New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-05
QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS.
SAFETY IN SHIPS.


SAFETY ~ SIIfPS
To ne Edfior Of Thc Tribune.
SIR: The loss of the Atlantic suggests with
tragic forco the question: whether and skin can.
not devise and build ships measnraby unsinkablei The
most forche answer TO tina question Is furnished by the
facts N connection with the mshap To the outer bottom
of the Great Eastern Long Island Sound. She ran
upon Il rock and tore ls6 several hocs 10 hor bottom,
the largest being IS long and from four 10 live feet
wide but the accident did not seuslby affect the buoy
ancy of the vessel This wen atsed fact stands out IN
bold relief from the multitude Of disasters to iron ships
with single bottoms and should he blnnei In letters OF
gold.
The local weakness, ~ the bottoms thai single,
Of iron ships as an toe vessels Of Tho merchant marine
tho world at present but has always been known
To both builders and saw all. ls the exceptions
are most rare. tact could bc told upon ones fingers
The inner bottom of the Great Eastern her saliva
ton aud what would have been calamity IN vessel
built with u single bottom only uiishap in that
case IL should he made compulsory 10 grd al IRON
ships that passengers with donblc bottoms ana
creased that the ship might float should O1h bottoms
be rptrod at bulshedd, and any two ~ the eoInpar
ments De thereby filled.
All naval shps thar float on iron bottoms are nvaria
bly, built double. What is there 10 prevent our trans
recognized by all mardtlme nations. ana warmly com
Inendcd by ali writers OF emncnce naval architecture
giving increased safety! fOurs g., !.
ThHlJeiphid, April 3, 1873.
ALLEGED DISREGARD oF POPULAR WISHES.
To me EdttOr 81 rhs Trt6VHt.
SIR: Bear with me few moments while
relate to you tho particulars Of very aEgriyaug
that recently occurred 10 this place Mr.. L. s. AvcriIl
editor and proprietor OF Thc FdDya Co0ey, has hecu
acting q, postmaster this place FOR the last year.
hut recently was removed IA the middle OF Li, term,
without proSoc1uon, without notice, and without
hearing From rho irst Of his term no Ia. put forth
ms nest endclyors 20 please aud accommodate the pat
rons OF thr Office. lie went b great expense IN lOeat
ing the Office ana increasing rs capacity and conyen
fence IN various ways 30 complete the arrange
mont that it VIZ, said 20 BE- the best arranged post
Office in any town Of ~ SIZE IA Western New
York Tie people appreciated these kind acts OF
Mr.. Avenil's, aud had TIE cas-" been submitted
10 Them would have been allowed % stay ms term
least This was not 10 Ice. however; the peopl"
are TO De ignored 30 long Of Grant, Ring wants
change This the case IN this instance as wei a.
some others might mention. col MeDougal, Congress
from this district wanted 70 please his friends IN
Plmya-a small portion Of the pcopc--aud. aJ
without consulting majority OF the patrons. He pre-
sented the and At Was done This the second in
been rrmoved directly the wishes OF the people
because military man wanted change to please hiir
Paia,ma, A. Y, March 90 1873.
CHS. BuTIEEs THREE CENTS.
To the Edtf0r Of The TFt6aHe.
SIR: have been subscriber for THE
TyIBuss nearly 20 years sometimes The semi-Weekly
and sometimes The Weekly. / have never troubled
YOU With communication, but nevertheless, at present
want 10 risk asking question two The Constitu-
ton provides that the senators and representatives
shall receive compensation for their services, to be
certainei by law, and paid ont Of tho Treas.
urv Of the United States. Now. 10
understand that each Congress shall settle the
question Of compensation Of its membcrsi or ought
members 10 be satisfied with the compensation ostab-
shcd by law at the time they accept Officer II the lat.
fer is there any safeguard against the indefinite repeti.
ton OF the business transactions OF te last congress-
II g. T. Butler send 10 me three cents as
share OF his late puuder would that he any compensa-
ton the violation ~ a sacred principle ar justify the
precedent he and h- fellow Consrcasneu have made Ia
these unharDy times Yours IN sorrow, II. i.
Canton, Penn, March 30 1915.
ERIE INyEsTIGAnON--A SINGULAR SPECTACLE.
To me EdtfOr Of The Tri6ane.
SIR: Is it not funny sight to see MIR. Stick
neg nterroratng Mr.. Ramsey about Mr.. Attorney Gen
craI BARLOW The old augurs could not look AZ each
other il seems without laughing IN each others faces.
Tho three men named laughing in their sleeves, II
not at each other. Stckney has fee OF the Erie Com
pany III his pocket; Ramsey has the sane; Barlow has
the same they are all counsel OF The same Company,
and they are all counsel and clients OF one another;
Does this explain the ygor OF their proceedings, and
the zeal which they show for me deyeIopment OF the
Nctr- york April g. 1878. PAUL PRY.
TRANSIT TO THE SUBURBS.
To the razor OF The Tribune.
SIR: In Saturdays TRIBUNE it is stated that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Now-Jcrsey Divison), runs
trains each way on sunday over thef ROAD be
tween Now-York, Newark, Elizabeth. aud cher towns
named. Only two trains leave Ne"-York on Sunday for
the places named aud tho earlier of these trains not
until $40 r. Nc trans leave on this road for Phila-
delpha until evening. Sunday morning mail train
frOn New-YOrk To Philadelphia would be great CON
Ne,r- Io,L April T. 1873
BREAKING IN BOOTS ny MACHINERY.
To the EditOr or The TribuHt.
SIR: The reading of an item in The TRIB-
I'M about some man breaking several hundred new
boots for his neighbOrs suggests idea. Why would IL
not he ~ well for boot manufacturers 10 invent
chine or artificial leg and fo0u with Joints 10 put into
water power few hours TO break the new boots aud
save millions o the yexation aud feet incident
tu every pair they purchaser ID. n.
Ld0sing wen, March 30 1873
TIIE ABUSE OF PARDoNS
To the Editor Of The Trt5rne.
SIR: Is it not an appalling index of the
hight to which the pardon abuse has that the late
GOV. GeaIy OF Pennsylvania overwhelmed, a sin
gle year, with 900 applications for padoni II he took
time 20 examine each carefully. ls could have had
time or ms other dutirs In suc state OF allirs,
the Cnnrts might Us wei be abolished Il.
BTO0kiyn, N. b., March rs, 1873
a PASTORS TRIBUTE.
70 ne EdHor Of the Trbune.
SIR: In The TRIBUNE of tn. 24th is an article
entitled. Tapping ior tie Lori" The article Is worth
more the interest of religion han the 10 pages Of my
o papers which are supyorted as being
paper, ana wish 10 thank you fOrall such utcrances
Baierioo. Ia, March -, 1873. D.
THE FARMERS MOI IN HE RINGS.
To the EdttOr Of Ths Tribune.
Sm: Please tell me, how many of Boss
Tweed's Ring are actual practical iamersf How many
OF tho Credit Mober Congressman are farmers' IL
POmeroy a iarmort Is Colfaxf FARMER
IOfSdQTa, ~. L., March "a, 1915