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6 THE . MARINE RECORD. ON' SCIENTIFIC SHIPBUILDING. liOCKPohT, N. 1., Jnnmry as. To the Editor of the Marine Record; DkaiiSiii:—TheiippnlllhnjdlBfittoronGay- hond of the City of Columbus, adds another proof ol the fallacy, of lo-cnlled nnvnl nrchl. tecture. A greater one whs never In prac¬ tice. There wn» 11 ship, one ol the so-onlled noblest or her kind, nnd built by one of the most noted experts of the crnft, snuffed out of her existence na a onndle would be; her' life, her buoyancy all gone .In nil Instnnt. Doun It not nppenr u »acrllep;e to my tbnt this ship wan n work of science; Sclonco provides for nil exigencies which may arise In nil structures built from her dictates, The llrst and must important In n ship Is to keep her safe In case ol being driven on shoro. The principles that she Would uso to do this would be arches perfectly combined so as'to give her n degree of Btnunuhuess so (hat she enn bear on her extremities, or tiny other point In tier, without sttainiiigor causing her to tliptuie or collapse. To give her vltnllty science would give her great and nbundatit buoyancy, and so located that It inn be active at all times,, nntl perfectly sealed so that it cannot he' injured by any natural cause. Had (lie City of (Jolumbus been ncoirblnatlon aH crudely pointed out above the sad and hcaitrendlngstory of her wreck, would not have been toluT Must this remain unit is? I-i there no help? The public press is u'pouerful lever and can do more in things of this kind than can be done in any other way. Mr. Editor believe the great truths pointed out and aid in giving them to the woild. We take the liberty of icpiluting tli* fol¬ lowing, by the same write-, from the Nauti¬ cal Gazette on the subject of scientific sulp- bulldln;. There are two sldeB to tfie question of naval architecture^ ns It is called On,one side we have science alone; on the other there is arrayed against us the nutold mil¬ lions Invented in the vessels now In use, and the influence and Interests ol the constructors of thorn. "Victory Is to the moat persever¬ ing, and" if we persevere, It, science, will be victotious. Of this 1 have not a doubt, as proo/ Is eveiy day accumulating against the thumb rule and judgement system, which builds vessels like the Iteglna, just repotted as fulling to pieces In mid-ocean. Science will .give a vesm'l \\ avc-proof, one that can nevei break up or founder In mid-ocean while afloat, and float she will until she rots, and if driven ashore where a lodgement can be made, will not break up; on the contrary, professors of Harvard, and through him sent Mr. Lorlng a challenge to take the affirmative of his position, and make It clear so that the world could know, It, and I would take the negative. But he did not accept; he knew hotter thnn to do so, as he con Id not otnln- taln hit poiltlon against science; and If.ho did noUils avocation would he gone. This will come. Mr. Editor, will you lend a hand to help It along? Yours truly, i Josrpii W, NononoBs. , she will become inuite fixture and the waves enn never surmount her. This piomiscs much, but that science can accomplish 'much irioie, the woudcrlul Improvements of this age, the cantllevei bridge at Ntagai a, last but not least, gives ample proof. Scjeiiee as yet has had nothing To do with the form of ves¬ sels, and until she does no safet\ can be assured. Note the horrible cases on the lakes In the Ian two jears. A major portion of them are from loiiudcring in mid-lake, like the Asia all persons on board of her lost except two, who were saved through the bravery of heroic woman. The h»a of h vessel on one of the lakes, such as science Would give, would bii an !mposslbllllj,.or nearly so, from the tact that a large pon on of the ohoier of the lakes Is such tbnt one of ihesu vessels can be run on It with Impunity and both persons and cargoes would be sale. Founder¬ ing in mid-lake