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Show Steering a Ship from tlie Bridge. That new German invention which enables the captain of a steamer to steer his ship from his bridge will be a great thing if it realizes present expectations. The invention involves the use of an electric current, the apparatus for which the captain can carry in his pocket, and the use of it at critical moments by the captain instead of communicating his directions to the man at the wheel by means of signals would be of immense advantage, and would enable the captain or his representative on the bridge, in cases where the steamer is running dangerously dan-gerously close to another steamer or an iceberg, to make good use of Ihe seconds sec-onds which are now lost before the man . at the wheel can comprehend the situation. situa-tion. The invention is now undergoing practical trial on some of the ships of the American navy. Philadelphia Record. -y |