The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-10-11
LoooMoTWE nAcn Ar LowELL

NiNN w iNff' 'Nl'Nf
locomotive nACE At LOWELL,
A lorumot,c race h an unusual occurrence
~ ltrf, We hhiuye nothing at fir precise
Kind 81 dis ane ever took place in this cuun-
,rv There werr 90 boz twu trials UHu for
,tecd aad the other for draught The one
ior speed came Oh ON "Wednesday Of lat
week .il
Tie voursr of lhc race was on The Lowell
Uailrua commencing ~ the Wilmington de-
,ni, on 18th nile post, and icUun1ilugai ibe
9Th mile post, in Lowell RAINING distance
cxaely miles and aGiG fuet, Each cuginc
drew a inin of 10000 pounds or 30 tons,
Exclusive OF IT, own weight aud that Ot the
lcndcr,cqual to 'iS large passcrgor ears load
od.
Tin regulations we're a. follows The bal
ances 20 Ice tested on al cugincs, and result
ni iho examination a. be- recorded,
The engines 20 work NJ near 100 pounds
rrr SQUARE inch NJ may be, Tut may work NJ
uressnrc. 90 between 80 aud i2o Tie. " re-
,urud, the difference 10 be- recorded nud iho
trc.sure IA lc maintained ~ the initial press.
-vTrU, TturtUE temperament,
Tho load To- be- constant, AMI equal to six
lnulrd passengor cars, The test a. ho 10y the
tuvrd with which the constant load d. carried
over "a certain distance, aid speed being cor-
rrcicd according the weight uithc rugiucs
Tho following engines competed g. The
id}ison GImorf, YG tons, with one pair Of
driving wheels, ftbt iuCles ~ diameter
huilt IS mouths ago a. Springfield, by the
Mpstrrn Railroad Cos the Nathan Huit, 2Jl
tons, pair driving wheels, ~ feet diameter
built NJ Wilmarth's Union Works, South l'os'
tun, aud ruu on the Worcester roRd the Ne
J5Hs,t III tons, pnr driving wheels ~ foot
diameter. built hy GHggs, aud run on Pro'i-
Hence road the .lddisDp GiWOrc, - tons,
l,dlf nv q. W. B,ycy Manchester \. H.
9pair driving whuels a. feet w. tiinmUtUr, Aiii
run On Connecticut and nawumpsic Rivers
rad the Ini1H, 20 tons, built at the Hnslon
. Locomotive Work.,a run on The Fitchhurg
road aud tic Ewcr 2il tons, pair drivers,
q feet . iuchca. built by the E,scN Co, Law
renee, and run on the Lowell road.
The "Ncponsct' nlndc the distance in ~
minutes | sccondr--p performing her quickest
single mile iu I minute 70 ITO seconds, and
~ IN nvcUac speed at forty Mules M hour
Sho carried pressure ut 90 lbs ol steam.
The Nathan Hale" ! inmates as sccoud-
end 2lo, quickest Julie minute - G-l0 pcn-
ond4. Ayclpgc speed O. miles per hour
The Nathan Hale carried l2o pounds Of
sloan.
The Addison Gilmore" Of Western Rail-
rod, minutes seconds and d.lo, quick
o.t mile I minute / I 60 seconds. Average
miles pcr hour Pressure Of Steam 100
lbs all the WAY.
Tho "I'nion." Time p m 80 6.io scc.--
Quickest milu | minute rs G-lO sec, Average
.pcrd u miles per hour. Hrraaura Of slealn
io1 his
The addison Gilmore" Passumpsic Riy,
~ Railroad Time ~ m 10 g.1Os. Quick
o-t mile In t7s Average speed 80 miles per
hour. She started with ~ lbs steam, but
- was not known how much she kept up
She is entirely new, and was run almost for
the frat time.
Tho Essay" n minutes % scconds--
sl...sl..-t-iftf.l rrtilr- ffriurrtr - " yrrunliz
The Locomotive match was completed AZ
Wilmington Thursday by the trial of the
ioNcr and dram Of three engines; The Milo
% tons weight, with three pair of drivers, 4
feet in diameter, built 10y llinrklcy and Dru-
ry, aud used on the Lowell road the High
lauder, 2oj tons pair of drivers, 81 feet in
diameter, built by Mr. Griggs for the Provi-
dcncc road and the 81. Clair, 20 or % tons,
> pair OF drivers, % feet, entirely new. built
hy,thc EsscN 90, at Lawrence, for the Og-
dcnsbu Road The distance run was two
MileAi with grade nearly level, The load
consisted Of TOO cara, loaded with coal aud
iron, and weighing IN the aggregate about 200
tons.
ItWoull lie useless, aud it would convey n
of this experiment, 10 state even the time
mnde by these engines Ia taking of this great
load. The actual merits of the performance
and the power of tho machines would not be-
Indicated hy such figures. All the engines
were superior machines showing great skill
aud excellence of Workmanship. in the. man.
niacturc; and they all performed admirably
wcll-starting and moving or the vast train
tu which they were attached, with power
and speed which WAS astonishing. The speed
of more than twenty miles an hour WIS easily
attained, although il was not always the case
that the engine which started the load the
most readily, madc the best time in running.
The Boston Transcript says the ST. Clair
was the victor.
TuE Times" AND THE YANKEEs.-Thc
following remarkable paragraph relating to
the Great Exhibition, from the Lopd0A Times,
has excited no little attention in this country
"On the other hand il is beyond all denial
that every practical success of the season be-
longs to- the Americans. Their cousignmcnts
showed poorly at first, but came out well up-
ON trial. Their rcaping machine has carried