The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-04
From the National Inteliigencer.
Rapid Progrssslon Of EIectro-M.gaetio Power.


We Law before readers statement from Professor
Page respecting the electromagnetic locomotive; and
when regard the fact that the highest power ever at
tanned before his experiments less than ball horse
power and thai costing probably one hundred times AZ
much as does under this new mode OF its applications
cannot be Indifferent to 80 great result anu the ngh
promises with which il seems to be iraught:
Mxssas EplroRs, Tho electromagnetic locomotive
made very favorable trip Tuesday last more especially
is taken into the account hat we We're
the power engines and barey capable OF yielding
Each engine calculated upon the bass Of my stationary en-
which would make the locomotive 2horse power. The &C
have not been abe 70 s.ceian put .ns io
The locomotive, with the battery July charged Weighs
III. rp to and from Biadsasbarg the weigh, eleven
IONS Under the most favorable arrangements tghf Pounds
seven pounds viii barely keep . in motion urdi
nAry, upon Taroad the allowances 10 ten pounds 70
eni..ry. The irlc,on Of locomotive machinery renders
IL. drnasht far greater and caa only os Hecurs.eiy
ne tic locomotive. first oil its kind made, is i'm
perfect, and from the newnss and .fness OF all the Ok
level portion ofths road. horse power upon the u.a
%. an hour Fhs speed Of the m.sassic is we
wa IS mile, an hour on so level road g. h., IN lac,
as pounds mile hour for one horse. and 200 pounds
Is miles hour for the ocomo,ye which gives
power slow speed and must have W al es
half IL, proper capacity One serious
f.cs rise, from a oil insulation in the belces. After
the engine placed the road IL found
throw Out OF action OF the h-ces, and these the
i'm point stroke This difficulty could be
r. mrdied without taking both engines entirely out-an
dertakipg which had neither time MEANS the
track with which accommodated 10 soon to be
filed up for the purpose Of the railroad Another
se rous difficulty encountered the bresk Of the
rous cells battery causing mixture OF the acids,
great difficulty procuring suitable porous cells; and the
such needed alter great pense
given 10 by of the best pottery establishments the
country a thing impracticabe. IL wus however, accom-
uish-d through the ingenuity OF Mr. AH Davis engi
neer but they made OF weak clay, and have
ro :, use, become much impaired break
from the slightest Before started OF them
broke and detect only partially repaired Not lar
adensburg more way and Distracted at once
gre working On our RETURN about two
miles from Badenburg, three way and
lime from Washington Blandensburg thirty -nns
minutes. We stopped the way five times, or
should have probably made the run in less than thirty
minutes Gong and coming there were seven stops and
three delays that is the engine was backed three mes
but withon, entirely losing Roadway It's very import
nj and sting feature OF this engne which demon
SINCE that the reversing power
this proeing power; II is yearly twice as great
When reversed, the magnetic electric iuduc
lion is in favor the battery current and augmcnts its
effects The defect OF the ccs Is easily rcmeded The
al. be obviaed BY using rotary instead OF ,ting
gines The greatest speed attained ON our last trip
shout nineteen miles hour and about III
in any former experiment : -
WASHINGTON May 1, 1851.