Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-09

John N. Plea.ar,s. e.,

Nluhn lew osNr, tttcnd has placed hands
paper OF the 10 ult, containing letter from Mr. Charles
Williams. at Fuvanna County, Va tchieh As assHMes
20 ts the rsf % ooaeses. and 10 put atO Practice tie
application Of Sfear the present Raiirosd plaaard
To whom the People OF the United States aud the ,ohos
rord indebted for the and pleasure they
Joy IN riding Raroad the Vt ~ 30 miles
an hour, and he ADDS, wish that dm the
who made the discovery that the adhesion Of the wheels
(by rc,iOn) to the railroad sufficient without cog
wheels TO enable Steam carriage only travel s,l
but 10 draw other carriages at et IL. ="
Thi. invenon appears. he put in practice in 1912.
and refers To Major Noah with whom have converted
and no ihst Mr.. Williams had sms model in the
1t Steam.
That MIR. Williams is entitled to much credit for hi. faith
in railways, Al the time be exhibited his model will ad
init. have, however, too much real Ter the Railway
cause aud all it, friends desire pluck laurel from
the Of glory Mr.. W. has placed
his head. IL is To be excused perhaps from his
not having met with Pamphlet, DOCUMENTS TEND
sUFERIoR ADVANTAGES RNILwAYs
AND STEAM CARRIAaEs OVER CANAL NAVIGATION John
MereHs ". Jers|s, printed lsl2, by L. Il J. Swords,
New York, " aud from the fact that Mr.. Williams "fhal
pey prompted him promise his aged parent, no died
n few months ago. speak OF Railways
during his life the consequence is, he has not kept
with the intelligence OF the day lie the only who
supposes Robert Stephenson L. t. OF tho Liverpool Man
chester X. Roed, the first plan Loo Engne
after an Am rcon model, as h, real,tr described.
In your editorial remarks on Mr. Williams interesting
letter, have, unin nuOnaly doubt, done nlustce
the memory Of brother Jers eymsn Col John Stevens
Hoboken who claim to be the rs indyidu IN this
planned described and of the very
LOcoNOr1R IN use. lie stated It's power, and Ia Il
ksbe manner it, speed, with s adhesive principle in
1909, to Hat bars half inch thick and tour inches
wide, - pounds per foot" lie also calculated, with anra
be precision. the expense OF iron for 4 railway from Al
bany Buffalo, Eat 3 per mile for the irun pesrGc-
urc and all other expenses within million II d.
lars Of What the lines actually between the s35
aud lSi2 ir,m Albany To Lake Eric. This pan then
proposed, Of =" Brick Stone Puiars or feet
above the surface OF the ground AMI placed below the
thirteen feet, u,ree pillars Wi, be required" may yet
SdoFttd with great advantage MAKg TINE, AVOID
snow, ami acc dents from cattle aud drunken men getting
the rails IL IL the fear oi these distractions alone, and
particularly that gives fear 10, aud prevents, the
Engine driver giving full way the power OF his admira
be machine, and making 40 70 81 miles per hour with
much ID q ~ miles the present uiien encum-
becd road He would then only have the fear strength
ct stone, wood and iron before him, while he would be
OF deep hrnge keeping him the track, and
cows 10 run over.
Col Stevens page Isl takes ground in five reasons Of
the advantages 81 Railways Canals.
Fnst and second omitted as propose to make ample
from the number and widely circulating work
Huars Merchants Magazine, OF tins city, Of which Will
send yuua cory:
"TmEp-Tnat the travel on Railways never be in
terfup;tt by The deepest iws.
F,UarT-THese Railways, from the nature of their coz.
S'ructou will be rec from the numerous casualties which
Canals d. blr.
FrrH-The expense o. transportation would be much
less than a Canal Of the best cOnstruc ion -
ITO prove this Col :. obseresl a summary calcu'a-
ton vii be necessary. The Commissioners inform
der the authority OF r L,tob6, by the aii o rail-
way, morse would transport eight TONS supposing the
angle ct ascent To exceed one degTee"-9l feet IN
nItl
IJ'Now mark the following description OF VIZ. Robert
SlcycEspn's Locomotive engine OF lc29, the Novelty
for wnich he received lue pr,Inum of E51d sterling
95uHoi 'hr Directors OF the Liverpool aud Manchester
Railroad. conditioned ''ip draw. day by day. well
constructed railway icrel plane, Eain Of carriages
of the gross weight oi ~ Ols, lcudng tender ana
wsIer tank, at the rate OF ten miles per hOHTmore they
did not expect. Mr.. Wood wnp afterwards published
book Railway and called "the father OF railways
pronounced 'nonssnse" expect such performance
lie stle; at Is tar from nj wish prnmulgIte h, the
ridiculous expectations, rather professions, OF the specu-
iatvc enthusiast will DC realized aud that shall
gnes travelling at the rate H. Ii and Is miles hou-
Nothing could 90 mp'e harm towards their adoption than
the PRONUNCIATION IT such nogseHss." The Oirec-
tors. It to eSnce how perfectly they agreed with NJ.
