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Mapa, plate*, charts, etc., may be filmad at different reduction ratio*. Thoaa too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmad beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frama* a* required. The following diagram* illu*trata tha method: Lea carte*, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvant ttra filmte A dea taux da rMuction diffirents. Lorsqua la document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seui ciichi, ii est fiimi i partir da I'angia supirieur gauche, da gauche i droite, et de haut an baa, en prenant la nombre d'imaga* niceaaaira. La* diagramme* suivanta illustrant la mithoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Baillaipge, Hurly Safety Raft. The $20,000.00 PoUok pri -i competition of Sept. 9lh. 1901 for the best life laving apparatus in case of disaster at sea II ,„ i.v 111., wivck ..f ilii- il,u,:i.:,<„ .T i.tli.>ri_v I'.-l ..k, III' 111- I'liii.-I Sia-v wli.. I . ir Knnch liii, ..f nii -Iraiinrv Til- i.ri/.. 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I. .-ill- III- I-, nil r,-..ilt I.f iiiillifyii,- lli- r..ri f i-nm-l ...'- -Ii-l-li lli.-r-..f 1 A SVSTKM OK -STKKI. Sl'lilNII HI'l-T-'Klls IN STEM nK VKSSKl. T" M--,rrnM,i;(i-: icn.i.isinNs at ska t— TV r- , TI!| R. ' l.:lii..--fc:. i-ii'—-.. \0 ■:/ o ,'.■ .::> o : °'\ * .-^ J t-.' c : o o o o f- -■ "! \ ; ,5 .' 1 -- •> O a "i '■: ' G ■ o Q ■! o o i \: .. ...:> ■ ,a ^ i SIIIK Vlf.W ■>r i-Ai:i .;t- A •■ [ >ti. i'4^ h"1 -I — hilt It . in ttlp ^l.i.j, It thi-n tlml no ■>ii» hM m yt-t i««IKht tij f' , ■ «. .1 Uxl ui'l tLr ■ SrunhUr An . ly III.' Ill r.'stiir.- «Kiiin rfiwuti'il vinif a iliifriiition "f tti-- ...I It |< HI ll«»rr KiMic. Mil lliH Mil S,.|.l niit. .u ul.! I»f"r-' '' i> llii. «.ljuj,c«iiii|j jury I'liinniitli't ni'-«l tc. .-ini uliil-i' tii'l nwnril tlip pri^-- nr |ir - ^iicli jHirtiiiii nf itif !*.■ ■> itiiiy III" III.' I., llif rt-Utiv.- iiii]H.rt»nr.. ..f tli^ eMc in Imi. a t.-ii M hftiiUr;;.' Iitii*" -how l.y th« voiirtipn Mil.niill...i tli«l lir u .iitillf-l to ■..iii.'thinn iin.l.T tin* li.-i.l ('«»♦. No S i« ..f c..nr»i. tin. nio«t (.^rtiin'iit nn.l iin[Kirt»nt — ' Mow to «*• th.- j.^w.-oi^iT.. il cri.w if lh« »e««fl II. list jt't ilnwn '" i„ ' flr.t Lipit WM f .r *.t.cl( raft, nn.l r«it«.«i. |..».iiil.)o tor nn.l oeain.t all such eventuaiitiei ; though on account of 111. ri»k>. the cx|>i.naut< while leavint' Ihe value of the i.U(!Ke.tiou to the Coiiiinittee to weiijh anl ileci.le on, can e.t recoainienJ Ihia mode of proii.linB tor the safety or ihoao on l.onrj, Wh.l Hoy .lo „ coiniii.nl a. .how, hy the oo-lel. .ul.iiiill.l, i< (hat the .at-ty raft I., appli, ,1 ontwariUy. or ... th. •i.le. ..r Hanks ..t the vessel .M llur'y, the originat.ir of thi. i.le. ,ul..nitte.l pl«n« . Octoher I'Mt h-.kin|{ to till, feat ire '.f the present e.hil.its, hut havinu In say. heen pres.eil for lime, coiil.l not elnl.or.te hi. .l.