The semi-weekly miner., 1882-03-04

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,.~ steam-boat now building
~ r.. HUDSON, an attempt Oe.Is
utS. to nroduce boat tDat st'eI ~. "~d
9.s.tiro that shall be vetY ;.st, 49,, 81" ~
.,.s9 c.nnot sink unless entiIy ""..ii
..;e~e. st.ss The boat is sconpa1atIveIy S
I" tnI;; = ;s intended only for an !. !" IN.
- ~ ~ n n,n1iel boat. II success'II;; :. ,,n"n
tended to build ocean steansi ti,.t the
the same principle. II aPlea!'Hs .;1",'t;nv
inventors aim Is to MAKE 80 .,'.. .iecE
hat by carrying the sides o>e! e. ~ s-s' mes
In the form Of \ dome. nc s~ .',,..r the
80 - made continuous aud meet o'c. .dS %
aas ',..- ",f the hull, or, in other "ni";'
cent.. S,.,.. -, i..cin at one side Of the Keel
t!e ~ .,;ra..,,v af an angle of about 'ortS.
-, Ia,re., to the water-Iine, anu ,"ea
mw w.. inward over the deck and b:sck Oh
t tn.. san,.. lines to the keel. y secti"l ~
. ,;., huii taken in the center Is thuS ~
,.Sdr.. shane. with IL sharp enge oe'H"
s,,S rounded top above. The "euse
ra.',, - preserved through the cntlre
i",';Ir i l. oi the hull. There are y" hol-
,",,: ,;ne. in the boat, an'i the sharp over
S.u,,,nr how is intended t" part 'he wa
,..r .7 tie surface and t" !ornla l"ng,taper-
in" wedge. The widest part OF the nun y
nx...t,v , =, the middle, 10Th ends beIHE
>.s..,;, alike. This is quite different
f,s,,, Ih.. ti,t bottoms and straight sides:
,,.;,h ,nm,v,ra,ively Llutt or r"unds"
l,n,v. ,f the ~. mary ocean >tc,hi'si''
;rhe nu; is intended to be much deeper
.fr tI,n forward. and the deck VIII ="
u,,,ch hi"ner a.,ovc water ut the BOWS
tL.n :,f the stern. There viii '"' II"
hou... or raised constructions vi any
kind except the dOlne-si'almd pii"9
house. the v.mtilat0rs. and the >h."',e
staex>. There will i,e an open r;.Iil'i.
around the center OF the deck, 30 ''.''' !:
can b. used q. "a promenade Ill pi:;'>a't
weather or whenever the seas 90 ii''
break over the boat. The object "' t"is
unbroken. tlOm.-siialesi deck /, 10 ti''-
be the boat to throw OF; AL waves th;.'
break over the bows or SIDES III r"!'I!i
weather. II is thought that. instead Oh
shining tons "i water ana retaining II
on deck until it can lie 'irli'ied or, the
boa, viii she'd or throw OF the water
from the long, sharp bows and open
deck. and will 1T Cnce relieve A"r
self of the weight a.; the water.
Wave, striking the rounded deck
will have no i.',.,l On the tOa. and their
force will thus he spent iia:!niea>lv:
The sharp wc.re->i,alH and r"unded
top Of the hull, and the fact that even
when fully loaded the center OF gravity
will h.. below i:.c water line, makes Tie
nu!yl sv;l-r:.lliny. f'rUlA eXi,": ":l'icn'>
With :. si,:il model. t:.is claim OF the
inventor sceli:; to l'c iui!y proved. LII
laying on: the :rNt. only !hc spar dcc,i
will b,. used i"r passengers. ne l'iain
deck ANA all below being intended for
cargo. ctai and engines. The state
RI L.,ls will bt arranged along TIE out
side, each lm.iii having Il port ~ The
side o.. the beat. while the rli:in.. VIII
l,a formed q! the curved deck above.
Th. saloons viii. l,c the whole width OI
the ship. ami On the spar deck. For
Fighting ;.:r s:,!nu,s ,h.ie Will i" ~k:-
l;:-:!lt~ in the center. and as t:tS- III
:n;gil weather n.ay ;.e covered !v the
St:.~ that sweep over li!r '.tsh, d.: VII:
i've very strong .ii,,l air t:.,t. 10 .'ccure
ventilation there Viii ic s:>an. i.tis:.
kept in mlot;un al all times. aLu 'i:,.n-
tanning Il good circulation of air through
every part vt the boat. FOR this
purpose ,llr fresh air will lie taken
through w;n:l-s:,i:> rn the deck. .,,t; the
exhaust air from he room: Will ;,c .irEe'i
in:o the blast used in forcing tnc ooiicr
:irc-. 80 boats AZ. t" l'c ta:;.:s. Oh
Geek: ti'c lli' l;i.tS ana iantS W!li De
hcj't in All apartment under the ':onl>d
Geek III the >.r'l, a.r. Wi!Cn hey :.ic I"
re i;.unciit.i. doors vii; i,r o!".I,,,. ia
.i:e deck, and Will ~. cntrle:, I..l.i b.
'OE-.
There viii b.. 40 Ei.,~.s; OK sails. a, i; Is
;ntclrIc1 I" Gri".l,d wl."..y "n :Ie v..-
Line for propulsion. IL ,,n.tI;::;;i :.
the Hull. ~ secure 1re.; :':ci,.l.,. t!.rl,'
i'";.vS uses. Or no: ;!:.i!i,>," are L,
:r i'!.'cs:.l "1 the keel >:.,.!l .:ne rising /"
Tic -i.sr deck a,s' securely ,a>,.,lcl To
the side i.:.,,:>'> nI the b:a,. The ceiling
will 'm .;n,il,le, allI .l:,e, :, ,;;,.ona::v on
the tiair:>. in ill.,. lar ~ Steamships.
:he a!'>e:"r Of sailing power will be
compensated for by two extra engine: il,
''aS.. the l:.r=vr ser" is !":. 'r ~. !.I.in
engine, break '.pWn.-" liz i.r.fet'%
;i".'!I:. =, IL E'uf.::.y ...r ::',t'"it