Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-06
NEW 7 POWER.
The editor of the k-nuebec Journal gives the following
account Of q most important invention by DR.. Page Of
Warrington City.
.onsspOndeaee Of The Journal.

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Correspondence Of te Journal.
wAsHINGToS, Jan. 20, 1916.
Dr. PAGE, Of the Patent Office, after several years OF
application to the subject, has at length completed 4 ma-
chine which is propelled by a gavanic battery. 1t i, be
ieyed that the motive power can be increased 30 as to move
a steamship or railroad care. the matals and acids i, would
consume, would cost shout as much as coal, unless simpi
fed by further improvement, but would be Tar preferable
Tor various purposes, a. fire could be dispensed with. lis
great superiority Tor steam ships on long voyages j., the
| materials vi the new injection being 50 much more pota-
bic, and the danger from FIRE 50 much less. For the latter
reason II would be far preferable IN shops aud factories
where cunburubie materials are oil about. IL would be
first rate for a printing press, OF Tor any machinery where
email power Is required, a. the apparatus would occupy but
small space. The Long Island railroad should udopl i, be.
lore the next dry woa'her, as ii would not Get the pine
woods ou fire. No danger, either, from bursting OF boil
ere, and blowing up.
cannot describe the mechanism 90 as To be made rs,ood,
You will soon see 1t done by scientific men. Even IT the
motive power prove more costly than steam, aud require
more skill in the handling, sill It must be useful in many
cases where fuell i scarce. or where hre Is a dangerous Gle
ment to be used. 1t has another advantage. IL will run for
many hours without hny lending, whereas steam requires
one or more hands constantly employed IN feeding the fire.
In this age OF steam, it may not be- undressing to the
curious reader 10 note the progress Of Rail Roads in one
Of the monarchies Of the old world.
RAILWAYS ~ PRUssn.-The Pm.sian State Gazette Of
the 81 inst. publishes IN a supplement a table Of the rail
roads in The Pussian dOminion-, with oil the details relative
10 the working Of those railroads in tie year 1914. The
following are a few o; Inc particulars which We nave eE-
uacted from This documents:
The Prussian railroads ae II in number-viz: the lines
from Berlin To Poisdam. from Magdebufg to Leipsic, from
Dusseldorf to Ebeneldt, from Berlin to Anhuli, from Berlin
% Frankfort on-odor, from MagGebnrg To- Halterstsdt, from
Cologne to tfhesish) Herbe-tal, from Berlin To s oiun,
from Dresiiu TO Oypeln tUPper SilosIa) from BresIau to
Frbu'g, from Cologne TO Bonn, and from Bieslsu to Li.g
ntI Lower Silesia BrandenbuTs) The total iength Uf
these ~ lines amounts to l22 German miles BOB League .
4 kilomeues) The eIpenscs Of tho construction aud ma
lsusis amounted to 36,O26, l3l Prussian dollars. The
working materials consist OF lts locomotives. 49, carr u,
Of different classes End ! $50 luggige-wsggons These
IL railroads conveyed in 1874, 3.9IO,9Dl travellers, and
7.545,O26 qgiutals of goods. TIE receipts amounted to
3,5i5,69I Prussihn dollars. aud Tho expenses OF working
and management to 1897, 029 dollars, which leaves a sur
plus OF l,7O7. 766 dollars, equal to an interest on the CAPT
tai Of nearly > per cent. Inc new lines sanctioned and in
course o. construction arc % 10 number, amounting to a
tDia. length OF 2Gj German miles l4l1 loaguesO with q CO.
pitsl of 10 70U,OUO dollars. Thus, when oil these iines
are completed. the net work Of railroads IN Prussia viii OK
tend overa spsce Of GIG leagues. and employ a capital o
neahy ll3,OOO.O goo dollars-l423, 75J, OV0f, or fl6,9jO,-
] 400 I