The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-26
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,ryry,I. 7yhMrS~ GENERAL bkA'""-
ff c,En'S NXrSElMENT,
x,v ORLEANS. February Is, 1874.
,.,odv h.co announced in the col.
- ~, I,7,~,CQu that General Bcau-
'.a.> q. ..,,;,,,n, If The Carro'lton City Pas
rA.'"' ,I,cay has introduced Oh his ROAD
>''~.' .'..',,.rrr;ci.ins power by when ne
-" ,t,rh n? n>e Of horses, ana mas
"'. : .t,, rrchlcn Of the use OF steam IN
-''''. ,...... # 2 ci:v. had the pleasure OF a
ID. ....i f-,c;yiCw with the Gcncrai, WHOM
'.,'i Enthusiastic in his representations
,sigr >ucceSs Of the invention, ana
.fjrrcc that il will soon be introduced
,..,,,;c,n cities. also received from
v,r;,,v of documents pertaining 10
..., ;nyru!ioa by Or. Lamm, or New
49,. ,,no unfortunately died just as he
.,,f.r.a,i and got the machine i'll order.
-UE FlsrlESS LOCOMOTIVE.
,,.,,,, obstacle 10 the introduction OF
-, r., >ucclS of crowded city has
fr,; the fear Of the explosion of the
,''". ,,,,I second. the smoke and the noise
..nrl l., the esc.spc-Steam being csicu-
J,.r "a fgi.h.cn horses. Both OF these OBJ
''.,', haze been successfully overcome by
H.. Linn.
.;,.. ra.d leading from the Clay monu-
49,, Canal street. out s.. Charles avenue
,.,rorrtpn. j. six miles long, three miles
..,};.A :. from Canal street 10 Napoleon
,...,.. a..i ;lirre miles beyond this point TO
,'.rr. i.r,0. This avenue is one OF the most
,,.,.,:ijI in The city, having on it many OF
.,.,.,,>f ;,a.uii!crnt private residences.
In ,rIrr 10 fully test the invention, the
f.,J.,. locomotive was put on at Napoleon
>,,ru". mules drawing The cars onc'halt the
,r.,a.r. and the other half being drawn oy
~. armrics. BY this arrangement nlnc 0!
49, dummies do the work OF ninety mules,
and here il must be remembered, there Is
oy,y enc mule used 10 car. BY the same
r,':rl,,; u, len dummies would 40 the WORK
o{ on. hundred and eighty horses in Baiti-
u,,rr, During the epiZootic one OF these
dyn3pj~, entered the city, and the cars o!
ri, road were the only ones that we're kept
in mi-n. each dummy drawing two cars.
DESCRIPTION OF TIE MACHINE.
l,ii we TticNtu NapulVoi a'ShoS WV
mafr va> tntiitched and miniature loco
mot;yr. or rather a l!ttl" boiler on low
w1,M.. was observed backing up 10 the CIR.
In moment it was attached and We were
,y,,irr Of at the rate Of six miles an hour,
til, rate Of speed being limited by law,
though hey formerly travelled ABOUT nine
nile, an nour. and can rs easily go twelve.
|. !, about six feet long, trunk. boiler, ana
Al. and about as high as an ordinary horse
from the Ground including wheels ana the
;Y,.rI upon which il Is run. The driving
machinery le;ng all on the end that backs
III ..4in>t the car, ncthinc that is in motion
j, ,,,.bir from the street. and the driver
>.a;l,i~ IN the usual place upon the platform
tI;.. ear. handling. instead Of the reinS, q
.n4& :,ar and the usual brake. No engineer
], REQUIRED. a. any one can learn i'll i've
l.rlu.c- L. DO all that is necessary. Just
Imteinr a small boiler about five feet long, a
G,ir thicker than our kitchen boilers, upon
..L.ii! ttuck, and YOU have the tirccSS loco
= '.y". We Mcycd on for the three miles 10
...l.tuu. thr GYculic on either side being
l.ar. with splendid suburban residences
80. mtt,l hy elegant gardens, and were
,..& Un&ti al thc station.
ABSOLUTE SAFETY.
IN iuqui>tivc enough to follow this lit
l." i1h,r = it moved off from The car up
lru.lu> :. corner Of the station, and waited
IL fiHU 10 take in a fresh supply Of steam.
/ .r>., luiicr. arc bullt &c stand prtssu CT
I;...r hundred pounds Of steam, but a
r.ar.r Ct one hundred and twenty-five
Ioa,#, j. sufficient to propcl them with II
e. lor nine miles, 50 that there IS, it will
h. >r.n, no possibility Of explosion
Whilst hcin- Charged. In fact, they
ran taxi more pressure than the charS-
.n- boilers. Alter they are charged
ta,.e can. OF course. be no explosion, as
cyrsy stroke OF the piston reduces the pres
>.,r: !.@;Ic" We have absolute safety from
Nlap-ion OH the street, As it would be im-
i"'>.ii" t@r any kind cf arrangement, stupid
q other %j>r, 10 make one Of these boilers
explode after it had been moved a hundred
Yards HON the charging boiler at the outer
Gr!o'. Your readers will, therefore, please
H. !'.--'.id them as safer than horse, for be
Ga hicH. bat all the concentrated stupidity
III creation could not get up an explosion
uHt OF one OF these little dummy boilers.
CHARGING THE BOILER.
ao noIncnt our car entered the depot
T." dummy was detached, and the driver,
wa.i1g alongside of it, as there is no place
10 - rn, conducted Il over to the corner,
w., 2 pipe comes in from the boiler-Toom.
il"lc ~ engineer in attendance attached this
iHre 10 the dummy and turned on the steam.
We timed the operation, and found that it
"l> accomplished in two minutes and fifty
:c"nad,, or about the same time that would
b" required 10 wafer pair Of horses. 1t
!h"A moved Oh and took its position, await
A- He departure Of the car.
SAYING OF EXPENSE.
ne city Of New Orleans is on dead.
'e''!, there being not the slightest ascent
on any OF the streets, so that one mule can
"'" Hors draw the cars with much more
Sieco 'han pair Of horses will draw car
OYER nc steep aSceBts of Baltimore. The
>"N NiiiSoi expense by the Use of these loco
;''"!Ne> IN New Orleans is said to be one
1'-d' an0 we should judge that one of them
'"oa!n MT cost more Than one thousand
',",.Hi'. :, r. they could be introduced in
.""''l!lorc the saving would lie about
"2'5nIrl9, and LNy Passenger stock
m-..-d ,, 80 Up TO fa btAons prices. General
'e~,f"said Is the president OF the Carroll
:o" !sad, and - he viii soon have permis-
!'A ~ run Them doM'z to Caral they will
'ah =: adopted elsen here. Certain it is
al II steam Is ever /, take the place of
Il" <c' fof city Ias.cng, v-railways nothing
'r'"T can be desired III va this little con-
'"a'icc. IL haS the merit VI complete safety
!"ih explosion, rs the mo eseIt it Il in mo.
i"H 'ht pressure OF The ste: Va on the boiler