The Worthington advance., 1880-09-23
Il LIFE-LIKE INVENTION.

Birge, Williams & Co.'S Automatic, TEL
egraphic Train Dispotcher''s Register
| -Erplanation By the Iaventors.
While at St. Paul few days ago we
called on oursfriend DR.. e. d. Williams,
we'll known to some Of our people, and
found him absorbed in making draw.
ings illustrating a wonderful invention
which he and his partner, Mr.. Birge,
have just brought.to perfection. It is
All automatic system Of signals and a.
larms for both railroad stations and fire.
boxes in cities. The Doctor showed us
the system at work and it is certainly a
remarkable invention, working with the
precision of Il clock. Railroad conductors
and others who have examined it, are
delighted with it. If brought into gen.
eral use, it will prevent the wrecking of
trains on railroads, and in cities secure
instant and absolute certainty us to the
location Of a fire. From the Doctor We
obtained the following explanation:
When train las an example) No. |,
leaves station No. l, the Conductor will
step to the Station Box, and pull down
the hook found projecting from the door
and let 60 Of it. The effect will be: the
haud Oh the dial face OF the register, in
station No. and in all other stations
on the line, will move instanter from
zero. (marked Oh the dial face) to No. l.,
aud there stop. Also make the same
registry at the same instant in the train
DiSpatcher'S office. AT the Same ILL.,
stsnt vibrating bell will sound in ev-
cry station, calling atte ltion to the fact
that train No. has left No. l station
on time table time. which Of course is
then recorded in the station books OF
the Co., hence registered all along the
line. The moment the register is thus
made, the hand Oh the dial is turned
back to zero, and the instrument is ready
for another registration. When station
No. , is passeu, the same operation is
repeated as 1T station No. | and the
same results produced from tile train
dispatcheA Office all along the line, and
is thus repeated the whole length of the
line at every station house. Hence no
train can pass station without record
ing its exact location on the road if the
conductor does his duty. If he does
not, he convicts himself OF the negIi-
gence. When fast express train that
does not stop ut all stations, passes
those not stopped at, the station agent
should signal the same as if the train
stopped, for the purpose of locating the
position Of the train at Il certain mo
ment Of time for the Information OF To-
cal and freight trains to be kept out of
the way. What is true in the operation
of station No. and train No. l, is true
when applied to any and all other trains
without reference to their numbers, or
whether they are local or special, pass
enger or freight, it is I'LL the same. Eac!.
train under rules mist register itself At
every station, whether on time or Tot.
IF out of time, the conductor knows
what he has got to meet. and at what
station and ut What time. There can
lie no mistakes, and no reckltss.;..ss COW
cred up under the plea of "watcn tricks,
or misconception of time tables, Eve
ry conductor will know whether there
is train between MIN and the next sta
tion. If under rules, he must % Oh
and side track. BY consulting the reg
lister at his station, he knows just how
many moments ne has got to make his
number OF mules in. The great benefit
OF this me:h III is it's exact registration
OF every location, position and move
ment. If every train on the road which
Is brought to the knowledge of any OPP
orator of moving and stationary trains
ON the spot. 1t enables the Train Dis
patCher, on all occasions of emergency.
for ''extras, "hy consulting his registra.
tiOnS in his Office, to issue such neeufu!
orders all along the road us he may
deem advisable, to regular or irregular
trains, to keep the track clear for the IT.
regular extra. Practically, the train dis
patcher. and the managers Of trains.
cannot be too we'll informed of each
others location and movements. Each
must know on the spot, his duty. lie
must not be in doubt for want of proper
info, nation. nor wait to telegra III for
it. Nor will there be any occasion fer
it where every act done on the road Ivy
moving or stationary trains is faithful
ly recorded at every station.
Again, the recording machinery is 50
arranged and constructed, that it can
he used as i regular telegraph key for
other purposes, same as those now in
common use. But if r. r. companies
wish to maintain the usual lines for tel
egraphing Oh business outside of record
ing position of trains, passing and re-
passing Oh single or double tracks, it will
not interfere with tie operation. Tie
additional expense of maintaining Il
separate line, is I'LL that will have to
be considered. Returning trains will
be registered from their starting point,
by simply following the number Of the
stations back, IN the order OF their To-
ca ION. 1t is just as easy and regular to
follow back from fifty to one, rs from
one to fifty. Tie same facts prevail in
registering local trains. They register
from their starting point 1T the middle
OF the road AS promptly as those start
ing from either end Of the track, rs all
trains have their numbers defined on
time tables, III the hands IF train dis
patchers and all other moving trains.
Fast running trains going the same di-
rection on double tracks, are liable to
run into each other, especially it one
makes slow time. or meets with accident
between stations. This can b4 avoided
If a pursuing train is kept within con
servative limits by means Of II truSty
signal system. Another fact may be
mentioned, viz: In case of the lines
breaking or otherwise 0bStructed, the
instant this occurs, the bell will ring
and the hand on the dial face will leave
zero and traverse around to zero with.
out stopping ut any Of the numbers on
the dial face. This is an instanter warn
ing that the line is down. There are
other important features connected
with this life-like device, that stamps it
as a wonderful advance in progressive
thought, reduced to tie wants Of man.
kind, as we'll as protection of life.
COUNTY CONDESCENDs 70 SPEAK A.
GAM
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