The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-02
THE Bosrov roc noRN QUESTION.
How Invention has Improved the Old Fish
Horn-Snfety in Noise.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str' MY at
,or,,or ,aa hoa, cattod Go No, .r,t,,o ,,,tit.,oa
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in THE SUN OF the I'd inst.' headed " Boston
Scand l." Permit nc to state the facts Of the
case as thev reollv ore
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In lE12. In revising the law In relation TO navi-
q ltlon, and for the better regulation Of steam
"nu SUI Vessels, proV's''U was mHue 'amonR
others that sailing vessels in fog or thick
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HIt""i' "hch sua' MAKE aspuuu epu'' W tn".
OF o steam whistle" This provision " $ found
needn,I from, tho fact that the foo borna bera
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toi"re used were not suihcient' ana that TOO
often sailing vessels were found which took the
risk OF runn,n, In ,oos y,,,bou, ,v,,o anv alarm,
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tnus endanHerinR the hves or their crews as
well as tho lives Of Others on board the vessels
mr. sto,,ror, EN-, ,,,-h, ,,t,.o .,,,h ,ho., 1h.,
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thisrecklessness or the part OF masters or sail-
ing vessels ia a fact many can testify from their
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Information on this point to the mas ers Of the
steamboats that pIv on tho sound I'm order IN
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"e sa''Sneu tnat tne iactis only 100 true
Now, II must be that 10 had been found that a
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sso"no epua 10 that OF steam WHISTLE ana 40
human Invention was set at work to invent
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law ana it was found that the Anderson Van
equiv lent To that of a stem whistle This fact
was determined by the Board of Superyjsinr In
spectors after thorough examInation of many
different patents Il fog horns, frequent trialsf1r
the purpuse having been made ON tha potomac
at Washington. The board approved he Anuer-
son & Van Trump horns as fuIdllinr the ren,iire-
meuts OF the law, which the old fan morn "A fog
horn used by coasters, did not ; and they re-
commended these horns to the treasury he
partment. and the Secretary Issued his circuIara
recommending aud enjoiuing their use
The n tional Alarm Company Of Boston, pur-
ch sed the patents from, Anderson * Van
Trump. md began the manufacture OF horns,
and to sell the same They fund III Il the m -
tiers of many yesse,s had no horns OF any kind
on board, and that Others we're carr, Ing the old
ments ol The law In many cases alsn Nh . ,pent
OF the company found Vessels Without the
proter lights realized oy law. The atten ion Of
The Cullertor Of loston MIR SImmnns wa
call.d to these facts ami in due time alter the
inspectors Of the Custom House had notified
the m asters of vessels 10 Tort, the Plymouth
Rock "A nacket nlviny bet veen Nav york and
Doston, and BELONGING To wealthy owners, yas
nbeiled The case was settled Nv III. owners
nroruring "a horn mud payiuo che cpsts 81 W.
ceednrs The Naionsl Alarm COMPANY gave
every " Y uossible continued to call att ntton
I the law In October last the schooner Ma
tive American was found violating This / ". and
cmSe b"rn' 5nt he ref,Ised To- d"so. C"mnl,int
th,reupon was made To- District Aitornev
Sanger, who, having found the fact to be true,
Id the vessel sliced for Violation of the law
which IL WAS bis outy 10 do Now. VIM "a he
,ssa1led because aa ma /, A. ofIicsr fnr tho Gov
rrnimoni be hss sougbt To- nave Tho law ON
forced , Is no law MOI n i,Ist rnc Was rhere
MOI necessitv Tor ~ Ii Inc M, 'nhet ~ go
n.ions nn ina non seas tba ',s.i law yeara an
sw.r Are NOT msstsra - vess.ls rarelesa2
ANA IL there nnv dnnger tbat there viii he ZOO
strinyent laws n,sseI Lv Conprsss "r Inc isS
too TOO rigidIy enforcedy Have NOT the sailors
and nasseng.rs In V.s.eIs ana stranhoafs the
ri,h, d ,hT nr,oc,,5 us sS 40, ,,,r, w
c,m,sni. ~ h , e, ~, ~, LIZ
sess =, ri,sht IN nave ia ia,y enf,rcsJ2 s,rsiy
ilf,s and nrnnsrtv are entItled 70 mo enfrrcs'
n,nt nf IA IL iovr nsrfici itv at tbts ,ims ,vnsn
tha nunt,,,r of s,a n,ers n ne 40 ,ar,,, Imra,sai
and con.oonentiv tna u,h,iitv to cniiisions ,.Ith
s'Ii,,,, veSsis ~ so p'i'h g,satsr IN N ~ ass