The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10


H"A Ho"d Er"i,&-rhc Richmond Enyui.
'"r records mn experimental application Of tho
" Mcdonald Brnkc" "n IA trip Of sixteen milc..
over Tn" track Of the Eichnond, Frrd.ricksL,,ru
and Potomac Rail Road. We quote:
The ;nachiucry has b, IN in use for several
months, and i,as proved advantageous to the
Company, hut it was no, in good order. nn;l nctrd
badly rs compared with it's daily operations
Yet ihc experiments speak favorably' for the
principle. The train consisted of ono locomotive
and tender, and three passenger cars
J.. E'rr'm'mt-'rhrcc hand brakes TO which
.,"r cNl'rrrnced hr"kc-mcn were placed-specd
"i tram twenty mil, per hour E,uke, .pileJ
! aI sIi,"i steam thrown oil train ran fortviu,,
seconds and II distance of three hundred vnrJs
E'i"rtmt"L-Sprcd twelve miles, lin con-
sequence o, {" cow running in the way) steam
,,',, "p,,',n 10 Tie brakes ut signal; steam
% NnrlS. 90 '''oNu' ""o
.; ETr'ftme"t-Spccd2 20 miles: steam thrown
ON brakes ut signal, and engine reversed ns soon
"s The brakes operated well on the wheels: tr.in
ran ~ SECONDS and 81 yards
H. ETprim'ni-Spevd 90 miles. sf,ou H. ,r,
ON the brakes at si.snul train ram 3 seconds NM
is yards. "'e'Au' "i''
ne machinery not being in order, the expcri.
,,'"h's we conducted without much accuracy but
'"c , results are believed to b. rclble. - WV
inc INST experiment Inenionc,l .xL;h;,;
Yer! i"Vor; blc result for the use of hand n"or
! :, '"' '"c" Is Il larger number than il usn,I for
% ''S' ana Yet The steam power in the Ind
.on','''o" "' The machinery by the fourth expcr.
hair ,h' Us". up nT tram IN little moro than
want "l speed. The third WAS a brilliant resu,
~ proves how important an agent the atn.,
hr"N" may he made, in giving the first ri r. -
''''' momentum Of the cars, and how GucI th
engine may bc reversed with safety.
I train brought I" rest
W" h'ni the new brake To be n prco, f,v
Win me Knowing ones ON the rouI whns.
' ' ''H'ra every dny-a fact not uuwor ,f
consideration. Much rrci, is due to the con,,.
rs ,s "'''cers "r tilc aid given I" the enterprise
ana humanity will he greatly in,lebreJ r. II,
. II 'h"y Will pursue the subject until Tho ;un.oa
"''''t Si"li lie perfected and generally a,loptcd.
Mr i"'"Hc 1ticm"ph.-Caa,a:n Hudson
'''''t''"n"'ns the u. :. steamer Niugaro in CON-
,"".s ~ r'.'..! J." Navy Department the particulars
III ''Garu |" the accident TO the tcleprnpb caLIc
says nc has every Reason 10 believe. from VIII
l''' mus lar been experienced in wire c,o,,;ro
.n''' under ordinary circumstances of weatber
"'.h WIN machinery adapted to the purpose
'or such as they had on board renu;r.s ottr;
AMI impr"ving-ll,c cable may be I:] IN S,.cats.
Oh the track marked for il in tho Atlantic Oceon
lie says that ut the time the cnbl, partod ILs
o''nii"s chIei engineer, Charles r. Bright.
ana ms men were attending their brakes to lessen
.,r si'e, "i i'e cable until i, was finally carried
away, which made all hands throurhoui tl,e d.,,
',Ne ii household az family which had LOST tl,c;r
dearest friends, for tie officers and men Ind hc.
come deeply Interested in the success of the Ell.
prise. - VII"
! I'rTH Itm"S m LouispWc.-'rhis will he n
great great aud exciting week at Louisville, Ky.-
!h"r" is in full blast not only tie great exi;l.;.
ll%n OF the United States Agricultural Society
Mnich commenced on Monday, but also the Me.
ei'anics Institute Exhibition and n Masonic Fair
ut the Masonic Temple. The louisville papers
OF saturday last. report the arrival of a large