The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-20

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~ houV where, frollesome aud fAiE,
Is1g. ses,sejoaG presence made % bright pAitt
les! ~ iItte cfib your clothes, your chair,
'ss22iHsiSptsSt Of all your %atas as: aS snan
,.nRR.CRouND TRANsPORTA.
TON. s,5ll5R45n
p,,smat,c Tubes against Railroads.
u..h,DrtOu 10 Baltimore IN Forty
T,nu,es.- California Wheat Whisk.
"A ,brouEhri0iN New York In o Few
Wours.. Something about the Con-
,,rucIIoa i ahd Workings Of the
Tubes. 'r| W.. u NJ y
you The Warrington stArl ~
When the first line OF magnetic tele.
,rnb-thst between Washington and
s,Iinore-Swas constructed, the project
a., generally considered, a crazy one, and
:. an absolute fact that at2least one
m.mber Of Congress was defeated Of re.
.,Sc,Iop because Of having voted Tor the
SS.lI approximation requisite lorhthe ex-
",iment Another experiments about
s,,or msde here In the national melropo.
n ill., Under the eyes Of Congress, which
NAV prove Of almost equal value, and
s,1,s 4 complete revolution in the inter.
NJ, commerce. Of this and other nations,
The pneumatic tube, about which SOL
much has been said within the past quaraI
<fa : century, will soon be constructed
,nd put 70 ~ 81 as4a.g r
A PRACTICAL TEST.
,.,ween the Capital and Government
Printing Office Reference has heretofore
Drrn made Ia the Star to the project ofI
N; Albert Brisbane, and o briel descrin.
fnn Of the tube invented by him was
gvrD Congress, II will be remembered,
4 is last session appropriated $l5.0 600 to
instruct q tube OF bis patent between
M Capital ind Government Printing
Office, and as the work Of laying 1t will
ION be commenced, there will no doubt
oe much interest felt in It's completion and
o,sclIcal working. Pneumatic tubes are
n,W successfully working short distances
10 New York, London, Paris and Berlin,
bat they are constructed on different
pan from that Of Mr.. Brisbane, the We.
bcle In those tubes being run on wheels,
while 10 that Of Mr.. B. It Is not, and con
xQuently much loss by friction Is avoid
81. Mr.. Brisbane claims that he can
transmit packages through tube from
New York to San Francisco by hollow
spheres in the tube and exhausting the |
4lr from the other end from that In which |
tue sphere is started, thus creating a |
vacuum, causing the atmospheric pressure
u Is pounds TO the square inch to drive |
the sphere through rapidly.
THE INVENTOR as..ar ass....g,
Is gu elderly gentleman over sixty years
Of age, tall but very thin, with gray hair |
aud side whiskers, and u thoughtful cast
Of COuntenAnce. lie has given years Of
study to bis plans, and talks with much |
eArnestness about his project and the glo.
riOus results he expects 70 achieve.
Why, sir" he said to our reporter, II
will bring wheat from San Francisco to
New York In q few hours. | will make |
complete revolution in the commercial
world" .E = ST. y I
Reporter-What size tub would you re.
9aife TO transport packages from San
Fnnciscos lHI..
Mr., B.-Twelve feet diameter will an.
sEer every purpose. r-a VIZ t- rs
Rep,-Butyour tube will cost more than |
q railroad! : 8,th4EltlfT |
Mr., B.-No, sir, not SO much.
Rep-How about getting over the
you are compelled, 70 pre-,
serve a straight line in having the tube,
are you not
Nj. B.-No, sir, up hill or down hill
makes no difference TO me. Why, sir, l
have started at a rest and thrown the |
sphere up an angle Of iorty.fve degrees,
simply BY exhansting the air. In Buffalo
they have an ordinary tube Of six inches |
diameter, one end oil which they insert In |
8 vessel loaded with wheat and exhaust
Tue air from the other end in the top OIL
The building ninety feet above the vessel,
'nd away goes the wheat, Runs right |
up the tube,
DoH'T YOU sEEH ,... /
Why, sir, all transportation Is be revolu2
IiOHIzed by thia pneumatic tube. The
man at the tubein Buffalo told me that
be could not only carry up wheat, but
could carry up q keg Of Single nails,
simply BY exhauSting the air.
Rep.-K your tube between the Capt.
!Ol and Printing office works successfully,
what will be your next effortf CT
Mr. B.-To construct one to Baltimore
immediately, and carry the mails through
Rep-How large tube viii you use 7
Mr. B.-Four feet In diameter, and III
will take the mails from the post Office
here and deposit them In the Baltimore
post office In 40 minutes, at least. You
zee six stout horses are required to draw
car through Baltimore. Put that car
10 pneumatic tube, exhaust the air from
Ihe other end, and q child can start it.
Why, sir, In tubs perfectly air'tight II
Eau send ball from here 70 Patagonia
simply BY exhausting the air. Do .au'
Rep-Well, wish you success.
Mr. B--Itmust be o success, sIr. You
see | only follow the laws OF nature by
asiAg . sphere, the world Is q sphere, the
planets are spheres, and all powers Of
,,Oconolion arc governed by The sphere,
am no enthusiast I don't want my
breast covered with medals. Il was by
accident that I discovered this, and II Il
proves SuScessiul then ] will be content
to know that Ihave been benefit to
mankind. Twill cheaper transportation
everywhere, and make flour four dollars
. barrel. The appropriation l got from
Congress 10 make this tube is small. II
lont expect to make anything, but I
want Congress to see the practical work.
VI the tube fEtl F.fEt
THE CONTRACT.
The work Of laying the tube between
Ine Capitol and the Government Printing
Othce was placed under the superintend-
elce oil Dir. Clark, architect Of the Capt..
tO!, and that officer entered into contract
with Mr.. Brisbane last spring, the latter
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