The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-02
THE NEW HARBOR PROTECTION
COMPANY.
An EXPERIMENT ANO A TnuumvuANT
SUCCESS.

Nv sff~s SsWsWGNN ANW WVWAN1
SUCCESS.
s"F""nlc Aet1 Gas as Means 10 ENtlu
s"tsh Fiscs Practically Dcnom~
strated. ana Entirely
satisfactory.
Ihe DEMOCRAT was Yesterday The recipient q
most courteous invitation from the New Her
Dor Protection Company. through Mr. cbas +
uhlhorn. Secretary and Treasurer. to aeeorn
pahy an excursion party on board the Nov
Iarbor Protection steamer Protector and vii
ness an experiment which was to bp made d,
estinsulshihg flfe on board ship. by the means
OF catbonio acid gas injected into The hold o
sud vessel from Tho now apparatus which ha.
iust been placed on board the Prute,star
| Al 5otlock this reporter proceeded. In CON,
pany with several other invited guests to th,
loot Of Canal street, where iusi below aud ,nooret
alongside The steamer Iessie TAYLOR, we fonef
tbs Protector with steam NJ. awaiting The srriva
of the gentlemen who hal been invited to wit
ness the trials aud shortly there wns u very
select crowd on boafd the handsome little craft
Ahd here we will give q short desetiptiou of tIe
steamer which. though il hns alrendy bppp 10
serioen by the city papers. VIII very wel beat
The Protector Is the new boat recently buil bv
The Bohrd of Underwriters If this eli Il for pur.
poses ~ hatbor protection ~ i5G tons register
| Harlan II Hongswotth Company et fbpir vprd
upon the Delaware river. and is thoroughly Ore
Pto,mn,. WIN q 95p-horse t,gwer engine aud u
| lhultless mudei. she s enpahlr " n rhfe ~ snrd
winch is inply astonishing but is very raees-
sary ipf her speedy trnnsition H. any point aloeg
our river front IN case of ilfe She Is provided
With most powerful engibes for The purposes ~
throwing water directly upon u Ilre IN ensa of
such disaster among The steam,oats md ship
hpsas b." an 49, sn" n"R@s Ras wsss n mt f., The cutters
land In neighhorhoeds into wliieh tbs pipes Of tho
| watarworks DO not extend. besides these. the
| Protector is furnished with the new apI,lianea
| for pumping earbonie eas into u vessels hold.
trial of which was made yesterday evening
shortly after . o'clock this signal WIS given e.
| cast loose her tnoprines and directv thereafter
| The Protector was stsaming eallantly and swiftly
away 70 The scene Of operations Of tbs now ap-
| On board wsre Tho following distinguished
guests His Honor Chas. J. Iseds, Mayor of The
i,fy s ann oh his Rrivats ssefe.ay Majo. reql D
a bens b Msts Meas na'"'sa2J Il ,
| of polee Chief Engineer 'fom o'1oanor,
OF the Fire Department. with his
genial and efficient assistant Major Zen Morgan
Hatrod Messfs. q, ". Hynson and siias Weeks
& aa ~. sprlnf MiG,s,aGtf Msasrs Ihoa
paul fonrghy. Merchants Mutual Insurance
Company Jules Tuyes. New Orleans Insurance
Company Jas bay. Sun MUTUAL Insurance
asnee Compeng. Mr. Matber. Secretary II the
Board Of U.ndorwriters. Captains Frost and
INSPECTORS lDT tho EfHJIU DI IDfprs
writer's Representatives of the daily press Of ts
city end other gentlemen whom now We cannot
recall
In very few minutes after tnosinp Canal
street the bells gaya the signal to slow ID. and
shortly aftof the Protector was moored Il, The
vessel on which the trial WIS to ba mada.
The schooner MpnhdnUsk. uwned by Captains
sehneidan and Baker. had been by them placed
nt the service of the Eoard of underwriters Tor
We , pnrp9ss , q trying the new ne evingulsher
we're placed in the hold Of the Monadiloek. with
Some loose cotton. and cpal oil poured upon the
cotton preparatory 10 settihs. It on ire. IL the
tprewnrd deck. abrenst thn fore hutch. md in
The alter deck. nft of The fhnnmest. brnss cock
of about an Inch and u hall opening WINS plueeJ.