would be out of the quest Ion, /and becoming unmanageable nearly so, from two facts—one that her mechanical power never can be harmed frpm the action of the waves and the strain can not at; any-time be Increased, but will always be uniform. The other Is that ns long ns sail can stand, even If her rudder was, gone she would bold a course to wind" ard. All of the above has been tully proved both in theory and prac¬ tice. This gives me faith to believe that bdeii^e will provnll. For the last 25 years 1 have made most strenuous ellorts to have some ol the most eminent experts o' the emit meet me before n boatd ol scientists ol kiinu ii science, its taught in our schools. In 18(11 I made ellorts, through the Secietnry of the Navy, to have a discussion belore Pro¬ fessor Henry, and spent a largo portion of the year at Washington, but could only get it referred to Its foes,,the constructors, with the exception ol Admiral Dahlgreu. His report to the Seciolary ol llio-Ntrvynim to the point, clear ami rniplintli' In Its favor He said moiu than I claimed foi It, I Imvecontinued to ask loi a s< leutillc discission dnv, u to this time. In 1880 I asked It of Mr. Hunt. Ho would only give me the Advisory Board. I was lor inn months Inst season at the Michaule's Institute Fall, Boston. At that lull Mr. Harrison Loi lug (one of the noted) had the model nt the United States steamer Men hum k plutanlid In the uiosi lil^li terms, claiming her to lie the urine and that he had been paid i-lW) lor a dup Icate model uf her by one of the large shipbuilders 1 ob¬ tained through Mi. Wood, tieisuru of that Institution, tin- ii-o ol the blai Mmiiril guile.y to hold n discussion In. helnie xouu' of the THE ROYAL WILLIAM. A correspondent, writing, to the Quebec Chroniclo, says: On the third of September, 1830 a company was formed In the office ol Mr. L. T. Mncphersou, merchant, oalleil the Quebeo and Halifax Steam' Navigation Association, composed ol the following gen¬ tlemen: William Flnley, JoseplL Stowo Shaw, Jeremiah Leiiurtift, William Walker, Mr John Caldwdl, Burl.^ William Price. John Leathui, Sohn Saxton Cntnble,Charles Felix Aylw In, Esquires, wholormtd a com¬ mittee of management for the purpose of building the K. W. which Mr. George Blnok undertook the contract tu build and did build in Mb ynrd, and was to provide men In Mon¬ treal to complete the decks ol the vessel when the engines were put in her. The contract waB laken from the company lor the sum ol live thousund four hundred and seventy-live pounds, current money of "flower Canada. Mr. J. S. Camble and Mr J James Hunt became the sureties. The con¬ tract was written nut by Mr. Eriol B, L ml- Say, N. 1'jMr. William Stevenson, na acting sucretnr}. She was launched on the 17th April, 18.11, and was to well up to Montreal by the Btltlsh Ameiica jliiie 31st, and ie- celved hei cranks and slum, which were of wiotight Iron, made in Glasgow, by Naplei, and her engine and boilers by lieniiui it Hendetaon, ol Moutreal; her certificate of registry was granted by Mr. Ilelnj Jessupp, August 22, 1831. She Balled iu August, 1833, and took passengers at £116s. per head, when siio made the passage. I could give you the dimensions of evei) thing ilbmit her, but would take up too much valuable space. I have the original documents In my posses¬ sion. Another correspondent iidda: "The llrst steamship to cross the Atlantic was the Sinus, about seven hundred tons, which at lived at New York from .England, April 23, 1838."