The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
ao,u.1oNs AT SEA.
,.,.,e.,ins ArtlcIe for Those " nor
ih''' the Ocean,

Tninri'altNN
in' the Ocean,
Itouse Correspondence
.,ncral problem Of saving nc ,rat ~ INV Nv
phf s,"Sh u'. hr solved IN two waySl,a,, .,n,,aiy ~
oGs lua, a,,ollisions atogether;and, sero,'u .',,
biIng go'', ,, nne Of both vessels lrolhsirh M,
prItli''"J.i ..ili.in has taken place me
amer s,', N, depends upon the structure
nnd sou -" ,,,, vessels, aud is q matter
.n5 n,5l,si,lraiion Of the naval aI1ni1uv ,,,ainns
TIE '""5 ,ngirrcr. The number ol rolllsiolls '.,.
thr ru-,J ,,ncr annually show how very
ielI 'aN, ,hc lyst method Of solution ~ anu
|pcrr'' 'p' ri;l,. v,,irli are the consequence
lo''c' ~ ,i';on. ,;,n i Ar ample evidence that
bas been doncm ihr way ., '',u, ,,,,'cssii,I
y ,ntion ''I9 has been anything b"' Nu'''sS'
RraltMi rMing however, that certain s'rno I
do lu.nn, ,,,mcnls might be made .hat
~ 'l',,' "a loracly to keep many vessels
ild l'"% 'ri,h would Otherwise 90 10 inc
n WI ii order 10 Keep vcf,cl ailoat
o'|' h.'o or must he kept out OF her aito
wa, y, inc quantity which enters ihusb
fnoi y" HAT II may not exceed the
l,lll'S"' g,ia,rnry of the vessel. lIe first
'pl'l' ouo' mdit,ous involves the keeping
lu'% na,t of the skin Of the vessel
" ~ bcinw the surface OF the water III
.i,n "a md may be secured by 50 arrang-
4 ,'',' ~, material. of the structure that the
,.' ,r,ir r,i cru,hirg work of the collision
",,penup in destroying the upper
!. ofnur or both vessels.
hS " t,j.ion in which the striking vessel
or,i.gl stem, there is no possibility oi
,yinr T The upper works of the stricken
H., ,'@ uplrs, she happens to be pad
.mrr in which case the paddle-boXes
,a.an would take up great deal OF
XII in fine striking vessel, and might
"crent to stop her before the skin
I, fine water surface was broken. Some
a,,th, old Peninsular and Oriental
m steamer yaetta, then in the Egyp-
q ..ryr,. vas going down the Red Sea,
a., i4ro, number of troops ON board,
came into collision with another
which struck her on the fore star
.nap,oa and cut her side down to
ma lo,. nj the water surface. AS no
ayp however. was done below that sur
h. strained back 10 Suez and put in
uttbouI auy loss Of life occurring.
ru STEAMERS and sailing vessels have
rb pr1rdiqn, and the only way of
riDg tilt ihris upper works shall be first
roycI IN d collision is by fitting all mer-
4 vessels with IN oyerhanging bow, 50
I'M, upprr works of any vessel that they
.likr Shalt be reached first. The or
. i, ornamental clipper bow will only be
krrr in mi, way II the vessel is going
.1gE The great weight and high
slo.mulrm -rls require n good deal
Mm' 'his What the an. INT Of strur-
uey.,u, inm uycrndnging bow for
klby complete pro, elton world be, may
AaFrd from the result Of the collision
som,Hp Arizona on tie night of
Ialcr :, 10, with nm iceberg. Hers
,,l weighed something liz" 5000 tons,
a,,NrTa, going at speed OF II
/, ,lu amount oi work ia her was about
4 nu,tous
INSULT ol The collision was that her
w,cu-md up for Length Of about
e ald had She not been fitted with an
f, collision hulkhcad She would have
.oan and the Arizona, with all her
E0g and crew, would have been re-
mI,,iHg. Happily she was so fitted |
Brought her passengers and rev safely
IlmH lh - feet Of the ArizOna's bow |
Rry ,maI. proportion of the weight Of |
lu-Md dlhiukmight easily Dc arranged |
/ lud 10 huul Of the line where the |
d surface rul' The stem, so that If an
Ha. jAmoycd in This way, were to rum
,W.lar vessel whose upper decks
i, dwklGm, and sidy would Afford as |
resistance rs the ice erg did, neithc.
ya,aIs would be iniu cd below the
4 'oae. and both would be afloat after
sl.i,Ha.
aHaI.ing bow has another adyan-
a iAl .I'im besides that Of Offer lg Il
fsH,. .iHrr above tdr water surface |
uat 81 allowing the striking vessel
azill plcst gradually, in the same
4l' Hmu may stop the way of II yes
A"ats oI 4 rope alongside a quay or
'eg, II he were 10 make his rope |
#siplAe vessel and to the landing
Nr a"iid in all probability, break |
NJ, liel hc has It made fast at one
fll i#tar> a couple oi turns round
i9ad- at The othel, and let's it slip
'"t .",ta,ds wiOj gradually ia
D- resistance, t;ll the way is com
'4.en nj The vessel, and ii is brought
Ai jb.s Is simply 70 say, however,
"'h /, Tie prduc, Of force, and the
e. .aall-b Which it acts; ANA 80 in
"4li'yo work we may reduce The
Increasing the distance through
] h at..