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IMPORTANT APPLICATION OF THE ERICSSON
PRopELER.-Yes,erday the bark Edith-a notice
of whose arrival from Boston appeared ie~
davs since under our Marine bead-saed from
this port for China. The Edith is provided with
auxiliary s,eam-power, 10 be used in calm weather,
or against moderate head winds, and completely
solved the problem as TO whether steam can be ad-
vantageously applied 10 merchant vessels one
has two engines Of GO inches stroke, IL inches
diameter, which work the propellers, so small ano
COMPACT that as spectator observed, they scarcely
occupy more room than 3 couple OF waier-casks; !;
but the distinguishing feature of her arrangements
consists OF an apparatus recently patented by CsP''
Ericsson, and applied, for the first time, in the Edith,
for urshippiag The propeller when the vessel Is not
going by steam. In trial Of the engine and pro-
peler, made in the bay before she sailed the Edith
wen, measured distance of A statute miles in
precisely 27s minutes, at the rate OF 40 miles
ner hour without assistance from her saiis and in
slack water and the time occupied in shipping or
unshpniug the propeller did not, in number oi
trials, exceed minutes.


The Edith is owned by two gentlemen OF Boston,
Messrs. r. B. Forbes and Thomas H. Perkins. She
is OF exquisitely beautiful model and no expense
has been spared give her all the qualities OF fast
saiIcr. Several OF our princips! ship owners were
on board previous 10 her sailing; AID, if we may


Judge from the unqualified satisfaction with which
they viewed the compact arrangement OF engines
and boilers, the operation of the propeller, and the
aparatas for unshppirg ii, this is hut The COM
meucement OF very extensive Introduction OF
auxiliary steam power into our merchantmen.