, 1869-04-26
MICHIGAN CENTRAL ROAD.
4 kUtable E1turslon---TIfal Of M{erss Patent
Safety Drakt---lts Entire Suttess.

Safet1 Drake--Its Entire Suttes..
Ey Irritation Of II. f. Sargent, Esq, General |
Of the Michigan Central ltAsonl,
IN saturday mornlnR at II O'Clock, party NUM-
herring some one hundred and 1fty lealin9 ctit- |
Ketts1 merchants, railroad hn.l newspaper men,
took an extra tran bound for Lake Station. for the
tut70ee Of witnessing an experimental trfal Of
Myers eafety Trnin f'rake, which lsa aela1fcu an
r,lsiat'e reputation In the tnn rcsfa IN winch u
has bccn til tlRc, nfll which II nuw attached to all
tue sr"inE NJ the crtt'a tsos' hnqns },s s'o Fe'l
thrnrn rrrspBt wero Maror lice, ex-
Lieutenant tlnsrrtor 1lresa, Hektnr >nre, Cnl"nef
&. ii. tinru1llo,rl, slmrgr I. l,nnlHi, dt e; na,
.1nhu ttetat,I Z. MrMnllen, u; l. l"gnf. a.umat.
rtt elrKhtt rats. alI newly t. Rlni el'ttrr,a fur
flia tnntl. At ihr ttat pianre Rs i1lr "stafrr IT
IN tiasfIt NM MIA #tfnrt wt ~" ~ 'ii',nfiNt ~.
3,rtntHl lhr ebIlte t,4n'"t. hrlnR f"fln"tl ase"f
litn Ralup tl,alri rt"tR'.s wa'M 'Io sstian .tfe,
nt tnrftt> IhR n t ~ .''9"" @ .. ,, tHs'r "tna
suaiI, tut H., nirt hasn 14o Mltuf t'atfftt l"llf
INK AMI rlInu. mls, lH'a'rsans .tta!,t ttnw Ailt
sateI'nt s. ssgrs ~. 's'n i.I.ev ~ ma'e !at" liz
aI..,s1IR !tn rar! nltIrE 'lAe ts'n slea ~ te|n'
~ruIa hut lhn RIaas s,IeIlRts! II 9an Hlsl, 1naaa
tjiI!.: nn lu tlAHKaKn GHF, Hhh Ern1st Allnnst any
fu,Irtyal,iu bfurk Ii IL ,ssl!trt lhni ltln ll,st
etr!pus Itk',tt Ut . tas!"! arcatEing i.tweeh tno
suh tralIss w'.n!.i ls rrccptataa .f the pass.n.
}uty tu the cars could tnkle,
Thc happagc car II constructed With scr1lpn.
lo'ls references to strength Al!a endurance atla
Wlllctt III Il prison. Thcrc are no windows In the
stdcr, the avenues fur light and ar tlug aErangei
in Inc elevated roof. The employees Oh duty With
III may frel secure fron, t,axvf, though It were
lA,itn with twenty tons Of freight
Attached 70 the taRghRe car Is seconA'ciass
fortae Is it, INT one straJtng tn would scarcely
dcsire tn chnnRe hts quarters The scafa, com-
posed of alternate Stats Of oak anh black walnut,
having Just The inclination for ease and hunK on
springs which prevent }aETtnR, arc the Ingenious
Invention OF Mr. Sutherland the skilled butler OF
these cars, who applies bis talent i, to the con.
| when emergency demands expedition, We state
that thirty lays ago thls finished STRUCTURE Wis
nj 'Nlnisr three 1t the train Is tho smoking car,
| which Is divided Into two compartments The
| one inrwastl is provided with couple Of dozen
Of claira, swinging OIL plyUts quartet iai'eS
| toilet apparatus, aul every necessary appliance
for luxurious endowment .! the fragrant wee,-for
attendance 10 answer the needs Df the occupants
anil to MAINTAIN everything In order ana neatness
| Tie rear apartment Is adapted Tor realinS ana
eoclal colyefsc, aud seats neaIIy forty.
Then follow two passenger CATS 10 handsome
II furnished anI adorned that there seems nothing
more 10 he desired or obtained, and Set arc they
Inc family car, which Is the rear one
Of the Train, This Is upholstered in
| green. VIII E1lfcf WDuH[lHEA 1ES uctk
lights arc color!css ground glass. Its side windows
ntc .,or,lrred with the same, ami Their CENTRAL,
oval plate, which In its frame can be opensa at
| maple, richly moulded anil !nlad. mirrors reflect
| the fuce anI form on thrlr FURNISHED surf!cest
md Brussels carpet yieh1s softly TO the feet Rut
tan's system o! ventilation n ali the CARS, tnalr-
tains an e>haustlrss current Of purc, lrtsh a!r,
while scarcely n s1eck OF dust a!iyhts to sui ihe
aVjarcl " the 1aluttest traveller On hoar'L
The ruufs uf tile cAr> arG tlh!tc! hy al awning.
which protects thuse OIL the platform from rain OF
| dust.
selves gliding o,cr the iron track 1t thu rate ol
thirty niles Ill hour, and with vi It'll: motion
that person could sit tn Ills seat and write with
reached distance Of atuut twcnty miles franz tnt
| city, III Ilace selected for the rurn'se, where
stakes ah teen driven ten fect, ffty t.'c a,t ont
hundred feet apart. the party wcre Invited to lln
a,pl witntss tic experiments The following l.
