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Show SELF-LIGHTING LIFE BUOYS. Distinctive Feature Carried by the World's Faetest Ship. One feature of the big Lualtanla which attracted crowds when she was open for inspection was the automatic auto-matic life buoy which la fastened between be-tween decks on a slanting frame In such a way that it can be released by the pressure of a button on the bridge. On each end of the four arms of a large cross-shaped framework Is a' coppejr ball. These balls are so weighted that when the buoy strikes the water It will float upright. To the cross arms are fastened long brass cylinders. These cylinders are calcium cal-cium carbide light so arranged that they tare up by contact with the water. Should a cry of "man overboard!" be raised at night the officer on the bridge presses the button, the buoy hits the water and the lights flare up. If the manvoverboard be a swimmer he can reach the buoy, to the arms of which loops are attached to aid him In keeping above water. The ship also has a mark to guide it after It has been put about. Washington Post. |