New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
MARINE ENGINEERS MEET.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS FAVOR THE
NICARAGUA CANAL.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE soCiEif VT
NAVAL. ARCHITECTS AND MARINE EMU
NEERs TO CONSIDER THE ADVISABLE
ITY OF PETITIONING CONGRESS

NAVAL. ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENoi-
NEERs TO CONSIDER THE ADVISABLE
ITY OF PErITroNING CONGRESS
IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT.
The Society Of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers began It's third genera, meeting yeS'efudS
morning in the headquarters OF the American 30
ciety OF Mechanical Engineers, al NO Il west INF
ty-nrs-st Prominent among the members pr"s'n'
were Chief Engineer CHARTS H. LorinS T. = ~
retired Admiral Richard W. Meade l. D n, re-
tired: Naval Constructor Francis T. Bowles L. =
n; Thomas NJ Hyde. Chief Engineer; John -
Kafer. L. s ~ retired: Frank B, King Jacob W.
Miller Lewis Nixon Harrington Putnam HORACE
See f. P.att Stratton. Stevenson Tay.or' George
f. Weed Naval Constructor Theodore ID. wilson
L. s ~, and Naval Constructor Warrington L.
Caps l. s NJ the secretary and treasurer
The proceedings opened with the appoint
ment Of D. W. Taylor. Professor Durand ana
Charles Ward as n committee to nominate onicefs
for the ensuing year. Then the chairman an
nounced that William II. Webb had been e!ec'en
an honorary member of the council and Lord
Brasscy OF the British Society OF Naval Arch-
tects. an associate member.
OFFICERS REFLECTED.
The Nominating Committee returned with their
report which was adopted. recommending the re-
election OF the present officers as follows Pres-
dent Clement A. Griscom: secretary and treasurer,
washington L. Capps; vce-presdents. Charles H.
Cramp Philip Hichborn. Charles H. Lorng, Ken
ard W Meade. George W. Melville George W.
Quintard, Irving NJ. Scott Francis a. Walker, lheo-
dore d. Wilson and william II. Webb. J. F. Hol-
,oway was elected an additional member OF the
council.
In thanking the society for the honor conterre !
bv re-electing him to the presidency for the tnr'
time Mr. Griscom referred to the growing III"
por,ance of the work OF the organization ana
urged constant berality In providing Tor the navy
The American flag should protect American c''~e''
I'm every quarter of the globe and 1t was SUBJECT
Of National humiliation he says, that so smah q"
amount of orr commerce carried under the
American flag The United States had been con-
tent to pay hundreds of millions as tribute u io'
oen carriers and to pay such price as thev inish'
Az FOR the privilege Of visiting foreign countries
contain Henry c. Taylor. L. s. ". president OF
tho Naval War College. read paper upon Amer
can Maritime Development when ne N,us'l ,,'''
bv charts conspicuously placed in the auol'or'"''
IIc said that one of the most important commercial
problems for the United States to cohsder wa
how hest to control The South American traue' We
should not wait for merchants oil the 0ou'' ~
come to US but should devote our e"o''S ~ p,o
vidine such types Of ships and machinery as "ou'"
49, VS., caIculated to bring about the desired result
4, IMPORTANCE OF THE NICARAGUA CANAL
c,t, .r,vlor declared that next in importance 10
,ho sorth American trade was the trahs-fac'Ie
trade on the line OF California, the Aeutlah i'9
lana, and North Asia The principal CONNER o'"'
interests Of the country, let dreamers dream as 'ne'
would did not lie to the eastward Anu !. was ~.
Nicaragua Canal upon which the ma. '''"e ''
r,ercial EXPANSION OF the country depehoeu'
AZ "a the canal Captain Taylor spoke earnestly Vi
Tho .resuts TO humanity and to the united states
in particular flowing from such eohhec'ion "
tween the highways Of the two great oceans al ,
.the strange blindness that has hitherto pfeFe"'e'
- ,a,dars in commercial affairs from recognizing
and
breadth of the possibilities He TAXED Oh '"e eh'-
tre y, trade" which had been built b. the britisn
East India Company and declared that the Va, Waa
between China ard Japan mad nasienea uork NJ
vhsn Tho Nicaragua Canal would De "orh Vi
admiral Meade spoke earnestly IN favor OF pea,on
inc Congress 10 aid In the building OF tie ca s
Is dscIsred that the canal was bound to De putt.
and this country could not c9ntempiate The
lime had come when this country must re5ch ou'
We wanted San Domingo we 'h lou Tor bn '" Dol
ticians The time had come when me Oneru sS 81
shs Water that il there was land lying around
i ins on this side the United States was the resdu-
| airy legatee of that land
TO CONSIDER PETITIONING CONGRESS-
The society appointed committee to consider the
advlsabty OF sending petition 10 oons,'ss' ',.e
members Of the committee being Admirai Meade
| retired. Thomas w Hyde. Jacob W. Miller L. o
| n retired Louis Nixon and Charles H. Lorins l.
| S ~ retired. The committee Will report at 'he
| continuation OF the meeting to-uay. L,
The second paper read yesterday was one by W, r
| stephens the yacht designer, on The CentreDodru
! Its influence on Design Its Value, ara lts Proper
| Use" After describing the earnest controversy o.
! tween the adherents OF the keei ana cenreooaru
| tvnes of yachts when had lasted for years MI
| stephens declared -. .u .o,oo
| Now that the fight has ended in the full recog
milton of the keel Yacht in America ana tne auHils
son of the centreboard yacht TO all BTltsn races
al par.san feeling has disappearel, ana Win VI
the surprising developments OF modern yacht es.sh
ing II should b. possible 10 sum up more tiorousn
/ ~ and fairly than has yet peen cone '"e Po'''s
, had and good, Of the centreboard type
THE centreboard type Of yachts became popular Il
| This country Mr. stephens said. because yachts o.
that type could be taken to safe ana cheap moor
| ings on the mud fats OF Conmunipaw Ho"anu'
| and Hoboken. Then he declared that the auop,oi
OF one extreme Of this type tor all purposes ana e
! ,he complete exclusion of all other types. was II
| criminal as Il wa dlscreitable 20 the technica
knowledge of nation Which hid before, as II ha
since produced the finest pleasure craft ever loael
and the loss OF life, which even now continues IN
leeser degree. is something feariu 10 conteihplac
| Mohawk in 1876. drowning owner. wife ana irlsnls
was but trivial incident compared WIN the nm i,
! erlhla drownings from smaller craft or equaIy "a
| design" He also declared thai the wonderi,i
uuat Of the great Herreshon keel cutter -quail
Ties which have been displayed In her work through
out the whole season. and not alone IN the TWO IN
! satisfactory with Nalkyrie lll-have peel
| recognized by all American vacntsmen Wl,hout
| n,urInur the absence {. the National trace
! mark, the centreboard. ,,,
In a pancr aluminium james I. Mctulr
described the parts OF the Defender which are mad
| OF aluminium. and described the alloys or aium.nun
| and their use In ship construction
WHY THEY TAINTED TO GET BACK HERE