New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-27
YENTILhTING CARS.

To he Editor QC The v y TrJune
SIR: During the warm summer months railroad
travel IT, On most routes. anything but agreeable.
There is usually more or less dust ia the cars and
sometimes it is impossible 10 breathe with any degree
Of comfort by of the clouds of dust smoke aud
cnders that Gil the car. remedy for these evils is
loudly called for by the travelling public. Their
health and their comfort demand it, and he must be
considered public beuefactor who discovers and
brings into remedy for these evils. DIR. Geo. +.
IoOte of Buffalo has invented and is now placing on
the Southern Michigan Railroad ventilating appa-
ratus that at the time renders the air pure and
cool. There are with and those without the
tilatcr Oh the same road and we have lately had an
pOrtuniiy Of testing the advantages of the former.
In the cars without the ventlatOr it necessary to
have at least some Of the windows open, ami the air
that entered through them almost constantly
loaded with dust to say nothing of the occasional
smoke and cIders. The common ventilators, placed
in the top of the car have tendency 10 change the
air by eAlaustion and the new supply OF air that
ill., whether through doors windows or crcvices,
is in the same condition when outside of the
In the ventilated car the air entirely freed from
dust smoke and Cuders, before entering the car, and
also very much cooled, while the pressure OF air
inside great as to exclude all dust by way OF
crcyiccs and even when one or two of the windows
were Open hesyy hat was placed against one of the
venatOrs in the top OF the ear, and sustained
there by tie outward pressure OF AR. On arriving AT
the end of the road while those who had been riding
in the common covered with dust and perspi
ration, those who had been riding in the ventilated
ctr appeared fresh and clearly when they
started.
DR. Fooc, the inventor on the and very kind
y explained bis ventiang apparatus. The air enters
the when in motion through what he calls b0nnets
at the top. These connected with ar-chambers
each side of the center and the air after passing
over tank Of water, is admitted into the through
six eight CRATES in the floor and then passes out
through COMMON ventatOrs at the top The air, while
passing over the tank, is subjected TO fine spray,
which at the same time frees it from all impurities and
renders il cool and refreshing In winter a stove is
pao ed in the tank instead OF water. and equablc
temperature sustained through the whole by means
Of the CRATES aforementioned, while the air Is freed
from cinders by wire gauze the bOnnets. Thus
while not a single seat is lost by the whole arrange
ment.
II is 10 be hoped that Eastern Railroad Companies
will not suffer themselves be OudOne in the comfort
ard convenience of their accommodations by their
western neighbors, ard allow them with too much
truth to boast that Westward the star OF progress
takes its way" Some improvement of this kind
must later be adopted on all the more iinpor
tant roads throughout the country. NTAroR.
I'VE give place to the above we have done to the
similar COMMUNICATIONS of other devices for yentilst-
ing Railroad Cars because desire to have the very
best apparatus for that purpose designated and
adopted at once Whether his that or the other
conrivance is preferable, do not to decide;
but O, Messrs. Directors don't sand bordering and
lodging between rival device forever but adopt and
hurry up the best ntstfug apparatus with the least
possible delay When you have thoroughly done
this any OF you all your passenger cars let us hear
of it, 70 that may return you the thanks of re-
leved snd grateful community. Id.