The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-10-28
RAPID RUNNEAG BY RAIL.
How n Train Travelled Three Iiundrcd Miles an
IGur.
(From the san Francisco Chl onicle)

iIBiIF.
(From the San Francisco CkIonicle)
When George Stevenson asserted his
ability to run passenger coaches at Il
speed OF twelve to fifteen miles an hour,
scientific and practical men deemed him
tit for lunatic asylum, but time has
shown that trains may be run at II much
greater velocity without materially add
ing to the dangers Of railway travel. The
Hight OF the fast express on the Penn
sylvania railway is marked example of
the possibilities in tho way Of sustaining
high rates of speed. This road now runs
the fastest train in America. Nine hun
drcd and twelve miles, including seven
stops, are accomplished in %, hours,
and the average time is 36.3O miles an
hour. A portion Of the distance is run
at the rate Of rs miles an hour. At Il
speed of 60 miles an hour the driving
wheels of the locomotive on this train
make 258I revolutions q minute. VIM.
Fandcrbllts squirt OF 81 miles in 81 min
utes on the New York Central is declared
to be the highest rate Of speed ever at
tanned III this country, but this speed
was not surprise to good engineers,
many Of whom are firm in the belief that
100 miles an hour will yet be accom-
plishcd on American roads.
Thirty-One years ago Colonel Mciggs
read paper before the New York Farm
crs' Club on "Fulurc TRAVELLING" in
which he expressed the belief that rail
road cars could be safely propelled by
steam at the rate Of 300 miles an hour.
lie said: '"Thc Emperor Of Russia has
taken the first great step toward what |
deem the ultimatum Of railroad travel.
Instead of cutting what ! call moro
drill through the country and going
around everything in the way for a
straight line, he has cut II broad way for
500 miles from ST. Petersburg to Mos
COW. Ho has made it all the way 300
feet wide, SO that the engineer secs
everything on the road. This is part of
the futuro-thc railroad from point to
point with mathematical line; the rails
ten times stronger than are now used ;
the locomotives on wheels Of far greater
diameter; the gauge of relative
BREADTH; the signals and times perfectly
settled; the roads on both sides during
the transit Of trains having the gate Of
the walls all closcd-thcn instead of
travelling 100 miles an hour, We shall
more safely travel 300 miles an hour"
One Of tho latest efforts at improve
mcnt in locomotives is that of q French
man named Estradc, who has construct
cd an engine which he calls La Parish
enne. La Parisicnnc, when watored and
fired, Weighs AZ tons. Its driving wheels,
SIX III numbe", are 8 feet in diameter,
Ihe cylinders are outside, with valve
boxes on the top. The diameter of each
cylinder is 49, inches, and the length of
stroke is feet and B inches. This ell
&Ine is built for high speed, and will
carry pressure of 200 pounds to the
square inch above thc atmosphere, or mn
absolute pressure of 2l5 pounds. Es.
trades engine is designed to run at the
average rate of 78 miles an hour.
1t is said that the latest now among til,
young ladies is little brush broom. Thi,
they use to dust the coats of their Invcre
where they have laid their pretty powdered
1t is conjcctured that the rcticcncc of tb
war Department IS owing to the fact tho
II US IS waiting for Gcronimo's report on Gen