, 1876-11-05
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
COMFORT FOR TIE PASSENGER
N the Edffo1. Of This Trfbune,


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BELGIUM published in the last {septemper' 1910
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ous.''<, Q! oelgluni' Win VIZ" 10 orlnslns .u'
subject OF comfortable strcet-car travel to the
n,,a y, sa,,.sa 49,. ha haar 49, snh;.c
Inc walmingot tailoaa.ears nas oeen % rue sao!ee
sae paf1 taG hea t1ed
@ syh.em tne aealns Is aceompnshea tnrougak k kappa'
ratna paaeep nnder tae Rasssnsets 1ee. and ~ an'
,nhs Tue onjeet 10 heans "
Eacno1 taese systems possesses ieatnles o. taeon
Wnlea IL woua take soo long 70 a1ssne u
uesa. ea ns appattus aos hentlng ne aee' aone II
M tha. moss geaetai!y empIoyeo ~ ne!slu!n. one "
me chlet reeommendatlons fo1 tnis mode Of neat,
ing ls that II supplies tne greatest amount OF nea'
~ ~ .e tGe ~tGh, 81 nas eaugh1 y U.s. ~
tne polLton9 " tAe oous uos. IApo2eu ~ Lug
and' besides, these heaters being movable
can oe easily transferred rom one place 70 an
osnet nnless treS Ute especially cons'ae1eo luz
ceTn.m 7a.i1 ppe..oh' .1.,.r.,.. .s;,
apraaotas u ca'!ea were supphea eIc'uetVe'y WIN
no. wate: anu t Inat i; get tne @ on!y one ~
general use On tne beigian fali1oauS nut attenpls
have often been made to adopt other means !, OF
nsanng tnen1: paitlcaiaFly toe effort OF q.
Cnaum9nt 70 qtlize re e. lor tus pprpose, ana the
results whaeh nave oeen o1talned lead rs
~ nupe suas ~ .ne near lotuls tne use y! not
Watet "tll oe oetlseoatlhueu. SERIOUS lneouseIience
The .v sae use ps @ eoo, ~,
uar ,eend s W J 1aati 'ar
mneh timc md % isyerv W cnsf,v hesides the wear on
mating, and worse than all else, the Changing and
retilling Of the chau6eretes occasion serious delay
to the trains, requires large number Of workmen,
and gives great ANNOYANCE to travellers.
h.. he system n3eued ta b and whea
nas neen t5,ea ior thsee winters on
t1a.n VI .me"e eads oes~sen pfusse.a @ anu
dnne vpa1 .@' },h ~. 1,,ra.'ca ~ 4ho fnr'
mer methods. The same annaratus which is cm-
ploycd for lighting the ears by gas il used for
heating them. Every car is provided with a box-
shaped heater made Of iron. which extends across
one end Of the vehicle inside In this box are in
closed two pipes which carry the gas and there Is
gus burner M a. ethef eno OF tne neatet, Whicn
~ ~ lsns sne ana neat sae ~
thrnma ~ tMv nas ont ha p'1 n u 1harce
mt n Ihe fnn NJ tbe vehic1e thrnnoh small ehim-
news. wy '~'@1"'~
The air OF the heater which surrounds the pipes
is limited in volume, and it takes less than fifteen
minutes to heat 1t to temperature Of IS degrees.
Notwithstanding the main intention OF the system
- 70 warm t9e passensefs 1eet y Is 1act Ihat ING
M me car Is 6y ABOUT u
coS,fnrt - A'"'' "'"eA 80 s'"0'1''' s"D's'D' AVA
This mode of mating fs e1treme1v sfrnte and fs
easily applied TO any Carriage. It requires no at-
tention during days travel, and it is said to be
exempt from all danger Of taking fire. The gas
used in this apparatus is the common gas Of the
cities, and the cost is merely nominal.
we who ENJOY the luxury of the palace rail-
roaa cars IN , use u me United states nave
reason to smile At the idea OF 2 journey from
Chicago to New York in winter, in cars warmed
only by means m of pans Of hot water PLACED on
the cur floor We know What comfort is, and
shiVer at the very thought OF depending for
warmth merely upon warmng,pans. Never
theless, while the steam railroads Of America
are provided with drawing-room luxurles, the
strect-railroad traveller suffers no end Of dis
comfort because the strcet-cars are not pro-
VldSd With some means OF At least taking the
three main lines OF street railroad In Chicago to-
day, over which cars run distance OF five miles