—Notes and Queries, Man¬ chester, y. ii< ~- Alter the protracted controversy In Ameri¬ can nnd Crundian papers and the memoirs published respecting I lie perfotmanceol our Koyal William, In 1833, one would hare Imagined the point was settled for ever: 'tis evidently not so, as appears by the quotation pieflxlng these lines nnd taken trom an elaborate miscellany, published in October, 1883. ".Vcitte* mentez;H tn teatera toujours qULlijim chose," Voltaire used to say, Mr. George Black's letter In to-day's issue will no doubt help to complete the history of the llrst steamer which, steamed all the nay across the Atlantic to England, our Kojal William built here In 1831. Mr. Black inen- lloua that the company which built tie steamer was formed In the ofllce of u Mr. L T. Mcl'hersnn, merchant. la there not a slight Inaccuracy here? Would It not rather be in the olllce of L. p. McPherson, Notary Public, the advisor on many points and Irlend of several ot the gentlemen here al¬ luded to? The model of the Royal Vt lllliui), asdrafted by Mi. <j. Black, sr., now on exhlbltlnn In the museum ol the Literary and Historical bociety, attiauts a good deal of notice; it would, however, be un Impoitant addition to the literal)' nensures of the society, were it to own also and keep safe against tire in Its vnlilt, the original documents relating to Ihe vesiel which Mr. G. Black, of Orlllla, says are In tils possession. Ought not the Literary and Historical So¬ ciety, to prepare a succinct history of the erlgln, build, register, etc., of the Royal William and circulate the siiuie in Its annual trnnaactlonB, 300 copies of which arc dis¬ tributed abroad? TJie birth place of the flrsi steamship which successfully crossed, with steajn power alone, the broad Atlantic, ought to be noted and th^t correctly in history. Quebec can undoubtedly lay claim tn this crowning glory: 'tis one of the brightest feathers In her cap. No one, ho he from Manchester or elsewhere, might lo be .al¬ lowed to rob her ol ll, unchallenged. BOOK NO l'lCEH. The Midwinter Century.— Many noted names lend weight and linpoi tiincc tn the ta¬ ble of contents of the February Century, either aB subjects, or as contiibulois to the number. In the tiontlspiece Is one oMteiu- biaiult'a most eflcetlvo paintings, engraved with a skill that lulu seldom b......excelled hi the iiingiulne. Tills painting, "The Head of a Man," Isfioin "The Hermitage In St. Peters¬ burg, containing a rcni.trUble but little known (ollectlon, of wlilili Richard White- Iiijl; ijlvcs a desei Iptlon iu Ihe samo nunibei. ..Slgnni .Salv'nl inntiibiilis his "Impii'sMiins ol hliakspeiin's I.eai,"—a papei wliiili shows how deeply Ihe actor has kindled the poet and wltli wluit thought and elevation ol pnipOMi lieuppioiiln- i]n- ^luihspi neaii drama. The two articles on Dante bio well calculated to extend the Interest In his gen¬ ius. The most popular of the two Is "The Portraits of Dante," by Miss Sarah Frcon.an Clarke, which Is Illustrated by the original portraits and busts ol the poet and by a sketch from the death-mask. In the other paper by Miss Christina G. Rosso til, the Koet Is Illustrated out of his great poem, ieatsisalso lllitnlia'cd in a reinlukable vay by a full-page ongravlug ol Ilia llle-mnsk— probably the moBtexpresslve portrait ill the poet that has ever been published. Edmund ,C. Stendmnu contributes a brlel essay on Keats. With a picture hf the grave ol Keats and Severn In Rome Is printed an editorial note containing a history ol the llfe-tmuik and Interesting biographical mai¬ ler "How Edwin Drood Was Illustrated," by Mrs. Alice Meyuell, revonls considerable ol the "hiystery" of Dickon's unllnlshed story, as. It was partly revealed to Mr. Fifties (who mis the Illustrator,) and partly antici¬ pated by him. Sketches of some of the char¬ acters, bv Flldcs, nro given with the article and are primed hero lor the first time. The "BrlC n-brni'" department has the benefit of a humorous sonnet by Robert Browningalid of Ihe slioit poema by Austin Dobsou, which were inscribed In copies of his books pre¬ sented to American h lends. Among the oth¬ er coiitribuuirsot poems are Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bin ncct, Sidney Lanier, George Parsons Lnlhlop, Edmund W. Goase, Mrs. CeliaThaxtiM, John Vance Cheney, nnd Miss Helen G. Cone. 'A lull-page portiait ol "Lletit.