New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-27

The HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD DUaMY.-Siz OF
seven years ago our city aulborti granted 10 TIE
Hudson River Railroad Company the privilege Of baa'-
ing, with dummies, their from the depot ut
Thirtie,h street TO their depot in Chambers street.
Various experiments have been made and varoas dcai
mics have been wed for that purpose since that tne,
and there have always been complaints that they were
dangerous and noisy. The company think they haze
obviated these objections, and Wednesday throughtheF
President, invitation given to the Common
Council aud Others 10 witness tie working of their
Dummy Volunteer" The engine left tie depot as
Warren street, at IL NJ drawing the cars containing
the company who were disposed to eritieise pretty
closely. The company has used this machine for few
months past, and within the last three months COM
plants have been made and such influences brought to
bear that the Board Of Aldermen short time since
passed resolution resembling the grant TO the ccmpa-
nv The officers, knowing the safety and utility Of
their machine gave the invitation Wednesday for
the express purpose Of satisfying the anthoniies
by occuar proof before any further authoritative se-
tion shsf be had, that the Dummy which they have
low constructed 10 more expeditions safer aud lees
noisy than the horse teams. The company do not re
quire speed although the engine Ia competent, there
fore their tine TO and from the two staiions meu-
toned is forty minutes, about mile In thirteen
minutes longer time than 10 usually required by mo
horse teams. The Dummy is always preceded By
fagman on horseback, wi b string OF bells On Tho
horse and is calculated to draw ten cars at a tine y
has two ll.inch cylinders, with 10 inches sfToae n
piston, gesred four TO one with friction wheels. Tee
drivog wheels four Ia number are 80 inches IA
diameter, connected by connecting rods from izyes
friction roller In the center, and the engine 10 eonep-
quently low down. close 20 the track. Water tsnks
form the sides in which all the exhaust steam IL con-
densed and returned to the boilers, and the smoke V
consumed without being seen IL Is 20 feet long and
eight wide, aud makes less noise than two pair Of
horses on the pavement The weight Is about 10 tuns,
and it can be attached 70 train OF cars quicker,
and with less noise, than the usual horse
oDa,v ca@ ba, ten es,s esn Ss drawn
with the Dummy easily as one with horses. The
train Of ten makes bat stoppage for teams G.
the crossings instead of ten thereby decreasing the
obstruction and danger. The Dummy with the whole
train can be stopped in Of accident emergency
quicker than single car drawn by horses. The or.
pertinent tried ten or fifteen times on the IS?
by different members Of the company, and ttt
train stopped in three and half to four and hs
seconds each time in space less than one half the
length of the engine One of the Councimen rode in
buggy by the side OF the Dummy all the way up, os
the purpose Of seeing the number Of horses frightened
BY the exhaust steam smoke and noise Of the engzne
Lie reported no accidents and was Of the warness
advocates in favor Of substituting the Dummy In place
Of the horses.
When the excursionists arrived at the new Station
House In Thireth street, which Is hne, neat, and
commodious building, under the supervision Of NJ
Andrew Reasnor they were welcomed with colsaaseS
served in one Of the upper rooms.
The President Of the Company, Mr.. Samuel Blosn.
was prevented from being present by the dsngeress
Illness of child. Mr.. Moses IL. Grnnell, one Of tAA
Directors, was present, together with goodly nnm-
Der of the City authorities and some Of the pnncpst
bars 20 Tbif.ieiI Gtreet. Alderuen Dayton Connci'
mcn Lent Orion, and Orr. Mr.. Grinnel, Messrs
Stephenson and Underbili, Judge Maynard, and Cap
HART Of the Police each addressed the company, shA
ali were unanimous In the expression "Gvs " stsar
instead Of horses" The Dummy then ran down ~
Chambers street, and the guests dis srssd ~