Show from the baltimore gazette A NEW INVENTION IN architecture A REVOLVING STEAMSHIP some years ago when thomas winans projected his wonderful cigar elgar ship the attention of the maritime world was excited for the result of hla hia invention which he ig Is still prosecuting but before that is perfected another invention has been given to the world by george F snyder of this city which promises to be a still greater wonder than anything that has yet appeared upon the face of the waters not excepting even the application of steam by robert fulton for the propulsion of vessels the vessel invented by snyder is a cylinder and has a rotary motion A working model of the vessel is now lying at tha the shipyard of brewster potter at canton and the trials made with it have been entirely satisfactory a speed of six miles per hour having been made by hand power As stated before the vessel is a cylinder through the center of which passes a shaft which is stationary and supports the decks for freight passengers and machinery and which remains in the same position whatever may be the motion of the ship in the working model there is a cog wheel in the ceader of the lower interior surface working into a cog which entirely belts the interior and is the motive power propelling the rotary progress through the water it is is now designed to build a vessel of forty feet diameter into info which will be placed two steam engines of fifty horsepower each and with thatis that it is expected to make a speed of from forty to fifty miles an hour that vessel will draw when lying still not more than ten or twelve inches of water and the draft will be reduced when the machinery is put in motion on the outside surface e will be paddles set two feet apart besides which there will be four keels one at each end and two at the center these keels are intended to prevent the vessel from drifting in time of high wind and to protect the paddle in the event that the ship should strike upon the bottom the new revolver as the style of vessel has been called will be of tons burden and besides freight will have capacity for about or passengers her steering apparatus consist of a small boat the bow of which is worked by pulleys attached to two beams running from the center shaft around to one side or the stern of the ship and it is claim claimed ed that she can be turned in the space occupied by her length in the water A number of gentlemen in this city have taken hold of the thing and will push the new vessel to completion so that she may be ready to make a atrial trial trip on the ath of july next A model of the new wonder is at the office of john S selby no 71 second street where it may be be seen by those who w ho feel fee an interest in the advancing science of the age the small draft of water will render the vessel if successful s of incalculable value for the navi navigation atlon of the rivers which penetrate theart the tho heart of the great west while its speed far outstrips that of any other ship the same principle principle may be applied to land vehicles behic e s on ordinary roads and may be guided as easily as those drawn by horses some prominent engineer who have examined the principle declare it feasible and much curious desire will await the advent of the tho th e new vessel in the patapsco |