New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-12

prevail that the public will appreciate few short
batim extracts from the
OPINIONS OF RAILWAY MEN.
Mr. J. III. Devereux, General Manager OF the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, writes that tho
use OF the air brake for nine months that road de-
monstrated is entire practicabilty economy, and
traordnary efficiency - and he further says It's rela
biity IN all weather, by day and night, at all times has
proved unQuestioned."
DIR Horace Scott, superintendent OF the Jacksonville
and Indianapolis line. states that years use OF the
brake his road conynces him that mo road can az
ford to passenger trains without it," and that the
saving in expense every six months will pay the entire
cost OF equipment with the brake.
Mr.. John Durand, General Superintendent OF the
Pittsburgh Cincinnati and ST. Louis lines writes "By
its the passenger trains placed under the entire
control Of the engineers the hazard Of railway travel s
largely diminished and the risk OF damage to property
materially lessened."
Messrs J. n. Mccullough, General Manager. and ]. n.
Laying, Superintendent of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
and Chicago Road unite In saying: ct has fully demon
strated all that its inventor claims for IT,"
Mr. Robert Harris, General superintendent OF the Chi
cago Burlington and Quincy Road, says that the brake
"commends itself by the greater safety insuros and
he confidently looks for its universal adoption"
The Hon. II. j. Jewet late vcePresldcnt of the Pitts
burgh Cincinnati and ST. Louis lue writes: 81 regard
the brake essential the economical and safe hand
ling Of passenger trains"
Mr. George s. Dunlap general manager OF the Chicago
Northwestern Roads says: 81 regard IT. utility
and reliability fully established and as the best train
brake have ever seem"
Mr. j. j. Lawrence, General Superintendent OF the Al
cgheny Valley Railroad, wrtes We can In the short
time 1t has been in our line say that one or more
what under other circumstances would have Deen dis
asrouS accidents have been prevented"
Mr. A. J. Cassatt General superintendent of the Penn
syvana Railroad, where the brake has been longest in
,f1a an all
respects superior to any other brake, and adds "As
element OF safety in the operation OF railroads IFS ad
vantages cannot be over estimated"
Mr.. W. ". Card Of the Pan Handle line informs the
propIietors OF the Air Brake that We have used on
accommodation trains making an average OF 80 stops
per day any par the brake requiring repairs
for months"
Mr. VIM Stewart, superintendent Of tho Cleveland and
Pittsburgh Railway writes During the past six months
this company has ~ entire satisfaction been using
the Westinghouse Air Brake its passenger trains"
Mr John Pitcairn. jr superintendent Of the Oil Creek
and Allegheny River Railroad says OF tho brakes Its
practical working IS all that could be desired"
These and brief extracts from vouninous cor
respondclce reflect but Of the flood Of emphatic
Endorsement everywhere gwen the Westinghouse Air
Brake
rs ECONOMY.
from pecuE.lry point u vow II will be observed that
railway managers speak Of it economical brake.
Conservatism In railway agment is frequently the
most expensive and revolutionary policy. Just the
other day In Tennessee, company lost perhaps several
hundred Thousand dollars by Of false economy
in dcf rring the outlay for bridge and every
life there sacrificed paid for at the estimate the re-
sponsble officer OF that line would place upon his own
what fabulous would the loss And but few
days ago. another hundred thousand dollars, besides
valuable llvcs squandered by the accident on
NewJersey railway chargeabe to the false economy OF
employing youth at low wages az swtch-tender just
as write, the telegraph announces horrible accident
in Maine, from similar cause. Had the Hudson River
Road discarded worthless brakes and used the Air Brake
the quarter of a million dollars lost Ut NewHamburgh
would have been saved This opinion has been expressed
frequently by prominent railway officers.
But the Air Brake economical in more ways than In
great savings by the prevention of casualties. Where IL
is employed brakemen be dispensed with. On first
class railway line this is small item OF expense. Many
roads have big bills to pay for stock killed One
line Ohio Valley, could name has paid 10000
year this Since using the air brake this OK
pense almost ceased. The Superintendent has in
formed engineers that they will he held Irresponsible for
all losses by reason OF stock-l1liDg
Experience IN the of the Air Brake shows n Won |
derful saving In the wheels In the ordinary
stopping trains stations with this brake, there
joltiug Jerking. and sliding Of wheels, when |
mandrake used By the of the ArlBrale the
order OF nature itself reversed, and under the
tasnanc touch of the engineer the trains greatest
momentum loses all its terrors !and languishes mper
cepbly inertia Statistical evidence of the protection
to wheels by this brake Is alike amazing railway
agcr and the general reader. The company shops at |
Chicago called upon to supply for sleeping coaches
the line between that city and this, under the old
rsJime, 80 wheels month AZ the coaches were |
equipped with the ArBrake this demand for wheels |
grew small by degrees and beautifully less" till but
eight last reported wanted. The officer making
this report reprimaned by tho next in authority
committing great as that OF enumeratng
ntiv ti blt gWlpu
treasured Of the verify OF the report and informed
Of the cause OF the saving.
SAFETY ASD CAPABILITIES.
The question might be asked, What VIII this brake do
Aay one VINO travels can learn without theoretical
demonstration that it Is daily, hourly, stopping trains
all over the country the ordinary OF passenger
transportation That conduces 10 the comfort Of the
travelling public by the oeaginous with which all
stops made and by the escape from those moments
Of anxiety cosefollowing the whistle OF "down
brakes" tens OF thousands ready to attest But II Is
capable OF far greater service II Is the fast friend OF
cconony-economy OF life and limb and OF railway prop
cry catalogue Of the appalling accidents its use
would have prevented since the beginning Of railway
travel would occupy chapter; the names
OF those fellow-creatures who have been crushed,
manged otherwise destroyed by these calamltes,
would ill volume. 1t Is quite impossible to
conceive OF any form or kind OF accident to
running train that could not be entirely averted or ma
tcrlay diminished by this brake The terrible catastro
phe at Norwaik Conn, years ago; the collision and con-
agration the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Road
three four years since and the horrying loss of life
and waste OF property at NewHamburgh the Hudson
ia February last could each have been prevented by the
Of prompt sure. and effective brake. To the en-
Sneer each Of these cases. the impending danger
heralded quite a thousand feet from it. They were
warned. but were poweriess to heed the warning II Is
superuous here recount the sckenng consequences
The public memory Of these and similar calanities-Or
tragedics-is paralyzcd Immediately subsequent TO
the New Hamburger disaster the pen and tongue OF out