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126 Telescope and will of course rest in a flat position on tbs bottom. The fluke will drop by its own weight and will enter the ground, and as a strain is brought on the anchor by the movement of the vessel, the fluke will be forced farther into the ground until it hae reached an angle of about fifty degrees, when its motion will be arrested by the link, as was before explained. As any additional strain is brought on the anchor, the fluke will be caused to bury deeper into the ground until the dirt, sand or gravel of the bottom is piled up in front of and around the connecting-pieces bb', so that the anchor will be firmly imbedded in the ground. Whichever side the anchor may fall on, the fluke will enter the ground with equal facility. My present invention.. .consists of a system of jury masts and sails which can be quickly set up when necessary and which are adapted to be carried beneath the deck of the vessel when not in use. ...The particular instances in which my invention will be especially adaptable are when a tow-boat gets adrift from the towing steamer, or in case of a breakdown or exhaustion of fuel in a steamboat of my design. In either of these instances the system of jury masts and sails which I have invented may be erected in the course of two or three hours, and the vessel can then make its way slowly into some port. The principal object of the invention is to provide a means whereby dead-lights may be secured easily and firmly in place on metal plates. Another object is to provide a means whereby the dead--lights which are so placed in position will be protected from injury by objects dropping on them. ...The plate A is punched and drilled with a number of holes G» which are preferably cylindrical and which should be about two inches in diameter, although of course the size thereof is immaterial. Secured to the underside of the plate A is another plate D... provided with a number of holes E which coincide in location with (Ho Model.) a. McDougall. DEAD LIGHT. No. 469,913. Patented Mar. 1, 1892. a McDougall. JURY MAST. No. 456,587 Patented July 28, 1891.