Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-19
The Invention Of the Locomotive.

From the Western Railroad Gazette.
We are indebted to Mr.. Brose e, Fan
ming, an inventor of this city, for a num-
Der of clippings from newspapers pub
lished between 1929 and 1882, among
which are reports of the early
English experiments with locomotives.
together with editorial reflections on the
probable importance Of the invention.
In the Troy Seitinel, of Dec. 4th, 1899,
is an account of the experiments with the
locomotives offered for the prize of e500
by the directors of the Liverpool & Man
chester Railway Company:
"The carriages entered were the follow
ing - The Novelty weight tons, 10
cwt, by Messrs. Braithwaite 81 Erickson,
of London THE Sans Pareil,' tons,
cwt., qrs , by Mr.. Ackworth, of Darling.
ton 'The Rocket tons, 2 cwt., by Mr..
Robert Stephenson, of Newcastle-upon-
tyne, and 'The Perseverance, tons, II
cwt., by Mr. Burstall, of Edinburgh.
BesideF these, which were all moved by
steam, there was another carriage brought
to the ground, not so much as a competl-
tor for the prize, as for the purpose of ex-
hibltion il was moved by ttoo horses, and
was named the 'Cycloped,' weighing three
tons.
The Rocket, without any load, went at
the rate of "a n1SLes an hour, and with a
load Of 10 TONS 10 cwt., at the rate of 101S
miles an hour, for IA miles. The course
was l mile and q long, with furlong at
each end for stopping, turning and getting
under way. This was one exhibition.
At another day, when the Rocket was put
to work forthe prize, she actually Travelled
78 miles on the short course above named,
with her loaded wagons attached. at the
rate of e,sg6n miles an hour, iRcludiRg stop
pages On another occasion, this carriage,
wholly divested of all appendages. and
with no weight but that of the engine car
riage, ran SeUsn miles in IA minutes, which
is at the rate Of 30 miles an hour
But the performance of the Novelty
was the most surprising. With load OF
6toDs 2cwt., making with her own weight
more than 10 tons, she went at one trial,
at the average of 161S miles nearly, on this
short course referred to, and it was, on
that occasion, judged that If she could
have made continued journey along the
road without wasting power and losing
speed by frequent turning, she would easi-
ly hav moved with her load, at he rate Of
20 miles an hour 7 At another time, her
wagons being unloaded, i5 persons got
into them, and she moved with them at
the averaging rate of SO miles an hour
In the New York Courier and Enquirer
OF Dec. 1, 1929. Is the following; r
/" LOCOMOTIVE EHGINEs.--The expert
ments lately made in England with the
Locomotive Engines on the various rail-
ways, have excited great surprise and ad-
miratiOn, and gre opening new era for
the most extraordinary Improvements IN
travelling ever made.
"a London paper referring to the sub
jeet observes -
"'Ths engine Of Braithwaite and Ehekson
moved at tie astonishing speed OF Is miles An
presenting one OF the mOst sublime speetaeles
OF human Ingenuity aud human daring the world
ever bcheld " actually made one Hddy TO look
saiety Of the individuals who were on Ii, and who
seemed not to run along the earlh but TO hy Il
were ON tho Wiugs oi the wind. ID wGs a mos
sublime sight--a sight indeed which the indiyidn
! alg who heheld 10 viii not soon iOFaet'