-Genernl Sheridan" Is accompanied by a striking description of his military ca¬ red, by General -ISadeati. George B, Me Cledan writes of "The Pi luces ol thellttisii of Orleans," including special rclerence ti their service in the aimy of the Potomac Geoige W. Cable's convincing polemic against "The Convict Lease System in the Southern States"—rend at the Loufsvllle convention in the Interest of ptlsou reform —Is here brought to the notice ol the whole country. From Mr. Cable we have, besides; the fourth partol his serinl story, "Dr. "iev- ier." The oilier Action of the number la the third part ol Robert, Grunt's "An Aveiage Man:" and a short story, "A First Love Let¬ ter," by I. S., of Dale. The illustrated pa¬ pers not mentioned above nre Titus Munson Conn-'s anecdotal sketch of "Instave Cour- bet. Artist and Communist," Including u full-page copy ot his famous painting, "The Musician," one of the more noticeable palm¬ ing* in the recent Bnrtholdl Loan Exhibi¬ tion; a beautifully illiietiatedliaper by Ro¬ land E. Robinson on "Merinos In America," the text of which Is important to sheep breedets; and the llrst paper in "The Cruise ol the Alice May," a scries describing a cruise made among the Islands and along the shotea ol the Gull of St. Lawrence, by S. G, W. Benjamin and M. J, Burns, the artist. The editorials in "Topics of the TimC," are] "1'ho Uses and Abuses ot Trades Unions,' •'Modern Catholicism," "Tbo Proposed Ll brnry Building In Washington," nnd "On the Rending of D inte." Among the articles in "Open Letters," are "The Sliver Dollar," by John A. Grier, with comment by Horace White; the Hist ol three short papers on "Artistic Help In Divine Service," by the Rev. Di, Charles S. Robinson; and n brief essay on "Fielding," by Professor Louns- burj, ot Yale. The February Atlantic has two addi¬ tional chapters of each ot the three serial Btorles now tunning in It—Or Weir Mitch ell'sii'nlly Btiiking novel "In War Time;" Mi. Crnwfoid'sstory of "A Roman Singer," which .Is much the best work bo has yet done; and Mr Lallirop's "Newport." An article ihut will attract much attention Is "A VIbIi to bouth Caiolina in 1800," (when the nlr wns full ol electricity which next year was dlschaigcd In war,) bv Edwin d G. Ma¬ son. Kllzabeth Robins has an Interesting paper on "The Vagabonds and Criminals 6f India" Rev II, Bernard Catpenter con¬ tributes a noteworthy poem, "A'Trio for Twelfth-Night." O. B.„ FYothingham, In "Voices of Power,,' discusses the pulpit, the press, and the 9tago. Hehry James furnishes the sixth of his excellent sketches of French travel, tills time describing raraseon, Aries, and l.cs Bnux. .1. M. Hlllvai Lolitrlbutes "ReinliilSLeniesof Christ's Hospital." The short storj, Fieuch In scene and largely in characters, is "In Madeira Place," by C. II, White, Mrs. Julia C. Dorr lias a sweet po- cm, '•Foreahadowlngs." The department ot book reviews ami notices Is full, and gives readers an excellent Idea of the best current books; and the ContribiUois' Club has eight hrlghljrahoit essays. Houghton, Mllllln a Co., Boston. DISEASE CURED Jvyitliont Medicine. A taluablt Ditwmyjor mpplyino Magmlim In Uu /hi . man Si/itm HUctHcilp and MagntUm uliliud ai nnmbtfort/or JlmUng IhiSM THE MAGNETON APPIANCE CO.'S Magnetic Kidney Belt FOE MEN IS WARRANTED TO C0REMX.WS without medlclnei—rani in Tint uck, hits, ub.d oi uuns, xsrvods dbdihty, luiidauo, okkuul eebil- itt, nnauiuTuw, rtaiLVns, nbubalou, bctattci, nuUUIHOF TUB KIPKBYS SPINAL OISUIBS, TORPIO *uvkb, Oont, Seminal Bmlastonsr Impetener, Asthma, Heart Dlsaaw, Dyspepsia, Constlpa- tloni ErysliMlMrtudlgestlon, Borate or Ran- tan, Oalnrrh, Piles, -Epilepsy, Dumb Ague, ete. When sny dsblllty of the OfeNBRATIVB OB. GAJJS occurs. Lout Vitality, Laellof Nerve Fore* •ad Vigor, Wasting Waakness^tnd til thou Dis¬ eases oil penonal nulum. from wlisleverciuM, th* continuous stream of Magnetum penncailng thnftifh the pirts. nuii restore tnem to ■ bealthy action. 