Wood, ceitd ;nat gentle 20 be Of the judges
their competitor"
The following description lsl2) Of steam engine page
81 the L1comotlr the present day, slightly improy-
ct" A small engine then, Of inches diameter,
working wih steam, the elastic power OF which Giiy
lbs INCH" no lbs. the square iHchl .youd
pssrss power equal 10 5000 lbs the whole the
pIsIohs moving with velocity ut three feet second
THIS exceeds tie poWer OF - hprsss and would at tbs
rate transport 100 tons But, after making every
allowance for eHagserion, we may fairly state IN round
numbers, that steam engine with cylinder of inches
diameter working the above principles, would be cupa.
Die al transporting railway 100 tons the Of four
miles snd upwards per hour .up elevation Of 90 f. per
mile" Col. :. then gives the detail OF expense of
transportation, and hg accomp she'd by
dd.ssiq the discovery claimed 10y VIZ. Williams, and
nbI'rd ga Guys wharf, Boston, To "t1e astJnshUHi of
her citizens" ~ ls2l.
A. psge ui Col. S,evcn.' 'Iafrod4efi0a" to his re-
msFalbe correspondence tFeb 1912 with Rob' K. Lv-
ingsJJn, Govtueur Mors, and De Wit CLINTON Cana!
Commissioners 1t the Stle u New York, which appears
10 have been printed lay before the Congress OF 1872 for
their con'deratOn-Toaing ct the speed possible 4
Railway auu "its advantages ~ Z military point OF view
- ne h
seryes:-
IL "But there another important point Of yiew
ia which this Improvement demands the attention Of the
Genera Government The celebrity Ut communication
would Afford with the different sections OF wide extend
cd empire, IS consideration "i tle uunlsi To
u}lity 81 motion Oi the sean carriage on tles,
railway, definite limit can be set. Tie flying PrJis,
h,y ca led BY the natives Of the Pacific Ocean.
sad sill the Of - miles hour. But the
resistance Of the the progress uf the vessel in
cclsos M the square OF be! velocity is obvious
tc power required O. p5op' her te cd ~
the ratio. Not with the steam c1rriare-as IL
IN iiud sou times than tn wafer the
resistance will be pr1pOriOlaly diminished. Indeed the
principal resistance t arises from friction VIII
does increase direct with the velocity Of
the carrHge. IT, then, Pfol be driven 10y IN; wind
(ne pf.pIsye power OF which s constantly diminishing,
as the velocity Of the Pr0a ncfeases through dense
illd water, the of % miles hour, can see
n3thlog to hudcr carriage from moving these
railways with velocity Of 100 miles an hour. THIS
tOnIshuC velocity considered here, merely pO5siJs
II i- pInLI5s That 1t may IN practice bc Convenient
To exceed 20 10 30 miles per hJur Actual experiment.
hJ"cvt'i can alone dsic.mne 1i- matter, aud should
not be surprzsu az seeing seam.cafriiges propelled
the OF 80 and 50 miles per hour"
Whist a remarkable prediction Tor S2 and how true to
the lcticr D. IT, with tho express and ml trains the beat
railways IN England. They this Fate to make the cOn
average OF IS - 40 mos per hour tn Great
Western, London and Birmingham, Grand Junction. and
other good railways IN Great Britain where there
petition to stimulate enierpnzc.
am udmonished TO Glaze this lengthy communication.
shall, however, give foil extracts IN Hunrs Magazine,
u nta IA
which ird 10 be- tho living MIN for facts
/ the premises pnDr 70 1912 I Will thsrcfOrs cxcue Mr.
me COL Stevens called 90 him with copy ~ 1917, when
the " .Ipf opposed the ui Enc Canal
Copies Of hayr been dsriJuel the member, Of
Curg'essri 1872, while the Correspondence on1 Memo
uaI of Go. Stevens ir Canal Commissioners Of New
Jrk, Me sr-. r. Z. Livingston Morris 1rd Clinton, IN
odncct into the pamphlet, must have boon before the
putlc az hat period. As c1rfoborahou Of dis dnd