New-York tribune., 1867-04-22
THE MARINE LIFE-S5TING COlnISSIOM

On Saturday morning the Commission visited the
p9Duno buildings 10 Inspect the new boilers and ma
ruucry which were lately constructed for the establish
mcnt t having been stated by Fir Norman Wizard that
they were unsafe The commission which was selocVeu
bv the ecrrctary OF tie Treasury are gentlemen OF
aekuOw loGged ability each cd them having had almost
lifelong experience i'm the various professions Ihey
rcprcsrnt Col j. v. Guthrie Cf Louisville, and MI rogers
of New Orleans and hr Ciagg OF Baltimore, hayo UcCn
connected with Tie science OF engineering t0r inc paS ~
years aud their opinion supposed 10 be " some Vuo
sessrs Renns of Buffalo and Guthrie Of Chicago nave
had their names Identified with steam navigation on Ino
che snpcryisns Inspector at Gaena H. his district em
braoing the Upper Mississippi River CaptalS braua t
and Weeks are he Inspectors of Steamers at rms p9It
Capt W. NJ. New, through whose efforts the SVlr In
was organized Is General ,icnce in nauti-
speotiOn he has had cOnslueraDe NJ rcosrrv De
cal matters and his connection WIN lhS SS,dad
partmegt has siDen hi eG itb hch the Commission is
charged The boilers which were nSPectou ~ tlo T9
mission were constructed with great care Dy tne DapIA
Stoo,n Roller Manufacturing Company, at GTeenp0nt L.
They are upright and occupy but htte space ana are
tached TO them SupeThcang apparatus, which con
siss of a series of spheres disposed so as TO Orm eIGe
above the BODY of the boiler, and connected by the
pipes as 20 circulate or pass the steam successiyely
through each sphere. The boiler consists OF peculiar
arrangement of frctubcs and combustion chambers in
crl The Sr,otest Le9f * bronpbt no bear against the
largest body OF water. The steam generating spaces OF
f;re.boy The smoke and draught tubes and
heating chambers connecting the frechambers with the
enOkc-bOX arranged in cOncentnc cllceS over the
Srcbox fhc inner ones of which are partly closed by
perforated cap which the strong draught TO pass
thronrh the ortcr tubes thus conducting the heat
aganshe largest body of the water, and to the super
hcating spheres. The OF smoke tuDes Deh
partly closed at the top serve as heating surface WITHOUT
The escape Of heat This arrangement prevents the con
eentra6n against the sheet, thus prevent
ting the lifting of the water and burning out OF the see
They were made Of the very hest IRON. double tapped ana
double rIyctcd which renders them perfectly safe. Ihcy
were manufactured under the direct supervision OF the
inventors MesSrS II. W. d. Davis. Practical Engineers
and Machinists They pretty thoroughly examined
by members of the commission who are experienced
IN the science of steam egneerng ana tley eHIfesc %
themselves much pleased with the manner IN when tney
were constructed. Col Guthrie Of Louisville VINO mas
inspected almost every steamer the Mississippi, eX
pressed himself willing TO SIT ON the DOHcr
while carrying its maximum number OF pounds
of stcaln without having any fears OF IT'S burst
ean be disconnected, built by tho CoriSs
Steam Engine Company at Providence, T. l. IL has sew
cral modern improvements, and gives entire satsIcton
working very smooth aud regular manner ana being
almost nOisecsS This double engine takes the place OF
ono Of smaller size of the make, when mas beeh
While the Commission at TIE TRIBUNE buildings
there trial had OF the patent guttapeIcha eOnD
ton hose, which attached to one of the MOOdWara
patent steam pumps with which the building Is supplied
On the trial, the highest amount of pressure ODalneu
WAS pounds forcing the water through l men nOI
zle to great distance almost hau way across the para
of the principal features connected with the engine
Is the gutpercha belt attached to the massive driving
wheel which has stretched inch since II mas becl
in use 1t was manufactured 10y Benedict q IOrrey OF
No. 6S Murray-st. The Commission after leaving HE
TRIBUNE Buildings proceeded to Pier No North RIVER
amined IA detail the mechanism Of the various detachng
apparatus which had been cXpeTmeIited with the Gay
before after which they adjourned to meet 10 oay az o8
O'Clock a. IN.