Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-03
BOON TO MANKIND.
VIRGINIA INVENTION OF A SAFETY
VALVE.
The TARIFF on TOBACCO.
existing Law Not 10 ne Altered Ma
tcriRIly According TO Mr.. DinEley.
some interesting Letters from
General II. 4. Lee.

safcty-valvo 10y George j. y. Car
e,arer. OF Newport News. Va. was no.
ace4 in this correspondence. as having
boon issued by the Patent Omce. il
u.v appears chat this SIS a most I'M
..rtant invention and that after tests
rlte at Norfolk. the attention of naval
Hc.ais and builders Of engines OF all
Kinds is being attracted to t. The
t.te IS designed TO prevent the de-
..uction OF life and loss OF property by
t bursting of main steam-pipcs ON an
kinds OF engines. whether on land or
uater Tho tests made. which were Wit
messed 10y steamboat and other expert
cae.ucers, have been Thoroughly success
..l and there is hardly a doubt that
u Virginia invention viii shortly be in
universal use.
Tae necessity for this valve wae first
.-ested 10 the inventor by the killing
o. ten men on one OF the big trans
.ouuc liners through the bursting Of
.r. steam-plpe. NJ. George y. Carpen-
.nr was then working ON the boiler
rnrs of one of the government ships
.t fhc Newport News dry-dOCk and he
r. zed what "a terrible result would fol-
.0n Che bursting of one pipe OF the
t...rCoI Cf any one OF those vessels,
ir.m the smallest torpel0-bOat 20 the
sest lQtlcship. He at once began
almber OF experiments, and finally sue
cacd in enoctng a device that would
racll against such am accident Mr..
carpenter was once "a French artillery Of
t..r. came 10 this country on a visit,
and was 80 well pleased with the trip
taat no resigned his position in the
Trench army and determined to settle
lere In fact, ne married q Virginia
iy, and became natulalized Amerl-
citizen. Since his residence in the
Da'tod states ne has been employed at
re Bath. Me.. ship-yard and the New
port News dry-dOck, as a designer and
5raughtsman of engines. boilers &c.
The invention of Mr Carpenter is ono
81 great simplicity The purpose Of II
'.lIe to shut automatically the boiler
stop valves shCvd the steam-pipe burst,
ur iu the event Of "a breakdown on an
engine. 10 enable the engineer 10 cut off
thc steam from all boilers at once By
means of a small valve conveniently
located
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION.
The instrument, as described by
patent official. consists of a cylinder Of
two different bores, having within a
C.nerenual piston. the smaller having
diameter about half an inch larger than
tle valve. and the larger having am area
about I'D per cent. in excess OF the smaller.
a piston-roi is attached 90 the man pis-
ton. and comes through the stuting-boX
in line with the sliding stem of the stop
valve. The larger end of the cylinder
towards the stou-ValVe is connected hy
means Of q small pipe with the main
eteam-pipe at a point near the throttle
of The engine. The small end is con-
rertcd in like manner with the boiler IT,
st.f direct. The valve works automal-
oauv. ana the tests recently made. which
were as severe as possible, prove IL 10
L. % success in every particular
Au the expert engineers who have seen
This device pronounce 10 a great boon 10
engineers ana hremcn. as DO reduces 20
minimum the fearful risks they have
heretofore been calcl upon TO take IN the
lne Of duty ON tha modern hsh-poNer
ships in both The naval and the merchant
service 10 is understood here that repre-
sentatives of the engineers and fire.
mems associations of the United
States are urging the general adoption
uf This device ON an steam vessels. and
ID is only "a question of q short time when
the ecalding Ol men 90 death, ike rats
I'D a hole. win Doe impossible. Tro in-
rartion viii also be used on locomotive
and stationary engines.
TARIFF ON TOBACCO.
IL is understood from Chairman Ding
i.r of the Ways and Means Committee
Of the House. which i= now engaged i'm
framing new tariff bin, that the to-
lar.o schedule in the act of August. 1884,
which was allowed 20 become "a law with
D.t the SIGNATURE of the President, viii
not Doe materially altered, If indeed. any
change is made This schedule is as
follows:
WRAPPER tobacco unstemmed, imported
n any bale. box. package, or m BULK
Nn per pound; II stemmed, S25 per
inl.
.Fler tobacco. mstcmmed. imported in
amy bale. box. package. or ina bulk. 80
r.rts per pound; g. stemmci. ~ cents
r.r pound: Provided That the term
r.r.rrer tobacco. whenever used in this
... elau Doe taken 10 mean that quality
of leaf tobacco known commercially as
wrarr.r tobacco: Provided further Ihat
the tum filler tooaccO whenever used
n this act. shall be- taken TO
moan AN leaf tobacco unmanu-
t4rflfel not commercially known
a. wrapper tobacco: Provided further,
wlat Do any leaf tobacco imported i'm any
iHIe box package or iu bulk shall be
ti. growth OF different countries. or shall
uler lu quality and value, save as pro-
FIel Don the succeeding provision, then
ffa entire contents of such bale, box,
f.e same duty as wrapper tobacco: Pro-
v.e1 further That IF any bale, box,
package. or bulk OF leaf tobacco Of uni
touu quality contains exceeding 10 per
certuu thereof OF leaves suitable In color,
ll.ness ol texture. and size for wrappers
tor cigars. then the entire contents of
u1h bale. box. package, or bulk
Shall be subject 70 the same duty as
wrapper tobacco: Provided further That
collectors shall not permit entry TO be
ule. except under regulations 10 De
prescribed by the Secretary Of the Trea-
fr of any leaf tobacco imported I'm
r.g bale. box packaeo. or In bulk, unless
... invoices covering the same SHAH
'n detail the character Of the Leaf
o.. ..o in such bale box. package, or in
ha.k whether wrapper or filler tobacco,
Cln0rll0 or self-WOrking bales. as the
case may De: And provided further, that
.l tho examination for classification OF
..y invoice Of imported leaf tobacco at
20 one bale ~ less than ten bales. ana
one bale n every ten bales and more,
deemed necessary by tho apprNsing
,i.er. shall be examined by the appraiser
r. person authorized by law TO make such
D. minatiOn. and for the purpose OF
fIaF the classification and amount OF
.I.y chareeab.e on such invoice Of leaf to-
N.eeJ Tie examination o. ten hands out
o each examined bale thereof shall be
tf0l t0 be "a legal examination.
Tobacco, manufactured. or uumanutac-
tHr.a Of al dos rptions. not specially
enumerated or provided for in this act,
81 cents per pound.
"rnuT and rnuN flour manufactured OF