which tho whistle il attached There was also Tld
~ lowering apparatus, which dsengsges itself When
khe boat strikes the water t-s very simple and cOD
Eaet One man on deck manages it with ease by means
OF friction band around the rollers amt as the ias are
wound upon rollers moved by eog both ends OF me Doat
&stsr the loaded hook detaches se and sl is clear
X{sr all the trials bad been made the party returned
and landed 81 Pieri North River Among the party on
board the Hon Mr. DTyg. o. Michigan and kce OF
Maine members of Congress and Capt Bythesoa OF the
Roya Navy naval atsche TO the British Legation This
snorning tha Commission will visit THE TRIBUNE onnd-
fngs 10 inspect the new boilers and engines which have
kecepty been erected AIeI which there will be trial OF
kfesn hose At "a O'Clock they viii examine into the
3necAausTn Of the various detachiDg apparatus which
kAs beNn tasted nj Pier l, North River.