New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
WELIN QUADRANT DAVIT.
Boat swung outboard)

less than minute, if there tdn be + com ssn
siderable list a RuTiHG poiGt fhaS hs the daVit al
wavs remains in a locked position, ,+b he old
vents gbfoe loWer;ng by hand Valuable deck room
IS economized in several dl'Gtol5 @ e and no large
space is required between each on Stccoua s lis 4
i handle the largest life boats, including steam steam
launches. with as great an SaS da,tts may con
venentIy used for two or more oo4s9 i Io me-
0aT aTil II points of special interest The ADVANTAGES
of rhe horizontal travelling mouon Sltem 1. ~ ~ ~
davt arm apparent at a eh,+ eIance Ia of the
leverage. The compensatine arrangfnehhi o tbese
directly to belayhg pm Pas on .e and then beayed
are are first IeG 0'f The T result is that the pull the
faiIs tends to raise the davis. and tlough +b ~
sounds @ Ike & Parad9Y fzS part for 9I ming m nboard
The practicabity of this patent Is atIeSttu -
Warb manFb 5er@sn Lloyd said Of it after prolonged
trials list of degrees the & boat e o shin ft,
VS. rollins, TO degree this was done aEsa4lt
in one t minute m py so It r that they remain stationary
AT any point without guyng then became appdi-
The sudden shifting of cargo coal in the bunk
e is liable TO PIG9 be sS Tbe M use to which boats
equipped with the Wen dayit may iine eS T - arms
on the CIv1e They say: Your davits on the port
side had big test the Other eHems it OWNS to
coal IN starboard bunkers and to right her the the
RSd RSd'z the %erf desfTed sTphs effect fSs "l s WIN
Cantafn Lundn also called the writer's attention
TO an entirely new idea advocated by Mr.. WTljn Vein
and which mas been very favorably received The
over 50 feet to the water & The fh ditc4y ber or
time which is employed by passengers on Iile "Mto @
decks To reach the upper ones makes II lmpeIdiU'e
place for lfeboats on the various decks. all cen
In additon to its life protecting merit, this wise
suggestion should be very welcome to ShpouiderN
gei3u5e ae5 in nacng these dsvs and the wcighy
boats nearer the water line
\ NOTABLE SWEDISH ENGINEER.
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fortv-five years ago. where his father was Tor
many years private secretary the late King
Oscar After usual preliminary studies, he was
graduated in naval architecture and mechanical
engineering the Stockholm Technical college,
where account of his marked ability he became
"A teacher in craftsmanship. During this :ine he
was also identified with the Paimcrantz and Nor
various ingenious tools for manufacturing lea1
bullets and other missiles WillIo I IiuS N!TIa1
Later he was transferred 10 the m % u f
feldts gun factories in England. where he soon he
country his home was during these years that
he invented the famous Weln breech screw. UNI
versally used in the original or amended 1olLl ~
ne me arlieS 5 I'M his onscan With the bove named
firm and branched out for himself. lie has been
of the few inventors to make substantial ioIt
une out OF the sale of his various gun patents, TO
Nickers & Maxim in England, krupp IN NIer,l;illH
the United States and others TO Mrs Vein be
the quadrant davit which bears his na1ne En-
dowed with philanthropic and generous INSTINCTS
Mrs. WeiIn was ieGIetlul mat me Wt'llh Nt'I NcI
she used for deeds Of kindness should come from
appealed her husband utilize ns talents to
save life instead. Wen's brother, sea captain,
called his attention 10 the archaic methods en-
ployed for lowering boats. and this resulted. after
several trips and much investigation, III TIE
creation of the invention here described.
During his visit the United States last all MI
Welin delivered several interesting lectures GA ne
subject patent daVit before various societies.
among them the famous Franklin institute of
Philadelphia the Engineering SoclttF or Oetroi'.
Stanford University and the Technical Society of
San Francisco. These lectures were illustrated
with stere2ptlcon views, ana @ ms ] cflehImc WL
and interesting researches were nich appreciated
His device generally accepted ny experts as
practicable and desirable. During MS visit to San
Francisco and of these conferences he WAS
asked concerning the cost installing the ar pa
rafus. Unprepared to answer this query with cN-
actft,I5e and in order 10 he Oh The safe side 20
cent more than the present selling price nut which
was only one-half Of i cent Of the total cost
OF the average ship The ihterroeaf ~ tE'l I'-
marked that such a price was excessive aud tie
old fashioned davits must suffice Mr.. Wclin re-
amid applause. that he absolutely refused to
believe that American ShipoWherS were so melct-
nary as 10 balk at such an outlay in matter Of
this Importance. In addition. no allowance had
been made for the cost of the old style davit
which, the eXtravagant price quoted by
Mr. Welin account of lack Of exact estimates.
would have reduced the proportion Of cost OF the
style davits TO two-tenths of per cent of the
total estimate for the average snip bulIt IN me
United States. Just before his departure for the
United States the superintendent of the Royal Mail
said to Mr. Wen: "Iou may run your line OF
steamers for fifty years without an accident and
then all Of a sudden You lose one or two, perhaps
more ships I'm succession and which disasters are
help your If you draw the publics and the
authorities attention to the fact that you have not
them that you have made of every improve
ment available in order to safeguard your passen-
from loss of life, that argument will long
way
REALTY NOTES.
William H. Faconer has leased No 10 Eighth ave