Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-15
INDUCTION AT TOP SPEED.
The hallway Photographers See How
It Works.
Herald


Those Of the members OF the Railway
Telegraph superintendent Association who
remained In town after the election OF OIL
GERS spent Yesterday on two.fold excursion.
Early in the forenoon they crossed over 70
WeehaWken, where they were welcomed by
W. w. MOntalVO, division chief supernten-
dent OF the West shore railroad, and Samuel
Bogert, superintendent OF the telegraph sys-
TEN. Under their charge they were taken
10 the Weehawken tunnel, IN order to In
spcct the signal system IN operation at that
point.
Messrs. Henry Harley, Of Syracuse;
Charles T.. Hubbell and William Wallace,
who are connected WITH the invention, gave
such explanations as were demanded.
Briefly told, the system consists in an appa-
ratus, adjusted TO the rails on either side Of
the track, and is composed Of two springs,
which, as they are pressed down by the
weight OF passing train, cause red BAN
ner" In the euise OF a sensapbore TO be ex-
hioited, aud the signal stands AZ "danger"
until every wheel has passed out OF the block
which ii entered. At the same time the appa-
ratus registers In tue tr2n-dispatcher'B office
the number OF wheels that have gone in and
out OF the bsck. The failing OF o single
wheel TO emerge from the block is thus at
once signalled, as would happen IN tie case
OF a train parting in twain, II Is claimed thai
at the Weehawken tunnel the cost OF work
ing this apparatus is but $75, ss against
e., 600, the cost OF the system formerly IN use.
Mr.. .. w. haddaus inspected the systeln on
behalf Of the Russian Government.
The party tben proceeded to jersey City,
whence it took Lehigh Valley railroad train
10 Easton, Pa, passing on It's way thither
through "the Switzerland OF America"
nfuVla nf the Consolidated Rail-
WAY Telegraph Company. accompanied the
visitors In order TO show end explain to them
the working OF the induction telegraph sys-
ten, 10 see which they have been Invited by
j. w. Lattig, superintendent OF the tele.
graph and signal system OF the roau. X.
stewart, superintendent OF the Jersey Central,
assisted bin in doing the honors. Two re-
cent improvements we're particularly pointed
Out-the one being that operators do not any
longer require TO use IA special wire 10
transmit messages from moving train, the
induction nov taking place on the regular
wires skirtiug the track; the other being
that in lieu OF tapping wire to call wreck
Ing train and then communicate with II ~
It's work progresses wire unWound from
helix on the root Of a train Is thrown over
one of the track wires, which transmits The
message distinctly and without The over
tapping or thrown wire interfering Win the
Morse system, IS its "musical tone" or
"buzz" differs entirely from the "click"
OF the Morse.
The system was tested by numerous mes
sages, which flew to and fro as thick as tue
surrounding Jersey mosquitoes, whose buzz
could mot crown that OF the instrument.
shortly after 2 o'clock a Herald bulletin was
"picked of the wires" by Henry Lewis, SUI
perntendent Of construction, announcing
the duel between Floquet and Bouianger.
At that time the train was running at the
rate OF forty miles an hour.
At7 o'clock the party broke mp TO meet
again al Atlanta. Ga, October Is. 1889.