New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-12
THE NEW WATER GAS ENGINE.

The local train from Paterson at 1880 D. m. via
Newark to New-YOrk. carried Yesterday the unusual
number OF - passengers, IN tour OF the heaVy o!u
pattern Erie Railway cars The excess was due to
curiosity to observe the working OF the new nynIoge
water-gas locomotive engine, the &. Holland
which on tins occasion made lts naluen Irp 40 "
passenger engine the REGULAR time table OF the
New-lUrk Lake Erie and Western Railroad, sim
liar curiosity drew crowds to the several points 10
its departure its stops. and It's ARRIVAL III jersey
City. At the lat er terminus the engine was hou-
ored with the privilege OF running INTO the paSSeh
ger depot, whence wheeled smokers" are
" Web rDe ev sSEec By fmSme the
Holland" vomited nothing INTO the raiters InoIe
offensive and ia gerons than pure and snow-whlte
clouds Of yapor But its roaring Orougat the wno,S
rating population of the var rs and Offices around
the new arrival. In passing through the tunnei
tn passengers had just been regaed with gale OF
cool subterranean air drawn by the rapid motion
through wide open doors and windows, clearing
out Ghe cigar smoke and other impurities ana SUI
stitutlng for the customary tunnel-choke ana GU
der-hai q light spray OF the condensed pro-
duet of hydrogen, combustion, entirely agree
able to the senses and 10 the WmtesC
shirt-fronts. The arrival ahead OF time
The oil guage showed cost of ~ 81 for the twenty
mile run, which is not much, II any, cheaper than
full rate on the long and closely managed trunk
lines when coal cheap. Ii is more Than aouole
the highest consumption OF the u Holland dur-
ing the few weeks past, when il has been dong
heavy freight work. The principle or the APP
paratus il the decomposition or water at hlgh
heat by mlngIlng IL with small proportion Oh OH,
without air IN IRON rctOrts the hydrogen set Tree
being Instantly burned, and all the heat OF DOM
uniOns-the carbon with the water oxygen, ana
he hydr gen with he air OXygen-being confined
and utilized III the boiler, making steam. me
retorts four in number Ihey TcsemDle
half Il peck-neasure IN SIZE, and are set near
the door of tue furnace, ntfle ABOVE
the vel of the burners, which cover n0Or ABOUT
three by eight feel in rnt The burners are as
pinhOes along the lengths of close series OF one
inch iron pipes covering the floor oil the Dre
chamber and connected with central gas man.
wneb Is supplied by pipes from the rctors Ihese
plnhoes being pitched toward each other IN pairs
the gas-ets meet accordingly in pairs aud mlngie IN
combustion with jets OF air coming up through -
inch holes just under each conjunction oil gas Inc
number OF gas jets Is 54o. . -
The boiler as originally designed and built, was
intended to improve upon tine ordinary conditions
o gas heating but on being tried, was reJeceu, ana
the ordinary boiler pattern was restored, WIN
few notifications IN the ire-box and smoke pipe
In April lust the new boiler and heatlng APP
paratus were satisfactorily tested aud In the last Oh
May the complete en- qne was delivered 10 tine Erie
Road. After few standing trials 1t VAS SCI III
work on the freight business until yesterday Wheh
Il entered on us calling passenger engine.
PROBABLY not more than half the average with Ordl-
nary locomotives. Rapid mOtlOn has been an aiG 10
che fire, which formerly 1t tended TO suppress. nc
dimensions OF the engine are aS fOnoWS: Wclgnt
with ali on BOARD IS IONS; leng, II over ALL " leet
dancer of driving wheels, 1eet; cJhhuers'
II by ~ inches.