Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-07


boats are formed seventy feet in length. about
i've feet six inches broad, and, but for the ex-
IRENE narrowness OF the canal, might be maue
broader; they carry easily from seventy to eighty
passengers. and when required, can, aud have
carried, upwards of ITO passengers. The en-
tire cost Of boat and fittings up. sabout 9l25.
The huils are formed of light iron plates and
ribs, and the covering is of wood and light oiled
cloth. They are more airy, light and comtorta-
BILE than any cnach, they permit the passengers
to move about from the outer TO the inner cabin,
and the fares per mile are one penny in the first,
and three farthinss in the second Cabin. The
passengers are all carried under cover, having
the privilege also Of an uncovered space. These
boats are drawn by two horses, 1.-THE prices Of
which NAV be from ESQ to EGO per pair) iD stag.
es Of four miles in length. which are done in from
TWENTY-FIVE to twenty five minutes. including
stoppages to let out and take in passengers. each
set Of horses DUNG three or four stages alternate
" each day. In fact, the boats are drawn thru
this narrow and shallow canal, at velocity which
many celebrated engineers had demonstrated,
and which tue public believed to be impossible.
80 The entire amount OF the whole expenses of
attendants and horses, and OF running one OF
these boats four trips Of twelve miles each, (the
length OF the cana,) or furty-eight miles daily,
including interest On the capital. and twenty per
cent. laid aside annually for replacement OF The
boats or loss on the capital therein infested aud
considerable sum laid aside for accidents. and
replacement Of the horses, is l7U0 some odd shit.
iinys. or taking the number Of working DAYS to
to be SIG annually, something under e2 Is Sd
per day, or about eleven pence per mile. The
actual cost of carrying from eighty to one hun
dred persons distance of thirty miles 1.-THE
length Of the Liverpool Railway alta velocity OF
nearly ten miles an hour, on the Paisley Canal,
one Of the most curved, narrow, and shallow Ca.
uals in Britain, is therefore just FL 6d sterling.
Such are the facts, and incredible as they may
appear, tbey are facts which no one whu inquiries,
can .pos.iby doubt.
"As respects Railways, the experiment OF
high veocites has been made and the result as
certained on the best finished, and finest line Of
Rallwas in Britain, connecting the two great
towns Of Liverpool and Manchester, without
single curve, from end to end, aud with 0nly two
short ascents.
.. The result Of this experiment on the Liver.
pool Railway has been somewhat different from
that on the ArdrosSan Canal. On the Railway.
indeed. the expected yelocires have been fully
attained, and the calculations OF the engineer, in
this respect, satisfactorily demonstrated as pos
sbie aud correct; bot unluekily one very impor-
tant matter had not been admitted into the CAL
culatiop, or rather had not been supposed to ex-
ist, yiz-the probability, or rather certainty,
o. great Increase OF expense, consequent Oil
increased speed. The geometriral raio of in
creased resistance on increasing the speed on
Canals, has been transferred TO the increase Of
expense on increasing the speed on Railways.
with this addition, tina, the increase OF expense
affects not merely the moving power. or locomo'
tive engine, but the coaches, Wagons and road
way. The ordinary speed OF conveyance on the
Liverpool Railway. Is from ten to twenty miles
an hour, and depends much on the weather and
the weight dragged. The Railway engine, with
it's tender for carving coke and water. costs
about Rl00O, and drags after it a train Of eight
coaches, the cost of each of which, il the same
as in the estimate for the London and Burning.
ham Railway, should be 92OO. or a train of first
class coaches. with accompanying engine and
tender, costs $4,000. The coaches accommodate
one hundred and twenty passengers. There are
other coaches, and also uncovered Wagons,
which travel at an inferior speed, and which ",ll
cost less. The fares are various; seven shllings,
or nearly three pence per mile, Cor each passen-
ger. in the common coaches. Of what is called
the first tram. being Just double aud triple
the boat fares; and four shlings IN the coaches,
aud three sbiliugs and siapence in the uncover
ed Wagons in what is called the ''spcund train.
which move at lower velocity. the low est
Railway fare TO the traveller Is therefore three
haif-penca per mile, in an open, uncovered wag
gon. moving at an Inferior speed, exposed TO
wind and rain. and The steam and smoke of the
ensine-or double the fare "n the Pasle, Canal,
for being carried in comfortable cabin under
cover"
"The Paisley Canal boats have now been at
work rlying on that Canal, since the autumn of
1880, and il is found that they are as easily and
safely drawn at the high velociies before men.
TONED. du,ins the night as during the day. The
accidents On the Liverpool Railway have been SO
frequent, and so serious, as to require the notice
OF the Directors IN the Reports; whilst DOT even
the semblance Of an accident has happened with
the Paisley boats -
"Although have principally confined myself
to the article of passengers, vet all have stated
applies equally To the light goods now sent by the
road wagons aud vaus.
'Wirh two horses it has been shown, that
weight equal to nearly eight tons in Passengers,
may be conveyed along a narrow and shallow