Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-19
THE LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE IN TIE
WORLD

trail Pacific Railroad works in this city a
locomotive of gigantic proportions destined
for the heavy grades Of the Southern Pacific
Railroad. The work has been done in the
most complete manner, and the engine is
well proportional, not showing to casual
glancs that she is so immense. A. j. Ste.
vens, General Master Mechanic, designed and
| superintendent the construction; George A.
Stoddard, Chief Draughtsuan of the works,
made the drawings to carry out Mr.. Stevens
ideas. The trial trip was success, and Sac.
rament0 can now boast OF successful inau-
guration OF locomotive building.
The boiler was made by Chas. H. Hooper,
foreman of the boiler shop, under the dirsc-
ton Of MIR. Stevens, Of the following d.
mansions Thickness of the shell, ZIG of an
inch. Otis steel; whole length OF boiler over
all, 80 feet q inches shell GO inches in diam.
eser, IL feet long, containing 166 tubes q
inches in diameter; box, 10S inches long
by 90 inches deep, made OF 5-16 of an inch
steel-heiDg thinner than the outside shell go
as TO make steam easier combustion cham
Der, g inches long by &c inches deep. The
crown sheet is supported by 81 bars, made of
best bar iron, by inches, placed inches
apart, each bar supported, by two sings
strung to the wagon top OF the boiler by two
stays. The stay-bolts in the fre-box and
combustion chamber are Z Of an inch in diam
eter and perforated witha 3 16 Of an inch hole
The dome Is 26 inches in diameter and 40
inches high. The smoke arch is SO inches in
diameter and 81 inches long. The whole
weight of the boiler, complete. is IA TONS
The cylinder of the engine is 10 inches in
| diameter stroke of piston. 80 inches. There
is an Independent cutoff valve working on
the back or top of the main valve, which is a
double valve with double exhaust at each
end of the cylinder worked by six eccentrics
Two on each side work the link motion, and
one on each side works the cutoff on the
cylinder. There is steam cylinder in the
cab attached to the reversing lever to enable
the engineer to work the reversing gear easily,
also cylinder on one side TO work the steam
brakes, which are attached to three pairs of
the driving wheels. There are four pairs of
driving wheels, 4 feet inches in diameter,
two pairs of which are Hanged to hold the en-
CINE on the track, and the others blank.
There is an instrument attached to the back
of the tender connecting with the draw. bar,
called dynomometer, to test the strength
and pulling capacity of the engine. The
weight on the driving-wheels is 80 tons on
| the forward truck, 81 tons whole weight of
the engine with water, exclusive of tender,
Gil tons. The driving wheel base on track ia
15 feet 9 inches. Capacity of tender, 8, 600
CINE is nearly all of an original design, and
not copied from Eastern manufacturers. The
double valves are an invention of Mr.. Stevens,
and are new idea for locomotive engine.
A SANTA BARBARA RA1LRoAD.-The
Pacific Coast Railroad Company has incor-
porated for the purpose of constructing and
operating narrow gauge railroad from the
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and Santa Maria Valley Railroad to the city
of Santa Barbara, distance of so miles.
The company also proposes to build and
traffic in wharves, landings, vessels, ware
houses and other railroads, and to issue
bonds, borrow money and purchase and own
stock in other corporations. The capital
stock of the corporation is 81, 500, Co., divided
into Is, 600 shares of 800 each. The follow
ing Board Of Directors have subscribed
$50, 600 of the capital stock William Norris,
Chas Goodall, Edwin Goodal, John Rosen-
field and John l.. Howard.
CONCERT To NIGHT-The third concert of
the popular series recently inaugurated by
Professor ]. L. Skinner will take place this
evening at the Metropolitan Theater. The
programme includes full choruses, quartets,
duets and solos. Miss Martha Littlefeld
will act as pianist, and an orchestra OF twelve
pieces will furnish Accomplishments. The
collections include classic and popular music.
The programme for this evening is better
than that of either of the preceding concerts.
| The ladies who are to take part in the enter
! tainment have tastefully decorated the stage
with evergreens and flowers. Reserved seats
can be procured at Houghton's book store.
Prices Of admission 80 and % cents.
A L.
held by the Band of Hope at East Park
Grove on Saturday, April 22d, to which all
the children and parents in the city are in
vited. Mrs. +. Pitt Stevens aud others will
make addresses, to be interpreted with sing
ing and amusements. Band Of Hope and
friends will meet at the. Congregational
Church at $3.50 A. NJ. promptly, and take cars
from Sixth and k streets at 10 o'clock, which
go directly to the grounds. Refreshments
brought to the church will be taken care Of
LATE ARRESTS. - The following arrests
were made up to II o'clock last night: John
Bauer, John White, John Hastruser, on
charge of misdemeanor, by officer Woods :;
Jack Agaths, petty larceny, by officer Ash ;
Edward Braumgan, drunk, by officers Jack.
son and Lee.
UYDELIyERED MESSAGES. - Messages to
the following addresses are at the Western
Union Telegraph Office: Mrs. DR.. Flye, L.
IL. Titus, Mrs. Cora Higgins, J. C. Sullings.
IT Is THE Town TALK.-The rival in mil.
linery goods. At calico prices. No more
high prices in French flowers. No more high
prices in fine bonnets aud hats $40 bonnels
for Sl5; So hats for 81 So at the Red House
Millinery Psrlors.
PEAs.-The finest favored Sugar Peas that
come TO this market can be had fresh daily at
De Bernardo L Cos.
GREEN PEPPERs.-We are in receipt daily of
a large invoice of Green Chile Peppers. d.
De Bernardo L Co., sos and 80 L street.
ONE CASE of fancy cashmere, 10 be sold at
so cents a yard. No better value will be of.
fered this season, Red House.