Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-07
.1F-,.r the American Rail Way Journal, Oct IS
RAILROAD CARS IN RUSSIA-LA NOTIFIES
JpON RAILROAD CAR.

5 The government of Russia seems to have an
eve to the improvements of the age as the employ
nroves A large number of American mechanics
are in the employment of that government, ana ue
.aryedv occupy positions of influence and iHipor-
lance The Brussels Constitutional says that gre"
number of rail road carriages are being pun az
Hamburger for the Russian government Ihey are
of iron and are much longer and wider tna:i Icioo
used in Germany. Each of them WILL contain n o
seventy to eighty -four passengers Iney arr III IN
structed on the American plan, are entereo al lie
cnd and can he united so that the passengers cah
mass from one to another while the train is in mo-
ton"
lean Rail Way Times!
We have regarded with interest the experiments
made in various directions in the last few years TO
nerfect method of building iron passenger cars
We have been at last gratifed to know that such d
thing is not only practicable but that sufficient en-
terprise exists among us to develop and encourage
the experiment.
The tendency of the age is to substitute iron for
other building materials in common usc not only as
measure of economy, but for purposes OF strehgth,
durability and elegance.
1t is evident to every man who examines the La
Mothe car, that arrangement has been contrlVeu,
obviating every difficulty and supplying every re-
uuiste in the construction OF these vehicles, con-
bnation of material that must lead to revolution
in this branch of art.
We apprehend that railroad companies are not
altogether free of blame for the fact that so little I'M
When the tools and machinery of the shops are
once arranged for a style of structure, change
cannot be made without expense, and Tor tins DAM
age the enterprise of directors seldom inspires them
to give fair premium one result OF which is seen
in the want of correct judgement exercised in design
ing our avenue railroads and their equipments, the
roads being stocked with cars OF which the uglness
of the design is equaled only by the stupidity OF
the conception while the noble avenues OF our great
city is disgraced by the presence of vehicle un-
worthy of their character--menagerie boxes. like
those in which carted the tigers and caamounts
of travelling caravans.
1t is to be noticed that in this country as we'll as
Russia the eightyseat being substituted for
those of sixty seats. This enlarged accommodation
produces increase of nearly or quite one-third in
the length of the car; in consequence of which
heavier stills and Orders necessary, and yet the
hexibity of the carriage is much greater than be-
fore, and for wooden unsafe. Still it is cheap
to build three of eighty passengers capacity
than four of sixty.
Now in both these cases-in the avenue car and
in the long steam car-the advantages of La Mothe's
arrangement are most obvious.
For the horse car the form is elegant, while with
less weight preserved the same convenicnces and
capacity. In some of these cars to be built for a
Boston road, we learn that accommodations to seat
eighty to be added to the same dimen.ions-with
four baggage racks, convenience unknown in this
city.
The eighty passenger cars built in this form are
light tubular bridges; the metal being placed ina
vertical plane, is in the best position to support
weight and resist collision which arc received its
edge.
The stills of those of extraordinary length
and stiffness; they drawn up to the floor beams
by strong bolts passing under the floor, so that en-
tire rigidty is preserved in the SILL insurng great
side-stiffnesS.
A contemporary, remarking some recent col
lison, observes:
Another important feature in the method of con-
structing this is the of combining so as
oe e in the nuce at T Of
recently shocked the community. 1t is to be OBJ
served that when of the same train arc thrown
together in this case the resistance offered Is not
o continued pressure, but that of blow, by which
the superstructure is torn from the soil and floor
and the overwhelming load is allowed to pass till
another body is torn from its fastenngs, during
which operation another blow is being dealt which
is Immediately again withheld. Now, in theEiron
car the ribs, instead of being fastened lightly to'the
sill, firmly bolted to their full strength,
so that the sill becomes really part of the frame
collision occurring, the frame might slightly bend
but would be continually offering such resistance to
the approaching force that its momentum is shortly
overcome without material damage"
Thus frame of immense strength is constructed,
to which all the remaining detail of finish is made
In the language of an English scien-
tific paper, it is described "as complete piece of
metallic basket-work of the necessary dimensions for
o carriage body"
We observe that La Mothc's car is attracting con-
siderable notice from railroad managers all the
country, and we aware that it has most favora-
bly, impressed eminent English engineers
The result of constructions already completed
sets at rest the objections supposed exist against
the of iron passenger cars, while the positive
advantages are very great. The saving of weight,
while the strength is greater than BEFORE is most
important item.
Simplicity, cheapness strength, durability, su-
peror safety in of accident, facility of repair
ing when damaged all these are enumerated by
the advertisers, and are manifest to overy man who
examines the car that has been constructed.
We hope railroad companies will take the trouble
to look into this thing, and avail themselves of the
advantages promised.
Mr.. Sears, the agent, is we'll known rs al expert.
'nced civil engineer, whose position in his profession
guarantees to railroad companies a reliable and
oleasadt business intercourse
PRoPHETIC.-A few months before the yellow fever
broke out minister, who not a resident of the
lty, while preaching in one of our churches, and
rging his hearers to repent, remarked that he was
impressed with the idea that Norfolk would soon be
listed with great calamity, and declared that
lie would not be in the condition of many of the |
lslzens for the whole world. A gentleman present
N the occasion, noticed particularly the strange pre-
lctIon, and when the fearful disease commenced it's
aVages upon the people the remarks of the preach
were recalled to mind with singular force and ap-
After the fever had made its aDpearance on Wide
alter street and seemed to be subsdlnr and while
he citizens were Vainly hoping that the mysterious
nd subtle agent of destruction would spend its
orce in week or two, the resident minister of the
hurch alluded to signified his belief with strange
nd startling that the disease would race
18th extraordinary severity. He said the apparent
ecrease IN the number of deaths was deceptive, and