AN AUXILIARY POWER FOR SAILING SHIPS.

Patea Mail, 22 April 1882, Page 3

AN AUXILIARY POWER FOR SAILING SHIPS.

The- Sydney Morning Herald thus describes an invention, sh,own ~in the Exchange at Sydney by the'inventor, a Fro'richraari It consists'of a narrow framework ,of ; metal,: . suspended from the extreme rear of the vessel, into which is fil'ted a revolving shaft or spindle, an ordinary screw propelling •fan being- fitted-*af ; the base. ' The' scre.w at the base and the top of the shaft are connected by dogrbevel wheels. A millwright v?onld at once‘appreciate the, arrangement, the top ol the shaft being! connected with; another, which is set revolving by d steam winch ‘fitted somewhere near the rudder, , Assuming a vessel to be already becalmed, and fitted rip with one of the appliances now exhibited \at ; ,the Exchange,, it would un-: doribtedly prove' of utility in calm waters, but should a storm swoop down; upon the vessel, -as is Irequontly the; case, with the suddenness'of a soiilherly burster,. the long, delicate framework which holds the - propelling shaft -might soon be bout up arid) rendered . useless ; unless the inventor can devise swift means- for disconnecting-it and placing i it out of harm’s reach.. . ; ,;