-il[ns. nor aiihrnit nio.lel. at the time, an.l the plans l,ein){ cru.le an.l n.it properly an.l neatly ma.le to .c.le, were then fore, he »upp..s"i, left uniiolicl l.y the Jury M. Baillairj!* .up|..se. however that the fact of n.i attention haviiii; heen pnij lo M Hurlys first exhil.ils oft let. IDOI). is Hint he h.ij in no way provi.lo.l f..r Iha fact thai hi, .i.le raft a. then propo.e.l. woul.l .hut out cihin light., or window., or .lea.l eye. so calleJ an.l this of courae mu.l have Ueii coii.i.lere.l fatal to hi. scheme ; a. no coiiipnny would out up with or adopt a .y.teiii. Ihu. de.lr,.yini light an.l ventilation to cahin. .Ic. an.l lea.ling to the neces.ity of artificial lighting .luring the wh.Je of th. 21 hour., an.l all tor an aventnality which might possihly never materialize. M llnillairge is of ..pinion that thi. insuperahle ohjection to M. Hurly's Kheine a. pro- „led in 11)00 haalieei, cninred hyhi.(Mr Uaillnirg*.') proposal to build the rati, in a to interfere in no wiiy with the light. veMtilalion of the cal.ii... .aliain., dining room., appurtenances of the inner ecou..niy or fealuies of Hi. veisel. Tin. he ha. the lite raft, with as many eml.razur.d opening, a. there are of dead-eye. i'lmdv.'d'in Ihe'spate. to he covered l.y the ratt. . and so a. of coume to be ««u:lly oppo.il. lher.lo. At thi. juncture, the scheme, a. m.ture.l an.l perf«led l.y Mr. Baill.rgi an.l lo which M, Hurly ha. neceuarily given hi. a.lhesion. is that of a .i.le raft lo which there can a. will he shown, he no possible objection.. The raft is ..f course calculated lo b. bo nt .,r in.ubin.r.ihle even with all on board ; it being, within ita at.el or iron envelope or shell, made uecaarily sliong .. .1 .tilf by limbering ; while th. re.|uir.J additional buoyancy i. arrived at by a cork fl.s.ring properly .ecured, on.l by packing with Cork or Cork r.fo« the »p»:., ..r interstices between the timhere.l wall, or partitions of the »vcral coinparlinents into which the raft is divided for purpose, which will hereafter appear. For ve».els of heavy .Iraught. or liners for Isith freight and pn.KUger.. whe -e. when l,»de.l there may be but 15 ft. or therealsiul. out ot water, or from lo 10 to lltl. ..elusive of height ot gunwale (gunnel) the safety ratt or rafts, would U restricted to a width ot «,me 12 ft more or le». thus Inking in a .ingle tier ot dead-eye. and clearing those below ; while with V.S..1. almo.1 e.closiv.ly tor pa«iengers. the rati, would lie made oi a width ot »y SO tt or such as to include two tier, ot cabin or other window., while .gair .le.ring the third tier counting downward, in a way not lo interfere with their light, and .1 ju.l such a height pi.i.'i. "iij .....kin. I |.. ,,,,,1, -....il.-vi ..( Liiu-il.. i-.d " ,lFi,.l ,,,(1 ...■.,r,„!;l..r. ..l,.-!. M...i..'i l-H 1. ,11 , III,, .. ,1 ,.,. ii„i,. il ,|,..| 1 Ii r .- Ij- I .,i|.|-..l,ii.- ,<>II.".V ll„.| l'\ .."