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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

.,o ,,teboat. the life raft and the
pr n-.-erer The first, IL conditions perm. W
sasa Launching is the preferred Veilioio' So ~ -
hes+ et+ed for the comfortable convey ae - -
.,,.- long distances, The others are Porely
eeis devices and of these the advantages Oh
-. re- raft more nearly approach those ol INC
boat since properly constructed IL protests wsa
90 s,stans; the latter is the only service 'iio io
preserver renoer- .... WOW
ta vested interests in the industry. coupled Win
q highly conscientious regard for MS oohsatois "
humanity have impelled him to make an eAhausuSe
study of the life raft. agrees WITH LILO e--''O -
its limitations. He says:
life boat but is simply designed to meet eefg g No
eies. socn an n boats or where the latter dam
aged either by the disaster whioh mas WEN
she she s seiRf or against hsr sues
Asked to define the ideal life raft he said Ths
Semands upon it. are these: 1t must occupy the
least possible space abqad s ana and aay ssfy Il
must be strong enough to Withstand me LousaeSS
thepefore right Side up whichever side strikes the
water It must be roomy and able 10 cagTy from
the angry waters and it must have have gTsa5 staD's
and X ae sagsas Of adSe
government agth1rities seem to have dTdted aMaS
from sse ha Every seeaer
sSa aB :. evdea With such numbers Of e boats
floats rats ETC. will best secure the Salgt s
49, all rNrSO
sster and that they lost the true meaning OF
oY these shall be fixed and determined by the super
S5sfns inspectors' These now rate the raft by fts
HofabiIity and not by the number OF persons II
tp;li SAFELY carry. They demand that the nfeboet
shall safely carry the number OF passengers Tor
rnI1tch IL is rated and that this ability must be
DEMONSTRATED by actual experiment In the water.
WV ebould not the rule apply TO the Ire raitf
sa,n the rating of the life raft, according to Its
eatahilitv fails to accomplish the purpose OF thaII
iayU Whch requires that the ocean. Yessel span
haT,e ufenoat capacity according TO Its tonnage OUT
ancedas that one-third OF this capacity may DC
oU,hst,tuted with life raft service of an aESresate
arrvinr capacity not less than the boaJs SO omit
- re. me illustrate: vessel or quo. ana NOT
- Fn0 TONS according to this rriing must nave
. sS cnh{c feet of lfeboat capacity.s 70
v sefe1y sS persons. But If the me Tatts useo
iii merely sustain. clingng 10 them anywhere
WIZ WIZ rayvwhere one-thrd of that nuti1bet ana can
anu am ecarrv safely than one-half lne naLpes
hot 6ich thew are rated. then the vesse REQUIRED
,bont capacity falls short by sxtyave p ersnns
But H. ~ the law faulty; the law itself needs
teIp nSinr Here LIS example OF lts wor hlnSn
aIi Steamer cunning the sound is OILY re-
al While she IS allowed to carry, as pc, cray
spect3ta towards help When the law was
ana deck accommodations FOR the
possip,, ~ that period was douotiess .ho ond IN
appaia IN ts framing; but modern science tiu IN
acc3inn have overcome the then ha s5srad and
ve1ltio r-An the space that cou,d pc 1per &c
ancy uhich would be taken up by poa's' fai''' 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

metal. wire for pole Of the battery ana
pole This earlier wire could not be used for ser
vice which required it TO be exposed to weather,
although for house service aad. IN fact, in any
reasonable instalmenr, II eminently salts
factory, as has been proved in actual practical
tests-a notable one being a of fire in a
private residence, In East 55th-st having twenty
TWO inmates: the Montauk gave the alarm in ample
time for ell escape, but returned for valu-
abes and were burned to death. After the fire
the householders electrician said: The warning
automatically given by the Montauk Wire was the
first ntnation that the sleeping inmates received
Had the cellar and basement been protected
were the reception rooms, I feel convinced that
the fire would never have gained Roadway of con-
sequence
This wire has also been installed in the residences
OF william G. Rockefeller. W. A Perry, VIM. A
Read, VIM B. Hornblower, Cary T. Hutchinson
Isaac n SeIgran Arson r. Flower. Bspjarnin
Stern w H Bliss. A. A. Cowles all OF this city
(tne latter also has Installed IN his country seat
at Belle Haven; Charles Aston Br1sted Lenox; r
Fulton Cutting Tuxedo Park, n. VI Isaac Stern
Irvington- Hudson, and Frederick P Fish. Long
wood Mass; in the Manhattan Theatre American
Museum Of Natural History, New-York Club. Com
mercial Union Assurance building, and Is now being
installed in the American Surety building Of this
city; It is also installed IN the United States Gov
eminent Immigration Station at Ellis Island. and
in the Brooklyn Navy Yard for use on United
States Government warships, and In many other
homes and buildings for the enumeration or Whicn
space cannot be spared.
The limitation as TO ability TO Withstand expos
ure to weather led to the companys seeking a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
INTERIOR COMMUNICATION.

