The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-15
TIE NEW ORLEANS DEMooRAT THURsDAY NOVEMBER 49,

platinum crucible,w IL was again heated by
q spirit lamp. and tube thence carrying the
suDerheated steam and the Liberated taa,atb
where the mixed gases were collected in
a test tube, while the. steam was abb
sorbed. At the conclu sion OF the expert
ment the gases thus collected were, exploded
by a lighted match, showing beyond question
that they were the comDonents OF water me
ture of gases may be found in steam boiler.
But it can only result from the most o cGipanlte
6 IS m rad bea q eod
must be injected, for so long as steam and the
gases are mixed the latter cannot explode. The
Injection Of the water must cOndenSe the steam
in the boiler before it cools the red-hot iron.
ALI these conditions being fulfilled, an explo-
sion of the gases my take place. Whether any
explosion of a boiler under his care. will ever
allege such a set OF circumstances in excuse for
a shrewd lawyer to make jury believe tvlt
such an explosion was an unavoidable accl-
St. Louis Republican November -:
Capt. Sheble will load the ST. Joseph this week
for Ouachita riven # he can get the freight:
The Petrol is coming from the upper river,
Six steamer and towboats are en- route to st.
Louis. down the Ohio
Des Moines Register:
THE double sternwheel steamer, which has
been anchored at the wharf above. Walnut street
bridge during the summer. is taking on cargo
R steer or ( RaeEezs
The Chas. P. Chouteau has her chimneys up
and her wheel nearly completed.
Divers using submarine armOr, when work
ing at wrecks of vessels under water have
always been compelled to communicate with
partners on shore or on board vessels by q sys-
tenn of signals which, when not thoroughly un-
derstood by both parties, renders the profession
extra hazardous. Last Sunday Capt. John ~
Guyre, with his armor on, lowered himself into
eighteen feet of water. Opposite the Covington
WaterwOrks, and had attached q telephone on
his right shoulder. the insulated wire running
tIrnY7 hfnen iah tnH hnI limo
with the air-pump. the latter being located on
floating barge. Mr.. }. T. Shiras conducted the OK
periments with the telephone. The instrument
attached to the diver was box four by ten
inches square. and Mr.. Shiras could distinctly
hear the escape of air through the divers
helmet with each revolution OF the ARP pump,
On the other hand Capt Guyre distinctly heard
all orders passed to him, and made himself as
distinctly understood with reference to his
wants.
Memphis Avalanche, November 10:
The City of Alton left here going South early
Sunday morning after adding 50 horses, IL
wagons, and 40 people. Gypses from Dayton,
! and who go to Red river and New Orleans
They all took deck passage. except the old queen,
who went in the cabin and occupied the finest
room on the boat. The Alton added about $500
to her trip here, a nice pickup for wayside
stopping place.
The shores Of the Lower Ohio are, frnge,d
with flatboats from Cairo to Louisville, while
many are under way on their voyage South.
Some Is produce and store boats passed through
| the Louisville canal last Sunday and Monday,
and Eugene Handlan on his trip down as pilot
| of the Cotton Valley counted sixty more by the
way.
Hot ,,nur bid tlnvoo ar Kraaoar,c