New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-04

- .o, - the two or three Of them al
-, nod By means Of >lhp"' O"'
L.aectlye diagram. Mr. Maurice N''"
cr-l different courses Of two Vcnoel' o''
tbcr,- track and points ont by lis means '"' ~ .
,r, ~ l.ht- now I'm use nothing more i indicate"
,b,, tho mere presence % \ ship. me ulaHra" '"'
at. further that from onSh'h p""' !" Wv
:, . COURSES sailed by two vessels {" ten p'i''' j"
,ne drect,ou Of two other course Wh'h '''' NOV
,lo.t there are a multiplicity "i 'ls'' ~" -,
shin, course and bearing IN which th' Nv" ''"
,lu5. And vet the lights In use VIII H"' '''"
dt,,to whether the two vessels are ''."- - -,
,..,i,r which Viii absolutely insure COLLISION o' ~
an almost opposite line. The ONLY W" o"' " N''
- avs MIR Maurice. els to abandon the present
, ,,r, ~ light, and substitute for II @'''" w
which the distance between two N'''c'> j. ''"'
kr.Al.ds,a Of distance I, 7He pr.hclp"I i''"' 81 '
y.rt,u. collisions AID direction is o"h mp.
-. ,l ar. obtained from the light, IN a NeFl'
cal position to aud ~ certain distance '"'' -" t
mi dist nee 4, ice the same Oh All vessels f-"'H VI"
,nt.,d r,,,.ur, tina, obta.-,d the distance De
go, too ,,..ele d, found by tine angle undtr "l''h
If app.srs to the observer: and the Je'r"- - '""'
from tlc,c light, ~ as from tlo-' uN'" az -
Tlu. with Il stance and bearing unc IcI''N0 ''
~ Two vessels B, known, ana with the course $780,
and the observation, repeated at short hcr'" I'll
time I'm, course Of the other vessel II iouhu VI" "'
the point II intersection OF courses D"' ~ ''''
,t., ,,,pld t,h, too much time TO properly carry
II ont and ~ /, only necoN1rN 10 h'"" =" I'M, -. NV,
at which under all ,rcum ta,e; 'rc,d for that
,,n~n,., w. tel instantly oN the sl"id"Iu ~
H .e;y limit up to whcn two vessels crossing b"N
''o - all otn~r I'm, safety limit s'rNcN h.
check between vessels crossing ana mus p'eN'"'
the danger point Is found at III, Intersection OF
th. two vessel, courses. DNolu, prevention ol ,o,
,lons /, narrowed down 10 me pr"n'Tn. VI ~ each
Other INA. " ponttug ont that .hc distance or
s,r
Tim, the ships own length NE wlitTr d! s"' N
tahlng out ldc ayrrts, on ,npn rfon, any
,Vo vessels must decide when one OF uNl - w. P"
ir,t or on which side Of one ahotAer 'h'H V'o'' ~
''o IN, protocols Of the International Marine Con
ference show on Page 30, iha' out OF l,-ol ,'t
I,.lon, occurring IN British waters there Wee va
u,' Vn, I.yii,ht and only 3sG at nigM. There
Hrr therefor. nay nine. one tenth. mort OF suth
d., Ter, b\ da, than night. ms womb seem !"
T"at,nt. bryond doubt that there i something rail-
,ulIV Wrong about the English llsh system a.'u Nv
mi iahT that preventive measures must he adopted
fr u,, by daylight we'll rs after nish'iah lhe,I
,,., min NOV that ia" system ot lights now III
@ d", nothing more than indicate the presence
~ A vessel. and that the lhaohN To- 'ct.aI
precisely the distance hcwcrn t"G spS c c, G
to eros, each other course In dalllme ''a' NC
,hc nuly possible reason tor the Occurrence Ti Coz
Ision, The writer points oul mat tne,, ,h
tnnanrd measure which he proposes visible ny day
A. Veil "A, by night and by compelling tue u'o VI "o'"
N'sWrN' Maurice closes hi, memorandum rs follows
Ia conclusion Il remains Only 10 say thit pio'V "i
49,, <,ndnrI measure where II Il not Obscurcd 10y the
s"' viii be- found on every vessel as soon a. ", use
,,n.es is known There f.. for instance, plenty on
/ rnou between the upper part ~ the foHNtayN ~
.,ing vessel to exhibit mctsurH about twenty reef
L,rv and if there are facilities Tor fastening AT
nrrsnnt a suitable cOntriyan can easily be made lN
sailors and ii the lights cannot be shown from me
! nncr mentioned there Il space enough between INC
nnd of wo cross trees either 10 windward or To lee
ward and II one standard should not suffice el them
. ,ro ono nm each side The security of life and
nroperty derived from such provision more than out
weighs all other considerations