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August 11, 1813
The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
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On Tuesday, an experiment tested a new life preserver invention off Portsmouth, where two men floated safely from the admiral's tender to the Old Sally Port. Attended by Mr. Richard Bickerson, Admiral Hargood, and officers, the cork-based mattress-like device proved buoyant and protective.
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LIFE PRESERVER.
On Tuesday an experiment was made of a newly invented Life Preserver, in cases of shipwreck on the lee shore. Two men with the covering on threw themselves into the sea from the admiral's tender stationed off the platform battery, Portsmouth, and were floated upon the surface of the stream to the Old Sally Port. The experiment was made in the presence of Mr. Richard Bickerson, admiral Hargood, and a great number of officers, who were the most competent judges of its title; and the general impression was in favor of its great utility. The invention is in the form of a common seaman's mattress, and it is simply and effectively constructed, that it requires only one man to adjust it on the body, and will preserve every part of the person from injury, by striking against pieces of wreck, rocks, &c. The buoyant principle of it is indisputable, being a preparation of cork, and which by its long continuance in the water, becomes the more buoyant.--Lon. pap.
On Tuesday an experiment was made of a newly invented Life Preserver, in cases of shipwreck on the lee shore. Two men with the covering on threw themselves into the sea from the admiral's tender stationed off the platform battery, Portsmouth, and were floated upon the surface of the stream to the Old Sally Port. The experiment was made in the presence of Mr. Richard Bickerson, admiral Hargood, and a great number of officers, who were the most competent judges of its title; and the general impression was in favor of its great utility. The invention is in the form of a common seaman's mattress, and it is simply and effectively constructed, that it requires only one man to adjust it on the body, and will preserve every part of the person from injury, by striking against pieces of wreck, rocks, &c. The buoyant principle of it is indisputable, being a preparation of cork, and which by its long continuance in the water, becomes the more buoyant.--Lon. pap.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Survival
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Life Preserver
Invention
Shipwreck
Experiment
Portsmouth
Cork Buoyancy
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Richard Bickerson
Admiral Hargood
Where did it happen?
Portsmouth, Off The Platform Battery To The Old Sally Port
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Richard Bickerson
Admiral Hargood
Location
Portsmouth, Off The Platform Battery To The Old Sally Port
Event Date
On Tuesday
Story Details
Two men tested the life preserver by jumping into the sea from the admiral's tender and floating to the Old Sally Port, demonstrating its utility in the presence of officials; the device is a cork-based mattress that protects the body and increases buoyancy over time.