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disasters caused by the collision of
veaaels in rivers, channels and at sea.
The construction of the device is
very simple, and consists of a pair of
iron shutters or “fins,” hinged one on
either side of the stern post of a ves
sel and shutting close to its sides
from the stern post forward. The
“fins" are kept tightly closed by a
simple apparatus on deck, which is
connected with the pilot house, and
when let go the stays connected with
the “fins” allow them to open at right
angles with the ship, bringing it at
once to a standstill, and bolding it as
fast as if anchored. The area of the
“fins” is in direct ratio with the size of
the ship, and the immediate stoppage
of (he vessel when they are suddenly
opened is a certainty. “Fins” much
larger than arc necessary may be fit-
tad to all vessels without looking out
of proportion to the size of the ship.
K ir ojample, a vessel requiring ''fins"
» it n a superficial area of lOOsquuro
feet to stop it could be supplied with
line of an area of 500 feet, uud they
would not look large or disprotionate
t the ship. When the tins are re
leased the experiment proved that no
jarring or shock is experienced, such
as is felt on tho railroad when the
brakes arc applied. The water being
a yielding body, aots as a spring or
•-u.sbion. For foggy, weather or dark
ness a self-acting guard is rigged out
at the bow of a vessel, and should it
meet with any rigid body in the path
of the ship, when touched it at once
r-muses the “tins” and stops the ves
sel before it can reach the obstruc-
ti"u, without any movement or direc
tion on the part of the pilot or navi
gating officer. When closed tho
“fins” follow the outlino of tho ship,
aud, being flush with its sides, can in
no way diminish its speed. The in
ventor’s first experiment was made
with a 37J foot fust steam yacht, to
which was attached a pair of “fins” 4
feet long by 24 feet wide. This pow
er proved to bo at least twice as muoh
as was needed to stop the vessel in
stantly when at full speod. A second
trial demonstrated this fact when on
ly one fin was used. The space trav
eled after the brake tvaB applied was
s<> small that it could not be discern
ed by persons watching the experi
ment from tho shunt.
To ascertain what sized “fins" would
be required to stop a certain steam
ship of fourteen hundred tons meas
urement, a raft or fiout was construct
ed to carry a pair of fins in position,
without fixing them to a vessel. The
lloat and fins were towed out by a
powerful tugboat, being attached
thereto by a new six-inch manilla
hawser. When the tugboat was go
ing at full speed with full steam on,
the fins were released, and the effoct
was to snap the hawser like u piece
of thread, making u roport like u cun
non. The fius remained firm. The
breaking strain of a six-inch hawser
is said to be twenty-seven thousand
pounds. The fins used on this occa
sion were each 9x8 feet, or together
an area of 144 square foot When
they were tried with the fourteen hun
dred ton vessel they proved abun
dantly large, stopping the ship in
stantly, and bolding her fast against
her power within a less distance than
five feet
In the opinion of the inventor a
collision like that of the Stonington
and Narragansett could have boon
averted if the steamers had beeu pro
vided with the brakes. The Stoning
ton— the colliding vessel - had several
minutes in which to stop. Tho same
number of seconds would have been
sufiicieni with the br^kt to bring her
to a stundstill.
To all whom jit may Concern
convenient to the terminus of great
railroad lines, and although they have
been systematically worked only threo
years, the industry has already as
earned great proportions. Salt from
theso works can be delivered through
out , the South at less than the price
either of foreign importations or the
product of northern works; and Mo
bile, which is the chief distributing
point, counts upon soon becoming
the great salt market of the Missis
sippi Valley.
BetrtyeS Themselves.
A detective declares that men will
talk and give themselves away. If
they could ouly hold their tongnes
they would be safe. An American
vessel was mysteriously set on fire at
sea and abandoned, but the fire was
smothered, and it was afterwards
found that her cargo, which bad been
insured for large sums, was fraudu
lent all the way through, the wine
casks being filled with water, etc.
The sailors swore that the batches
had been closed, and there being no
other way of getting into the hold,
the cause of the fire was a mystery to
everybody. But the captain and
mate, both of whom were arrested,
soon began to talk. The mate was
given to understand that the captain
had made a confession, so he was in a
hurry to tell all be knew to get out
of the scrape himself; and with the
mate’s confession to show the captain,
there was no difficulty in bringing
him out. The thing whs so well con
trived that if these men had tout given
it away it could never have been
found oat. In the cook’s galley, un
der each of the four feet of the stove,
they put a round block of wood, as if
to raide the stove. Undor one of
these blocks was a hole opening di
rectly into the hold. Under the hole
was a lot of inflammablo stuff, well
soaked with turpentine. One day,
while the cook was out of his gallov,
tho captain and mate rnised tho stove,
took away tho block, dropped a light
ed match through the bole, and the
fire was started. These two men not
ouly talked themselves into prison,
but pat their employers in a pretty
scrape.
