McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-29

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general superintendent T. E. Calvert,
and assistant superintendent D. E.
Thompson and John McConiff, of the
B. & NJ in Nebraska, met the train at
Pacific Junction, Superintendent Camp
bell joined the party down the road a
short distance, and accompanied it to
Denver. Mr.. Westinghouse, the inven-
tor of the air brakes which we've upon
trial, was also one of the party. The
train was also equipped with automatic
couplers, and the experiment was pro-
nounced decided success by all the
officials.
We have heard a number of express
sions of righteous Indignation from
parties who have been ''located as
they supposed on a good piece of land,
which proved to be almost worthless
when they came to make settlement on
the same. There is this to be said
Many of these ceases of mistaken ident-
ity' are due to the ignorance Of those
locating. Many we say, are due to
ignorance but on the other hand, it is
equally true, we fear, that locators have
taken advantage of the fact that half
the people who drive out over these
prairies and divides don't know what
they are taking, and consequently they
are shown fine school section or deed
ed claim, they decide to take it, of
course, return to the land office and
take out papers on land that is some
times ten miles from the land they were
over. Just what recourse man has
in law we know not, but we hope that
some stout granger friend will pillow up
a quarter section with one of these in
dividuals who purposely and knowingly
do such work, probably greater care
will be taken in time future.
We take the following from the Lin
coin Journal thinking it might interest
those of our readers connected with
railroad matters
The object Of the trip was not to see
how good time could be made, and the
of the air brake IS not |
chiefly for the purpose of saving time.
The advantage to be gained by its use
is convenience and the prevention of
accidents which result from the impos-
sibility Of stopping trains suddenly by |
the ordinary brakes and from collisions
between the sections Of broken trains.
The automatic brake is so contrived that |
whenever train is broken and the pipes
parted it sets itself. The filling of the
pipes unsets the brake and whom the
turning of stop-cock or the breaking
IF pipe lets the air out the brake is
set. Accordingly when
/ train breaks in two the brakes are at
once set on both sections and collision
between the two parts is impossible.
A test of this was made on the trip
Lincoln and Red Cloud. A
brakeman was instructed to uncouple
,he train in the middle without the
of the engineer. This was
lone and, although the engineer did not
know what was the matter, and tried
lis best to pull his part of the train
ahead, the sections came to standstill
within four and half rail lengths of
Zach other.
The heaviest trains can be stopped
within six hundred feet, and the train is
entirely under the control of the engi-
leer, who can set the brakes on the
whole train from his engine, OF the con-
|uctor, who can do the same by opening
valve at any coupling. Such thing
IS collision is therefore impossible
kept on very short curve.
These brakes have been in constant
Use on several of the mountain roads
nd have been used to some extent on
he Central Pacific road. Indeed, on
nountain roads, where there are very
teep grades, it would be a hazardous
to attempt to run a train
Without the air brakes.
W. o. Moody is building a residence
Tho hill co,,+h o,l 60 I