The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-03
Our syrHcuHe C.rrespondence.


The Ne,c Ioeomors Ii ginning The Great Speed the
IN Ro,iroad-.9 Mile a Minute.
Passing through THE beautiful and thriving city,
DELAYED my Journey through the State examining the
Internal improvements My attention was called at
he sight Of WY powerful locomotive, called the
.Iightnirc built AZ the celebrated shops Of Mes.rs
Norris 4 O. at their branch establishment in Sche-
usctady u gave gress pleasure in examining tho
rouahly the plan the engine we'll rs the master
Workmanship. The engine has but one pair OF driving
wheels of seven feet watch are placed imme
diatey b, hind the fire box and over the engineers
stand in front the re box placed pair Of four
feet wheels without sugrr cali ed beaiog wheels used
Tor the pur Il ceeving the drivers OF any unneces
rary weight when not required and by very simple
ingenious eobtvancr TIE weight Is transierred AT
pleasure by the enginrman.
three half irvr diameter. placed In truck. The
wheels are all manufactured OF solid sroughs iron the
hub, spofes and r all in one solid piece OF forging
the fret ptcd 20 o- made la this country.
The cyIiuders -ist.-n inches diameter, twenty
two inches stroke scrd mid OF the waist of boiler,
horizontal The b.tirr has one hundred and sixteen
tubes ten est thee 'ucaes long two inches dsmster;
the top the bo,r tauc. only Ave feet four inches
shove the surface q the ra TIE eeceatrics cast two
together. ore placed outside the wheel by rsterh
crank in one tne INST pin. corresponding with
The Of the driving 'Asf this Is supported ON
Its outer nifty bearing playing verticsly in
separate PEDESTAL alta he'd 10 the outside frame, aud
attached ms craLk shalt IN odemeer for regis
teIng the number 4 revolutions OF the driving wheels
would here rtmsrk that the Lightning resembles
the celebrated rsmpon engine in some points-tne
portion Il the oy Under but 1t has many excellent
point. far lresrsr tran ,rampton's patent Some
would Thick the stroke too thoIt but II Is ucdenably
correct in rripcip some builders fallen into the
Esd Of Increasing the stroke WIKI the increase OF
wheel ana IL upp.Sfs these same gentlemen, Messrs
Nor,. have mn III. a the ,Ama error, in building an
engine after she plan furnished by Mr. stevens with
very long stroke tght feet drivers The result OF
this exploded experiment upon the Camden aud Am
boy Railr' az bss ter that the speed Is no greater
than the ordinary locomotives in former use. Nov, Ii
lisa sstuse fact ~ W incr.sse speed, we must loss
power aud a heel feet diameter, making GER
tain numo'r m teF"Hi'n- IN gwen uus, .i.h
ttroks " chez, piston travels at esch
revolution forty chss; Increase the stroke
10 thirty tive tn u ~" piston must rsVei tAy lou,
inches IN the same time, MAKE the same nunoar u
xeVouuobs very sreA loss oi power enu e
friction. al o learn from mo .nSiuoers OF the stSs
cuse BslNGy, the RESULT Of their experience with
ttrohe Of twenty sin inches and i've foot wheel ha
Teen the inpd destruction Of the cross heads
guides Ti.tots Sc yell an increase OF at leas
tsenty i've per csut In the cost Of repairs AN gls'
90 see hsfers. Ntrtt abandon such wrong notions o
long stfcF- tr HFeed ana come doFn 20 PfGeucal ne
clAnc6l principles.
notice v,r, valuable Improvement in tho working
ofthe valve. by taIHbls direct tcuon With eypan-
sop cesr 20 simply arranged ~ To cut OIL toe steam al
lever voskea the suginemans stand, from one
eighth 70 tevtu sshtus hts part Of the working gear
Attracted my c.st attention aud nd ired IL Tor Az.
great simplicity Aud mathematical correctness, un.
surVststo by anything have ever seen 10 England OF
On the continent of Europe 81 he engine. also, ha'
placed on the crown ~ the fire box, brass lever
clock water guare 81 glass. LAMP SC and the cylinder
cocks worked from tire ergipemans stand in fact, the
fully aud truttfuIiy carried out make It indeed a
master piece, the taken la preventing the
couttnsirg OF the steam Is perfect, well as highly
ornamental.
one Of me wonderful 4 surpri,iny psrforman-
made record made by the" Lightning
one day last week performing the entire distance fro
Utica 20 Syrncue tufy three miles) In seventy. FIVE
mnues, win loaded eight wheel freight cars,
through falling vet Of six inches upon the rail,
without srinPsrs Huu bru'he She Il TO perform the
dhtancs a hfty three miles daily duty In City
minutes, with had tqna TO Elk hundred psssen
and from what IN. sreSdy performed tears are
entertained Of her perfect ability 10 DO ell that IA pro-
mited a her
TO Mr. John wilkinson the worthy aud indsfau.
gable fIsfosrt q the syra-use and Utisa RailBay
great ctsoit s. dus for bic ssf conadeucs Ia ordering
machine q this SUD and 20 tir alone will the ira
ling comuurtty BE- indebted the drst one who had
the courage aud foftthougat 20 be foremost in attain.
ing high fIssd "a American rsilvays lie is deter
mined hts r,hd shall Ds tts m1dsl raWgy OF America
in system II mana trm~ut aus motive power
II all out ir.-ot nfF devoted half tn time Ne WI
lntop d-ss g. tb- d. al. ~ hs worsire ~ his road
an iuclu,d 20 thus ths titdrnds soud be iucraased
hope On my fstui firm The West. have an opppr.
tuuity - Iidug ~ the "Lishtuiog" and OF yl.iting
The voIks a. Assfrs Norris - understand they have
the mott sN'tnsVs shogs "a the United Sfs,e- Sue.
cess att NJ them fr they have already achieved moe
N lteoh1tiVe sts't sud poHsr than any other me-
ehstcs ~ tistr auy other country The "Ligh tnus"
D. ~ lar TIE u,tt I'm .is erRin have Teen anl
y In fact The Crtsfsst piece - mech Sk have
ever had the psrsUrs - ssemtutuR