The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-03-20
The. InvsntIon q the loeomotIre.


Fronl the western RailroOd Gazette.
We are indebted to Mr.. Brose B, Fam
ming, an inventor of this city for mum.
Der of clippings from newspapers pub
lished between 1920 and 1882, among
which are reports of the early
English experiments with locomotives,
together with editorial reflections on the
PRO bable Importance Of the invention.
In the Troy Se1tiael, of Dec. 4th, 1899,
is an aeeeuntOi the experiments with the
locomotives offered for the prize Of $500
1 by the directors of the Liverpool n Man;
chester Railway Company:
I" The carriages entered were the follow.
ing THE Novelty weight 2 tons, 10
cWt., by Messrs. Braithwase & Erickson,
| Of London The Sans Pareil, , Atoms,
CWt., 2qrs by Mr.. Ackworth, Of Darling.
ton The Rocket tons, ? cwt,, by Mr.,
Robert Stephenson, Of Newcastle-upon.
tyne and The Perseverance, tons, II
Cwt., by Mr. Burstall, Of Edinburgh.
Besides these, which were al moved BY
steam, here was another carriage brought
u to the ground, not 50 much as q competi-
tor forthe prize, as for the purpose Of ex-
Ehibition II was moved by ticO horses, and
was named the Cycloped, weighing three
tons
The Rocket, without any load, went al
1.-The rate of "a n5ites an hour, and with 9
load Of 10 tons, 10 ewt, at the rate Of 1O1'
Imi1esa an hour, for IA miles The course
WAS ! 1mile and slong, with q furlong q
Eeachend for orstopping, turning and gettinl
under way This was one exhibition
At another day, when the Rocket was pa
to work forthe prize, she actually ira yelet
l7S miles on the short course above named
with her loaded wagons attached Rt thI
rate Of e5sgell miles an hOag, jactudiag st0p
pa0e. on another occasion, this carriage
wholly divested Of all appendages. anI
withno weight but that Of the engine car
riage, ran seven ptiles IN 14mtHlttes whiCl
Is atthe rate Of 30 miles an h0Nrl
But the performance Of the Noveltl
Twas the most surprising. With . load 2
g toDs9 cwt., making with her own weigh
more than 10 tons she went at one tTisl
at the average of l8l6 miles nearly, on III
shoft course referred to, and " was, o.
ia at occasion, Judged that II she con
0lhavemadea q continued journey along th
road, without wasting power and losln
d lbtICtuUY lAtuuCAkt tNtAtA oAA@ ltv1--+ wv
! " have moved with her load al he rate
I 90 miles an holtTi At another time, he
tIwagons being 'unloaded, l5 persons 60
fEint0 them, and she moved with them 2
1.-The ayeraging rate Of 81 miles an hoalr n
Ihthe New York CouTier and E,aqsstt
slof Dec. /, 1879, Is the followingi
aLocoMomvE ENsnyrs The exper
!. lnensa lately rnade u England with r.
!, locomotive Engines on the various rat
y ways, have excited great surprise and A
\ RaiTation, and are opening q new era K
\ the most extraordinary improvements
\ travelling ever made.
@ALondon paper referring 70 the sul
1, ectobserFes
n ,,tThe enrina Of BfaithwAito ana Erlckal
" moved 1t the astonishing epoea q rs ntlaS
y hour fteeamAd indeed ieayRa 9pectato .toi
N DteaamtlnR one nl lha noet SAB lime epeclatl
MI uf hun en- Ingenuity md hamAn daring he Wof
Y n oqorbeneld, n actually made ono Eddy 20 iQl
u atikend iitd thousands With lively fear faf 4
A aaiety OF the ind iViduAls who we're on it5 AndW
"a seemed notto ran along TIE eeartn, put 70 - ae
Y were on tle wings Of The Wind. II Was e as
" suhfna flght-g sight indeed which we inqlYlQ
N aiaMla hQheld u wllln1 soon iof8eN