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1899.] MARINE REVIEW. 21 CIRCULATING VALVE. The Collis circulating valve for radiators, heating coils, etce., which is illustrated herewith, is manufactured by Jenkins Bros. of New York. The manufacturers say of it: "This valve is not a new or untried device but has long been experi- mented with by the ablest men in the heating business. When attached to a radiator there is a perfect circulation of dry steam at all times up to the seat of the valve. Only one valve is required for a radiator and the circu- lation will be active and positive, whether the valve is open, partly open, or closed. Heating surfaces can be warmed much more quickly and MW effectively when steam is turned on at the radiator, and the usual hammer which takes place when steam is turned on is prevented. Radiator con- nections can be neatly and mechanically run above the floor and attached to the valve without making them unsightly. "With this valve there is a complete circulation in the apparatus when radiators are disconnected, and they can be disconnected and reconnected without shutting down the whole system. This will be found very con- venient when using radiators for temporary heating in new structures of any kind. The valve can be adapted to any of the automatic heat regulat- ing systems by removing the regular bonnet and substituting the dia- phragm bonnet and trimmings of the regulating system that may be used. It is made in the following sizes: 114-inch to radiator 34" x 34" steam -- > ==] le re <a --= i i La uy ) ie \---- i ia and return, which will supply radiators or coils up to 60 square feet of sur- face; 114-inch to radiator 1"x1" steam and return, which will supply radia- tors or coils up to 100 square feet of surface; 2-inch to radiator 14"x1% steam and return, which will supply radiators or coils over 100 square feet of surface. "These valves are made of the best steam metal, are extra heavy, con- tain all the improvements and are manufactured, tested and inspected in > " the same careful manner as our regular radiator valve. Thanksgiving day rates via the Nickel Plate road are available Nov. 29 and 30, good returning until Dec. 1, inclusive, at one and one-third fare for the round trip within a radius of 160 miles. A Peerless aio of daily express trains. 166, Nov. STOCKLESS ANCHORS OF 14,000 POUNDS EACH. The largest stockless anchors ever made in this country are shown in two illustrations printed herewith. They are of the Baldt patent type, made by the Baldt Stockless Anchor Co. of Chester, Pa., and their weight is over 14,000 pounds each. They were made for the United States trans- port Thomas, which is regarded as the largest and finest transport in the world. The Thomas is now on her way to Manila with troops and with provisions for the Amer- ican army in the Philippines. The manufacture of stockless anchors in this country has been growing apace with the development of our shipping. On the great lakes, for instance, the sales of stockless anchors for new ships now under construction will aggregate full 250,000 pounds. It is not, of course, necessary to carry on the lakes anchors as large as those used in ocean-going vessels, but the anchor equipment of the modern steel freight steamer or tow barge in the Lake Superior trade is by no means a small item. All these vessels carry two anchors forward of 4,000 to 5,000 pounds each and one aft of 2,000 pounds. The largest vessels of the Rockefeller fleet of ore carriers have two anchors of the 2,000-pound type aft, in addition to the big anchors forward. Five years ago there were no_ stockless anchors on the great lakes. Now there is no other type of anchor used. NEW NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMERS. The steamer Rhein, building for the North German Lloyd Co,, was recently launched at Hamburg. She is the first of three vessels of similar type under construction for the same line. The other vessels, which are under way at Hamburg and Geestemunde respectively, will be christened the Main and Neckar. All three are twin-screw ships and each is fitted for 140 first-cabin, 150 second-cabin and 2,600 steerage passengers. Each vessel has a double bottom throughout and is fitted with eleven water- tight bulkheads and also with bilge keels. Dimensions--the same in all three vessels--are 520 feet length, 58 feet beam and 40 feet depth; dis- placement 17,700 tons, and 10,200 gross tons register. Each vessel is to carry a crew of 140 men and when in service will maintain a speed of 13% knots. é All the cabins on these vessels, even including the second cabins, are amidships and the spaces for the *tween deck passengers are in. the poop and in both 'tween decks, and under the upper deck. Unusual facilities are provided for the rapid loading and discharging of cargo, there being no less than 29 slings rigged on the four masts, which are served 'by fifteen steam winches. Eight hatchways are provided. Each boat is fitted with two quadruple expansion engines capable of develop- ing 5,000 indicated horse power. All three vessels will go into commis- sion early in' the new year and will be placed in service on the company's New York-Bremen route. Mr. A. W. Belcher, master mechanic of the Ulster & Delaware Rail- road Co., is evidently impressed with the future of the Marine Review. He has just renewed his subscription for five years, paying in advance. He will probably be the gainer by this order, as further enlargement of the Review must result in a higher subscription charge. The Phenix Metallic Packing Co. of Chicago, has just heard of the results of a trial of one of their lubricator pumps on a steam hammer at the Western Electric Co.'s works. The test was in every way satisfac- tory, and asa result of it the electric company has placed additional orders. Ohio and Indiana game law--From Nov. 9 to Dec. 1, inclusive, ex- cursion tickets for parties of three or more traveling together on one ticket at one fare for the round trip will be sold to points in western Ohio and Indiana on the Nickel Plate road. The immense quantities of small game along the line of the Nickel Plate road affords rare enjoy- ment to the sportsman. . 168, Nov. 30