. American engineer and railroad journal . -1 1,766. which are all dated August 20. Messrs. Charles A. Gras & Co., whose address is 61 Broad-way. New York., are introducing this invention into thiscountry. aiiiuns STEAM-BOILER. Mr. Denis Ahern, of New York City, paten d about ayear ago the curious boiler which, in the engrav jg, fig. 4, is Vol. No. 11] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 507 shown adapted to a vessel. From the Illustration it will beseen it is substantially cubical in form, and is placed in adiagonal or Inclined position, and has two scis of tubes ex-tending through it at right angle


. American engineer and railroad journal . -1 1,766. which are all dated August 20. Messrs. Charles A. Gras & Co., whose address is 61 Broad-way. New York., are introducing this invention into thiscountry. aiiiuns STEAM-BOILER. Mr. Denis Ahern, of New York City, paten d about ayear ago the curious boiler which, in the engrav jg, fig. 4, is Vol. No. 11] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 507 shown adapted to a vessel. From the Illustration it will beseen it is substantially cubical in form, and is placed in adiagonal or Inclined position, and has two scis of tubes ex-tending through it at right angles 10 each other. At thelower bach end there is a water-leg, -I . which forms thehark ot the furnace, the grate K being placed below thecuhc. The direction and course of the diaft is shown clearlyby the arrows. Suitable casings being placed on top und behind at some distance from the boiler, which thus pro-vide space for the passage of the smoke and products of com-bustion from the top ends of the nearly vertical tallies at A to. F I C. .2.


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