. The railroad and engineering journal . ide, where the propeller engages it, and thusis prevented from diverging or spreading away from the pro-peller 3, and is delivered with the fullest effect in a solid streamfrom the after end 7 of the guide 4, and since the inertia of thefluid is most effectively operative when opposed to bodies movingat highest velocities, the support afforded by the water as a nutfor the screw 3 to act upon being at the place of greatest veloc-ity, it has the least slip possible, and the propelling effect Isproportionably improved. i84 THE RAILROAD AND [April, 1891. Pr
. The railroad and engineering journal . ide, where the propeller engages it, and thusis prevented from diverging or spreading away from the pro-peller 3, and is delivered with the fullest effect in a solid streamfrom the after end 7 of the guide 4, and since the inertia of thefluid is most effectively operative when opposed to bodies movingat highest velocities, the support afforded by the water as a nutfor the screw 3 to act upon being at the place of greatest veloc-ity, it has the least slip possible, and the propelling effect Isproportionably improved. i84 THE RAILROAD AND [April, 1891. Probably some readers will be disposed to add an interroga-tion mark after the last paragraph. The inventor is Mr. Her-man Dock, of Philadelphia. The number of the patent is442,614. Allens sleeping-car. Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 represent plans of improvements for sleep-ing-cars that have recently been patented by Mr. E. G. Allen,of New Haven, Conn. Fig. 5 represents a plan of a portionof a car showing the improved compartments D D with sufii-. ALLENS SLEEPING-CAR. cient space to allow the occupants to dress in privacy, and pro-vided with a wash-bowl and other toilet articles. This is accom-plished by extending the paneled section c diagonally towardthe center of the car, and connecting the ends to a central sec-tion d which contains a door-frame and door. Between thesections D D are smaller ones E E protected with curtains inthe usual way and intended for the accommodation of singlepersons. The aisle, it will be seen, has a zigzag form. Fig. 6 shows another plan in which all the sections are pro-vided with room to dress in and furnished with toilet 7 and 8 are other plans, fig. 7 showing an arrangement ofsections enclosed with partitions and doors, and fig. 8 one inwhich curtains only are used. The numbers of the patents are 440,295, 445,870, and 446,315. Manufactures. General Notes. The new works of the Newport News Ship Building & Dry-Dock Company cover 60 acres of
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