New-York tribune., 1905-10-29

Sion on the African side has been to the tsle
nsiS aot 10 be- sf foan n the
su, fron the first soundnss they lueslHy Of
Whieh iaie ale being with viii enable
1eeh oon to he W be able S shs to
be hoped that the suspension OF the tranc VIII De
The suez Canal authorities Saturday night
stated that transit would not be possible oerore the
IA parallel might be drawn between the Cha than
stesmshp semn hp II as s1 at Wangto In the
the vessel was sunk to TIM z & the hre & on
suished Within twenty hours with slight dam, n
ss ass a,'pa"f parfioularly m dIfcat eommody extn
guish when once gets sigh, an 4S h9w
akina'' is fitted with CLAYTON fire extinguishing
hat this eSds sd 's ts We'll and quickly
nishng yet another proof Of It's neeessy & IN nt te
esng TO compare any claim that may & be m. made S on
% sa Sy # See of tins 9 Or
water and unfortunately. there are too many IN
damage done by water outside the actual fire dam
damage ,se' is entirely avoided and by prompt
piicaton Of the gas in case OF fire. the damage by
| burning is reduced to minimum
1t Is conservatvely estimated that the total loss
| including damage to and repairs Of the canal. loss
of vessel and cargo and cost to owners and con-
signees by the detention of steamers at both ends
consequent upon the breaking out of fire on the
Chatham" amounted to s20oo.COo The loss caused
reach as many hundreds. But this does not take
CURED on the last named vessel had she not been
by ths aShaf PaTa sf
crew and passengers small chance OF escape ape c,o,,
ton Tire EsnSuishns and
LonaSn ISas @ and Paris e The h Thoh @
proved. was first introduced to d!splace the old
and m I fnr aase OF as p
pened. at Nsweorleans
.rssH Sss saSs Ssf RFsty
date OF August $. reporting yellow fever at
that all Vessels s from Panama and uayaqu must
be disinfected with Clayt9ng%as % at Pa Payta etco It
oxe: e is the Il rst that extnsashes r The
sen no rs tGx' ss to ond the oi
Marine Insurance underwriters make rebates, &C &C
sSuippsd Srd with this apparatus perhaps better
ssa Of selss the sh @ at Of 5ai It's %
9 progressive steamship management as those OF
the Great No5sTn ne ths No aS LLOYD and
the the Paono Mall Steamship Company.
AN ALWAYS RELIABLE DIsINFECToR.
The systems place in the worlds estimation as
q disinfecting agent Is shown by the fact that
the French government voted 2H0o francs to
be applied to Installing Clayton dislnfectng plants
in certain OF the principal ports of France: that
a sS na ans spaa n foowp su
dsinseetins plants are to be fognd n tho French
f.ss IN In hssa in in
Great Britain; and tho coast line OF South America
Il thickly dotted with them-in fact, one is to be
found far In the interior 1Qutos. Peru, 1000
miles up the Amazon.
AN ALL ROUND ExTERMINAToR.
That the extinguishins of fre ana the killing of
bacll are not the only uses to which the system
be put Is evidenced by the statement OF the
captain Of the steamship "Abergeldie, who used It
successfully for destroying mosquitoes board
ship by the successful experiment. at the Hopital
de la Salpetrere, in Paris with the system as
bedbug killer. and by the report OF John Ross,
Of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey,
to the company's general manager, OF the steamer
"Hydrographer's" riddance OF bugs and reaches
1T AsPHYxIATEs FIRE.
As regards the Efficiency Of the system as a fire
extingusher It may be said that II bears the stamp
Of approval OF tho United States Navy. which has
given II exhaustive examination And the
United States law which read that vessels must
be provided with suitable pipes and valves at
tached to the boiler 10 convey steam into tho hold
etc." TO extinguish flres. has been amended as
to permit owners to 'other approved ap-
parntua"
report Of tho United states Steamboat Inspeo-
tors concludes with the statements that gases gen
Grated by the Clayton system will extinguish fire
In practically alright compartment; that gen.
ora! qaylQ would NOT Be damaged 70 any great ex-