New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-02
NETWORK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1881

water are heated from the burners underneath
where the gas is burning which they themselves
water in the boiler is heated sufficiently, by intro
dncIng steam from the boiler into the reOrts instead
OF bringing In cold water, and making its volatiza
ton necessary.
OPINIONS OF EXPERTS.
The novelties of this locomotive arising from its
special design for using water gas fuel have been
designed in the Grant Locomotive Works. What it
VIII do in practice of as yet an open ques
ton, but the opinions of experts will be found in
terestlng. The manager of the works sad " / be-
heve this locomotive will be success. If we didn't
think that there was something in this idea
should not have consented to take the order to
build the engine. The decomposition of water by
this method has certainly been successfully
plished. But there is always if in the way of
anything not entirely proved, and it is necessary to
wait for trial. Can the engine get up steam,
keep it up, run at full speed without annoyance
from suctions or draughts, and draw heavy trains
without any troubles These are questions to be
answered by actual service. If this engine after
being tried and her journals got in good running
order can go out on the Erie road and draw train
on schedule time day in and day out, she is a
cess. But / will say that believe if this engine
cannot do 1T another engine can be built with
water gas as a fuel that can This engine is an OK
pertinent in its design 1t is question of utilizing
this great heat. We have gotten twice the
heating service by tnlS arrangement OF YER
teal hues, and the conductivity of the copper is
saving. But it may be necessary to make some i'm
provements or alter the design l believe that this
process of heating has been proven successful.
But that this particular engine s est adapted for
it, 1T is impossible to say. However, l believe it
Will be a success"
The machinist in charge Of the engine said
1.-The atomizing process of dIssociating water
was worthless from its expense; but in this
process it is done economically. Now in this
engine the boiler can be left and steam
carried for ten to twelve hours without variation
of five pounds. The boiler can be kept merely
warm or a high pressure maintained by the of
few gallons Of naphtha and with very little watch
There are no cinderS, SCOT or smoke. perfectly
clean white handkerchief can be put over the
smoke stack for ten minutes, and when removed
there Will be no stain nor a smell of smoke.
This has been done. l believe the cost of running
VIII not be over cents mile. 1t is singular fact
engine at the rate of forty miles hour to run it
at the rate OF sixty miles will cost double that
amount The exhaust Of the engine becomes
rapid with the increase of speed and draws not
merely the heat but coal right through the fues of
the boiler. An increase in speed with this engine
means very slight increase in expense. We have
no exhaust nozzles nor back pressure the piston,
and so less steam is required for propulsion than
In an ordinary engine. At sixty miles an hour it
would cost cents mile still to run this engine,
and 20 cents to run the other believe this will
be great success, and if so il means sweeping
change in the methods of transportation"
1t is said that q railway company has offered
81 100000 for the right to this process pro-
vided that this engine will draw train of four
Pullman cars from NewYo to Chicago and return
on schedule time. The trial will be made soon after
the engine is completed and thoroughly tested