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Ne OU R I N E R EF Vo ft 2 | AMERICAN SHIP WINDLASS CO'S. PRODUCTS The American Ship Windlass Co. of Providence, R. I., were the pioneers in the windlass business and have made a number of improvements in this line of business. The latest thing in a ship windlass which they have brought out is a yielding windlass, of which they build two distinct types. One is the "Providence" patent automatic steam windlass, which relieves the strains on the chain cables by the steam pressure in the cylinders, and which works on the same prin- ciple as the Shaw and Spiegle patent automatic steam tow- ing machine, of which such a large number are in tse on the lakes, on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts,-im Canada and abroad, and which have proved thoroughly reliable during a test of a good many years. The automatic steam windlass is an absolute guarantee against parting the chains, the same. as the automatic steam towing machine is a guarantee against parting the hawser in towing. In addition to the factor of safety which this automatic steam windlass gives, very much smaller chains and anchors can be used because of the relief from strains on the chains and anchors which the automatic action affords. This saves both in weight and cost of chains and anchors. As the automatic steam windlass, from the principle of its operation can be used only on steam vessels, the American Ship Windlass Co. brought out a second type of yielding windlass, and this is the "Providence" elastic yielding wind- lass. Either a hand or a steam windlass can be built with this arrangement, as the elastic yielding windlass relieves the windlass, chains and anehors from. the strains and sudden -- jerks, which would otherwise come upon them, by means of steel and rubber springs in the windlass. Capt. M. W. Biake, who has one of the elastic yielding windlasses on his schooner Perry Setzer says: "I am satis- fied there has never been an invention so well adapted to anchoring at sea." On the lakes the American Ship Wind- lass Co. have furnished one of these elastic yielding wind- lasses for the new steamer Utica of the Western Transit Co. While keeping ahead of the times in improvements in wind- lass construction, the American Ship Windlass Co. are not neglecting new designs in smaller machines which come in their line. The accompanying cut shows a new style of sheet holder for hauling in the main and jib sheets. It is small, as it looks, but its size is no comparison to its power. One man with one of these holders can easily handle the sheet. The holder is provided with a noiseless device for holding the. barrel in any position where it may be left. The lever is removable, so that it takes up almost no room at all on a yacht. It is made of bronze or galvanized iron and in differ- ent sizes. This is only one of the styles of sheet holders made by this company, and yacht windlasses, capstans, mast and centerboard winches and stockless anchors have been one of their specialties for years. Rear Admiral John G. Walker, chairman of the Isthmian canal commission and three other members of the commission © have been made directors of the Panama Railway Co. which was acquired by the government when it bought the strip of land now known as the Panama zone. Later the entire com- mission will constitute the directory of this railway. It is understood that Mr. Horace See has been selected to design some vessels for the company and has been appointed con- structor under the supervision of the railway company. _ing. As it is constructed whol- | aad -- FERRALL'S ALL METAL CARGO HOISTER Ferrall's all metal cargo hoister, manufactured by the Bos- ton & Lockport Block Co., Bos- ton, Mass., is the latest block on the market for cargo hoist- ly of metal it is said to be the most durable block which has been produced. It is circular in form and has large inward and outward swelled edges which prevent the rope from coming in contact with. the edge of the sheave. They are also of such shape that they prevent the sheave from touch- ing any part of the shell. The hub of the sheave used in this block, as you will notice by the illustration, has Star Metaline bushing with side bearings. Tests have proven that. this sheave will hoist more rapidly without heating than any other sheave yet produced. These blocks are also great savers of rope. Capt. Roberts of the White Star Line in speaking of the Ferrall hoister, said: "I consider it the best block on the market for steve- dores' use." MARINE SETS. The Fisher Electrical Works, Detroit, Mich., have recently brought out a new type of direct-connected marine sets. This machine represents the very latest improvements in engineering practice. The sets are equipped with Rites automatic governor. The crank and armature shaft is in one piece. The armature and commutator hub is carried on a spider and is secured to the shaft by ctamp screws and a key. The main bearings are conical in shape and are adjusted to the shaft by taper nuts inside and out, making it absolutely impossible to throw the main shaft out of line. The engine is of the vertical enclosed type and all parts are self-oiling. The dynamos are multipolar, not less than eight poles. The com- mutators are drawn from solid bar and thoroughly insulated with mica. Radial carbon brushes are used, and the machines work from full to no load in either direction without sparking or adjustment at the brushes. LAUNCH OF FERRY BOAT GOSHEN The ferry boat Goshen, built at the yard of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., Wilmington, Del., for the Erie Railroad Co., was launched last Saturday and named by Miss Maude Underhill of Goshen, N. Y¥.. The Goshen is a duplicate of the double screw steel ferryboat Tuxedo, built by this. com- pany for the Erie railroad and of the following dimensions: Length over guards; 224 ft.; length between stem. posts, 219 ft. 6 in.; length between propeller posts, to2 ft.; breadth of hull molded at deck, 43 ft. 6 in.; breadth over guards, 64 ft.; depth, amidships, 17 ft. 9 in. The interior finish of the boat is of oak. It is fitted with two compound engines coupled together and working on the same shaft, and two Scotch return-tube boilers, one combined air pump and jet condenser, one feed water heater and com- plete outfit of independent pumps.