, 1875-09-18
THE CATCHER.

Tue catcher !" Ia known "a Ward'a patont. It
has boon In lne for several yaaIs, aud Ii con-
BtantlJ receiving improvements from lis invent
Or Tho catchera in use aloug tho limo OF the
fast mali train are tho haAvtost in the soryice.
They aro twico a. heavy as any that hhvc over
beeu ,1aad before, Thay hayo been especially
constructed to resist the tremendous pressure
which tho momentum Of tho train will glvo thom
In doing their work. They weigh 81 pounds,
aud cost tile dovcrnmout at5 oach. Tho rail-
road company erects tho cranes Ut their own o4-
pouBe, and konp than IN order. For the ,sso OF
tlis fast mail traiu 1t has been necessssy 10 erect
crane At every post-ofiice on the limo Of the
road.
THE cATcM-eoucnEA
nra Sory different from tho ordinary mailbag.
TAey ato much longer, hayo RUG at both ondB,
by means OF which thoy are held in Al upright
position On The crane aud arc tied In tue middle,
10 that tho catcher CAN readily con!lno thon In
lts iron grip. Tho catcher-polchov, When hung
upon tue crsne, closely reasonable au hoat-glaps:
The lrlycrB Of tho trains know that tho SANDS
arc rapidly running from tho glass Of thelr
schedule, aud dash on from pouch to pouch.
from. great town to hamlet. taking up at tho ond
ot an iron rod tho bags which toll tie story OF
Tho Post Office Department and tho railroad
company have
NEGLECTED NOTHING
which could increase the security OF this ncces-
p1ecodes tLe departure. Fisher. obof Engineer Of
| the Now York Contral aud Ward, tho Special
Agent OF tho poAt- Ofaico Department in charge
! Of tho catcheEB. aud their Inventor, have
tEavessed the entlro limo Of tho road
| u adapted to it's purpose aud Ia seonre.
The Auccess Of tho catch largely depends npou
tho position, stability. and adjustment Of tho
crane. Iho catchsrs worked perfectly, scarcely
bag Wks lost, and none Which woro Of proper
| length. The crauea had bcen rceot betweeE tho
two passengcf.tsacka, 30 that trains going both
| Ways eau catch from the sAme crane. II Was
teafea tsfe tihey might not have been properly ad"
intendent Bangs eono mouths ago WAS OF opil-
lon that It would DO possible to catch tho nlaia
| from the top Of tho car through An Apel-
.boas f g dsss a1a e Vas 4 housh shss tss
| il tho msfls weEc caught from Tho top Of tho
cn1. tho catch might be moro certain, and tho
daaKer to the railway clerks. aud tue sayer.
aido,wFsuehing to the car, might 10 aayoidcdt
from tho top OF tho car hayo beeu proposed, but
none Of tlon have proved practicAblo. :
The grest ltuportance Of this catcher zor-
Vice may be learned from
| TUE FOLLOWING CiAGULAR
iasuod by As. Bangs 10 all Possm1stsrs and
postat ctlicialA concerning tts use:
| lasTnGcElohs TO foRrMAsTfRs CONCERNING TUE
| uzt1An syATEs NA1L-cArC4kR,
osrIcE or TUE dkM.aAL Hurxs1xzxxnEar RAIL
| WAY MAIL 6Esvlcx, WARRINGTON, D. o.. Afarch l.
1673-For tho purpose Of exchanging mat(s curtall
way and dxH stations between thoxe pIacss aud tht
hallway Fost-Dfeo Clerks Route Agents without ar
abateent or loss Of spesd Of ths trsl The rostpc
causing his erection Il zach ct such stations ii
~ ct4as n ou which tho pouch 10 10 exchanged b,
tbs postmAsters u TO b hung, sud laA furnished
top aud bottom, std sessp wlth buckle attached 70 III.
ocntro: these pouches To be uaei oaly In making ssk
p1ah4ugas. ......
Tbs pouch should be prepared by postEna4tsrs u
follow: but small snount Of mail astter i 4
sen la IL al remain In the lower part Of thu pouch
sna buckle ths strap arouna m!sadla ot sa,np. II
large nail y 10 b sant divide It, putting part It h
toP& RVi tas ptt u ths aNsk Pat of up pouch, buck