% whleh hose were, atiaehed loading from tite
gas generators on the Protector.
These generators are three in number, Each
generator conprising two .retorts, pne to bold
the carbonate pf soda. tthe thfee with an aggre=
gate capacity Of 1900 ponndsj and tho other the
sulphuris aeid. which. being preeipiiated upon
TIE soda. generates tlle gas used in *
81 the areai difilealtiea which bas '' hitherto
stood !, IN ne 7. way Of Us practical utilization has
vent the rapid generation Of n force which
would teor 10 pieces any recaptaels containing it.
ns nE p e ats ssy s @yna yn Y " Eey smpe
the Intelligent and lindsiatieable agent, Of The
;abeock machines 1 this city. who has patented
plstey nnder control. This was evidenced most
thoroughly In the trial yesterday hs the highest
pressure used in the machine was twenty.fve
pounds 10 the square inch though the chambers
are mmie to work under u pressure Of three
hundred pounds 10 the inch Of surfaee.
"a And n2w sysryt,hlpg m halng io readiness. ire
bold pf the vessel and coal oil lanterns. which
had also been fastened IN vnrot,s parts 0f the
battened down. and ut eight minutes of O'Clock
the valves were opened and the generators set
b. work. chief OConpor stood by The hatch,
witch in hand timing the Job while all around
the hatch and about the deck stood the various
Insurance and city officers with the other invited
guests, and cnch and all OF them most Interested
spectators.
In IVst nine minutes and twenty seconds from
the time the gas was turned on Chief O'Connor
called out the fire WIS out: md so u was. Not
u spark remained to show where. but u few mip-
utcs before. loose cotton soaked In coal oil !
blazed with oil the fury which fire can give D,
such =. materials Then Mr. Granger, v show
such an atmosphere rs then filled the vessel
hold threw down therein large humps of loose
ns they got below deck the fire was instantly sx
tnguished. Further ~ SHOW It's effect. Mr. |
Granger had an empty bucket let down into the
vessels hold. which. becoming hIed with gus |
tfor this ghs is one and bali times heavier than
common air.. was drawn up on deck and burn |
ing cotton thrown into the bucket was instantly |
We have mentioned before TINT the hold ~ the |
vessel WIS empty. and yctin the short time We
have me toned. 50 thoroughly was il filled
with the dry srbonje gas. produced under the
light pressure ~ twenty-five pou d. ut IRE
could not burn in any portion ~ the vessel IN
der deck. II the vessel had been full pf cotton,
and q heavier pressure put on. the fire would |
have been extiuguished in a much shorter time.
But the experiment was q most Triumphant sue
ces !. and 40 pronounced by all the gentiencn
who had Witnessed IT,. and many and earnest
were the congratulations bestowed upon Mr.. |
Granger and his assistant, Mr.. BIye. for the
triumph they have won after years of patient /
toll in carrying 10 success ideas which they
have held To under every possible discourage
ment which could meet them.
And now the good cheer which had thought |
fully been provided by the officers of the com
pany, was discussed. and the yiands disap-
peared. In generous champagne and other
cheering liquors, was the good health and pros-
perity Of the New HarbOr Protection Company
and its officers drank IA also to Mr. Grnnger for
his happy success. and to the officers Of the
TO Capt Thos r. colbnrn. Captain of the
Protector, by his courtesy and attention. D,ade
the trip most enjoyable one 10 allasN board,
this reporter is under many obligations rs also
to the engineer and his assistant, Mr.. Grant, for
kind attention shown aud Information fur
nshed.
On the way back TO the city Chief O'CoDnor
had the water turned on through the pumps "
illustrate the working of bis patent nozzle for
throwing either solid stream qf water or break
ing it into spray. which worked to charm.
On returning the Protector landed at the Chat
tanooga Railroad Companys wharf, and. attach
ing her hose to her immense eighteen inch pipe.
gave an illustration Of her deluging efs-
pacity: and we think II old Father Noah had
walked up then and there. he would have lit out
TO find his ark.
The Protector is in all her appointments a
most perfect piece Of mechanism. and reflects
but upon the intelligence and enterprise Of the
New Grleaua BOARD of UuderWrtsrg.