•creed m Mows:
ARTICLE I.
The name of tbla corporation chill be the But
Oeorgla and Vloilda Ballroed Oompenr, eed the ob
ject of end company fhall be to construct, eqnJn
maintain and operate e railroad forpnbUonse
the conveyance of percona end property from at or
near Buffalo, on the line of the Macon and Bruns
wick Railroad, In the county of Glynn, In the State
of Goorgta, southwardly through the counUee of
Glynn and Camden, In eald State, in the moat dl-
loot practicable line, to the middle of the 8L Marya
river, at or nev the village of 8t. Marya, in the
county of Camden, In said State, the distance being
about fifty tnilee.
ARTICLE H.
1 1 of uvr mure uini umu ^
ring named persona ehal _ _
Board ofDlrecton for the period of one year from
the date of theae articles of aaeoclation: Calvin s
Brice, who reaidea In Lima, Ohio; George L Seney,
who reeldee In Brooklyn, M. Y.; Edward J. Reed,
who reeldee in London, England; Arthur to. Bar-
nett, who reaidea In Jacksonville, Fie,; Gharlee to.
Willard, who resides In Washington, D. C.; and
Samnel Thomas aud L. M. Lawson, who realde in
New York City, N. Y.
ARTICLE m.
The capital stock ’ of the laid East Georgia and
Florida Railroad Company ahall bo one mUllon dol.
Ian, divided Into ten thousand shares of one hnn.
dred dollars each, and the principal office of said
Company abaU be located at Atlanta, in the State of
Georgia. . ■
In witness whereof, the nnderalgned have here-'
unto subscribed their names and affixed their reala,
and subscribed for the share* Of stock In raid com
pany sat opposite their names.
Itama. Rctiimet. Shiru.
L. M. LAWSON (seal), New York, l.oou ahares
SAM'LTHOM.VS(reai) New York, 1,000 ••
O. D. WILLARD (seal) Waahlngton.D.C.l .000 ••
H. h. FEE KELL meal) New York, 1.0on
COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YOBX—ss.
Before me, William H. Clarkson, u Commlsloner
of Deeds for the State of Georgia In and for
the county and Mate of New York, peisnnally
appeared L. M. Lawson, Samnel Thomas, C. D.
Willard and H. L. Ferrell, to ms well known, who
doth denote each for himself end say that the names
subscribed to the'foregoing articles of association
are tho genuine signatures of said deponents, and
that they have signed said articles of association in
good faith, with the intention of constructing,
maintaining end operating the line of railway dc-
*cr. bed therein, and that they have subscribed for
the shares of -too!: in said company set opposite
their respective names.
I:t w'tuuef whereof, I have her sun to set my hand
and .iilbsed my official aeu!, thin Sit day of Juno, A.
D. i8>a.
, , WILLIAM H. CLARKSON,
Meal, j Cominliudon for Georgia In Now York,
1 • Jet-3m 117 Broadway, New York City.
BAKERY!
FRESH BREAD,
CAKES, PIES, Etc.,
BaKed Bally!
GRAHAM & RYE BREADS
SPECIALTIES.
I deliver bread, etc., every Afternoon. Leave jour
•rtlurH &t the bakery.
PETER KRAUSS, ,,
Bm 118wick, Ga.
My wagon la labelled,
“ Peter Krauss’ Bakery.”
aprhMim
tlioth of Tin.
A French chemist is said to have
invented 11 process by which fabrics
can lie permeated by a solution of
tin. The method is described as fol
lows: He first makes n mixture of
zinc powder and dissolved albumen,
which ho spreads over the fabric by
means of a brush, leaving it to dry,
when tho stuff is passed first through
superheated steam and afterwards
through n solution of chloride of tin.
By this means an exceedingly thin
layer of tin is spread over the whole I
side of the fabric, which is thus ren- I
dered water-proof and protected
against ordinary rough usage. The
utility of tho invention is not quite
apparent, for probably few people
would care to don garments in which
they would bear a very close resom-
blauce to animated tin kettles and
tea pots, though in the preparation of
theatricnl dresses, and even the bright
“trimmings” iu which the female
heart delights, the invention might
find a limited application.
