The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-09
THE msLTnMORE PATENT CAR
AXLE.
a scientific Fest of the Patent on
the Harlem Extension Railroad.

ONOI luE llllb Vi lut i1NNShoaNh
division from Rutland to Bennington.
This invention is considered, by many
versed in railway matters, as making a
valuable improvement to the running of
cars, and, if universally accepted, will make
a revolution in the construction of cars and
their attachments. To be explicit, and
still be as brief as possible, the more prom
inent qualities of this patent. which are
Improvements upon the old axle, are as
follows: Its capacity for running larger
wheel than the ordinary axle, as it turns a
4i.inch wheel, If necessary, without the
necessity of raising the car, while the or
binary axle uses 33.inch wheel-a 40-nch
wheel was used in the test yesterday
the ease with which the wheel can be
taken off the axle, it being made
with that especial end in view,
and can be taken from the axle in
about twenty inmates, whereas the ordinary
wheel requires some three or four days the
axle is made the repository of the oil re-
quired to run it, and acts rs self-fceder,
while a great and even wonderful saving is
made in the amount of oil used-an in
stance being given of an axle now running
on the Baltimore and Washington railroad
which has not been replcnlshed with oil for
some six months, and is still running.
These are three of its more important quail
tiles, to which may be added, though not
the least of them, its great superiority over
all others in turning a curve-as one wheel
can run and the other remain stationary on
the track, as in case Of running round a
sharp curve.
The Eastern railroad association, which
is a combination of sixty-fye railroads To-
Gated east of the state of Ohio. lately
formed for the principal purposes of pro-
tecting themselves from infringcments on
patents and Of avaiing themselves OF any
new improvement in the way of railroad
advancement, recognizing the new patent
of Mr.. Miltimore to be professcdly an i'm
portant step in their line of business, have
instituted scientific test of this patent
and the excursion over the Harlem EXicn-
sion division, yesterday, was at their in
stance and inquiry.
The special train left Rutland at nine
o'clock in the morning and was composed
OF four coaches, belonging to the Rutland
division, and baggage car, drawn by the
engine Gen. Strong, with Lee Morton as
engineer and G. Dewey fireman. To
the four coaches and baggage car were at
tachcd the Mitimorc axle with trucks,
which were manufactured by the Arlington
car manufacturing company of Arlington
The train was under the management of +.
G. White, superintendent of the Harlem
Extension division, and Jesse Burdett, SUI
perintendcnt OF tie Rutland division.
On board were n number of the best
known car builders and railroad men in
the country, who had gathered here for
the purpose of witnessing the trial, togeth-
er with the invited guests of Mr.. Miltimore.
The personnel of the party was as follows:
G. w. Miltimore of Chicago, the patentee
of the car axle, and wife; w. w. Wilcox
of Aurora, H., master car builder of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad
Geo. w. Richardson of Troy, N. Y, pat
entee of the Richardson valve; w. b.
| Snow, master mechanic of the Pullman
| Car company Jonas S. Hearth, Of Troy
| N. Y, of the firm of j. s. Heartt & Co.,
car wheel builders f. Church of Troy,
| n. Y, master mechanic of the Troy and
Boston railroad w. Slingland, of Hart
ford, Ct, master mechanic of the Connec-
ticut Western railroad II. II. Morris, of
Philadelphia, of the Mitimore car wheel
and axle manufacturing company Cram-
mond Kenney Of New York, banker, and
j. A. Fowler of New Jersey n. L. Davis,
of Rutland, master mechanic of the Ru.-
land division of the Central Vermont; NJ.
A. Boorn, general freight agent of the Har-
lem extension j. j. II. Randall of Rut-
ton car manufacturing company; Geo. q.
Kendall, Charles Garfield, A. f. Burdctt,
Geo. b. lIoskn and Charles Tombs, of
Arlington, and representatives of The
GLOBE and Herald.
The train sped on without stop until il
arrived at Manchester, where the up train
was met and on which was Mr.. Henry
Waterman of Hudson, N. Y, Mr. r. II
Morris, named above. and Mr.. S. G.
George Of Hudson, N. Y, who were
transferred to the excursion party.
Mr. Waterman is railroad expert, Of
long and wide experience, VINO is employed
by the Eastern railroad association to
make the test of the Miltimore axle OF
scientific principles. Mr.. Whipple, tn,
regular agent of the association, whose
business it is TO conduct such tests and ex
periments, being deferred from attending
this trip, Mr. j. j. II. Randall, the well
known and practical civil engineer of thii
place, was invited to fill his place and die
SO. The manner in which the test of thu
axle is made is something novel in this sec
ton, but it is also a reliable proof. Thu
end to be attained is to ascertain the com
parative force or draft required to draw
cars having under them the Miltimore pat
ent, with the ordinary axle. This is dom
| by the use of the dynameter, al
invention for measuring the force uset
in propelling cars. 1t is als'
self registering and is considered
to be a sure guide in such tests as the ON
now in progress Thisldynameter wa
| brought on by Mr. Waterman and attached
S to the train. This was done by adding
fiat car to the train, which was placed be
tween the engine and baggage car, as tn
dynameter, it was found, could not be at
tached to the coupling of the engine. !
g was therefore attached SO as to couple til
t flat car and baggage car together.
On arriving at Arlington where the tes