New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-24
Cav. which Cannot It.n Oh she Track.

TO n, Edit1 # The " y Tribune.
Sir: Public attention is turning M last to rail.
way na.craen and desire to offer practical sug-
eesiion.
What are the facts regarding Railroads. What in.
movements have TAKEN place in tho construction Of
cars as regards SAFETY ior lifat What ndac,meat-
prizes or rcwards--haye the rich and powerful eonpa
mics held out TO Ingenious men TO produce radical
changes in their construction in points demonstrated
~ be- insufficient IN safety, while in whole schemes Of
mechanic arts from the war-shp TO the plough. here
have been constant improvements and even Tevou.ois
Why f. It that the car OF i remains uniu proved
regards safety
Inventors aese that 10 Inventions improvements
ere adopted by rich corporations on any other ground
than moncy-economy though the economy OF hunim
LIE were not the highest VI all savings.
have seen a description pnd drawing Of a new In
yen,!on by q mechancisn. Mr.. briggs, which, by a
radical cement Of the mode of supporting aud
cou ping the cars OF entire train, seades The whole
line So as to proven, any Individual from being
thiovn OIL Che reok ct whatever rate OF speed or on
curves Of whatever radius.
The present mode of supporting the oars on single
csnter underneath and near the ends undoubtedly
wrong and unphosopieal. Ii allows 80 much swing
ing motion at tho slightest curve even at an me-
quality ofraek that high speed causes the car Win
all IL unmens. wei ht to striso ani bump the track
from side 10 side that il IL woGler tEackras are
broken but ltef that an immensely greater nuohef
ara NOT DESTROYED laieel. there Is nothing 10 support
the weight OF the or except e four or six wheels near
each end ty means of truck conferred To the bottom
with Large bolt
Thls brings the whole weight on that small point
and does no. allow m interusdIie snbstance ~ dc
stroy tho sudden effects of SHOCK ulrouglcr; tie
car from very s,itt nequtie, OF track. And. Gga!n
the track being left wholly free. except the connection
al Il center-pa. runs Un aide 90 side, w!,hoa. any
Guide save the grinding Of TIE h.ags against tue
,r ca aud thus produces lateral vibration who'll at
high ,aic of speed on the cars AID tracks
40 well as importing the passengers
TIE Improvement have spoken Of is 50 arranged
at the car is supported ct tho four corners; and the
prncipe vi carrying the great weight os applied at
oach cornef vastly accelerated speed over she hi chest
now in u.c would not il Is claimed produce ,lach
vibration In the ear ten miles an hosr of speed
dos. For. al lateral and longitudinal vibration is OBJ
,tey prevented IL is claimed BY this arrangement OF
,he careonneooa; and very nearly all tho perpcnca-
r vibration likewise. ut least all of the saddcnnoss
of Il in effect nj vastly accelerated rate Of travel
A 70 the cars keeping tho track the inventor ahrms
that il will DO impossible TO run ut anything Ike an
uasafe speed in this respect-thc ga1es being 50 ar
ranged that the supporting wheels sro compelled s"
kc,p parallel line with tho track; and Their axes
mus, ia 81 cases AZ AZ rae. Of speed. Keep r''aL''