New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-11
EXPERIMENTAL RAILROAD EXCURSION

Nrw AsD Powerful hoDE OF APPLIiSG rHE
BRaEEs This morning, by special invitation, large
number If gentlt assembled at the Depot OF the
Boston and Worcester Railroad for the purpose Of vi;
Messing experiments with rail brake operator.
The Improvement consists in the application of powerful
Eprpg 70 the work Of turning the brakes instead of by
hand heretofore The spring Is contained in square
box az the top of the from which shaft 1swn
ard connects with the brake beneath the car. wire
chain along the top Of all the and with
every box that the engineer By pulling the end Of the
wire remove check from every spring the
instant allowing the springs TO operate and stop the rsn
The springs have 70 be wOund up with 4 few Of 8
lever before every operation bat this but the work OF
moment
Tie train consisted % FIVE care ami was accompanied
by extra engine On the way oG' the engineer applied
tie brakes twice, in both with A. Cam
bridge crossing the company, among whom wee many
eminent emeu LETT the and took places al the side
Of the road where the experiment could be witnessed With
the greatest facility The engine ami cars then went no
to the Brighton Station for the parp Of get ing suo ea
heedwey, aud came laundering back again az the rae of
Ltt"tth 90 ana ~ miles an hour owing % the lati th
The engineer had neglected 10 make slight Eeirranse
melt suitable 20 the reversed drec OF the train, the
brakes cd not operate AMI the train passed half nile
toward the city bcfre could he stopped by the appca
tor OF tho hra@Cs in the ordinary way.
1hi- only served II a contrast TO the second experiment
III which after again attaining tremendous headway by
0IVI aching from distance. the rushed toward tho
crossing G. a signal from the dag of Mr. rwtcbell the
suTerreuCtr WHO stood by The roadside the engineer
IGtd bis whistle and pulled the breakire Numerous
gentlemen holding their watches and some counted
bu e h conds and Others but ne seconds between the
giving OF the signal by Mr. Tgi;chen and the complete
topQu of the trgn the train. speed thirty
FIVE uos an hour going only eight feet than its
length before coming To a stand still
third experiment. then tried in which the
suGCtny disconnected from the train by raising
the tcuI ling ana in losing the wire above The brake
the last the spring in notion and stopped
the suddenly almost TO throw off several opera
tors Ao sta,diDy its platform, while the train
pes,ed sheGd The wire hain is coupled between every
car but ii car should accidentally break loose from the
rear the jerk uIon the wire would operate the brakes
without further intervention AMI stop al the These
operators do not interfere with the ord nary mode Of a
oIty # the Other.
Srch arrurg, mont ~ this working wen as it 81
today would hove given tie means preventing such
accident hat "a NoFwglk last summer even when The
train had within It's length Of the draw and It's
successful APPLICATION must be the OF preventing
many sins. eccdtn ts in the future There is No Dis
agreeable jerking where whole raiH is thus stopped al
though ileie might be in the -ase OF single car.
Boston Eve rTaseler 9h