The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06
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st. Louis Times Journal:
sMARBA's REMINIsCENcEs.-The first boat l
Vcksburg. ten day trips. She was the finest
and fastest boat Of her day lsSI). ! was steers
man for Israel Ashhury Tack Israeli /; she blew
up at Hole-fn-the- Wall eighteen miles above
Natchez, In 1888 and was repaired and length
ened. In 1888 went on the Gauges with Capt.
Lon Ionge99pe La 1899 was on n the ShakespeSre
Orleans boats. single engine. In 1910 was on
the Canton double englne), running Yazoo
liver from New Orleans ans Nm F. stratton mas mas
same captain, In 1912 was second pilot with
Jack Israel on the Augusta. In 1s4s was chief
river. In 1874 was on my first sternwheeler. the
Rock River. running Big Black. In 1s45 was on
the Edna. to Vicksburg and bends trade; that
river. In 1916 was on the North Alabama to
skipwith's Landing. l quit her and Joined
Capt. VIM. r. Shtvers,, company Of independent
went on the march ION to Mexico" as a private
soldier, suffered much hot weather did some
Gghting. and received several bullet marks in
my apparel. but one, however. that went deeper.
mat shattered thumb. That is all till next
week.
The most novel construction In the nautical
line recently proposed, Is that described In Les
Mondes. namely. a vessel holding as 1t were a
middle position or character between what may
oe called submarine vessels and those sailing
1t consists chiefly of two partisan upper part
which is out Of the water. and a lower part
which Il immersed. These are connected BY
two iron columns, The upper part or plat
form corresponds to that of an ordinary ship;
the part In the water, or plunger. is In the form
OF a cylinder terminated at one end by a cone
at the other by spherical surface. 1t is also in
three compartments, the middle one containing
the motor engine. the two others merchandise
The lower part Of the plunger has a reservoir
for air or water, either of which is Introduced
by pumping engine at WILL so as to make the
vessel rise or sink, the propulsion being by a
screw IN the plunger; two tubes rise from the
Tor ventilation. These are the principal and
most important features of this novel con-
struction as explained by the Inventor.
II Is claimed that the plunger, being wholly
under water will offer less resistance TO trae-
ton In horizontal direction than a body doat
ing at the surface; that the action o. the
nearly Straight line; that the motion OF the
prcpellers will both be more regular ana more
productive. so that 1t will not change tne 81.
rectlon OF the ship, or very little, ana tnat tne
Platform, being capable of separation from tne
plunger, may serve as raft in case the plunger
Is injured by shock, fire. etc.
ylcksburg Herald, February 4:
The Raven passed UP yesterday empty. she
ran through herself below here. and laid w
aere about thirty-siX hours for repairs.
by Telegraph
BATON RoUGE, Feb. 5.-To Col. ", 7; Vaudry
New, Orleans: The new steamer Ed; Richard.
son leaves here at II O'Clock q. NJ; WILL arrive al
JOHN ". CANNON. Master.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 5.-The river receded three
Seet and Is still falling fast. with 81 feet by
marks at noon. There was a heavy rain las,
cool Business is quiet. Arrived: TELEGRAPH
Tom Pomeroy. Fleetwood from Huntington
United States from Louisville. Leaves to-day
return. The James b. Parks leaves this even
Ing Tor Memphis with fair trip. The Fannie
Tatum arrived from ST. Louis yesterday after
noon and left during the night for st. Louis