Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-09
AN OYSTER CRUISER.

Prevent Plracy-Sails and Engine
and an Electric Search Light-Wm
Patrol Long Island Sound With an
Armed Crew.
The Bridgeport Farmer says: a. B. Rob
PINS, the celebrated boat builder of this
,ity, has completed boat to the order of
J. Lewis, the wealthy oyster grower of
5tratford. The boat is nothing more than
an armed cruiser which, manned by
picked crew, will be used in preventing, If
possible, the oyster piracy which in the
last few years has seriously affected the
financial interest of Connecticut oyster |
growers.
81. J. Lewis is one of the best known |
men whose incomes. are largely dependent |
upon the fertility of the bottom of Long
Island Sound. His oyster beds are scat |
tered all the way from New Haven to
to embrace nearly 1900 acres. With ether
growers he has suffered severely from
thefts, and although various methods have
been tried to prevent unlawful dredging
they have succeeded only in very small
degree. During the daytime it was COM
paratively easy matter to guard his inter
ests. but the oyster thieves have mostly
chosen the night season.
During the past year oyster thieviug has
been 30 extensive that the growers CON
clude1 that something must be done. Mr.
Lewis several months ago called to his aid
A. 81. Davis, recognized as one of the best
posted men in this city in matters pertain
ing to boating. Mr.. Lewis recognized that
the expense of keeping steam craft on
nightly patrol was not warranted. His
idea was to construct an auxiliary boat
which would with a fair wind be as useful,
with other conditions equal, as boat
propelled by other motive agents. When
the wind was not propitious other agencies
we're needed. Economy in space and ex-
pense were desirable. Mr.. Davis designed
boat in many respects differen from any
other afioat
The design has resulted in the building
of a boat 80 feet long, 10 foot beam and
with draught of feet. 1t will be sloop
rugged and the auxiliary force will be a 10
horse power Daimler vapor engine. This
style Of engine has only recently come into
use and is manufactured by a company
backed by the Steinways, piano makers
The power is generated by exploding nap
tina gas in series of three cylinders.
There is no smokestack and no exhaust.
After being used the gas is discharged
into chamber and then released in a
water.
The other new feature brought into use
is an electric search light, fixed In the bow
and the power supplied by the motor.
Half of the power may be utilized in the
propulsion of the boat and half for the
search light, or the whole power may be
used for either purpose. On moonless
| nights the range of vision will be fully
three miles, If not further.
The boat will be manned by three men,
| one the engineer and the other two to
| manipulate the search light and keep a
lookout for pirates. An armament suf6-
Gent to enable the crew to cope with q
force superior in numbers will be carried,
l and it is not unlikely that Long Island
| sound may furnish parallel for the oyster
| wars of Chesapeake bay. The boat will
be towed to New York to receive her
| equipment within few days.
waLLINGF0RD.
Their Mission AnticIpated-Oppos
| ton to the License of Thomas Nc
Nulty Causes Him to Withdrawal
Pleasant Jonrney-Other Interest
ing News-Personal Notes.
A delegation of the prominent citizens
of Yalesville with Judge Hubbard as their
counsel went to New Haven yesterday
morning to appear before the county com.
missionera in opposition to the granting te
William McNulty license to sell liquors
on the turnpike, a short distance below
Mix's factory. They found upon their ar
rival that G. A. Harrison, attorney fol
McNulty had been there and Withdrawn tn,
application. The delegation were armed
with two petitions, one bearing the names O.
1O2 voters of Yalesvilie, among which wa
the G.. T. Mix & Co., Charles Parker
Co., J. Walter Mix, George R. Cooke
Bennett Jerralds. A. J: Brown, A. J
Ives, G. W. Michaels, Erastus Hubbard
Another paper bearing the names of 10;
ladies, who signed as the mothers, wives
sisters, daughters and friends of the oiti
zens and taxpayers in the "Ville." Tn
residents were all aroused ant
are determined that no ga
loon shall be allowed to -four
ish if it is anyway possibl
to prevent the same. One of the promi
the town of Wallingford show that 81, 90
was expended last year on paupers or as
sistance to the poor, and also that twenty
three saloons are licensed in the town
while Yalesville with population of abou
1000 has 10 paupers and not saloo
within its borders. People can draw thei
own conclusions as to the lessons taught i
the above figures.
The G A. R. and K. of P. hold meeting
this evening.
win Rumble and Miss Maggie Ward G
this town were married in New Yor
: Wednesday evening and were expected t
arrive here on late train last evening.
&C. Treat had a euchre party at hi
home last evening. Several of his friend
we're present and the affair was a YER
pleasant one to all concerned.
OF the appointed oficsrs Of A. b. Dut
ton post, G. A. R., John S. Parker is adju
tant and John James sergeant major.
Manager Wilkinson has not as yet re
ceived any word or paper from tn
Thomas Comic Opera company that wa
booked for the opera house December Is
and it Is probable that the company vii
not appear here on that date.
, w. g. Wilson of Chicago, well know
here to the sorrow of many of the stock
holders of the Wilson Sewing Aachin
= company, will soon come east on bushes
i trip, but it is not probable that he vii
stop in the town.
i j. q. Sheldon will soon move fror
\ Chicago to New York. Mrs. Sheldon
| now in town visiting at her parents, MI
1 aud Mrs Thomas Pickford, of Cente
street..
There will BIS musicale at Rosemar
hall on Monday evening, December 10.
There was a terrible stencil from the ga
house about the west side of the railroa
last evening.
y G.. w. Hull is in New York.
! The members of the school board, upo
invitation of Principal Heavens, met wit
!. the teachers of the high school Wednesda
" to discuss the work and methods of th
school.
Il Judge Bartholomew reports very plea
ant journey for the past four weeks throug
the south and far west. At Los Angele
Cal. he met Almer I. Hall. formerly
this town, who has fine ranch about tie
miles outside of the city, with an abunt
ance of all kinds Of fruit At Chicago /
saw g. NJ Wallace and the other Walhn,
ford boys in R. Wallace G Sons store, an
reports them as we'll and doing q rushin
business.
Comptroller Staub has reappointed J.
Myers as second assistant at the capitol
Hartford.
The Young Peoples Whist club vi
meet next Wednesday evening at Mi
Gertrude Hodgkinson's on Fair street.
Thomas Murphy has sold his proper
on Washington street to Martin Brenna
The body of Mrs. William McLaur
will be brought here from Meriden tod,
for interment. The deceased was Il
, | mother of Mrs. J. Wilson Smith of Fa