Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-01-20
Overland in a Boat.

Great establishment was created re-
Gently among the inhabitants of the
Twenty-fourth ward of this city by
their seeing al extraordinary looking
vehicle with three wheels, weighing
over two tons, steam its way across land
from the Harlem River to Spuyten Duy-
vii Creek, near the Hudson River, and
travelling to the waters edge. not stop,
but continue on over the surface of the
water as readily and slmest as rapidly
as it had travelled down hill on land.
1t was the r. NJ. Fryer" q newly de-
vised ship or water carriage.
The principle on which it is construct
ed is entirely new one and cannot be
more briefly described than by saying
that 1t travels over the water instead OF
through it. As much difference is
claimed by ITS inventor to exist between
it and an ordinary boat as between q
wagon mounted on wheels and one that
should rest on the ground and be
dragged along the surface by means
of wheels attached to its sides. The
new boat. which is merely a model of
. large one now in course of construc-
tion at Hastings. consists Of deck
supported by a framework resting on
the axes of three hollow globes. The
globes being turned by steam power
serve at once as the wheels of the ma
riae carriage and as buoys which keep
the deck always above water.
1t being desirable to take the model
from the temporary yard at Macomb's
Dam to the yard at Hastings, she was
steamed up to Kingsbridge, and on Mon
day night was put on land ON the west
shore of the Harlem River, near 22Oth
etreet. 1t had been intended to steam
her right out of the water on to the
land and complete the journey by the
use Of her own motive power. bat An
unfortunate place was selected for the
landing, and not only was the inclined
plane up which she was to travel too
steep for her strength, but the ground
where she was landed was marshy, and
it was with considerable difficulty that
she was taken from the waters edge to
the Arm ground beyond the marsh.
Once here. however. she was drawn
without trouble across the Kingsbridge
road and up to the summit of q slight
dsclivity, and from this point che WAS
easily guided by hand and propelled
by her own power to and into the Va.
ter beyond. and from this point she
travelled smoothly to Hastings, attract
ing as much attention on the water as
she had done on the land. Mr.. Fryer
says that the trip across the land, while
it was not necessary, was intended as a
denomination Of what his boat is Ca
pable Of. 1t is not intended for use as
a land carriage, but one of the sdvsn-
tages it possesses is the power to travel
over sand bars or 10 back off from .
sandy shore without external appli-
ances. The absence of friction, more
over, attained by placing the boat above
water instead Of in it. will enable the
builder, he claims, to attain far greater
rate of speed than is possible to any
boat floating in the water. So far as
the trip across land is concerned there
is no doubt that no demonstrated on
Thursday that . ship can be made to
travel without any water to float in.
For tho more complete demonstration
Of some other points he is compelled to
wait for the completion Of the vessel
he ia building. which is to travel on
three globes of twenty. four feet dame
ter.-[N. Y. Herald.
Edwin NJ. Stanton would have been
agood man for Attorney General of the
United States about this time. Imag-
inc Booth. after the murder of Abra-
ham Lincoln. mouthing and ranting in
the court rooml He was shot like q
deg. as he deserved, and his accomplices
taken into court chained by the legs
and with padded helmets on their
heads, and after short trial hanged in
bunch. There was no loud laughter,
and grining judges and joculsr law.
yers in that court. 1t is not we'll that
the people should have cause to lament
the unavaiiabi!ity OF the military pro-
cess at this time. With An Attorney
General of the caliber aud metal OF
Eiwin II. Stanton the civil trial would
go of better Cincinnati Commercial
Among the new French linen fash
ions are delicately colored table-cloths,
which throw up in greater disiinctness
and relief the ornamental dishes and
glasses and vases which COW adorn the
dipper-table.