New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-11

value Of the hand,om" boat. NJ. Francis aieFwnFu
established buat-yard In this city and the secretary
Of the Navy requested him TO go to the PortSmou'"
Navy Yard and build wooden lfc'bodts Tor tic
frIcatr sautcc and the lnc-0i-batle ship Alabama
soon after this be invented portable boat that could
h, taken apart and "A method OF building boats over
frunc or mould with inch square strips OF CEDAR
nailed edge TO edge. the Joining showing neither nali
heads or seams and requiring no cauIhing Iheso
boats all Of which life boats, came into general
USE Ills greatest achievements were III the cohstruc
lion Of c.,avng appliances. these 'olsi>eu VI
no hot. Me cars and surf fc-b0ats. OF the HE
boats the first that he made wis Of wood, and was
called the HYDROGEN Ilfc-boa The Interior was fitted
with COPPER ar.iubc, and the invention proved sue
-iul. As a result 81 later experiments, the use
Of wood III the construction OF his bouts quc"S save
way to iron although the use OF non III INC hld'''
iacturc Of vessels OF any kind was pFactic'Hy uh-
known Al that time To Mr.. Francis may be conceded
the first n,c OF iron f,ating vessels. Another I'M
movement wa, added by having the spaces at the
now and stem of the boats made INTO reservoirs Ok
mir a, we'll H. the space, at the ,idc,. thus enabling
the boat 10 sustain a great load III the heaviest sea
II WIS IN las that Mr.. Francis conceived 'hc iica
Of tile life cas ijr Ia landing people from "rco"'
HIS experiments with mon resulted III one % "e
most valuable inventions OF modern times
that ~ the coirusaion ol metals Ike s"e''0''
COPPER etc In lr43 he produced his first coirns''cd
metallic life car with .pace for ioir adults lie ohcre1
the life ear TO the eminent III -i1 for test n'uer
the direction Of the secretary Of the Treasury, but 'hs
vas the answer he received from the ~ rctHry "h"'
NJ Meredith: 'Th re /, 10 means known uhue' "'''c"'
nor Will there be- OF saving lfe under 'r'''e'
.,h =, y,q, recount besides. the Government cannot
all Ji 10 try experiments. Try your IircAT AN" II
Will do ANYTHING Hike what yOu rcprc.eDt you may rest
assured The Government VIII adopt it, Mr.. fralNi'
protested usair-t the attitude OF the government Dht
IL. WIS not Discouraged opportunity for proving uc
worth Of his worn wJull surely com" ~ umc, i,rh
own c.ucn.e Ia CARED h> LIE car 10 Slu'h DO"
y j. IA the autumn II i7iD. but II was hoV nii..i
Januay l.. ls,O l.ai 10 WAS call,d mo n>e, &
the lie ear operated hS ere" Of ineApcrcunca I
s,vcd 200 person, from the british ein!Srant snp
Ayrshire. Inc oaN lie lost wa that OF man WHO
sisted on riding outside the car when NJ FANNY wa'
,itr 40 Mr. iIanc, inNcn"d m'liiHc Il'
surfboai design for riding lightly on inc wiuc, ,ci
aud in tie year h" obtained picuts IN Tue ZEE, n1
state England. Franc. Germany aid hi',a ior n,1
method Il constructing vessels OF 'ofusa s'crs ,I
and for the machinery ~ WH''h tucN NeIr ~ ,',t,
nj, invention, for the machinery ard Tor the appI'auo.
Of tn, hydraulic pres were 1hl"n''' oi 'c s'cA'''
Hiier the value Of his ll!r.car had been demon
,tratd ut oquan teach. Tier" wa, great drl'hn iGf
H., ID large manufactures IN several ciles Ilic.
boat, were furnished bv him 10 the Dead sea ana
t,cilc ,,pcdi,I ms To the War. Navy and Treasury
Departm1iis ard - several European Governments
MIR Francls extended the application OF corrugated
metal the tnlding Of steamers. hoa'lle n" NJ
harb6T Luoys aud pOntOOn wagons, ana his lh'rhlohS
hov, been adopted lN every civilized country. hn"iS
hi, many other inventions are - military bori li'".
OF ClOfh Tor w" ll"t'u ~ '"''''''' -
circular Yacht and dpuhlc-lplni row'locR. lot
several years after 1888 he lived abroad ana rsthb
.h,d large factorfcs Ia i've countries under OoNcf'
ment patronage. , ,.,o
MIR Francis has received many medals ana dc'ora
tInus from European sovrrcgns. including soh -hul
ho, etnddcd with diamonds and valued NJ l,'poc
Francs. from Napoleon III February a. ln3f ana thr
order OF knight hood % IT. Stanslaus WIN us h''la
and diploma u SGD lie has also received Iar.c
number OF medal, from the American ana o'hci IN
stitutes medal and diploma from the European SNIP
wreck Society for All Nations In France IN Isl anu
second in England, designated Ecnefacior' by inc
Imperial Royai European Society, on July l. IT.
Ia March, 1sr6. Cengr"s pissed = JOINT r'"oluli,n
thanking him for his d" lifelong SERVICES l" h'"''S
and 10 his country. -, .,,
on August 81 Is.a. .',ngrrss offered him eo'u
medal which was made 1T the Phllidelphin MINI ANY
presented Mr.. Francis hv President lilTl'oh ~
Inc White House Aphl Il. 1880. lntll i"'rh'h,
for number ~ wears, Mr. francis Male MS hV"'
IN Southern California.