ship may be termed its brain. the hull its body
the engine its throbbirg heart, the boiler and
pipe connections its system. the hugo fur
naces its hungry nav. into which is fed the food
that is to be turned into heat and energy and its
propellers and sails its locomotory members. thon
its interior signal service may be described
Of its sets Of and this fixes Its relative i'm
portance. Just the Influential nerve arc Of the
human being transmits its orders to the various
parts of the body. the master of the ship uses
the signal service the inpellng force with which
secure the execution of his will.
Charles Cory. by Inheritance. we'll through
experience and achievement an exponent of the
best practice in this line OF work thus briefly gums
Up the latter:
Engine bells were long the orthodox method Of
communication between the engine room and the
pilot house, but in the modern steamship they are
longer considered UP to date. but being
gradually superseded by the mechanical telegraph;
the speaking tube service is always there, fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
AGE-OLD BOAT LOWERING.

Captain Frank w. Irvine late of the Ward liner
Seneca describing the lack Of progress in meth
DDS OF hosting out boats pithiiy says Noah prob
ably threw the boat overboard-some later sailor
man put tackle; and there's been no improve
ment until now" And he thus summarizes the
principal objections the time-honored method
Falls of manila rope, which are bound to
swell and freeze in cold weather. coed In
boat and have to be taken out and lad on deck.
and are full Of kinks and turns. Then, too. they
are apt to jam, or turn the wrong way In the
cleat on the davit by means of which you lower
away. In OF fire rope is certain to burn. And,
as boats are generally placed near smokestacks,
cnders are apt to eat into manila rope falls; you
never know whether they aresa right not. until
you 60 to lower the boat-for they may be burned
half way through, and not show 1t.
Again. when lowering you have to take hold of a
guy to swing the boat. which consumes time;
and by hand, you can lower only just so fast, and
generally with the weather roll, which is the fire.
quept cause of boat smashing
THE steamer carries six to eight Hfeboats,
and has only eight ten sailors. It takes all
these men to handle any of these heavy boats
In hosting when there Is heavy sea on, eight
men at each end Of the boat are hardly enough
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

mate abuse That 1t can withstand extraordinary
anoSs IS certainty true. for hammering it violently
eHoush 10 inaoed IL In hard wood will not put ii out
OF order-the writer has seen this tried. Il can be
pra ,t On ceihnss. as demanded by the under
Nilsls. ana also In many places where the ordinary
nnea.nostat cannot; for example. girdle around
elevator shafts and in eareo balds ash 6 pms
and seH owing to its pliabity to be easy
GU a eACSnent thing TO bury it in irfanmabe and
coLnousIlole cargoes, well in coal bunkers and
ooner dangerous places. AS evidence of the
ntsIious uses TO which the Montauk fire detecting
wire can be put. Il be said that low degree
49, 49, .s used by the telephone companies in
using temperature
me Montauk has not yet been used in the mer-
cnant marine: the development which adapts it to
sush service being quite recent but it requires
Blu OF prophecy to predict its speedy and general
sdoptlon therein. The expense of its Installation
cannot weigh against the peace and conf jence the
service OF this alert and faithful guardian
gives to officers. crews and passengers, and the
security for property It offers OWNERS, shippers
ter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

season of curing. the fbres thoroughly cleaned
and prepared for by sterilization II IN then
made into sheets which, superimpossd one upon
tho other, laid into a well made boxke cover
until they reach the required thickness. and are
then gently compressed about fifth Of their
original depth which has the effect forming the
mass into uniform thickness throughout The
whole is then enclosed in tick. entirely by hand
Tho uses OF the manufactured product are mani
fold, but for the purposes OF this article only such
have to do with those to which IL Is put on
and mattresses for berths; pillows and cushions
for sofas and chairs In saloons and stateroons
and cushions for deck divans, the covers OF the
latter being generally waterprocfed.
These have been supplied In quantity to all Of
Uncle Sans nav1es. TO most OF the important
steamship companies and TO yachtsmen In such
numbers that, were their names to be given. the
list would comprise those OF nearly all the proni-
nent owners OF yachting craft In America II u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

