Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-03
TRAVEL ON THE RAIL.
TRIAL TRIP or A H0RsE-cAR RUN By
ELECTRICITY.
Special Arrangements Being ksds to Az
ford Ample Facilities
To-M0rrow.

The horse.csr from the Maln-sireet line
which was taken to the Union Passenger
Company's sheds, corner Of Twcnty.nnth
and z streets, several days ago TO be fitted up
with electrical appliances, rs an experiment,
was run out yesterday afternoon and made a
very successful trial-trip. As the car was
much smaller than those used on the Electric
Line, It was provided with only one motor
instead OF two, as are used on the larger cars.
When II started out, or when It came up
the Franklin-street hill, there were thirty
hye passengers aboard, aud before the New
reservoir was reached this number was aug
mented TO eighty-one. Returning there were
nIuety.two persons riding, most Of them
boys FROM thirteen TO eighteen years old,
but about titetn or possibly twenty men OF
average weight. The trip was made with
out hitch, aud the test was q most satisfac.
tory one. The boys kept up continual
noise along the entire route aud drew the
attention Of persons living on the iine or
who happened to be on the street TO the
novel sight OF bo5.tail car running by elec.
tricitgs
WHAT IS PROPOSED.
II is understood that, for the near future
at least. the ears belonging TO the City rail-
way will be fitted no like this one and run
on the Main and Broad-Street lines. The
electricians are thoroughly satisfied after
Yesterdays experiment that the ears on these
lines can be easily run In this manner and
carry. as many IS forty.tiye persons up the
Malu- or Ninth-sirtet hills without difficulty.
To use the present cars will enable the new
owners OF these lines to equip them at much
less expense and IN much shorter time than
TO wait for new ears. ss the car-factorles
throughout the country are so over-crowdcd
with orders. With this arrangement there is
no reason why all The street-cars In Rich
mond should not De run by electricity by the
first or middle Of September.
MORE ELECTRIC CARS.
Four additional cars were received from
New York yesterday for the Electric Line.
These are some OF the cars made for the Full
ton Line. New York, aud are Just like the
close ears now In use on the Electric road,
except that they are fOurteen feet in length,
whereas the present ones are sixteen. They
are painted the same colOr. These Will De
taken TO the car-sheds on Church Hill al
once aud fitted up as quickly as possible, but
rs the motors, &c, are not yet here Il will be
a week or more before they viii be ready tOr
use.
SERVICE on TUE FOURTH.
superintendent Selden, carrying out the
instructions received from the new owners
OF the City railway. will place ten extra cars
on his line, aud has put in an extra counec-
tion on the corner OF Main and Laurel streets,
so that all the BrOad-,treet ears will run di-
rect TO the stables. The two dummies have
been placed IN thorough order, and will pull
from three to four ears each. aud will make
rapid trips to The New Reservoir Grounds.
The two cOmDanies together will have at
least 100 cars running tomorrow during the
entire dly and night. until 1880 A. NJ.
The fireworks for the display at the New
Reservoir Grounds arrived by express yes
terday, and were placed in the hands OF an
experienced pyrotecbnist to arrange for the
occasion. lie has decided to divide the ma
terlal into three parts. aud TO discharge one
each hour-say Z. NJ, 10 Z. NJ, and IL =.
NJ