Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

devoted himself 20 vari0us inventions,
including ventilation, &C., bat chiefly
70 his gigantic organ. strange and mys-
tericus project, that has doubtless ended
with him.
William L. Winans, however, has
never relaxed bis parsuit ofthe cigar
steamer project, and 20 what extent be
has followed IL may be Inferred from
some recent developments that are both
interesting and startling. The later ex-
perimenis havs been conducted AZ Mill
wall, under Che supervision ol his broth
ers. Waifes : and De Witt CIinfon
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al ID Beaufort Gardens, London, where
It's legal and business affairs are under
the charge of Major 0smund Latrobe,
formerly or Baltimore, and son Of the
venerable John n. B. Latrobe, the we'll
known lawyer.
Yachtsmen and tourist who visit the
Isle Of Wight or Southampton have Of
ten been puzzled by strange craft that
cruises in those waters, and which in-
variably slows down to ordinary speed
when approached by our vessels. She
seldom appears TO have anything more
serious on hand than a party OF CAV
plessure-seekers, but watermen and
others who have watched her closely
tell Of bursts Of speed in which she flies
through the water like an express train.
She is the vessel with which all the later
experiments have been conducted, and
the results TO which these experiments
have led are as follows: One spindle
shaped steamer 5OS feet longer than the
Great Eastern, or 1900 feet in length,
is already designed and to be built. II
will have engines of 100000 horse
power. and will be propelled by twin
screws under the after quarter of the
vessel. The mean speed Of this vessel
is expected to be over twenty nautical.
or twenty-three statue miles an hour.
She is to have a tower I50 feet high,
containing in part state-rooms looking
out on circular balconies, but having
within hollow cylinder extending ver-
tlcally throughout its entire length and
traversed by an immense weight suscep-
tible of being adjusted at any desired
height. This is IN invention of Mr..
William L. Winans, and the effect shat
il produces upon the motion of the ves-
sci is precisely the reverse ofthat which
one would most readily infer. When
"scsled" 10 a proper height. in proper
ton to the ''beat" or motion Of the
waves prevailing, il absolutely prevents
all rolling. The great length Of this
steamer will prevent pitching, so that,
presuming il justifies the claims and ex-
pectatIons OF the inventors, il should be
very advantageous for purposes of ocean
travel. Il is designed for the transat-
lantic mail and passenger service, and
their port of entry in this country will
be New London, Connecticut, of which
a SPECIAL survey was made three years
since with this view. Milford Haven
is expected 10 be the port OF entry for
Great Britain. That il will revolution
ize ocean travel is the conviction Of the
Messrs. Winans, and on that conviction
they have expended millions, and are
about TO exPend still more, il being
their intention TO construct three other
similar vessels as soon a. that described
shall have been successfully crsrats1i.
The estimated cost Of construction OF
these vessels is one million sterling
each, and it is confidently believed by
the Messrs. Winans and many OF their
friends that they will accomplish the
passage of the Atlantic in less than six
days at all seasons and in spite Of any
weather which has been known as yet
on that ocean.