Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-11
ynRILS OF THE OCEAN
INVENTIVE GENIUS TO The AID OF
DISTRESSED MARINERS.
Many Absurd Devices ProNered All Are
Considered by Tho lit" saving service
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with I~aiher.


with e f"atl"r.
Ia o.'rc that thu -uttuen VIII, patrol
our hcachc~. rc2 IS - irad their assist.
lnce a. di>tr -.ed mariners, may have
At their command the most efficient ap-
( paratus inventive =, Mus can suggest. q
board OK liz saving appliances appoint.
1t bv Tho secretary of the treasury is
| eolneoted with the life saving service
! nd ccnycros upon the cell Of the presi.
! lone about Once q var 10 consider the
! merits of ali boats. apparatus or moth.
! DDS which may Dc presented TO them
! with view 90 adoption in that service
If found practicable. This hoard makes
public test, OK the apparatus presented
tor adontion, and their report is en-.
bodied IN The annual report of the life
iaving scryia" for the year in which the
investigations were made.
Many valuable suggestions are
brought 20 the attention g the board
which secure for the use Of the service
! strong lines and effective gear But
'ouc of the schemes and apparatus Of.
cred in good faith are so ridiculously
absurd a. ~ require but very short re.
BORT. and the decision il found i'm
practicable - tho board being good
| anouch - "clt his throat with foath-
ar" in order that timid gonii with
meritoyioOs APPARATUS may not he I'M
luly discouraged or frightened at the
decision made upon these devices and
thereby deferred ilom presenting some.
thing which might be Of incalculable
yalue 10 humanity.
! One Of the peculiar facts ascertained
by the Investigations If the board is
that those Who are probably most apt to
submit models and descriptions are those
who know least about the real dangers
and consequent needs of stranded or
.tranGing vessel. Sono Of tie concep-
tions Of tho inland residents are truly
marvellous.
The subject easily divides itself into
,hrec heads; Boats for going out through
the surf. APPARATUS for etfectinG com.
munication between the shore and
stranded vessels. and means for prevent.
| ing strandines The devices 70 be con.
hdcrod rs coming first are most natural
| ~ those TO prevent STANDINGS, and only
recently a scheme was presented in
which the government was urged to
stretch very large cablo the entire
length Of the coast some distance from
.he shore anchored with mushroom an
,hors Thus if a vessel were dragging
her anchor she would float over this ca
blo toward the rocks until tho fukes Of
her anchor engaged with the cable.
where she would loo held safe and sound.
No provision is made for preventing the
parting Of her chains, however. But the
scheme Of stretching large cable from
Maine 10 Mexico and stringine thereon
mushroom anchors like bangles on
necklace will hardly meet the approval
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Another amateur submits sketches
and drawings minus the pretty painted
model. however, Of great boat intend
I'd 10 run simply by opening gate
valve in two large longitudinal Tubes
which open foro and aft below the wa
Ter hne. The valves are open when the
boat il launched, and the water rushes
into the forward intake and passes out
1t the stern The water, passing out.
pushes tho boat forward, and the intake
helps relieve tho resistance on tho bows.
30 that the boat. Of course, Is pro.
pollol by tho water passing through
these tubes The boat thus goes on for
evcr through the surf most speedily be.
cause the water is driven out throash
Tho stern mo7t forcibly in a hoisterous
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closed
Another bright man with q less cum.
1ersome contrivancc, although the &C.
ion il as hard or harder 10 understand,
suggests lifeboat or life raft built upon
I .ho cx1c, model Of window shutter or
! blind, arguing that tho water, operating
lpon the Stats. Will set them vibrat-
ing, and thar this vibration by its ac-
,ion upou its own motive force will
,auie the boat 10 work forward against
wind and tide Fathers at Atlantic City
l couplc Of summers ago will no doubt
! remember thi, inventor and his shutter.
y hear; swelling with pity-it ought
! 70 b woman for the poor drenched
captains vic, rescued through the
uolatainCus surf from a vessel fast
Jr, lsing ~, has suggested canvas
,ovor similar T. wagon cover tightly
fastened down 70 tho eunwalo "a pro.
.ection from the wet. The dear soul,
however. mover stopped to consider the
.rcmcnlou; forcc with which the break.
ers. which ct times turn Ga foot life.
boat end over. would rido down that
prazile protection, buryinR in its folds
ivory one underneath. And those mem.
ocri OF the beard who had served at sea
ihiverol when they read the description
If this protection" and pictured TO
themselves their exciting endeavors TO
Xtricato themselves from the ruin Of
he death dealing contrivance suggested
in love and kindness by an ignorant
friend w ashington Star.
Roman House Heaters.