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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
was wrecked at the close of the Revolutionary War, occasioning the loss of many lives and a large amount of treasure; Drake Rock; Holmes' Rock; the Frying Pan: and Way's Reef. These rocks were the cause of great injury to commerce, but though repeated surveys had been made and plans for their removal proposed, nothing was accomplork was undertaken by Maillefert in 1851. Under an agreement with the New York Chamber of Commerce, this engineer undertook to remove Pot Rock, the Frying Pan, and Way's Reef for the sum of $15,000. The first of these, shown in profile at a, was, at its highest part, but 8 feet below low-water level, and stretched across the st in all 34,231 pounds of powder were exploded on Pot Rock, reducing its level to 18 feet below low-water mark; and 240 charges, containing nearly 27,926 pounds, on Way's Reef and the Frying Pan, by which they were considerably lowered. Shell Drake was increased in depth from 8 to 17 feet by the explosion of 6 charges of 125 pound
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), U. (search)
March 7, 1865. 47,220.W. QuinnApril 11, 1865. 53,209.J. G. WilkinsonMarch 13, 1866. 54,207.H. A. ReynoldsApril 24, 1866. Water-velocipede. No.Name.Date. 59,915.P. LallemantNovember 20, 1866. 64,416.F. G. HoeppnerMay 7, 1867. 71,561.C. A. WayNovember 26, 1867. 71,562.C. A. WayNovember 26, 1867. 73,029.M. NewmanJanuary 7, 1868. 74,058.L. DeroyierFebruary 4, 1868. 75,331.W. G. CrossleyMarch 17, 1868. 77,478.O. F. GleasonMay 5, 1868. 79,533.B. P. CrandallJuly 7, 1868. 79,654.HanC. A. WayNovember 26, 1867. 73,029.M. NewmanJanuary 7, 1868. 74,058.L. DeroyierFebruary 4, 1868. 75,331.W. G. CrossleyMarch 17, 1868. 77,478.O. F. GleasonMay 5, 1868. 79,533.B. P. CrandallJuly 7, 1868. 79,654.Hanlon BrothersJuly 7, 1868. 80,425.H. A. ReynoldsJuly 28, 1868. 81,603.A. ChristianSeptember 1, 1868. 82,319.D. Hunt, Jr.September 22, 1868. 83,035.C. K. BradfordOctober 13, 1868. 83,695.C. N. CutterNovember 3, 1868. 84,163.E. H. W. BlakeNovember 17, 1868. 85,337.S. M. SkidmoreDecember 29, 1868. 85,501.S. A. WoodDecember 29, 1868. Ve-lour′. A hatter's lustering and smoothing pad of silk or plush; from vellour, Fr. Also called lure. Ve-lours′. A fabric for upholstering, carpen