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Scientific American, Vol. 67, No. 7 (1892) (1892)

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emed possible. The ship build- under the superintendency of Major D. P. Heap, U. structed at the machine shops of Wheeler & Co. ers on the lakes are not confining: themselves to the S. Corps of Engineers. It consists of two horizontal Steam is furnished by two cylindrical single-ended construction… … 51” will suffice for all. Principal dimensions ; Length a lever, one end of which is attached to the balanced GOVERNMENT LIGHTSHIP—HAWSE PIPE AT S8TEM. whistle valve, the distance between the cams deter- over all, 118 feet 10 inches; beam moulded, 26 feet 6 mining theinterval between blasts. On a…

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