, 1879-01-29
STEAM ON 6TIsEET-CARS.
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lH4AL VI 4 NEW lHF2HEloNs
Mr. ". 8. Salisbury q practical mechanic, has
BEEN Tor sixteen weuks cnGuxed 10 working out
the problem OF running street-cars by stcnnl
raised In connection with every attempt before
made In sAis direction. After constructing four
different eugiues ant testing them, hc at lonytl,
got one that worked 10 mitch to his satisfaction
that he Issued Invitations to number OF prom
inent men, principally those Interested Ia nna-
chlncsy manufacture, to attcnd public trial 0f
hls new ateam stseet-car motor at Nos. 4S ana
afternspn at talf-past 3 O'clock There
were from twenty 10 thirty gentlemen present,
anl satious opinions were expressed. The pre-
yelling tInprr8sloo however, apparently being
Mastcr Mechanic Of tho Clraao City Hallway
Company anil Il prominent official OF The North
Division Company werc present, nnd cxprcsscd
desire to sec tho apparatus attached to q
why's, IN order to giyc 4 falrsria, ~ the basc-
s.!ent, III which strap iron trnck about 100 feet
Ions was constructed, was poorly adapted to q
fair test OF the experiment.
1T Ia CLAIMED NJ TIN INVENTOR
That he las steam motor that will uso up ita
own anhks aud stcam to such All c1tcnt that
neither Will be percept'hlc III tlle street when
tho car IA IN motion; that no nolso whatever Ia
nsstls from the cxtlanat: that tho cur sun bu
warmed in winter BY ineana NJ utilizing thu ex-
l,aust steam IN pfpea; that any rats Of speed ran
bs attained from scarcely percepttbls .nottou
to twenty intles N buuF; that 1t can be oper-
enough to manage \ pa!r Of horses; lllat the
Apparalus ral be attached to any horserer With.
out altering IL aDpcarsnca ID The Ie4st; and
lnally. that III Use will cause saving Ut QUE
half tA the cost uf running tho cars. Tho cost
t5o.
Col. ]. W. Hall Is che OF tho owners Of this
patent, und b. is conident that tile new motar
fsi 70 IL FL Il
Tile engine used Ii tho Alams, . rotary, rua-
atructed upon . different principle from tile
common Fotary eng1nes, having an exact balance
of steam pressure, " hereby no tnateEiaI friction
packing cannot work lnose ~ yhrinsaxs atl H.
low any stcaA to essape aal xurk in Opposition
against ihn opposite head. There ero also no
dead potuts, ~ I'M Two olstons arc constantly
out ud 10. b.. rollers. guided BY
xsuoYvl cam In The head4, ths lurve follrr
working outside Aul the small roller inst.ls
Of tue cam, securing positive movement With
!oss, by. actual experiment, working steam At
full stroke, loea mot exceed pcr cont, . result
hereto&uEo ncveE obtained by auv otbcr engine.
fhs Spyins xas constructed fur 1nno holss!oR,
aud Col. Hall, witnessing its operations in tl.s
mining districts, conceived tho idea that it
UTILIZED FOE srRsEr-cAa PaopxLLtao.
The sound Of the exhaust IL deadened By tray
cling In ntpss tbs entire leu9th ot the car, and
tie smoke und stealn ase mingled together aud
escape by one stark. Sir. Salisbury Tan It up
aud down the trsmway ln the ". eacnt for over
~ hour, aud showed th4t hs ha4 Kuttsu lns
enx,nn under perfect control, 1t has =
rcYesse, nnd all y man hns to do
IL u VT and turn lever forward OF backward,
accorilng to the direction IN which lie wlsllcs to
travel. After tue engine had Roltcn "wur,ned
up" no sound WAS heasd lud no su,oks or
steam OF my account w9s emitted trom tic
stack. All ths apparatus, SatsT-cylinleEs, aFs-
box, pfpex. Atul gearing wsEa Attaehed under-