The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-01

mage ly4lI, 400, ana steamers, 1850, ton.
mage, 1,4s4, s27. In 1854 there entersd
and cleared cosstwise in Engl1nd o..
545 British sailing vessels, tonnage,
1854, 934, and 297 fofeign sailing YES.
sells, tonnage 43,77s also 1879 steam,
ers, tonnage 3,l06,396. In Scotland, 49,.
100 British sailing vessels, tonnage S6S..
3o5, SO foreign sailing vessels, tonnage
5000, and 1879 steamers, tonnage
1,075,3ss. And in Ireland, l7,4l4 BIT.
Ish sailing vessels, tonnage 1,305,0Ol,
and one foreign sailing vessel, tonnage
l0S also, 4,751 steamers, with 1 ,42s, ABS
tons burden. The total number II men
employed in 1854, exclusive Of mastefs,
was l62,416. gs~,,,,,y.i7gtT
ct will Of course be understood that
the above numbers do not represent 30
many distinct vessels, but the number
of vessels entered and cleared, and that
the same vessel enters and clears often,
in the coasting trade during the year.
Might Learn To Like Them ~ ;fiYI
at is not to be doubted that In this
kingdom, when proper steam vessels are
properly established, their existence
will be found quite compatible with
the interests Of the owners Of smiling
vessels engaged in the coasting trade.
The effect at hrst sight would appear
to be otherwise, but experience every
where has proved that steam vessels
create traffic, both for themselves ard
for sailing vessels too, " ~. =. ..'rRy
1.-THE able discourse, and the valb.
able notes added TO ii, Of the report
Hon. Davis L. Gregg read to the SoCi-
ETY. in 1854, show clearly and eloquent
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compared with what we may become
and ought to be. It follows, as neees.
sary consequence, that in all our public
works and improvements we ought not
to confne our views to- our present
wants, but to look ahead to our future
requirements; of these, one Of the most
palpable is inter-island steam naviga-
ton. =, p. ~ q,
Advocates Iron Ships ~. I w., rs
"If this be granted, the next ques.
tion is, what is the best description fof
steam vessels for us to introdusei
With due Difference TO the contrary
opinion of others, I would prefer pro
pellers and built Of iron. They are the
most handy, the cheapest, the most dur.
able, and built in distinct compart.
ments, they are the safest. -. r., Z,
"In 1854 there were built and regis
tered in the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain 592 timber sailing vessels, toh-
mage 115,S07 and 80 iron sailing yesssis,
tonnage 1880, and 20 timber steamers,
tonnage 1880; and no less than 152
iron steamers, with 90, l65 tons burden.
This fact alone is the best answer that
could be desired to all the objections
that have been started to the use Sf
iron in the building of ships. - ~
Compass Not Affected y
"Iron steamers have for more than
fifteen years been in use between the
Clyde and the Mersey; they and itdp
sailing vessels have made long voyages
abroad, aud without any accident Whist
ever traceable+ to variations Of the e6hat
pass. ..-..t," "a &C
"Among the objections that have
been urged against iron vessels. are
those variations caused by the mass of
iron, the rapid oxidation of the nails
which fasten the plates, and the dim
Guilty of keeping the bottom clean. An
these have been so overcome by sueeebE
sive inventions and improvements that
many of the ship-owners in Great
Britain believe that iron will soon sur
persede wood in shipbuilding almost en-.
tirely.
"Mr. John Getty, shipbuilder OF, Liy,
erpool, has invented a novel mode Of
using iron in constructing the frames,
or other main parts of ship-chiefiy
those which are to be planked with.
wood and require the employment OF
copper bolts for holding the planks ID
place, the main object being to avoid
all contact between the iron and the
copper bolts and consequently to- PIE
vent a destructive galvanic action be.
ing set up between the two metals.
"To give strength to ships, Mr.. Getty
plates the opposite sides of the tim.
bers with iron, and secures the plates
together by bolts which pass through
the iron and the wood, and then he
forms compound ribs or frames Of con.
siderable stiffness, which win permit of
the copper bolts for securing the planhs
being inserted therein without coming
in contact with the iron. Y
"For the purpose Of facilitating the
building of vessels upon this compound
principle, he proposes that the breadth
of the iron plates shall be, in general,
less, say, by about two inches than the
depth of the timber to which they are
applied, to admit of the ribs being
chamferred of to any required angle TO
suit the curve of the vessel. This mode
Of strengthening timbers Mr.. Getty PRO.
poses to employ in constructing the
keels and stern posts, frames or ribs,
keelsons, sister keelsons, and bilge keel
sons, stringers and clamps Of ships. (,
Same Question Today 81"
"There still remains another imp0t
tant question:: Who are to introduce
such steamers as we want--Gthe govern
ment or private individualsi There
can be no difference of opinion that It
ought to be the latter, II they would
procure the right kind of steamers and
undertake the risk. We have made a
experiment of this sort, and have
failed because the steamers introduced
we're not proper seagoing vessels nor
suitable to our wants.
"To obtain them, it appears indis-
pensable that the government would
undertake the expense and the risk of
their introduction in tho first instance.
After proof of their efficiency and CT .
good profit arising from their ,prratlon
the government would have n difficulty
in ceding them, on advantageous terms,
t" some private association.