Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-01

the street. after its little trip up town and back
through the building and out again to the
point where it begins a new journey. A little
distance above the power house the cars
cable, and there it drops down into
small tunnel by which it enters
the building. The rope takes a half
turn around big wheel and then has a straight
course into the machinery room. where it goes
around the large drums and receives its power.
The cable makes four half turns around these
two drums or large wheels, which are II feet
IN diameter. These are of chilled iron with
dlferentlal steel rings, which maintain an equal
tension on all turns of the rope. After leaving
the drums the cable runs back into a long
room, where it runs over large wheel revolv-
ing on a horizontal axis. 1t is here that the
cable Is kept always taut. This wheel is on
a movable carriage with runway of a hun
dred feet From the carriage heavy chain is
carried back over a wheel and from the end
OF the chain is suspended swinging
weight OF seven tons, sufficient to keep the
cable tight and firm along its whole course.
After leaving here the rope goes around two
more wheels, which turn it in Its proper direc-
ton back to the street. ready for another
voyage around its circuit In front of
the house the cars are attached ready to
to carry their passengers uptown. The trains
for they are called by that ambitious name.
are composed Of two cars, grip and passen-
ger coach, although to meet extra demands
to one grip. Twenty trains will or
dinarily be kept running at one
time. The passenger are new and
quite elegant, but with that exception are not
unlike any ordinary street cars. The grip cars
are open and are somewhat like the summer
cars, having two rows of seats facing forward
The passageway between the seats il boarded
up to height of about three feet and
in this passage the grip man stands
with the grip at one side and the
1t l.
at any or every corner. For be 1t known to all
Washingtonians who are accustomed to stop
ping cars every few feet il so desired that to
board grip train they must be at the street
corner, for the new cable cars will not stop for
any one in the middle of q block.
State Senator Griggs. the only colored
member of the Virginia legislature, is an APP
plcant for the post Office at Farmville, the
home OF Gov. Mckinney.
rich deposit of silver has been discovered
In Patrick county, Va.
The democratic primary election will be held
The reported death Of young Herndon, who
was cut by Shacklett was erroneous Herndon
Is alive and improving
customs at Norfolk put the democrats in full
charge OF municipal affairs, as he WAS thu onlv
republican city ofhceholder.
In the case of James H. Lutz against the Har-
,isourg city passenger railway, whose car killed
his son, the jury yesterday gave Lutz . verdict
for SLIPS.
The mail stage plying between MERGED and
Mariposa, Cal, was robbed on the 26th and ali
the mail taken.
John Fillmore. defeated Harrisburg candi.
date for constable, resented a taunt from a
boy named George Rice by striking him on the
head with Ratchet, making a terrible wound.
In fight between two school BOYS at Car
bondale one of them, Eddie Gethins. stabbed
the other, Joe Barber. with q knife.