Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-01
,n Ice steamer n'r sh,ppins

ISias ia fasi River al the foot Of
Asnsisra siIori il ihe steamship hiili=m
galer, Ibis Ntsstl has besH huvl ~ un-
Z e ne sui,rsiuisulrnee ei rroi, l"gs, Toe
tLe pRrIssc ~ Transporting tie esrrzssrs
at heri cattle huh Texas, where lrrf is
compatibility uouAlgss, ~ this marksi,
slest suol lcri SEQ high in price as 10
l., beyvnl iia Vach oi tie Poor, Ihg
H.nilrmun Uha hsyc taken bold II ihr ca
teri,rise have incorporated thrmsclyrs iLio
abs, Is called ''The Relisslaiius Steam
slap Company, With a capital OF eathntu
TLrir oibre Is al Nos. 10 and a. ln'adva!
The I.l.sT Is vessel OF aboui 500 tons
measurement, anl Is 50 arranged that she
Nill carry luD tons Of careasses In such a
,naunrr a, 10 allow a froe circulation Of
air around each carcass. The entire hold
Of ihe ship is lined with a non-eondneiins
felI, tau inches in thickness, aud when
the ptoPer machinery is In working order,
the sh ips hold eau be cooled IN an hour
aud half The extreme degree Of cold Il
produced hy pressure upon eaTbonic acid
gas, condensins Il 10 q liquihed form, aud
then allowing Il TO re-yaPoraie. This pro-
cess produces so intense degree Of cold
that personal contact with the Ice or
machinery will produce blisiers ON the
flesh similar 10 those raised by burns. As
matter, Of course, this temperature Is al
together unnecessary for the preservation
IT meat, aud would, In fact, be useless, and
IL was only produced as an experiment.
Mercury being useless In these expert
menis, ether was used ms q substitute. The
rcspiralor on board Inns capacity Of 500
pounds at time, aud ice was made, aud
L.. IL .aal..I .saagaK.laV nanpninfF In "A a.
hour and half and some OF the ice taken
from tho moulLs stood exposed TO The
ainosrhcre of the engine room from nine
An. until four Pm. before IL commenced to
l!auify. The ship was cooled to a temper
allure OF iwcniy.six degrees above zero.
The air, MS II came from the supply pipe 10y
which The cold air was thrown Into tic
hold, indicated temperature Of l30 below
zero. Tho temperature can be reduced TO
from lS9 TO 2Oo below zero, but il is un,le-
sirUble TO freeze the meat, aud the object
- TO keep IL in an atmosphere where
Naporizalion almost ceases, aud where IL Is
dry and cool.
Tho Tabcr will sail for Texas on or about
the list Of April, in command of Captain
Bugler. Prof. Lowe and other scientific
gentlemen will accompany her on her first
voyage. INC company mas hh "gch. Nv
Texas who will provide the cattle, and their
arrangements are such that they will be
enabled to slaughter and stow away one
hundred head per day. This will shortly
he increased to two hundred. The round
"trip will be made in from thirty TO thirty
five days, and the meat will be delivered in
this market about twelve days after it is
slaughtered. 1t will be retained in and
sold from the vessel until the company
have built refrigerating house.
After the process had been fully ex.
planned and the working shown in the en-
CINE room, the company adjourned 10 the
cabin of the ship, whore an excellent din.
ncr was spread. Prof. Lowe here repeated
some of his experiments with carbonic
acid gaslby freezing champagne and other
huids.-[New York Democrat.