Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-04-29

must provo OF immense benefit From what we hear, Mr.
S;b.rr's claim seems he uunLedbur, !" course, In
81 important matter The whole question will be thorough
~ csnvnssrd and justice done by The public ind by The "t
cia authorities:
TO the Editors of The Enquirer.
VAS BuREN FURNACE. !
Shenandoah County, Va ApI To- 1893
notice paragraph in your paper copied rom me % %
Traveller deecrhlng machine siii 10 nave pech
Invented by Mr. J. o. Rchhrdsou who proposes 10 ansp"f
muspheric pressure The right Of discovery The an1s-
rhcrc mail ciam; and can fully establish my srnuriIy :"
the discovery by the f""wIng gentlemen Hon Thomas
Ewhank Commissioner "f Patents, Washington cily
Hon james NJ II. Bcar; Hon Bnrnabls Bales oI New
York. Col John 5 Cunningham, Washington; and by Let
,es fom The tIon James Mcdowell, deceased, and many
other gentlemen of high Responsibility IN Virginia. "GtrS
unto CGsar he things Huture CgsaTS
The Atmospheric Telegraph Company oi New iorE and
Boston will lind II 10 be I" their Interest to consult WI"
ME before establishing n line from Boston 10 New nk.
Yours ,e,pec1fully LORENZO SlBERr
The Boston Daily Advttisar has The following notice oi
this new invention by watch is claimed letters and par
GELS can be transported considerable distances with almost
Incredible velocity reuduing il practically nearly equal 10
speed the Magnetic Telegraph over which i obvious IL
has many advantages in hr respects Tho apparatus Is IN
operation in the Boston Merchants Exchange
II consists Of tube ,nnerting the places between which
communication is 10 bf maintained, IN which soTt ol Ps-
called 'hc plunge is Ittrd, WIN loose leather Phh
ing The b. Is enclosed IN bag attached pe-
hind this punger Irpropnson Is secured BY the pressure
OF the atmosphere o ordinary density behind II, iia' W
front being rnrd ot nn air pump, Producing
partial vacuum rS propcling power Is 80 great as 10
produce apparlty instantaneous molioh o thu lhh
ger with its load fun end 10 the other OF me inone'
ubc on exhibition about 80 feet long and inch
rs in diameter nced the lnnge issues forth with :" hch
force when nnrd, as Ia knock down violently hea
billet OF wood pced opposite the end ui the thhr II II IS
LETT open The srrd Is estimated al about one llouSAho
miles i'll an hour
The apparatus go arranged That there ho nleTnc'
| hIrht rho ~
punger" 10 arrested, or II preferred il can pass d.
rcc,y through To Tie terminus
Tho mechanical lcuIlles The plan which readily sng.
rest themselves been lngeniuny and apparently 'ilec
nay obvated by, Hr. richardson The Inconvenience OF
The sudden shock orisinnti 10y the arrival OF he ptuneei
The end Of It's journey is avoided BY tn arrangement ny
which portion Of is IN tr6a al II - compressed ana
allowed 10 escape bl pr:iGay forming sort al Cusnon
The JOLT Tt relucng elect ol the ifc'ion caused
by tie motion OF Tbs large column OF air which necessarily
u.inEs rlunotr The tuhG prevented hS thn occi-
snu II aly"s IN the lube connecting win ic
ainosple he "poltd s lr iunger II passes The
friction "i the plune stl reduced to avery low point
hy .hr manner ia whh It's packing Is constructed
We informed ,hl the apparatus has ia ;uh 'e hf-
provu oil several senmcn competent tI aIm snand opt
niun, who have cXancd i
The patent n2h! !nyc arfine Is owned by the Alm"s-
phr,ic Telegraph t'oIpauy al which Mr.. Richardson Is
agent Il is roposeCtu open Tuesday next in This clly
the subscription hooks company nn!er The II the N.
York and HJsl0n Atm hCrIc Despatch GonFan! I" con
line between Is ciY au, New YORK. ir lGhe ~
is iE, il proposed shall ht two a"t IN diameter The
cost vi laying II dbHI U>tIica al luup
There VIII br supply svts ui.r once IN "tnI1 i've
miles an.i nrric!t !oEa at smi!abIe points nr IN
stance, al NO.cec!er Springfield, a. There wi t'r AR
pumps q! I'll the sa'io Hourly nails may be- made up
nGd Ics IicirJ pat a hSeI iuefs stopping at
al the stations u; ite !rfs proceeding through direct
Ia cXIecrd that rilei aud parcels from New orh would
Gc delivered III Boston lrss dian halt au hnur. COMP"
ablc 10 carry mail mrr II this rate oI speed would he
powerful competitors oniraclcfa I~t performing The mall
service Ii sufficient .o.nt ot matter Is presented 1t IS
claimed tha Ike as .lul ,- transportation not more
a Ofrrm 4 !
fast The line need o. straight hut can b. curved 50
fellow the face u - ground nndcrlc III" channels
ui rvr:s.
It viii be observed III. this invention bears rescn.
bllnrc The "Amosphec Railway" mush n!kcd ot Al
time, but that il avois HE objectionable features al thai
scheme lhr tu. c"i throughout i'ls worthy III.
attention OF business We informed that Mr.
Richardson has had in sucrssnl operation lnc Of inch
tube mile In length
= lti- d"c 10 Jnstr 10 state that a winter ~ lie
nhitalcpha sinn raimshe credit Of the nven'i1 IL ir
James Spiccr of that cit II il alleged ia., in 1881, Nj
SpirrI exhibited mic!s III. machine in Philai"l
pha. "one model had eai pips and The other glass
lube with air pl.aps each end, capable ot forcing and
rNhaH.ing air. The mil bag box VAS put IN ore eh1 q"
tube, ana while Of pumps forced II through, lhr
other exhausted the brlr IL crch. ,sin'y
Ing the rsaa WIN The mail arrived al IL destination,
II opcae ;.poa gulge which threw "I part ai tie pipe,
allowing The air fscar, AMI causing the nail IL s!nr.
He designed working pumps by steam tn2inrH, ard he
pipcs which !neici 10 BE- ron were 10 be buried IN
The ground lie dcsgnd having stations al all the towns
along the iiuc we'll their accommodations the better
action ol The machine The invention waa submitted Ia the
Franklin Institute anengasrd the serious attention OF
committee and lecul from Peter Browne, Esq The mo,
dele examined yp.eaden Jackson, his cabinet! and
number ui scientific cnemcn, who wee soctnHs that
the inventor should pion Congress 70: appropriation
to Try the experiment ION Philadelphia t" Fank"rd ana
promised him their inueGcc for The The appl"pra
tlon Inudeu the inventor If the character
of projectors nlcrt0r 81 That smulnt OF in
ton, but foe consmmatiUn viz poverty H,i
exhausted in Gvancing his .ca, ard he became
poor urge its praci abl. ,enonsratinn''