1 bin li no roliuke about this appliance. Til TUP T SHIPS"__**yo»«»"»ffliot«)d wit** IU Iflu IinUlDUi lame Deck, Weakness or the Spine, Falling-of the Womb, Letujorrhojew Chronic Inflammation and Ulceration of tka Womb, Incidental Hemorrhage or Flooding, Painful, BupprenMed and Irre-ular Menatrua- tion. Barrenness, arid Change of Lire this Is the Beat Appliance and Curative Agent'known. tor »ll form* of Female Difficulties kin uaiur- paaacd by sayililng brtore InTentwl hoth aa a cuntlrt agent and m » a.urceof power and *Ha1lwilon, Prtos of olthur Bolt wuli Maguotk' inialu, |io, rent by expreia C. 0 Ii, and.onrainntloii allowed, orby mall on lectipt of price. Iu ordering aonil meuureol waist, anil aloe of alloc, KcroltUni.e ran be made lb currency, sent In letter at our rlik, TlieMignctonUariiicntsure adapted to all agei, are worn ovit the under clotlilnir, not next to the body like the many Galvanic and Electric Humbugs adverUaed aa extensively, and»hould beialMnoS* ot ulghl. They hold tholr I'OWEB 1-UBb.V.B, ail are worn at all aeaanni ot the v ear Nend aismp for iho "New Departure In Medici] treat¬ ment WIthont Medlolne," with thouaanda nl Witt- moi.lala THE MAOVETON APPLIANCE CO,, 2IH State Street, Chicago, 111. Notr —fiond ono dollar In postage btamni or currcav cy, In lotier at our riik, with also of itoe uauolly wore, and try ou, Magnstlo Inaolea, and bo convinced of uu power risldlng In our other Magnelio,Applli Poilllvcly no cold tool whon they are worn, or I refunded. Vessel Brokers, nill.UTH. MINN. Vessel men MriOL'r.U HAVE OUR MARINE LAW BOOK, Containing all poinla of MABINK LAW tormined by the United titatea Oiuru ,---------------ON--------------, aa de- Ownera, Chnrtera, Itesrlatry, nlunei ' -Beoimen, Frelghtii, Towage, Collislona, ' Knrollmehta, General Average, Common Carrlera, Dutlei of Seamen, Mnaters A Owners, Bill or Lading, Wogea, Ac. 1h» rolumn la handaomelr bound In lliff Board coven, and line Knirlleh cloth blading Uotflioftbu kind generally coat S3 (iu but we will Bend it to any address, |H»tagepold for 1100, or with theMAIUNE BECOItt) for one year, both lor only til 00 Address Mahink IUlokd Cleveland it Capt. D. S. Webster VESSEL AND INSUBANCE AGENT Wood, Fence Posts, Bark, ETC., BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION darters anil Frighting of Canadian Coarse Freiehts Specialty. No. 64Woodbrldoe Street Detroit, (Michigan Ilia wont Slnil and of long Standing I'iBLJTBjUTISI onthltdlaaaa^lo im/aa(r.r«r, OlraXi- urMa«P.aaddrM», l)B,T.A.BLO0DJ(,llllWeu,N. T. DAVID BARNHISEL, Agent. UOMEHTIt) * HTKAIf COAL Clevoland, Ohio An t'llmt In buhl"; iniuli) to get ii oustoiii lioimi" at Port Towimeuil, W. T., with a view liepeclnlly to butter unlorco tlio TioiiBiiry ru- Kulatiiiiin lulatlvo to iinlinvl'ul liintljii); ol Chinese In the United States. A bonded waichoiihu him Jiiat bean put theie. The Kenlluineii huie ui^ed'tlia bti fiinluni hoiiHf mpiu Unit Hit) port Ik speel ally linpiiilaiit In ( hleiij,'o ami hi. Paul, ax all uooil* iMilereil In iu nil^t Hud their way to one ol llii'M; pnluiH nl illmi Ibiition anil not he divided Hllh St. I.iiuU mid I.oulKvllle, aa Is tboeime with liiipmiiialhau 1'runtUuu lor the KiiM. DEAN & CO., ]tOW'HUIU>i;it8 DUTllOir, MICH waiitixl for Tlio Live, of nil thn 1'ri »l«UnU _______o( Hie U H Tin*,JurKeat, ..amUomtdt, bent olt oVtnolil for l«r>H limn twlcti olir prUC ttm font- cat in.IlliiR .mule In America hei e uiiretrthe' building of the I AliinielHuoiit imjojiIo wuut it ■ - ~ I sumt-imful tiKdit i.—.w »«. IMrt Jin id, Mulnu I in mo n so proliin to li^ntti Any one uui ttuouu) a Urmtj fnu IIali icir IIduk Co , A PP|7r h " ' H'x te,,<f* 'of IhjbLuko, mill irccivo Ji lillZllli '""". a cunllv box of Ko»tHWl)i(li will help you tomoro moiiuy rlKhtu,wuy tli in miyliiliiK ulao (n tnlu work! Ml.uf uiilur mi, nia«M«l .....u llml hour 'Inn bro til ruuil to furtuuo cipi nn lief nre tlio wurknm, ulmnluu ly miro At ouco aiijrt Mt, 1 nun. A Co., Auguatu, Maine. 0574