wire which should be adapted TO al hnaS OF Scr
vice could BIS run through East hIver' Is
eventually found. it is graphically shown ION On
this page: The core wire (AR; the ntS' fRRl
ductor is encssed IN the fusioie meta 9,,st;n
which Ia turn is covered with shS inSa annnes
material (CC) the whole contained 70 St,r
tube Cd which constitutes the second 90
Ae win be seen by the diagram referren 10,
which is drawn TO size. there Is nothhs w. so.
sqrne about the devioe-in fact, IT is JUST every
OF the ordinary telegraph wire. Any ano o Oh
lnfntesinai part OF the wires surface - a. a. n,
Solutey reliable thermoscat- whether ne WI! ~. n
inches. or nilex. IN length; end. bssiaes - rms
be installed as an anpunc3etng n1ra ano ,i.,is
made TO perform dual service end cave no H. IT,
expense Parties buying II for ball wire are so
ting also q practical local fire alarm sSryios,
cornprehensivs one II II be EXTENDED TO III oah5''
points and effective land or sea .,,,,
The wires at present being made by the coHpaias
are the staudards those which viii be set on a.
iss 30 800 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit al Iei Ia
nArical points considerably above norma! nest ~
yer well below the point OF Ignition Wheh are
temperature rises to the degree 81 "fhch inc WI
10 designed TO operate circuit is instantly sshH
nsheG; the heat softens and expands ms tos,t -
metal. which, forced through the Yneshss OF eno
neclstion and against the inner sur1acs OF the c1p
tube forms contact between the IaIter anu
core wire and soldering. seals the conthct PEI Ia
nenty. thus causing all connected pells 10 Iihs ai
70 continue ringing long SIS the battery iasts' Oh
until switched OF .,o,,.
The Montauk Is said be the only continuous anu Us
tnermostat, only that can pc lnssaesI
water and the only one that WIZ "iths'ahd iiies'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

inventors of the Irvine-Lihou Automatic LIE Boat
peryisng Inspector General, United States steam
boat INSPECTION Service. by the committee TO which
it was referred as practical and useful. With
ii operated by two men. the City OF Erie put a
boat over her side-a drop OF nifty feet-in forty
seconds. -. -.
The device hosts. swings cut and lowers boat
into ths water, and also hoists It back on deck,
without laying hand to IT. SO competent g Judge
Of matters nautical The Marine Journal says
~ ~. I'm our opinion, the automatic life boat
handler win solve the difficult and dangerous prob
safaty and dispatch heretofore unequailed" and.
after quoting Captain II O. Nickerson superinten-
3ant ~ ,be England Navigation Company. as
saving S'The life boat handler which has been
placed on the steamer Providence 4, great i'm.
boats and I believe 1t to DO something that will
be adopted by all owners OF steamers ~ soon a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

to handle after lifting her up the fas nave TO
be carried out to the davits. and cleated, "niGn
causes five out of the eight men to stand loIe,
while two take entire weight OF ooat ana Il,e
makes fast to the ceat. Then the danger Is that
those three men will be crushed between InS ooaI
and the davits-in cold weather. slippery decks IN
crease this danger. It is at the last mlnuteE-sih
case Of fire. or coision-that we take TO the NE
boats and then time Is precious; so you can see
how little value the old methods have.
AN AUTOMATIC BOAT-HANDLER-
The writer has recently seen a new device hanole
with facility on the United States Army transport
sumner" a. one-ton lfeboat. and the amazing
speed with which the latter was hosted out ana
1opered was a revelation of the resources or Amer-
CON inventive genius to who, only a. few days
before had been an eye witness to the confusion
and delay attendant upon the efforts OF straining
crew of ten more men to get rnuch hshtef
craft over the taffrail and into the water on
comparativeIy still day. in New-Yorks upper pay
from the deck of a very much smaller craft A
little thing though It be- and probably an lneXpen-
siya a5iunct TO a vessels life-savtng equipment
ITO presence must add greatly to the sense OF Sc
o,,r,tv of ma ssengers and crew; and 1t Will likely
he adonted in time by all wise and careful shipo"n-
arc and nv the naval authorities Of all the pow
ers It's employment renders the small crews gen.
arauv carried nv merchantmen no longer a subject
of fearful concern with regard to their ability
RI make the life boat service available in time Of
disaster; in fact on passenger ships the land Tub
her can readily come to his own rescue "hen TINS
appliance is at hand
CAPTAIN Irvine quoted above, has had seventeen
years sea serv &c on all kinds of craft-the last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

