Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-25
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~ @ comri,,.e appointed 10 5res.le lhs n''''e: : d
,urid exposition c! tie p.n AID .::o"s on IL
a N. committee perfect familiarity vita iie sEtlet
It'll, ,rs,,s r7om IL. faes dc..,lsl Is i'.lni -
, "a, d,drce his opinions; tat va venture 10 80
, H. ss iron, tEcir persal strongly Inclined ~ oe
~ ,b,, vas r,roycmcn has beer c%!i;.ot II Halfway
machinery.
~, he ascending Of heavy grades, which tic l2c'
motive s enabled 10 do bu it is the reduction o. the "e'a"
- nd consequently tsa reduction oi the work
i ,,c,s,s nj the road /; is notorious that the wci:f
&C h cnnjue has increased until al h,s speed n" foa
vet constructed hos been able 10 Withstand is ots'F":-
~. &C. hence tie vast proportion! OF expenses
10 receipts on railways. Nouii "''so 'Nie's ~
a,, ,l,n h. Greatly reduced, il would, even now,
.' ;,o,u, ~ internal Communication, great as t'sa'
,h;., ,,,,ys ils introduction ot rgiiways hei-e!ves-
I se ,hc,, =; once 10 be spread over lie w;'e coz
,,, rouIs h,ioa contiguous each "ter remote "!'7
:, ,rc u,,ion iccethsr with bands Of :ac. f..,''F re
~ ,h xrenaes al railways, ard another cor.e isAce ie
,owe re States WILL in great measure, 80 relieved "
au,,nr them, an! they w! become almost aA2s!' ''
l.crs of Individual enterprise.
No subject Of greater importance has ever oesh o"us"
hr m ab,jc ,,an the c..eapcri.g Of railway lrans-no
subcc, in which many rre Interested The report 81 '
Committee il entitled great corsdora'lon-ifs member"
fuessr. Johnson Of Taylor, Craig Of Montgomery Russell
If Weeinp Bod Of Wythe, and leihy OF Northampton
arc hichy Intelligent ana pfactca: men, who nave TAKEN
deem interest in railways and m but the es have Done
,rsa, goal 10 a,l,ance This mode OF Improvement
IS. sincerely us tina, ,c Legislature wli osiofc Its nd
,orr,o.r, oroy., 10 som- way the laying down sec
;;or o road On ths plan or :actca lse That lis true vae
may be asceraincd This ia -, oily way in which II cur
be j,ne Ire results anticipated and claimed as already
proved BY 50 many intelligent and well informed men, shoai
leave no hesitation on the subject.
FgENCIfs EXPERIMENTAL RAILWAY
The coc,nutce wao directed b. TIC House TO
the experimental railway constructed ny Jas , rtcht
Esq., authorized by lEe last Legislature 'es 'a'o 70 te
TINT s,d road is constructed rh. Manchester side Of
tb fix,r few hundred Yards above the Peters. roud
h,u, 1o1 f in np th snd the exception ri loo fee
nj tie lower extremity, rises the Remainder 9" The distance
about go fee: tie ale ~ nche ocihs no wl.e'' tss
than one foot 80 The ROAD differs bit ti! nom Tie con-
railway VIA wootcn sapeFsnciGte. lAe H'' SEE
,imbcs used and he string pieces ~ pies vi tess 80
cured by wedges usual afe Jc"ed mo INC siS IN
cured rs iron aoltsio eads OF The Gus afe cut Oh h'
the sic pcs and the iron, we - INT bar ihshes
WIDE fyerighths icE, "a placed % The cutter tdge o. ie
string piece, projecting owes! Us" ana iHa''s
roa, mas v..y r;i solid appearances, ana the ron is
been IN no way c.llceG - t"ing used nc e!s 9" he
sls being cot oil ush with the eepef> ahd the IRON pro-
iecne and quarter INCHES t!is Is mus formed
free ana open space tie dep OF Tie 'is ad sI!ns pieces
Tor The Wheels to play revolving u against he fas
The driving wheels Of lie ca.ns .fc cast so'a ana con.
csyc he cranhs fixed III" oer cnis oi the axle, ana
between the cranis aud nn:. surface bc wheels, sns-
pended from the axe the fiction heeis "eieh FeSo'e
unGer Inc rs These friction wheels By means "i COLI
bound cyer the eag Of "c ea's 3" tho s!4e 81 Tie
engineer p:cs'rd against the rails h he axe OF me
driving wheels being the fulcrc the driving Siie'is are
pressed dow upon lie rails ana mse - produce any eqpi
des>ee adhesion. III this consist c eae teaies vi
the invention.
The ic:o. whe-ls when n use - te gu
viiv coacn anoa ore below tie rails AMI 're
.pr, S
road. When brought NJ agains; the a:ls thcY psahe - 30
revolving motion o tie daving wheels above, and ~ means
springs accommodate themselves 70 am .l!lr excess
Tie iron. In adtion 10 this, ~ means Of 'n' steam
cylinder, they made 10 pass IL pleasure in unGeT I've
laiis, and position some ces ahorr ih'a ts tt-
CINE differing l'tn way :!Ol ;nc GJiii"a locomotive
This Facility hitting them oai It the ~" :crpres al -
rc0ns winch 10 made - crossing . N! ROADS u
running on urn-og an adni;s Of their application
ncn road. ~ nc.iy relaxing he roads on ea'y ccnes
where additional adhesion may Re required TIE 'scha'i
al crrlngen.n !. extremely simple, aud works as ia ~ st
lujge, remarkably we'll.
