The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-16
HerrcshOHs Of Bristol 10 Build a
Fast Steam Yacht
Mill PROPERTY 70 BE SOLD.
rhe Interest of the Late Mr.. Mortimer
III. HarfweII Ia Pawtuxet valley Mills
20 he disposed OF Mr.. nAilou's In
vention An Improved Capstan.

The Herreshoff company has rec iyed
an order from New York man tor
fsfeam yacht that in paint Of soeed anh
felegancc s expected 10 be the finest ana
+ best yacht afioat The name OF the gentle
5 man who l. 10 own This palatial craft
I: has not been made public ms yet In def
erepce 10 his wishes, bat IL IS eXpect
| that ne nill withdraw the Injunction OF
'secrccy itbin few days.
Tue yacht Is 20 be nlaed wi b Tobln
brorze to tie water line. just as was the
cnp defeades Z, Vigilanf. The plates from
me water line ua will he of steel. She is
. 10 b. a twin screw. lS5 feet long, % IL
feet beam and 12 feeE draught, her di-
mensons heing about twice these o. the
largest sseam yacht ever built by the
company.
TIE deck house is 10 be Of aluminium.
ard tie orders arr Go fit her Nith every
nrpliance for comfort and speed that
modern luxury kaows
Mil Property 10 be sold.
A big transfsr OF mill property will
soon take place in the PawluXet valley,
the Hartwoll g. Richnrls company being
about to disp s. OF the factory plants AT
Coy~ntry village. The sale Will be mad
\ bs the heirs Of Mr.. Hartweil, leading
business man and manufactures, not long
dead.
The mills in question are two large
kiz d buildings. and woolel goods and
Hosiery were made. The property is Mt
the headwaters of the Ptwtuxet, and
has valuable water privileges which the
Messrs. knight desire 10 acquire. liencs
THESE cot on manufacturers viii probably
purchase the property aud convert 1T into
cotton mills at fullest capacity.
Mr. Bailou's Invention.
Mr.. Il. A. Ballou of this city has
pa ented an improvement in stock for
pins for securing pin tongues. lt con-
sists OF a metallic strip rolled out and
bent, and drawn SO as TO have plain
base and tubular opening. the latter
adapted to receive The pintle. which con'
meets the hinge joint and pln-tongue. lt
has been nsual heretofore, in making
hinge joints for such articles OF jeNery,
TO use sections of hollow wire anu solder
them TO the plate, but these joints are
said TO be very liable TO oe broken open or
sep rated from the plate, as the pin
tongue exerts a powerful leveraged, when
used. aud the resistance is comparatively
weak.
In this invention is used metallic
strip of stock OF a peculiar shape. which
is impaired by passing the strip between
rollers whose surfaces are properly formed
for the purpose. 1t has at each side the
plane surfaces and central portion, in
tegral therewith, of much less thickness
and slightly concayo-convex In cross
sections. This strip is bent up so as
to bring the two surfaces together, and
is then passed through a draw plate, he
result of which operation is that two
surfaces now form continuous base,
two surfaces are in snug contact. and
central within the body, aud the thin
portion OF the strip in bending and draw
ing has left circular apeture, while two
surfaces form the parallel faces OF the
piece. The strip 50 formed is now
divided transverssly into sections of
proper length. and two OF these are
soldered by their bases TO the back plate
OF the breast p!n or brooch sufficient
distance apart TO receive between them
the bead Of the pintongue, which has
the usual bead, bored transverssy, aud
= pintle passes through the tubular aper-
lures If the joiuts and through the bore
of the pin-head, thus completing the
hinge.
Hinge joints made from his improved
stock have strength ard rlgidity. Eaca
section has broad plane base, thus civ
1ng large soldering surface ana flru
resistance to tie leverage caused by the
movements Of the pin, when the latter
is Irserted in or Withdrawn from gar
ment. In furnishing the seam formed
by the snug contact OF the surfaces en-
tirely disappears. In case a greater de-
gree OF strength is desired the ock can
be 50 rolled as 20 secure it.
Iustead OF soldering toe joint by It's
tase TO the plate Of the breast pin, AS
stated, the joint may be sold red TO
the plate upon the side. in which ise the
lip or fange would be useful as fulcrum
10 spring the pin tongue into the catcn.
An Improved Capsian.
An invention for an improved capstan
has recenfly been secured by the Amer.
can Ship Windlass C 1mpany Of this city
In this invention the cap.pan barrel is
journaled in the usual manner above n
base. Ia leu Of the pawls the lower part
OF the barrel has an anuultr re. ess in
which a friction brake strap rests Tue
annular ratchet ia the base is dispensed
with. The capstan barrel has wildcat.
and the base may have az inwnrdly NOV
ing arm by which the chain cable when
being wound in by the wildcat, is pre-
vented from being turned completely
around the wildcat The base has au ex-
tension plate, AMI is securely bolted 10
the deck; in the plate nre ckets TO
receive stop pins, sockets beiug near the
Sapstan barrel and near the outer elge of
tie extension plate. The tOggle block
has central slot IN which the brake
shoc and tie oper ting oler are free 20
wcwk. To the ends OF the block are Sc
cured the ends Of two metallic friction
arms, which, passing around The r .ccssed
part OF the capstan barrel, are connected
by a take-up bolt The shoe has a con-
csved surface 20 bear against lie de-
press d part. aud tie lever has rounded
end bearing on the back OF lie shoe
The lever is readily removable, ana puts
strain on tie recess through the moo
sDd friction straps.
When the capstan is operated ria in
the socket prevents the toggle block from
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