would release the bow and another fail TO let 30
at the stern, or wee versa when one end wou ,,d
be spilled Or the delay In casting of would De
SO great tho roll of the ship in heavy would
smash boat against her sides and scatter its
crew the face of the waters" The greatest
trouble IN hosting in was as he mildly expressed
occurrence for sailormen TO lose them. in hooking
on. especially of dark nights
REPLACES UNLOCKING METHODS
Captain Raymond is the inventor of the Raymond
Releasing Hook which has been adopted by the
United States Navy the exclusion OF all others
1t is used in all of Uncle Sans navies; also by
transatlantic lines While its use is not obligatory.
unfortunately, the United States Steamboat Inspec-
ton Service passes it wherever found
An incident in this harbor few years since
apty demonstrated its value. The transport Seds-
wick lost a overheard when going at three
down in thirty seconds. and recovered him with
old methods she would have had to stop: and then
the might have drowned ere the boat could
have reached him. An ocean greyhound would run
almost out of sight of the man overheard ere she
angry sea his chance of rescue would be very slim.
The present hook the Raymond is an i'm
Hook-pa tented in 1ssS-and was patented in Feb
ruary. 1904, 1t may be described thus: The bill OF
stem which is fitted like any other to the block.
The shackes (rings} of the boat when seated rest
m a Ts n S9 makes Re boat
secure when hung in davits. and also prevents the
possibility of twisting off hooks when swinging
shackles sliding too far over hook. so getting
between it and the shank proper, which would
underside of latter-striking back Of shackle this
fin also aids in starting it to fall The falls are
ends must release-no matter which end of boat
strikes the water first; The falls are supplied with
also reeved in bills of hooks to aid In moving them
and in hooking on. AS the crew has no hand in
releasing, 1t devote its entire attention to bring
ing boat under control and getting away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
THE SHIPS AUTOMATIC NERVES.

There is a striking analogy between the sensitive
automatic nerves OF the living thing and a good
fire alarm service. which detects well as an
nonces fire. for both act with the speed of thought.
and always for cause; the degree IN which the
scope and plan OF the latter fails to measure up
to those Of the former merely accentuates the gen
eraI superiority Of natures haudwork over that
Of her creature-her Gordon of sentinels gives the
notice Of any and every kind OF attack upon the
bodys outposts while mans only warns Of fire.
John D. Gould. who has made an exhaustive study
Of the electrical fire alarm
THE importance of instant fire alarm cannot be
it in value-fhat which forewarns of the approach
of FIRE that gives notice that temperaturs is rising
service is that which the thermostat is expected
expectations and for these reasons: Placed in
accordance with the underwriters rules. twelve
board-rnay carry the heat waves between and not
bring them In contact with the thermostats. Then
their mechanism and construction. For example
rng c may GET ont of a shn ana az
the device to either send false alarm or-worse
agan. the Intrusion Of dust vermn pr or
fr sa Of %cb tend Or aga nt t. nos ~
commission. Those that depend on pinpotnt con-
circuit, may fail through Insulation by the inter
position Of Hf "a Dust or dirt Some are ad-
ing Of the surrounding atmosphere; others may be
them imperative.
a CONTINUOUS THBRMosTAT
The result. Of Mr.. Gould's dnisent and Intelligent
researches and those OF his associates is the evo
luton OF fire detecting wire, the prime purposes
Of Whch-as the descriptive portion OF it's title i'm
pies-aTe to discover. and to forewerT Of fire. but
IL is simply protean regards the forms Of service
1t can render. The device was first patented In
1896 but, though the principle was correct getting
the best possible results in its operation proved
difficult problem. and therefore the Montauk Fire
Detecting Wire Company-Mr John D. Could, OF
100 Broadway, is It's president and general man
ager-aotuated in small degree by it. conscier-
tfous belief in the value humanity OF this great
invention. has been all these years engaged In de-
veoptns It
Tbs first product had an outer case which. while
moisture proof, not waterproof and this sfng
contained besides the insulation and the fusible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
ARCHAIC LOWERING OF BOATS

