Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-10-05
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an city nan Park, Kew York, to city
Han Park, Brooklyn, In One Minute.
scheme That Taises Away ones
Breath.
NEW yoRK, Oct 5--The Press says;
scheme simple in its principles, gigantic in
possibilities and Endorsed BY engineers whose
very countenance to any undertaking is
guarantee Of worth, isagain before the people
of this city. It is one singularly simple
though considered in the possibility Of devel-
opment it is one Of the greatest advances IN
modern engineering science. II is the inven
tion OF Mai Benjamin S. Henning, Of this
city. and was patented on Aug. ID last. II is
a plan for a system Of transportation be
s4reen cities separated by water, such as this
city and Brooklyn and this city and Jersey
City. The system is an adaptation Of the
principle Of the toboggan slide, and it win
be remembered, was preached some years
ago, when Mnj Henning had conceived the
idea Of utilizing it between city hall park on
this side and the city hall in Brooklyn.
Marvellous speed Can ne Attained.
At that time, to the satisfaction Of experts
he demonstrated the feasibility Of the scheme
ns well as the marvellous rate Of speed which
it would attain, landing passengers at the
city hall in Brooklyn within one minute
after they had stepped on board at this side.
Ii met with opposition. Many men were
welded to another scheme, and many OBJ
jected 10 the destruction Of the park for the
purpose. Now, however, things have been
changed. People must have rapid transits
Brooklyn Is growing in other directions than
toward Gowanus, and company OF very
prominent and thoroughly practical men
have taken the affair IN hand with view Of
building this new rapid transit from the foot
OF Grand street TO SOME point IN Brooklyn.
III Plan Of the scheme.
The principle on which the patent has been
granted consists OF an exceedingly rapid mo.
ton created by gravity on a Sharp incline
which carries the cars down the grade on al
increasing momentum until level isreached
and then a similar incline ON the OPPOSITE
side will be reached, where 1t will be supple
mented by cable power, to which cars arr
attached by automatic grips SO that ther
viii he no loss Of motion, nor will there b
any noticeable change in speed The spee'
Of the trains can be governed by the deptl
or steepness Of the incline. and can be regu
lated to suit any requirements.
For Use in the streets.
II is not alone under and over rivers, how
eve, that it may be utilized. It is equnil.
aerviceable for all purposes Of street transit
With stations 200 teet apart for instance
on o moderate grade the time would b
twenty seconds, or, in other words, at a
average Of twenty-five miles an hour. A
FOR the unpleasant feeling which might q
first seem inseparable from such great rat
of speed that would be entirely absent III
seats would be suspended and the cars darl
SO that there could be no suggestions Of mo-
ing at ell scarcely 70 the passengers.
The dorkenmg Of the cars would act sin
ilnrly Co the shutting Of ones eyes IA an el
vator, when it becomes an impossibilty
toll whether person is ascending or q
scending In addition TO aflording the fac
lties for the most perfect Of rapid transils
would do So by way OF the tunnel witho
having the streets Of the City either o
structed Or disiigured
Ready for the Fair In 1884,
Gen. John Newton, the inventor states,
enthusiastic over the project, which DE a
clares TO he perfectly feasible, and the idea
most excellent one, as has every practic
engineer who has looked into the matte
The element Of danger is wholly eliminate
from il The tunnel proposed to BroolSll
will be about fifty feet below the river, al
che projectors are confident that the n,
svstafu viii be Ia visitors To the worlds Ii