New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-23
INVENTION or A NEW ANCHOR.
OLD STYLE FORM WHICH HAS FIGURED IN
HISTORY AND POETRY. is GONE
From The Chicago Record

From The Chicago Record - 49,
- nurdreds perhaps thousands OF years me
General shape OF the anchor has remained w Hn
sSnnged The found In the woods oil bromsht
Inor' rom spain by Christopher Columbus diners
little from those in use at the present u"''
2 Wonpcorance of the od-style anchor Is familiar
TO every one the details OF us oper'toh WISH uS
ifrown n consists OF long, straight shank near
ing It's end two reSuf eHke s brosdened at It's
outer end into a shape somewhat resemothe 'nn ma,
Of ace OF spades Ne n coSe is a,
,achnd and lust below the ring is straight cross
PIECE rivEi angles to them Now as the aukes and
the stock at right angles to each otner II ioi
90 Inc same lime and as the stock is the longest
il generally assumes a recumbent position and the
up into the air the water and the other down
Ward into the ground AS soon as the strain comes
ward strikes into tho sand mud or gravel OF the
bottom Just as poushshare s'rikss INTO o, I'M, me
Stock IS keep the hukes n position where
fccts. Perhaps the worst OF these ~ .nat onS OF
ing UPWARD and that the cable is liable to catch
upon 1T and turn the anchor around so that the
mv",slSmass Is another Objectionable feature, for
with the stock pointing in one direction and tn.
n%'S in 1nSh ob rs hSSs It one
times so constructed that when not in use the stock
can nc folded against the side of the shank. but
even then IL IS one OF the most announcement and
unnandv articles in the vessels equipment. and IL
s fortunate that the sailors OF the lake marine
so seldom called upon 10 make use OF their ground
tackle"
Last fall however. an anchor was patented that
does away with all these disadvantages. and al
ready it has been adopted by some OF the largest
vessels on the lakes. II has no stock and can BE-
slowed by hauling in the cable until the shank IL
drawn up into the hawser pipe. leaving only the
head and hukcs projecting, and these lying Nat
against the side OF the vessel. The head and lukes
are east In one solid piece and attached to the
shank by u ball and socket Joint. which permit
them to rotate freely for certain distance In any
direction. Thus when the anchor H. dropped 10 the
bottom IL los Hat upon the ground and there
projecting parts for the cable 10 catch upon. As
soon the strain comes the fukcs turn downward
TIL they form angle OF about q degrees with
tho shank and strike into the ground Just as the
blade OF hoe will strike into soft sand when
drawn forward by the handle In the old anchor
only one fuke took hold AT a time, but in the W
one both work together. giving much greater hold
ing power
Lloyds' shipping register gives q table showing
that sailing yacht OF three to five reauif, :
| n forty pound bower and twenty pound strea II,
anchor. while OF thirteen 10 nineteen tons
should be provided with n bower weighing II.
pounds and steam anchor OF seventy pounds. a
fisherman who has made "A practical test states
that twelvo-pou anchor Of the new type will
hold clghtecn-ton boat In tldcwa,er and thar il
IL entirely too heavy for small boats. being exceed.
ingIy difficult 90 pull out when once 1t has aiken