Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-07-19


The success attending the undertaking ct
Messrs. Lee 4 Earned, in running their self
propelling steam Ere engine from Jersey City
TO Philadelphia, affords reasonable pre-
sumption that it viii not be MANY years be-
fore steam carriages upon common roads
will supersede those drawn by horses. twas
the intaniion to run this engine all the dis,
lance to Philadelphia, but the condition Of
the bridges upon the ordinary roads was too
untrustworthy for SO great weight, u2.00
pouuds.) with all the fuel, wutPr. and pas
sengers which accompanied it. At Bristol,
however, the engine was put upon It's own
resources and with nine passengers 1t COM
menced its journey. the only doubt being in
reference to its endurance and speed on long
pnlis. and its power of overcoming high
grades were yet to be proved. The first half
hour on the road not only settled all these
questions. but developed a reserved power
far beyond the requirements of any ordinary
duty. 1t bad been the intention to keep the
carriage which preceded the engine with
Other passengers ahead, but it was soon ap-
parent that this could not be done. The en-
| CINE in few minutes overlook it, held up
| to it, got another start, came up again, and
1 finally passed it, and arrived at Neshamony
Bridge a half mile or more ahead, having
| made the distance, three miles, in exactly
sixteen minutts. running time. The road was
smooth. with hard bed and light grades,
covered all the way, however, with more or
less of loose material. with occa-ional
stretches of pretty deep sand. On examina-
ton the engine was found to. be all right.
With the steam at $50 lbs. the engine was
driven at high speed over bridge which was
not considered strong enough to bear a long
continued weight and then up a hill with an
! inclination of one foot in ten. With every
valve wide open, and all steam on. it whirl,d
1 along the slope. apparently at the highest
/ locomotive speed, and approaching the steep
| pitch, surmOunted it with uufaltering tread
hurried far on along the level summit, and
stopped. in exactly one minute from the time
of starting. having Travelled in that short
interval distance of fully one thousand feet
/ The next mile was made in five minutes, the
next following. which included the assent OF
another long bill, in six. The result of the
experiment throughout was that 1t was found
to be perfectly easy to maintain, on tsir
grades, motion at the rate of twelve miles
per hoar; that when there was any occasion
for it, this rate could be increased one. fourth
or one-half, that the ste,pest and longest
hills could be ascendrd at the rate of ten
miles Der hour. The whole time occupied on
the trip was five hours thir. four minutes,
while the actual running time was but a
| minute or two over two hours. The last four
miles of the way, lying through the streets OF
/ the city, was neces arily made at less speed
but even including this, twill be seen the
| actual running time gave an average rate ol
| ten miles per hour. If this can be accomplish
| cd 10y steam fre-enginrs, how much easier
will it be to make equal. if not hetter time
with carriages especially adapted TO travel!-
| PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
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