Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-07
OH on Troubled waters.

when photographic students FIRST
lugassted 10 skippers who had sailed
he seas for years that pouring oil on
The troubled waters might save both
vessel and cargo, the proposition was
laughed TO scorn. The wise old heads
knew better. Some Of the younger
skippers thought the scheme might be
worth try ring, and so put the theoxy 70
the test. They found H. ~ work en-
ceedinly well, .sa,~wBlI, indeed, that In
port hanerkey told their brother mas
.t6fs OF their success. Stories Of vessels
having been saved By the method were
told at infrequent intervalsi In the South
street resorts, and were received will
much OF tho doubting Thomas spirit
Finally what were looked upon 81
yarns took on color OF verify with
vengeance. and even the oldest OF IN
skippers began TO believe In the Of
story.
u not q week passes, ip-tkcf hardly Q
day, but the msstfs Of some vessel
bdrops Into ths United eiales Hydro.
s.zsefu and Informs Lieutenant
100 AWE Of his staff Of the
~ ass KlaSA derived during the
rsra " wssz ~ (which now prevails
~ IN the use OF bI. 30 efficacious has
Ii proved in . nuhibsr Of INSTANCES that
the attention Of ehip-owners have been
called 10 that they have fitted up thelI
|oraft with special fixtures for the ptH.
pose Of lighting huge waves with oil.
The British steamship Kats FAwcsti
10 one OF these. Tanks are fitted upon
deck for the special purpose Of carrying
/ oil, and from them pipes lead through
the ships side just above tbs water
line. In case the waves become par.
ticularly threatening Captain Younf
has the stopcooks In the pipes opened
and lets out Q bit Of oil. He has found
the plan 10 work extremely well, and
when running Ands It necessary to send
ont but one gallon In four hours. Ii,
uses linsecd or vsrnish oil. The British
steamship Earnwell is similarly fitted
and Its oficers have found that tn
loosening Of even small quantity Of oil
has kept the water from breaking owe
the decks OF the steamer.
In cases where vessels are not speci
ally fitted for fighting mountains o
water with oil, shippers sling over thu
bows bags Allied with coarse, heavy oils
which ooze through the coarse msteria
LOT which the bags are made. and has
wonderfully calming effect on old Neg
tune. The only trouble In these cases
say the shippers, 10 that the ell Is apt +
Ioiog mp the canvas OF the bags and o
prevent perfect percolAtion. This Capt
Lord Of the American steamship AID
vance found out when he was caught 4
q severe storm between 81 Thomas an
: the Barbados last month. 90 he rigge
itup . big water filter over the weathe
} board, and treated the waves who
: threatened to enaulf his vessel to
coploue bath Of oil, and 90 kept the eros
/ seas from washing over the deck Of hi
steamer. Most any kind Of oil seems /
do the work required, but CAPITAL
: Petera Of the British steamship Lyo
has probably used the strAngeet mixtuI
. yet reported, one Of codhver oil an
8 linseed oil, both Of which he happene
10 to have . big consignment in his cargo
D A couple OF gallons Of fish oil, SAY
Il Captain Schultz, saved the sohoont
: W. II. Jones from losing n single site
{ lof logwood from his deck cargo, Will
he was trying to weather q severe ga
lof HAttefaB during his last trip to tn
''lpors.