, 1870-01-24
An IMPORTANT INVENTION.
a New Mode of Railroad Car uud
boat PrOpulxlons

General GeaufeGa1d, who hAs been for eonc
Jeafs pssi engaged in TIC consideration Of the
propulsion Of railroad czra, has Accured patent
under h1cr, 1t u bcl1eved, hIs ideas on the A1o-
gratifying 10 Tho pnbllc. General Beaure2ssu
calls bis Invention system Of contraction, ana
vii n1e long put It INTO practical opef alton On the
New 0rieans 4 Ca!ro!lton Railroad. Of which he
lows: -
This Invention relates to new and useful ill.,
pelirg cals or other vehicles on Iand. and boata
on Canals OF rivers, By means OF overhead wire OF
other rope, deriving motion from stationary ca.
Etne1 Or otaeF Wer, at intes7as along tho foQta
The invention, comprising an arrangement or
clamptng deylcea for engaging and disengaGna
ths toPe, ,,'A na'!ng sonstant movement above :
peias % senDeetea @ to N sracfs upoa tas seap es
@ e O. boss shoess e. fs
starting, ard a1TArged to be operated by tne con.
doctor In the car. vehicle, or boat Tne luven+
ra:6tra the rope, when it is to be ciamped for
setuLg the car IN Dottop, the pa dent supports OF
xlieh aye necessarily lover than tue eatch, %
operation BY perBon standing on The car.
Ii Carrying out This invention the railroad track
q framework eona,s.inz Of TWO upright posts,
connected at The top BY c1oss beam, from which
Will descend bracket, 10 which Will be sf1xed
arrangement viii be controlled By cfanE, WORK.
ed By neans It cord passed round wheel. and
within easy reach OF the conductor OF the car.
When the car is 10 be put In motion Iha traction
rope In made to pass up between two cheek Pieces
n1ed 10 block, and on rod supported By two
curved eracktts risttg. from the roof or
Tho car. kb0Ee the roller which supports
The rope, the supporunR brackets Of which are
nlso curved, but IN an opposite direction, permit
ting the block and clamps to be carried shove tho
erce win either set Of braeket4 10 tde font Of
this block In which the clamps arc situated, ana
Of the upright curved bracket In the centre Of The
GET TCof, Il pston-rod. supported By another
curved bracket At the rear and On this ptston.rpd
Norts spiral wire enclo8ed tn a cylinder. this
being tue chief power enP.o, ed to prevent iu1ut.
ocs khpcts when the car II either started or stoo.
ped. Tbs clamps through which the ropes are
passed, are perforated BY right and left screw,
connected with another Wheel around which q
cord ta passed, BY pulling which the oopdoctor Of
tie car can Bet this SCREW In motion, thus bring.
Ing the clamps toa ether and stopping the motion
will alSo have the aid OF the ordinary csr.brafe
When passengers hare got ont OF or entered the
csr II can again. and without Bhoct, DO put IN
Ho1ion BY thktI 3 Oh The caF.bsafc, reiexat1g tho
cnHd which Hork0 the screw through tue cl4pps
AID At the rama moment eleyaunK to the PROPER
height the roller block which supports the Hac.
ton rope.
THIS invention, IN the opinion OF General Beau-
regard, can be piled on branches OF trunk mil.
roads, and on p1antattona1 wherever the surface
Is not too broken, AZ well ~ 10 canals, even when
they are frozen, and ordinary traffic on sham en-
ttreIy buAocnoed. for boatB may be pi1ced on
rollers and propelled over the Ice, while very ss.
pie machinery will enable them 10 overcome fne
}ocky In thtif path.