The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-10-05

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course OF con~rmestsm 80 thm AMsI raThaeum
months over thin Pasn snkS whsrA foxIswa m
the main the Grraf ruma ug Er~ FlFws Mrpn.
leon, was succs.slully lss~ur-nm - sAs A "A
ultimc, over its whole lungNh ~ hs~v~arht
miles. by > sncomotivs enxins. a rnsm
composed OF IN engirs snd co., uuTNm~
left the st. Miehsel sl.1an {. aze "a
There were present The D1kB ofvnnnmnu uum.
Mr.. Fell. the inventor Of the sys.sm a
Brcgden, . direcier Of the compmnr Mr.
bruniess, the engineer. and his xsn.rzna. ~.
Bel Mr.. Blake, the agsnt Of the enrnmmmT
Mr.. Alexapder and NJ. Bsms., lassrrusfvs
engineerss Signor Ccpello, chief snrsnerw
tor the Modane section or tbe tunnel: Cara
BEAUMONT, r. &; Mr.. James Brogdsn, Mr.
Jopling, Mr.. Morris and Capt Tyler, R X.
on the part OF the British Government.
Mr.. Felis system consists Of ths applic.-
tion Of q central doubie-headed rail placed On
its siee IN the middle Of the way, ard elevnrsd
aboat fourteen inches above the ordinary
-rails There are four horiE1ntai driving
wheels on the engine, under the control al
the engine. driver, which can be made. .bv prss-
SURE, 70 grasp the central rail 90 - 70 ufiliss
the whole power ,ef the engine, asd % ess,
sss = tcwvFk W incredi6is gsx1i.ts ttiths
out slipping. 1ae carriages, also, hare four
horizontal wheels underneath, which, with
the central rail- form complete safeguard.
la addition to the ordinary brakes, there
are breaks upon the. central rail. Hswould
appear, therefore, impossible for the engine
or carriages to leave the rails where the cen
trsl one is laid. s
The morning was admirably adapted to
the trip, the sun shining with great brilliancy
upon the Alpine peaks and the numerous
glaciers which gre visible in the different
parts OF the route. After leaving the dsep
valley in which Sc. Michael is situssed, the
line Passes by gradient OF one 10 thirty 10
the Pont de la Denise, where an iron bridge
sspzns the river Arcq, near the site Of that
which was carried away BY the Inundations
% last year. As the httle train passed the
village Of Fourneau, the wnrkmen. Of the
Grand Tunnel Of the Alps turned out en-
fndsse, and, as at oil other parts Of the route,
they were observed STOPPING down and even
endangering their lives for the purpose Of
inspecting the unusual mechanism Of the
engine for working on the central rail-. The
hrst very steep gradient Of one in twelve
was seen in passing Modsne, aud, foreshort-
ened TO the view, appeared on the approach
as Impossible % surmount; but the engine,
the second constructed on this system, has
already proved equal ia. the task on the ex-
perimental Nne, and clutching the central
rail between Its horizontal wheels, it glidsd
quickly %, under u pressure Of steam not
more tn 1ighty POUNDS 70 the square inch,
without apparent sfRsEs. AThs progress was
purposely slow, because no engine b. -
rage had previously passed over the line, and
slse to give opportunity for examining the
works. Tue damages 10 the road on which
she line was chiefly laid were found to be
substantially repaired by the French govern
tnent. The magnificent scenery around !,
and the waterfall near Fort Sessaillon, were
mnch alftirsd, - the sharp curves afforded
different views while passipg On tho edges
Of the ravipes. The train entered Lansie-
bourg Station under . triunphAl arch. hav-
ling accomplished twenty -four miles Of dis
tanoe and attsined IN elevation Of ., 100 feet
sboye St Michael. rs -t.Asi s
| From this point the xirzaes of ascent