|,.„, i,r„:i, ll,i.r..f , »,vi «.r„.r,„.|,P.|, .itlli,. ,1,(1 l„„l,„Bl.y i,.ll,i,i ,1, ..„>■ A, il,. 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I., a lOOOO to 20000 ton ..tvaii liner, aii.l will. 1.., ||l|l,..lil..OIlt t.) -[...L-.l uf .ill-Ui.;;.Tft.r-ii-> litV I will 1... -.-ii p.< wll l.y till' I'l.-'t. <,tr ilu' f..rci' ..f w>iv.' luiil cmm- it tn <■*.]"■ raft.-, itn-cisely > ,.■1 it>L-lf 'iri'l witlinut iUiv tH ■ lorif if th.- ruft- \ mMf^mhmimmMmmi^ a iiiiii i i ii ii l i i i Kli I m ii i iii Kiic li'ii j l i ^f^ ' " .i' l' """' '" iltttdi.-.l turiimk of vt'.se il, 'Hie luw.T 'iiuarn ii.Uli.'rL'lit ti'imi ti;; nifr an wkII when in jilnce ulu' riLii >il>u lit- ^t't'ii tht' ptfti.iii fuiil of jiruji'Ctiiifi (ifiiJli'ry, , feiiil.i-s to iirev.'iit ,. raft from -rttiriu' nrtuli.-r i'JOl) l[,i i.il priz,; of .*:!0,I)OU,I)0 Uktc ar.. m. ,2 fiwanlo.l ?2,0()()()U to M, Koper f'l iiiUlilf t.ut ?|.s,OnOI)0, lilt' Jury i.f ■ck raft. Tlii: merely i nf ilif linricuiiL' nr nliservution jjnlliTy r-lii.!y . l.iit tli« Jury pr ily ami at any rati' it i ,1,1, i only lialf tli.- numi nitovvr.K-cklWr of fiiiiii-2,U0( to:j.00l>s ivliil.. tli.-.ixiionii|iU'i*y-*tfni isuxti'iiail H>.- wiiliont thr ISor 20 nifts n-^iiiit lift. And HH**i" irli tlf.' ■ ,;ncroar-h nn tlu- (iiirvoi! cilIs* "f ttio It, lasinch.' I from Mch >i ln;i;?ht al"- .' than at nn nii«lu appioiicliin;; to ii ri r l.,-n^-atli tlie -^iirf.. ; to slii id I .,'iit anRk' an.l l.L'fore riijlitin'' it>.-lf for • I"» .ft, orwavv.yonL'sfe.In.Lil I.k- ""■! tlui n-i tlnis Im-leii lUr di'inli .if Jiany nf ilio~.- i all to (loliU im.l foutrti-' nn.l M(.-kii ■■, t!iuu-li !i.' m-ifU, sp.-ntie.ui( h-spiiniii'nc<', ciilciilatJi 1].. pn'-iMit rxliil'its inclmliii^' pi i.'Iit-^ am! cost ;inil lumyanpy. rilh il. li.'caii,*' of this. M, Hiirit'y'. .ally c(l >chi>nR' of si'ie insti ,i,i of ,/«a-raft-tlu.iii,'li M Bmlla .1,-it liavf likely arrivi'i! lit the s . .lispo-al then-of, hail Ke fn of 111,- in.stit,.tion of the f'ollok pri/. -iet his niinJ to work ont thu prL^liL v.-ll lilk-1 with W.U.- .^ry time th.. raft i< Id fall into it ; .is othi-rwi^', r -w.-ll whii h woiiM uise some wattT i» enter the raft wlen it fal's into the hath or cistern. Mr, Haillairiie wouM siijr^jest thut tln> ri'servoir experim-nt.' 1 with ii- so wi'le, „. moilel or xes.d at to allow the wave i,r swell of W.iter can~i'.l liV the raft on fallii; ^npiiortmn nailery iM aii.i neivl not he ni i d tlivi fnen 3 to 4 ft. alv IPvel for the 20 ft, raft or ;( ft. for the V2 ft, rnft ahovi. loa.l lim- or draft of w^ter ; .i in^ ohstniction to light of .iea.l-eyes h.'ne.Uh the g ilh-ry ; iilhTV to the wdter. the ml sun of !a< raft without atiy ihn of it- shippinjl water, thus he lit a en mi as its lota! .Iraft when loaiie.l will he put > to i] ft. or thereahout it wil .'nt level to step i out uf. Ocean navifjation I Feliru iry 1>(7-Hn th.-S. S. Ci. '• hy I'ortlaml an.i hack in 10