The value of the nfebont as means OF s .u
- raeseneers say when fire has gotten
h,,o,d control is decidedly lessened by tho enor-
nous difficulty with which 1t Is safely Launched
at least by oldtine methods Too often one end OF
t1a boat IN tho hurry and confusion and ahfisht
gets away first. and its living freight Is ouhipso
g. ~ sea. or the difficulty of unlocking the
falls ar ,bs right moment causes her TO be dashed
with such fearful force against the side OF the
rolling ship as to smash her into spinteTs.
Cantsin James r. Raymond. whose long sea ser
vice furnishes many an experience TO Dear OUT MS
statements. says
.aTbs old method of lowering boats has caused
Yo,,ch IoSS If Iife to say nothing OF the naiming
Eosts Lad 10 Be unlocked from the fails by
hand 10 nv the man IN them; sometimes one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
WHERE HOUSE PETS RUN WILD.

Old Orchard Me-. Oct. % (SpeciaD Local an.
thorses busy with their annual TASK q
extermInating the hundred morn cats abandoned
here by summer visitors. The nuisance has Grown
to such proportions that the officials encsavor-
Ing devise some ordinance that will mako n
necessary for summer company take thar paSa
with them else be- their own execut.ooere
Nearly every cottage along the beach fuIptzhea
one moro tabbles each fall to run Wild nFv1
poultry and otherwise Inconvenience the COM
munity. The strays rapidly assume tho morn ~.
wholesome attributes OF their wilder kindred nd
become bold In entering farrnyards Aocustousd "a
preached ana instances are not wanting Wn1re
farmers have bean severely bitten and scratched u
attempting to Dust the intruders. And da0asS
each round up many escape and thakr pro1SSGS
rival the genuine Wildcat tn boldnso aa1 afGfjT II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
Foreign Resorts.

they become acquainted with its Utility MT m bass
the statement that h are s feet from the water
coc the hu5rca ner ea 1oa less seth than ana
bz 5his f asno the hfxa time Oss e
The eontrvance sort OF hand winch IS 81 y bv
a inehes sam in addition to that occupied by the
The turning OF crank rank sag alsSe te sal
Wheel which drum and ho nT tb the cI 10as
wheel and Connects the former With o eVf Ss. IN on
davit and So turns the latter Whsn-with d o. y,
safety TYP pawn rn ins Is released the op
orator takes hold Of safety brake handier r. "sc
same erationsjare required to bring the boat up
With this device the entire work of hoisting
nwnsng 9 at e aeh dav
minute. and in any sort OF weather. Inc men hoos
the auspicious moment in which to drop the boat
far as f f9 t be
out forty feet away from o t the fa because it
neither b1pn freeze nor expand the block
viii manila and as !. runs on DIR drum n reo11 Ii
and the automatic handler be attached to any
day In use to-day It renders t the e sn%
ton: there's only handle to be tnsnea tSe eng
neer crew is quite much at home with Il ha as
the deck oas b San u5ed on
life RATS as well as on boats .,o Providence
the Se boa Of the Fan River
has ordered 1t for the Priscilla and Puritan: ne
Old Dominion Steamship Company mas 9loelso ~ q
trial test Il is in the City OF ERE OF ,he
Cleveland and Buffalo Line on the lnais Simmer Of
the United States Army Transport serylee anu mt
General Nefes of the Quartermasters Depdf ~
Thare could be no better commentator OF ta s
device as all will recognize who are abI,,
administered department equips and apPolnts 'As
very important branch Of the army ssry poe ,rd
The rights are controlled by James 5 Sarcus an
w F Halam with offices at No III o.neaV e. nut
ting this Invention the market IN lalge
It is patented In the United States SMay pun toJ.
an5 IN ENGLAND Germany and Canada, and patents
for ali other countries pending.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

sufficient to care for all the persons a vessel was
allowed to carry"
A SAFE LIFE RAFT.
The Carley Life Float described by good a
judge Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. az FAR
and away the best contrivance OF that character
have ever .een,'' affords an object lesson of the
fallacy of rating life raft according to its ota-
bllity.
Patented July 4. 1899, 1t has since been much i'm
proved: mainly, in details Of construction. 1t was
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ON LIFE PRESERVES.

At the conclusion of the interview with one OF
the practical experts quoted-one, among whose
many diverse business pursuits Is the caring 1of
water passenger traffic In a large wayne
asked in tho course of a general discussion OF
the versatility Of American inventive genius winch
followed. "Are you aware OF the fact that pillows