Tne n.eanc,y On the reed crnssia OF an engine ard
aas.enc7 capable Of seating sixty passengers mo en-.
sine has attacked sm al watefans and Weighs oort
tons it's driving g. inen.s in dlas.Jf, CT
ndrrs ph, rchts vim Is inch stroke. The committed have
examined the working ii the eneae md ha'o ,sea ispea:-
edy drawn the rJa1 end have Witnessed cHIetin ats
cEouri convince them tiat, BY i"cnas 81 Mr. rcnch
nvrnion far greater ad.'s!o' IS readily ffoied ban j.
the weight ct The ei9ne, and TIA. lie p.rAts = 81
;i.e!y manageable md Convenient. in SIMPLICITY, ease u
ca:on ana clctycae3 THIS invention 40 G"a6 G11.ii
al !c Ingenious coGirirarces hitherto proposed 4" stsln
M sln!lr eGGs. On road OF Mf. freca plan, ary TO-
connective engine readily, and The ca;n'ooa raray :"
take advantage of his principle :! adhesion "cu haze Ia
BIZ changed only the i:.clines.
The committee Eays rot had The necessary n'n onPo:-
tuni,ies ascertain Results " CAREFUL experiments
rney only sub:alt liz House what ne: They
aTu the engine, when attempting &c ascend tic grade
without the friction gear unable 10 do s. tie wheels slip
ping without progressing and inn!eGatt tsa ifciioE gear
was applied, tie engine moved up the ,lGne They have
this repeatedly tried tic engine sipaas whenever the
friction gear thrown OIL aud inlacitey progressing
hast p,l.
every point Of the plane The OF i2 engine re
committee have had exact means OF :sceftaining nor
OF obtaining the value Of the mechanical nd
nesion, he resistance consequent upon H. To 10 this
world require several additional loaded and series OF
Careful xsrimens made when the rails offered different de-
gees vi adhesion, influenced - the weather There has
been drawn Pune from twelve iliean miles
e's1s; one hundred passengers, the engine stopping
M al 90? realy VITA this load and the tram Beng
IL s'if MA dtie. During experiments have had
ely ahsitresen and IN order 10 give sufficient sess.
~, pe'9 70 Ty,aSs the =. +. 1aVaI tn
axe u the -. ,.,l engine could coi pa! Il VITA Il"
yn aul.a,on ~: have applied the fiction gsa tnG
adiiy asc,u.nd plane, slipping whichever u" ""'.Vh
ar removed, and Progressing the nol"ni u va r.
led 10 u.,n estimate .. the resistance ocea"!3"ec
The brake ait.r ascending the pinr we mG'ke3 inc yoh
mere il applied lcr dsensaa.d 1t, ana also III" t-
IN rollers and suffered tie down ~ It's own
fhvty alter obtained the velocity due !" u. cod!n@
me- hnndr. wards or more on the plane sppst c brake
the nnut stood going ana Y FcaGE stop
ct the r4ia In going the lne We attained velocity
II miles hour which we count nct c"ai have
cOiihldtTGpiy las i:aseu.
Al the close VI !Es experiment examines ne !f!c!on
ollcrs they we'll supplied with Gil ana not al q! neat
L. TIM, could perceive. The resistance occaSioed BY
he brake this instance equal % at leaat Two loaded
crs ito e1ac, quantity KIN ~ not row 10 estimate
That by Ibis simple cg7'r.yarcs "a mach :d.:eson as Is
couircd Instantly uoa.Gc iaS i a.: !"rs 'ad
follows therefore, ttsi t.s experimental englre Away
Ks up capac act hot t. lie weigh - Wa
he Locomotive cngae and always h! su!hsien'
dnesan however affected tie aii. may - D: r6st oi
now Tho adhesion which produced ~ a name
ever the inventor proposes in practice ~ do Nv steam.
The committee, believing That IL. ends proposed ny ths
nveaIion fully understood, beg leave 10 state ta'
he object Of the Invention is solely - work much hea-
Ter grades than have beer attempted Oh Taways oo
hal also 10 work ordinary lines al g.ay diminished
thereby increasing the nett itulis oi railway
40, Us a Consequence, leading - rsduc9. :! ois, 6na
,rs alter inciies To pubic large.
That grca: in ZIG Of railways W.! 'oN
rom making them Goaiorm nearly u the nata'd s
ace OF the eah usual cannot he dnaDiei 1851
will lead construction Of railways IN places wie!r
,nder the present system they he made gust
clear and that this invention Will fully accomplish ihai
,sect say but nc contrary, IS far - Ne ea
uue from what the object successfully o.
aimed The working 0: the grade oi 200 let. IN tn 'c
,r., us e ali appearance, simple easy ant eiecilv'
ma yse have seen small experimental engine drawing
,ver it, ~ fir velocity, sufficient number ot passengers 10
make il profitable II IN Constant Use.
In; the great feature - :c invention anacsfe 70 your
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