Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-01-06


Road which is ia.l down .etwccn m.
C"mpsny's lot on Pratt street and the
Carrollton N,aduct. Although no PUT.
he notice had beer given. n large mum
Der of citizens aud strangers assem-
bi-d on the ground. fer the purpose al
witnessing The trial of ps.>engcr car.
riaSes which. II WAS undcIs stood. would
take place AZ eleven o'clock. Accord
ingly. about that hour single hors.
wa, attached To two OF the Winans ear
riases, containing ferry ons persons.
AMONG whom We noticed Judge Saith,
member oi the l.. :. S.nate from
south Carolina, and the following
members of the House Ut Representa-.
tvcs: Nrssrs. Creighton aud Irwin of
Ohio. Ford of Pennsylvania. Spriys
aud Howard of Md. Kendall Of Mas
saohusctts, White of New York, and
ounS VI Connecticut; and Nessrs.
Reese and Dcn"is of the Maryland
Senate. With this load, the horse
moved forward With great ease aud IA
pmi'v Ia the Niaduct aud back again.
the rate OF speed bsrug from ten to elc.
ven mile, an hour.
An entirely new Carria-r nn tho same
principle. but-tuorc elegantly finished,
vas now brought forward; IL was filed
by HroHy..hr persons. two-thirLs of
whnin nere ladies'. The road wheels
oi this carriage were OF greater diane
Ter than the Others. aud it, movement,
appeared 10 Us ~ be much more easy
aud efficient on that account \ SIN
Sie horse drew this carriage aud IT.
load 10 the end OF the road and blck in
a brisk trot. with very slight exertIon.
a second trip was Afterwards made b,
the same carriage and horse with ano-
Their load OF fccnfy FIRE persons. n the
rapid rate at about twelve miles an hour.
The coupled carriages were also start
cd second tune, with load of fTiu
fee persons, and single horse attach
eel. and performed the distance ut the
rate at about nine miles an hour. Tia.
last experiment, which took place after
We left the ground, WAS made by at
taching the three Carriages 10 each o
Their. aud a single horse TO the who,r.
The aggregate number of persons IN
these carriages was agility J0Ur, and
yet with this extraordinary number, We
learn that the animal pcrfurnrd the
trip with the same el.e and velocity.
We omitted to state that early ia th.
day carriage OF light construction. o..
the Winans' principle, was tired. II
was fitted with a winch, for the pur
pose of being propelled bv person,
seated IN front OF 1t. Ia this WAY the
vehicle, with seven persons 10 IL, va.
rapidly propelled by two. but owing to
the breaking of the crank. uas sus.
pended. We are lniJrW.d thrt later
IN the dav two dog. were attached To
ihis car. and easily drew the . persuns
who were seated IN IT.
Although the MacaJamized nurse
path was quite new and IN an nnfavp
rablc state for usc.ilIc experiments. were
nevertheless of highly grauf,in cha
racter. and afforded To ALI who were
present the most conclusive evidences
ot the superior advantage. which =
Rail road Offers for the transportation
'ot passengers aud merchandise.
american.
DECLNBRR 80.
The midi temperature nj Yesterday.
says the American, resembling mrch
the soltness ot all early summers day.
attracted a number of Nisiters To Ga.
Rail road. Several parties of ladies
and gentlemen were present. among
whom were the Hon. MIR Webster
oil the |. >. senate, anil lady. Eve
.oi the carriages were brought out. aud
made srverl! trips 10 and from the via
duet at the rate at eleven To twelve
miles an hour. From fifty to sixty
passengers, we learn. filled the carria
gcN al each trip. and the whole were
drawn by a single horse with pcrGcct
ease. We are sIsp informed that the
lIght carriage oi which We spoke ye-
terday. VA Brought out by the gen
tleman to WHOM II bclung-. Tor the
purpose Of ascertainlng tho effect of
md As prOpellIDg power. \ small
light sail ha.Ing been spread to the
very gentle breeze which pre-, allied,
u carried the carriage and the SIX per
sous who were ~ II at a rapid rate. -
The experiment afforded much anu-e
ment TO the spectators, aud went To-
-he~ that with a larger 1aI aud a
fresh breeze. carriages may be- pro-
PEELED with the greatest velocity.
JANUARY 2.
RoH RoGd Experiment. we have
orr several late 0ccas,ons taken notice
81 the novel and highly satisfactory eX
perltnents which have been made on
that part of the Baltimore aud Oh,u
Rail Road laid down between Pratt
street and the Carrollton ViaducL
notwithstanding Tic limited extent ~
rh's experimental liHc, the road ap
nrar. ~ nlfrArl-lte.h crnAL. If -,