Kxplodcd Notions.
Salt In the South.
Among the stores of mineral wealth
which the South is constantly discov
ering, none are more remarkable than
the great salt mines of Louisiana, a
lew miles south of New Iberia. The
salt is found iu a solid rock mass
which assays ninety-nine per cent of |
One by one our old aud ill-founded
notions are controverted. Dr. Tan
ner’s experience proved that a man
almost starved to death may eat rave
nously with safety, though the previ
ous idea was that he should only be
permitted to come to a full diet slow
ly. It has been thought that animals
or persons when frozen had better be
warmed grudnallv, but a series of very
thorough experiments carried on in
Europe with dogs has shown that of
twenty animals exposed to a low tem
perature, which was gradually elevat
ed, fonrtcon died; of twenty animals
brought into a warm apartment, eight
died; of twenty animals that were im
mediately placed in a warm bath,
none died. Fooft’x HraUh Monthly.
To The Ladies
OF BRUNSWICK
Mrs. EARLE,
OF BROOKLYN, N. Y..
WISHES TO INFORM YOU THAT SHE IS NOW
PIIEFARED TO SHOW HER STOCK OF
SPRING miNlfl GOODS
TRIMMED k UNTRIMMED
Imported Bonnets,
LACK NECK WEAR, TRIMMINGS.
FANCY WOOL WORK,
till l.DUKN’NlLAl'KlfA PS,
Fancy Ornaments, Buttons,
RIBBONS, Etc.
Call anil examine block. declo-ly
CS^caEEETD, COX338T,
GRIST, MEAL, MEAT,
IN ALL SHAPES
m brm m wit mi
Goods Sold for Cash Only.
Grwieltl, Brow & Forrester,
J. K. NIGHTENGALE, Agent,
BRUNSWICK, CIA.
Blaiu’s Drug Store,
Newcastle a.id Grant Streets,
| BETOSWICIC, . GhA-
(OFFICE PORT PHYSICIAN & HEALTH OFFICER)
Where w :i be found » LA li'.E STOCK
MU«$. CBEMICALS.
AND
CITATION.
STATE OK GKOliQIV—olynn County.
Where*.*, Johu C. Moore, administrator of Jacob
W. Moore, represent* to tho court, in petition duly
filed Altai entered <■» record, that he lus full - ad
mlnUterad Jacob W. Moore’s estate, this is, there-
tore, to cite ell persons concerned, heirs end credit
ors. to nliow cause. If any they can, why aeid ad
ministrator should not l»e discharged from hte ad
ministration and receive letters of dismission on the
first Mauday in August, 18*2.
EDGAR 0. P. DAUT,
till aug Ordinary Q. C.
Hail*, IVail and Tooth Brushes,
Perfumery and Toilet Aticlee
IN GREAT VAF.IETY.
Dr. W. B. BURROUGHS,
WILL BUY AND SELL
Land and Real Estate.
COLLECTING AND INSURANCE AGENT.
REPRESENTS
Royal, i-apiu! #2S.4<>4,231
Plneuix, o! London, capital 14.266,372
Western, of Toronto, capital 1,422,000
Manhattau Lif»,net asset* and income,'81 ll.720.4fi5
Office n**\tto l’oatOUi' u. ... may21.tr
Soda and Mineral Waters.
FROM MY SPLENDID FOUNTAIN. < Liquors prohibted).
TRUSSES Lamps 4 Lamp fistsres.
BnW- X- Ferry'*
Garden Seeds-
Harris & Smith,
AttoiueyKiuiil Connselors a: law.
Will practice !n a!! tlie courts oI the Brunswick Pir
cult, and in McJnt« *h county of th- Eastern Cir- '
cult, and in the U. K Court*. Ofh * uii Newcastle {
•trect, near the Ahvnmo.ii am. Arrau, office,
Brmmwick, Georgia. jaidte-ly
CIGARS
AM)
TOBACCOS !
Green and Black
TEAS
An-! «>tli« r article* too numerous to mention, initially kept in a Arnt-ciax* Drug Btort.
Physicians’ Prescriptions uarefully Compounded.
calif for medicine*, ii i
hifitd at my reaidecce, c*>r
JAMES T. BlaAIN,
LICENSED DRUGGIST.