| the result Of four trials:
| First Trid. Train attained Speed Of th!r1y
| five miles 1.cr hour, whth the engineer " shut on
and sprang the lrRkc. The distance run Was .eH
| f.st: time 90 secutl'ls, We should here slate tina
thls experiment was nac betore tile passenger
Ncn,sd Tr1nl Train attained same sree'l, rhcr
the Engineer ~ e1lt oi" spruH: thu brake, m
reversed his cnRine. The 'stnncc run WAS e's
feet, Just two lengths Of tho train; tine, Is sec
ThinI Tt4al Trnln attained 4 speed Of fost
n,llrs IN hour. When the engineer "s''it 9h " r.
| yeIst engine, stopped released brake uni com
Lark 10 starting point. Distance run, 40 ftct
tirnr, 80 seconds; tttnc back to startling point,
; i"nyt6 ~ T5i.i. Train attained spec! Of MI
| miles m hour wien the engineer " SHUT oil,
disconnected engine anl errany srase, or n
tempted to nistatcc nm l,sn' fc:t; time,
| spCnluiA Owing 10 thn tltncnlltty OF the tIrakt
10 tir,lw the p lc train Tnn f'nlr pr i've e''!nlFc
feet helon, thu ,Fconnvc'ion could he male mn
tft hrs,kcs applied. 11a'i not this ncrIent q
cured, Tic trim ruE1d have fEtn stopped wltal
tNcl.c hundred feet
II III proper IL p,atc that these trials were maj
,,rlrr tnnny t1lsasaitaEt~. Tue rnEH were q
| tlrrly 1cw, anil tho wheels nttl hsMkra cnvcr'
with oil. tfi' hearings nGw nnt not entirely thrtr
In ttrs application, null the nsaKrs WIRE nri'll'
nn,. tur wlurs IN cnrli trnrk, whit" the :r"'
runs tl1 Wheels. Notwithstanding 'h"He .lra'
lAchs the tr4nitA uf tho trial were DECLARED eti
:: nrntly satistaetory y ~ Present; .,.. a., ,o
farrr nrrAsns'1t atUp nrn!h gnli1H ut f' @iHf ra
!, IF sprr'', within Il" spare na1nra ha,yr, wo';
t'arul. "f III friction applied u TIN w.,css; n
\ reverse IA trur. A l#saon III thr tralu viii tail
! rcrDgnlzr itr fnct TINT ihr t,rakea have '~rn =
Iliti liz simply 4iIscoyrrr TINT there l. wninl'
iu1 narkIllg NJ stIrni-wHfIut rthg Rtste tu dcte
r The ta,lse-nuti thr trsitl rrftars t" nnvr.
These Rnty ,'sntes arc srry simple H. tfclr cn
oDr cs,' ,hr .ars, Is rnat':', n IN, time
}, ratr M tI"4s1, I" niry al ,he nrass Instant
al F!'irnl2 arrest tr rrox1rss of IT, H., t1a
. rorj. 'j am, md ar. r. rsi|'as,. "i ~ sr'?' puii m
!. pn,ne rnr,l. The uncertainties, CryIre y whlrii
hfs n "," IT, u "t' # anx MnT ni n' ,u 1s'S1
J. turks. 4 wire rnt'lr running hsMlst, II sftI
J., pipe rh1lntttH thp '1rsicf underneath tlH rar
" fhp 1rl-rpr. lY which Il IA operated Fhr Rl'ft
fa,wtr tnkng Ftf'rt nn thr hrtksrnl t'Hl'iilK r.
~ fnIh trtHkR Mil ''takr hRr1er. without Rl'K
A. Wheels linn mi, ln tInlir by ans ,iryr trln
ia platform. The l,ntrilra iinlnA lhas Ills rHt
itkr w1li wrar frntn trn tU twenty Years:
r. ~ thr rntl,,aun "f tl,r al"'t tilas ,hc pa
!. ekaI1l iu,k Itt tralt. Hnl i'rmre,'ri 70 Ink"
p, llhh At ih# t'nns 1itltt,Iaita flnlrt tnf. IN
~ hHtntlh1," wna 'liarnsrrr 10 whiting, Fnnt'l u.
+. VIII MI thr IusrI.1a ,tn'"1s I'a atnrp npprll
T.. | tlstlHtt artt. ~ n lrh iht r<rntannlsla write
~ ,lI"I "'ln Jnsiirr. 1Hrtr write A'it i't.l,'!
~ rh'rla nj iMnt't. ntri Tiny hnsrr nIpnhtrl !"
W lrr nlsnutnpr If atr,r.1 ,nntr anIai1s'1 hi II
y ~. All hnv.lR sAt4et'mt s1Ir t'Ihrr '.!nt tltr
lHetlar fnit Nas RAnI asi III tEill'ilt TT liWe
~ / ntri ErAs'luh hrtu IN iIsi "Ir hh,lf, lmflH1
~ H. .Iltut lrFr trnr'tlt4 &t,a ttrnt, hlIatcr !,
~ IIrari,lri lrntintInn t'l fnEttla! ttlnnka ~ I.
.rtJ ttrurHl fur ttjr delight fH
nni entertainment, niglrIi "aa aoitr't Hlth III