Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-02-25
Letter to the Troy Times.
A Railroad Signal Office.


northcn entrance Of the depot, about thirty
feet above the pavement. Ii is reached
by narrow passagc-way from the west
side. and when you get into it you see a
sight that made Jones 90 into an unmis-
taxable surprise. Looking down the de.
pot, there VAS space of more than 600
feet,extent by 200 feet breadth. covered
with an iron roof and lighted from the top.
Trains Of cars were coming and going in.
cessantly, but no confusion was percepri-
Bile, and everything, as my friend said,
"went on like clock work" There are
two operations in service here, relieving
each other during tour Of duty, which
extends from a m. TO ] | at nighr, their
motions being regulated by large aud
costly clock. The gentleman in charge
received us very politely, but before we
had hardly thanked him we heard the
sharp aud rapid ring OF a bell overhead.
1t was markod - Niuety.sixth to Seventy
fifth street " You see," said the opera
tor, " there is train coming in, and it
wants to know if we are ready for it," But
how does II ring that bell ?" said Jones.
"By electricity" was the reply. "This
is Halls patent which works like charm"
In few minutes another bell rang. 1t
was marked "Sixty first to Ellty-sixth
street. ,"rhe train now reports itself
again, said the operator, Z" and this re.
news notice either to prepare for it or 10
, signal it to srop He touched :ele.
graphic machine and then said, This
throws up the signal to come in," and
sure enough, in few minutes the train
arrived. Que hundred and forty trains
arrive and depart in a day, including the
Central Hudson the Harlem and the New
Haven roads, and hence the signal service
Is one Of incessant activity. The operator
then informed Us hat each road has four
starting bells Of different keys, all Of
whiah were rung by him by means Of
electricity. Three started passenger
trains. and one ordered out the cars as
soon as emptied. . You soc," said he,
"Ihis train which has jasi come in. The
passengers are gone and want to know
if the baggage is taken out ?" He touched
stop and rang a bell (as he sad) 900
feet distant. In moment bell over
head struck twice. " Baggage is out, :"
he said, " otherwise he would have struck
once, and would have waited. | must
order the train out. Do you see that To-
comolive just ahead Z? Well now, see it
move lie touched stop and saw
the letter q Displayed at window 10
side building. y" He hears bell ring al
SO, > said the operator. The engine backed
down and hilched to the empty train aud
the Il disappeared. 81 shall now send
him ont, " said the operator, as be touched
another stop, and the empty train a, once
moved forward and left the station. The
letters X Y q I may add parcuthetical.
ly) designate the locomotives OF the Har.
lem, Hudson River aud New Haven roads,
aud are the signals to back down and COLI
meet with trains. ...s.... ....
. | am now abont to send out q pass
enger train. continued the operator, Ia
hall-houl ago | struck twice to open the
'i"ors aud let the passengers pass from the
sitting room to the cars. Now | shall
soon close that very duor but first must
stop checking baggage. A small knob
was 'ouched by his fuger. Now" "said
he, he next trunk that comes must wait
tor another train. There (ano,her touch ,
with the hnger), the baggage car is hauled ,
'ut and switched on the right track i,
Five minutes more and she is off. Here
goes the close the door bell' lat touch) !,
10 one pasAes in after this. Now say all ;,
Iboard) u touch, and we near the distant
'oice of the conductor echoing through the !
'auted roof. Now it moves" lanother :,
onch), ard the rumbing movement was :,
perceptible, aud in few ,ho- J..
nen's the train left the station. As the !,
ars go up the road they signal their ;.
roge IS by ringing bells IN the same office ;,
n'il they have got through the city streets :,
nd thus give assurance Of clear track !
or all that may follow. The station will !.
ontain twelve trains of thirteen ca rs each.
nd by means of this wonderful system .
'ey are all managed with despatch and
ife;y. ...t.. s.a.
Dr. Dio Lewis lectured on temperance =,
Xenia, recently, and one hundred and q,
venty'five woman organized for immedi- III
Ie operations against the saloons. All GO
Ie women in Xenla were invited to co. :.
oerate They met at nine O'Clock, next \:
orniDg, to Commence work. Ten minis /.
RS made speeches, all endorsing the Le
ovement bit three, who doubted wheth-
the time had come for it. j. &. Van
cit, formerly New Vienna saloon keep. sii
also made n sneach