The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-29
New Motive Power for Street Cars,

New Motive Power for Street Cars.
a Mr.. G. w. Waylic, an ingenious
mechanic OF New Orleans, has been for
sometime engaged in deviSing Il method
OF applying compressed air to the pnr-
pose Of propclling street cars. On
Thursday last an experiment was ncl
in New Orleans, which seems to have
convinced all who we've present Of the
feasibility Of tho project. The New
Orleans Ptcayuuc says leach car by
this process can he run about seven dol
lars cheaper per diem that at present,
there will be less danger OF accidents,
and a more uniform rate Of speed can be
maintained"
Mr.. Waylic has secured tic patent
right for his invention, and stock COM
pany has already been formed for plac.
ing this power upon cars now drawn by
animals. No change will be ncccss ,rv
i'll the construction Of he present cars.
The following appears to be the modus
opcranh ofthis new plan:
In the car station there is to be an
ordinary steam engine OF about sixty
horse power, which is to be used for the
purpose of compressing air into the two
reservoirs, which arc made Of paper and
placed on the top Of cars. On each car
there is to be q small engine, operated
by the air Of the reservoir in the same
manner as steam, and giving the samc
amount OF power, as was required to
compress the air. The grca. difficulty
which has always been encountered, OF
radlating the heat in comprcssing ar,
has been overcome by most ingenious
invention Of Mr.. Waylic, which renders
tho use of compressed air perfectly prac-
ticable.
The engines to be used on the cars
can be managed by a man Of ordinary
intelligence, and the cars are started
and stopped much more readily than
where animals arc use; tho brakes can
beap piled at once, and the engines re.
yerscd if necessary to stop suddenly.
Each car on starting will have three
hundred pounds pressure Of compressed
air, which will be amply sufficient To
run IL eight or ten miles, ana the air
exhausted from the engine can be used.
for vcntilating purposes, as escaping
after having been compressed almost
without heat, it naturally absorbs The
heat from the surrounding atmosphere,
thereby producing cold. Thirty pounds
of pressure will be more than equivalent
to the power Of one mule.
The P.cayunc adds:
Mr.. Waylie informed us that he has
been mechanic from his boyhood, and
always had a passion for machinery. He
is the inventor of Wayhc's celebrated
cotton tie and several other valuable
Inventions. In recent tour through
Europe he paid particular attention to
all The pneumatic railways, and deter
mined to make an Improvement thereon.
When thus system is adopted in Now
Oreans-and wo think there can be no
doubt that it will ultimately supcrscdc
all other prevailing systems both here
and elsewhcrc-.it will cause at least
5000 mules tina. arc in daily use now
in the cars to be sent into the country
thereby giving cheap animals to the
planters, who will make them producers
ofgrain instead Of being consumers alone
In New York there arc some 40, 900
animals employed in the various car
lines, and MI these with thousands Of
others will ultimately go to making
crops. ..J
HARD ON SNYDER.-As Ben Butler
was walking up Seventh street the
other morning, he passed a shop where
lot of second hand household furniture
was being sold at auction. He is an in
qaIsitiyc man, and, like Mrs. Toodles,
has an eye for good bargain, SO he
stepped before tho entrance. Just as he
crossed the door.sil, the crlcr held up q
bundle and called out: "Now we come
to these fine silver spoons Splendid
article. Good as new. Who bids p
Who bids ?" The crior ratified on thus
for minute without getting an answer,
when, being entirely UNCONSCIOUS of SO
distinguished presence, he observed,
tretfally, "Well, you're Almighty kccr-
ful crowd You must think these is
some of tho spoons Butler stole at New
Orleans" Just hero the General was
recognized, and, amid shout Of mclri-
ment, beat hasty and somewhat
skulking retreat. Hc ought tc be very
e,ircumennct about auci;ons IT. ,,,o,, "a,