The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-02
The Pneumatic Dispatch Line from

The Pneumatic Dispatch Line from
the Capitol TO the Government
Printing OiliCe...-An Interesting
and Important Project.
Ffon Tuesdays Washington Star)
For nearly two centuries the idea Of
transmitting matter through pneumatic
tubes has occupied the attention Of scien-
tic men, but no practical test was made
until about sixty years ago. Repeated
HIalS have been made but none OF them
have amounted to much. In New York
there is pneumatic railway for short
distance to carry packages, and in London,
Fans, and Berlin there are several pneu-.
Mattctubes for delivery ofpackages, which
have been wOrded successfully. The
amount Of time and trouble saved in this
way IS really immense; the dispatches pass
from one place TO another at an average
rate somewhat under mile minute, and
arrangements have also been made so that
tue same tube answers Tor several distinct
stations. Some months since, Mr.. Albert
brisbane, stler repeated experiments, clai.
med that he could transmit packages
through tube Of any length by hollow
spherc travelling in the tube, simply by
e1austing one six,hundredth part Of the
atmosphere in the tube thus creating a
vacuum which would cause the atmospher.
&c Iressnre at the other end to drive the
hollow sphere through the tube
WITH LIGHTNING sPERD.
us calculations aud experiments were ex-
hl0lled 10 the House committe on apptO.
prAuons, and upon the recommendation
OF Od6 mat committe, an appropriation Of $l5,.
wv was made by Congress at the last SEES.
;tun' 10 construct q pneumatic tube, of
us lnVention, from the Capitol 10 the Gov.
eminent Printing Office, the work TO be
GonG under the supervision oil, Mr. Edward
OIatR, Architect Of the Capitol. In &C
cordance Herewith Mr.. Clark has entered
mo contract with Mr.. Brisbane for the
construction ofthe tube between the build
ing above named, by way oil North Cap.
i'oI street, Brisbane 10 furnish all mach
iinety, materials, and labor necessary for
us construction and the proper working
u. The tube Is to be at least two feet
IN diameter, (nner measuroment,) 10 be
lSld under ground, and constructed of
planEs treated In boiling coal tar, or some
equivalent method, TO insure durability,
and hooped with iron and sOrew.olamns'
tic Is to replace, rcsul, and put in proper
condition the streets, parks, and bridges
along the line Of the tube; to supply and
put IN place all the necessary fans OF
blowers to eNausI the air; and 10 furnish
proper steam engines TO propel the same:
Noeing understood that in order to Orc.
vent multiplicity Of machinery the engines
now in the Capitol and printing office may
cable, '''4S s'SS'''
nov rrIs TO WORK -
Tle tube, IS above described, will have
hollow sphere oitWo feet diameter fit
yea therein, the inventor claiming that BY
using a sphere instead Of n Carrlagc lie
AVOIDS the loss by friction and increase
the power. He then, puts an exaustinp
Ian 10 the Capitol and another In the prin.
ung otce, and packages to DO convened
ste placed in the hollow sphere, the air Il
nen exhausted by the fan at the other enc
VI Inc tube, and be claims, rs above stated
Msoon as one six.hundredth Of 1t Is out thu
aulosphhric pressure at the other cnt
%lLI drive the ball and contents through
The inventor Is now in New York pre-,
pairing the tube and machinery, and bu
Ss9ott time will DO required TO put 1t II
P0siNon when 1t is brought here.