, 1874-01-21
elevated RAILWAY.
A Novel Device by O. Chicago
Inventor.
Description Of tho Proposed Road,
Cars, NloihGd Of Run :
ming, Etc.
1t Will Bo Practically Tested
This Summer.

1t Will Bo Practically Tested
This Summer.
Tho aim Of Inventors Bocms to be chiefly d.
roctod toward tho discovery OF new moanB Of ap-
pllcatlon OF tho old forces In common uBo, and
raro]y townrd tho utilization Of tho forcoB Of
Nature, which aro alwnys In operation, md
which cost nothing except tho machinery TO mp
ply thorn. Tho GUNS heat. tho pressure Of tho
atmosphere, and the attraction OF gravita-
tion have boon almost wholly Ignored M useful
agents, and oyon electricity is applied 10 worry
limited number Of usos, aud, whom employed at
all. is frat creatcd by chemical combinations In
stead Of being collected from tho groat reservoir,
Mother Earth. In fact, It seems %
II the forcea which ono would think
most available arc thoso loast known
and employed. It has boon left to q Chicago
inventor to make ono Of tho frat. md, nppnrent-
y, most successful, attompts to utilize tho ut
motion. Mr. Z. G. Dlathewiok. a commission
merchant doing busIuosH at No. is West Lake
strect, las rocently patented device fora street
railway, dependent upon gravity for tho motive
oate e gss1 be- has obtanod 9sst
which promises to bo completely successful.
Tho railway isself eonaihta Of q AerieB Of In
clned tah1e tracks, elevated upon % = frame
San & to o@y ryogp p%I1 nc ind t5ss11 % s.a
trayol. Tho central posts arc heavy
tmbors. twelvo inches square, into which arc got
tue cross joiata Witch support the double tracks
on each sldo. Tho inner track III yet ono foot
from the post. aud tho outer IL eighteen inchos
from tho innor. Tho tracks arc aot on bodB,
two by fourteen inches, mud arc braccd to tho
treat1e-work and to eacA other. Tho cars do not
run OIL tho traeka, but aot Of four whaola with
ef3r frhuo I'm hn1F walls
and tho car is suspended from the axloB of these
wAocla by wire ropo. On starting at the highest
point Of tho first section Of track, tho cur ia
hung about Que foot clear Of tho ground, and,
mora, md tho grade is about twenty five
feet to tho milo, 1t is evident tint
tho cur would strike tho ground within very
short distance. 10 obyiato this, q large wleef,
the car, on tho eide Tlis wlool ia turned by
epoAes, lle ships wheel. aud tho bold pilot Of
the car occupies little platform whero ho eau
keep lockout for passenEera and work the ma
operator winds up the car q distance correspond
Ing to tho vorttca1 full, by means Of his large
wleel, and BorioH Of pinion-wheels which turn
the ahaft to which the supporting rope is at-
distance from, the ground at which 1t started.
and the exertion necessary is uot great. owing
to the lightncsa Of the cor and the leverage Oh
tanned by the gearing, Tho tracks are arranged
with opposite inclination on opposite sides Of
tho posts, 60 thas tho cars travel i'll opposite di
reetlons on each side.
AB above stated the average length of the in
clincd sections is ono mile, but tllo road can lie
extended indefinitely by simple contrivRtice.
upon m q piece Of track which s,idos vertically in
groovewaye to tho hoight Of the original
starting-pont. Tue trestlc-work here iB again
high up, tho wheels start on their descent once
more, and the Journey continues. The cur 1t.
fu 1,,4kf Al
IL simply thrown out OF gear, aud the rope nm
winds from the cylinder to be rewornd as tho
wheels agniu descend. Tho sets OF wheelH
weigh less than 100 pounds each, anl arc raiHod
tion, where station-kooper is placed to attend
to the changing of wheels from tho lower 10 she
upper track.
Eaoh car carries ton persons, for zach OF
whom q sent ia provided with q sliding
door for each seat, mud. when they arc
filled. no moro passcngors can DO carried The
cars weigh about 600 pounds each, and cost from
S75 to 800. It is thought that the road will
not cost ovor 9a,000 por mile where tl!e 1ncltno
is not over twenty feet to the mile. The ratio Of
speed, OF courAet depends upon tho amount Of
tho Incline, aud tho weight of tho cur and pas
eangora. Tho full cars should hayo Bpood OF
fifteen mi1os per hour, with M inclination of
twenty-five feet to the mile. They may havo
more, but the conductor has brake upon the
| whcels, and another check in thu shape Of ewo
obliquoly inclined iron rods which will drag
along the ground to prevent lateral motion Of
the car. Thcy can bo presBed into the ground
by 3 treadle, aud tho forward motion thus
checked also.
!. Mr.. Blathorwicls's idea ia to.havs his railway
1rst put on trial along the Lake front, from Nau-
dolph street to Park Row. 1t will not be In the
Tho limo could then DO extended to Konwood,
|, Hyde Park, md South Park, If thought dosira-
'blo. It is also undor adyisement to uso it on
the right Of way obtained for narrow-gauge
can be used for both long aud short distances.
Some carH will be Through cars," making. no
stop except Ut each milo station. 9th
ers will bc used for transient travel.
a%pte at ho pget g9ns siao IN It qS o asae sa
across to the return truck and sont to tha termi-
nus. In this way, people going short distances
will take the way cars, and will DO able to got on
go long listancos will not be Detained by stop
pages to take OIL aud lot of tho way paHser-
gers.
stock company is now In proccHs OF forma-
ton. will be III operation by tho middle Of sum-
MGR. 1t is claimed that q cur, in passing along,
| will take up no more room than two porsons
walking abreast, and tlat at all other times tho
can be ornamentod, aud noed not bo moro ull-
! slightly than row Of telegraph po!es. Tho nd
| yantagos gained will 10 quick rides at choap
fares, aud, the cost Of building being 10 little,
the roadA can be run to every locality needing
them. perAoaa to wttom horae-car aud " oua !"
travel Ia slow and disagreeablo, and also quito
expensive. will hail with pleasure my invention
! wlich will guarantee comfort, speed, anl re-
| duction OF rates. If Alr. Blatherwicl has pro-
duced such machine, Ae will undoubtedly reap
| an enduring harvest Of gratitude and small
chAnge.
THE WICHITA TRAGEDY.
| Arrest OF the wife of Ono OF the Mar
| derora--8pOsV SltD became nn Accom- =