Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-11-23
STEAM CARRIAGE.

From BetPS Weekly (London) Messenger
Some notice has been taken by tire public press
of the arrival OF steam coach at Brmin yham
from Southampton on the 4th instant. We have
since been favored with some particulars by gen.
t'cman, whose zeal induced him to become ono of
tho party in this novel and successful experime n
journey This coach is the invention of Messrs
| Ogc and Summers, OF Southampton, who, after n
most serious expenditure of time aud money, have
at length accomplished the dcsidcratum of Il mo-
wing power by which carriages can DO propelled on
| the common roads of she country with speed and
safety. and without smoke. The FIRST utioD,pt was
from Southampton to Oxford " Birmingham. Du.
ring its first progress, there considerable d. fl
Guilty IN regulating the speed down hiN, the ma.
chine having, in one instance, hurried down de-
cIvity at u most enormous rate, probably fifty
miles an hour. Captain Ogle, by his nerve and
management, steercd il, no,wil hstcadng. with
| perfect ease. This has been amended, and the We.
hiclc was seen leisurely proceeding down long
Compton Hill at steady rate of about sevcn
miles an hour: rate slower than that with which
it ascendcd Lovcridge Hill. Through the tortu-
| rous wsndings of Shipstonc, too, il proceeded nj
abotst ten miles an hour with tho greatest precision
Perhaps finer sight has rarely boon than
its starting for Oxford. The intention had been
known previously and being tho day of ST. CHESS
Fair, the town throngcd with thousands of
visitors; ard as the ponderous maehiao prepa-
ring to start from The Star enn, the description Of
the Of Juggernaut rushing on it's votaries was
strongly brought to mind Itcommenced ut about
ten miles per hour, accecratng its speed TO about
Ia miles al tho utmost. Ob the whole line of its
Journey it suffered delays from the badness of qua
lty, or actual want of coke and the timo taken up
IN charging the tanSmatter of detail, W HIGH re-
gular establishment will easily correct.
When the country through which the expert
mcnt has boen made is considered, as regards ir
regularity of level and variety of material of which
the roads are composed, ivinuxt lac thought a most
successful attempt. 1t snguarly happened that
tile coke was expended and The steam down, at the
very moment ii reached the entrance of Brming-
ham; the zeal Of the populace, however, supplied
the want, and it was hauled with chcerings to the
Hen and Chickens where It's 30 inmates took up
their quarters.
When lis speed, security, power, and freedom
from smoke are considered, we'll as the road i,
has travelled, we may boldly assert, that the gr
vention of Mossrs Oglo and Summers is worthr of
ceivc. Ii is common observation with Engineers
this essay corrOborate the truth of it;
We believe th0;i the uaici,i boiler of Mess.s O,le
and Summers 10 the niain cause Of their Success
as containing The greatest possible heating surface
within the smallest possible space and without a ay
danger, although worked at 200 pounds on the
square inch, and puble CT bearing 294 pounds; in
fact, this boer presents 39S feet heating surface
an'i the pressure of 200 pounds to the inch exhibits
upwards oil mineee:. millions OF pounds of pressure
without the s'ightcs, danger.
The cylinders are ID inches in diamctor, with
metallic ps'ons; and t!rc whole Of the machinery is
carried horizontally under the body Of the carriage.
This information think worthy the attentive
consideration OF mlchinists III general and parii-
cuIarIy the great coach Proprictors of the United
Kingdom.