New-York tribune., 1885-08-10
TIE TENTH Avenue CABLE ROAD.
TESTING THE SYSTEM THORcUGHLY-To BIZ WORK.
ING SOON.

TESTING THE SYSTEM ph "o""-
ING SOON.
From Eghth-aye. at -hnndreh-ana-
twenty fifth st. narrow groove FIVE eghths OF IN neh
I'm width runs mid way between the sreet-car tracks,
,rn into Tenth-ave. and passing up over Washington
Heights TO Cue -hnndred nd-eghty sixth ST. "iih
few blocks Of HigS BFiige Through this groove can
be seen the tunnel whci, rms under the Street 81"
nearly six months worlSmen h1Ne pee" o'''''ie w
tunnel under the streecar tracks for tho eh'n
Cable Road The walls OF the tunnel are OF pr.~N ".
stone. Is large enough for man to move about In i''
and more than miles long Within foot Of the
surface OF the street at regular distances iron wheels
with grooved tires like those used on the caoe
ROAD OF the Brooklyn Bridge. Lie cable passes over the
Wheels fitting smoothly into the tires but IL Is not
lifted up, the Bridge cable is for the car grips to
seize IL. thin. steel rod passes down from
the car with q grip ut the end and catches the cable
The conductor OF the car stands above It, and by
simple movement OF his lever can loosen the grip anu
draw 1t ur from SLOT the brake which Is Deside
the lever. and check the car
There nrc TWO scs Of these wheels In the tunnel FOR the
cable and two entirely independent OF each other
ran over each OF wDccls. III the conductor or the
car let's down his grip and finds that the first cable has
stopped. no knows something IL wrong and by shSnt
adjustment OF the grip throws so as to seize the secphd
cable In tho building where the power Is generated 10
move tho cables the same duplication Il proviieh ior'
There two powerful machinery over which the
independently. and III case Its com
panlon is ont OF order Two enormous boilers are
provided The cables after passing several times around
great wheel are wound around cy;pder where there
Il an apparatus tightening them or letting them out
~ II they strings OF some colossal Instrument
TLey enter building through tube ana ia strand
OF wire has become and loose In passing thfongh
this tube the broken strand rings alarm informing the
en- neer that repairs are necessary anl the other caDle
IA stnrtei np while the trouble Is being reinedied.
The building for the main depot OF the cabie road Is
one the largest I'm Harlem. IL II OF brick anu stohe'
three stories hgh and occnpies the entire block between
One.hundre,-and tive nty ninth and hundrcd-and
hreth sts Tho cars enter the ground hoor from the
street stored there and the upper oors are usea
for o.rrs and sOrc-ruOns. The came harhhfI) ~ an
In thn cellar. which Is lighted Hith elcctc iml ngn.
and Jay There l. also cellar which u stored wlth
hundreds OF coal for the engines IN the rear o ho
building The Third A,enne karoaa Jonphny; % wi w'tn "a
bs.it the tenth Avenne Cabe I.o Is .s nr3l 10 10
uut 10 practical test the cable on snfncc str'et IV III
hi, cty larse amount OF capital hns been placed IN
the undertaking and the conn any Is D , h q.
tn success the cnterprse Atcr thoroush les' as
M ,wn tue adlpabity Of Inc cable to the stress II -
Intended 10 continue the ino tO and down Ihlt ave an
Intimately 10 do away with horses altogether A. J;
Miiler the mechanical ensnecr OF the t'au ms M, i
cnrye of th work siLce IT. beginning and has made all
the plans Tor II. He and bis assistant II ~
were eos nccte with the Chicago cable roais rom i1er
INTRODUCTORY The cables running now. ana daring
tr present month intended to yet the uc IN perfect
cvervfhing IA working satisfactorily. and then II Ia
expected TO continue without any DELAYS thercaitsr, m
the experience o ,he Chicago roadh Mr. Mier saI 10
rn,t ~ reporter aud IL l. believed that our cablc
line will bc the most perfect that has been esiaoShe
a, NOT think tnoro ANY DOUBT that the system VIII
rYcntualy away with horse cars as eeetuay ~ the
car have done away with the stages In the rst place
cable roads can operated more cheay-a one -hai
te ey ueuse and even less the Chicago cnpany says
IN. cars nrc under better control nn horse-c'rs are
They MAKE as good time; and above ALL ts nIroVeeht
i'm sanitary conditions by the removal OF thOnranus Oi
hnr-e. frnin the streets IA Ot the greatest recon-
,udntinns Df the road To tho public. 80 -
= f. there no danger Of Interfering Win uaFel on
account o tho grooves n the street into wbicn thc gp
passes !" . - - - ,,.o ,t., 4, M,
,norc than ye.eghths of an inch In Deadtb EApefi-
enc. bs. already shown that there Is no heed o tue
grin way becoming choked ANY nnnber OF cars may
accommodate iucrcised tfaNci' or
M. number can reduced v hen the travel is lgh'.
VIII not the cables bo superseded by electric MOTORS
soon e. - ,-.,. ,,o. e,o,,
- No they will not. That Il mstaken idea steam
and electric motors have tho same disadv 'nages on
gtrr.t tacks The tricks ara continually iecomnhs
cioe,el with mud snow. and these are dllhcnltes
whr operate ofccualy agains, such motors steam OF
electricity will never prac,i cahlo on crowded cV
street fle ARRANGEMENTS OF the 1hird Avenue ON
pauv will enable u to run cars singly' honhy' OF III
wnule tfiin. There viii bc "a grip III eici car unless
some OF the regular street cars arc attached :" the lI
Toe Tenth Avcnnc road will be an Important Ioad lot Tue
rrople on Nashin gton Heights. II VIII take many
pcorc 10 High Bdgc and Its travel VIII Increase Win
ihe rapid sroath of this part OF New-lork