The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-16

neer u S. G. White U. S. N, Of
the Hawaiian Naval Stations for
the construction cf seven-foot board
fence to enclose the Naval docks and
all other waterfront property of the
Federal Government. The fence, will
CO rnmence at a point makai of the coal
weighing station of the Army quarter
masters department and run in a
straight line to the end of the dock. di
viding Naval dock No from the Pa
cific Mail dock Between the WAIKIKI
end of the Mail dock and the board
fence will be a space of eighteen feet
which belongs to the Territorial Gov
eminent, the Federal Government nav
ing covered over that portion as well
as their own when the dock was con-
str ucted. The mauka end of the Rich
ards street dock will also be enclosed
of vehicles This fence will extend
straight along dock No. . to the point
where the United States tug, Fearless
lies. There is only one objection which
the Naval officers stationed here find
with the proposed enclosure of dock No.
2, and that is that their view of the
harbor and channel approaches will be
entirely shut off. The erection of this
fence will safeguard the landing OF
the naval and military stores, which
will be quite numerous when actiXs op-
erations begin on the Pearl Harbor
station and other Federal improvements
in the Islands.
To Teach shlpbuildipg.
A little over a year ago the Board of
Regents of the University of Michigan
established new engineering depart
ment-that of naval architecture and
marine engineering.
The department at Ann Arbor is under
the charge of Professor Sadler, who is
widely known in scientific circles. and
under his efficient direction it bids fair
to assume a very important place in uni
versity work. Although it has been in
operation only a year, the number of
students applying for the work has al
ready exceeded the expectation of the
university authorities. The equipment
is not yet complete, but it contains all
the necessary apparatus for study. The
drawing rooms are fitted with planim-
eters and integrators, and there is
mold loft for laying up the vessels on
a full-siZed scale. instruction is given
in the use of instruments and in all the
calculations necessary to the proper de-
sign of ships. The work consists in
lectures and recitations, drawing and
laft Of oe-ix-f nr,Y
etc.
The erection of tank for expert
mental tests is contemplated by the
Regents, and Professor Sadler hopes
that before long such tank may be
constructed on the campus. AT present
there is only one in the country-that at
the Washington Navy Yard. The tank
would be about 400 feet long by u feet
deep, and could be placed near the gym
nasium on the south 1t would be fitted
with an apparatus for making models and
registering the amount of their re-
sistance, speed, etc. The use of the tank
would be invaluable to students in study
ing all questions relating to propulsion
and the different forms of propellers.
The shipping on the lakes will be of
great advantage to the department, and
visits will be made by the classes to
various shipyards to study the actual
work in progress there. Before the
course is finished each student will be re-
CURED to design some vessel to fulfill
given conditions; as, for instance, a fast
torpedo boat, Atlantic liner. or
private yacht. He will have to make all
the calculations connected with the de-
sign, draw complete set of working
plans, and make out an order form and
specifications. The course will be thor
oughly practical and of great value to
the student, and in these days OF our
rapidly growing merchant marine, gradu-
ates of the department will Undoubtedly
find little or no trouble in getting good
situations
A fact that will be of especial interest
to Americans is that it was to Professor
Sadler that the survey of the City of
Paris was intrusted when she was
stranded on the Manacles. The work
was done SO well that the attention of
naval architects ali over the world was
called to the young professor and I'M
stinted praise was awarded him for his
efforts
Shipping Notes.
The Iwalani sailed yesterday at 5