The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-23

manner one side of the car can be heated to
higher temperature than the other, If necessary
When the steam reaches the centre OF the last ca
it goes up through the valve, enters the heating
pipes and radiators and then is caught by the
vacuum and drawn back to its starting place.
GOOD VENTILATION AFFORDED
| IN" steam ESCAPES in any place and the pines
from the rear U the centre OF the last car have nd
steam IN them, while the car Itself is we'll warmed
| 10y the pipes on the inside BY this means nd
| dripping occurs and the vacuum is SO strong that
| the steam pipes are entirely free from water and
| IN the event OF Il wreck and the pipes were broken
| Tie Vacuum is 50 powerful that it would suck the
asr in instead ui allowing the steam To escaps In
making up truia OF ears the big pipes under the
car floor are connected by means OF a slip grip and
about foot OF strong rubber hose, Underneath
each seat is a hole two inches wide bored through
the floor Of the car III such manner that when
the cold air rushes in it strikes the hot iron pipes
on the inside and becomes heated.
This arrangement keeps Il constant current of
warm, fresh air i'll the cars at all times. and the
vacuum IN the pipes draws what little water there
is in the pipes, So that when the cars are uncou-
pied there Is not drop OF water to fall ON the
road-bed or station floor. 1t requires but little
steam to run the pump, and on yesterdays run
from Philadelphia New York. with a train of
twelve cars, but tive pounds OF steam pressure
was used. THIS was sufficient to create vacuum
IN the return pipe averaging fourteen inches. In
the supply steam pipe il averaged six inches and
on The engine nineteen inches or nine and one
hall pounds. The average temperature during
The run was sevehty-ive degrees.
EXPERIMENTS WITH THE TEMPERATURE.
"Several experiments were made to lind out
how high the temperature could be raised In
some Oh the ears the mercury registered ninety
degrees and III others when the steam was shut off
ii dropped twenty and thirty degrees. As the
train went rushing along the wind came through
the apertures in the floor and purified what would
otherwise have been close atmosphere The iron
pipes are covered with thin wooden sheathlngs,
and the passenger who is troubled with cold feet
can warm his toes as well us if he had them wrap
ped up in hot-wateT bottles. The new system
works 10 perfection, and not hitch or break has
occurred to mar the perfect OF the system''
By this method of heating every desirable
point is Coined y sufficient amount of heat
eau always be secured, and it can be regu-
lated TO any desired temperature. There is
no bot water III the pipes TO scald or burn in
case OF accident. and ample supply of
pure fresh air is Supplied through the aper-
lures for ventilation
On the introduction of this perfect system
OF heating, the Car stove with all its terrible
possibilities will be forever discarded. The
oil lamp has already given way to the cleo
trio light, and with the abandonment of the
stove. the last Obiacripu;,hla faatura in roll
way travel will De happily gotten rid of. No
event III the history Of raiiroading will serve
to stim ulate travel so greatly.
1t is expected that all of the passenger cars
of the Peuusy wanna Railroad will be- fitted
with this appliance before another winter.