The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-24
RAIL AND CROSsTIE.

A hydraulic railway on the
plan Of the sliding railway exhibited at the
Peris exposition-is now proposed to be
constructed between Milwaukee and Chi
cago. The cost of the road, eightr-ftve
miles, is estimated at So, 600 900, or q Mttle
less than $50. 900 per mile.
An accident which caused some delay to
trains occurred at Mcintosh station. ON the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
Sunday. As train No. "a was running into
switch tor train No. 10 to pass, the rails
spread letting the trucks drop on the ties.
The switch was demolished and the cars
were damaged but nobody was hurt.
Cars "fftY yards long" carrying only
forty persons, and tracks "Gen yards
apart" TO prevent trains from blowing each
other from the rails seem rather liberal:
perhaps feet" is meant The general
schemeis certainly sufficiently bold and
striking and the world will watch 90 see il
this idea of q railway from Vienna to Buda-
Pesth, q distance of something like 200
miles, is really put into execution.
Long distance teIephohing is remarkably
Illustrated by the recent opening of wire
between Chicago and Oshkosh, Wis, IT'S
miles, over which conversation is carried on
the case between points only few blocks
apart. This has, it is said, been accom-
plished by a transportation of the wires of
high-drawn copper, at different intervals,
which equaliZss the induction and over
comes the electrical resistance that had pre-
vlousiy proved serious obstacle. Faster
trains have their complement in this and
other means of annihilating distance and
Aaclltatlng intercourse.
Every day in the year, says the RaiLway
Age, seventeen persons are killed and
seVenty-two Others are injured on the rail-
ways OF tue United States These figures
include employees and passengers and also
the many thousands of other persons mum
oerlng In that year 1854 killed and 400
lnJuredl who meet their fate at street aad
Ioao crossings or otherwise on railway
tracks or trains, being neither passenger or
employees. Deducting all these and the
1csual passengers, there are still on the
average, every day almost seven railway
einptoyes killed and over sixty-one injured.
EolsopS enthusiastic predictions respects
ING electric locomotives are discounted by
tne promises concerning "the railway OF
ene future" made by the author of a paper
~ Vhe Ategemeine Zeitung of Munich.
experiments, be says, are in progress which
S az more rapid travelling than the steam
loconotive, which can never greatly ex-
coed sixty miles an hour for effective pur-
poses, can give.
o, me new railway is to be a special line for
nc ca express cars. There will bs no trains.
o oHs single cars hfty yards long, propelled By
ef,IlL!oity supplied to them from the rails will
NM lom each other at intervals OF ten minutes.
ito speed TO be attained is to range from 1870 to
40. ~ InIes an hour. A number Of special ar
ssEeuehts VIII be needed to make this speed
SAT- atei FIRST OF all. the movement will be too
Eau snA 70 permit OF the ordinary signals being
49, special system of signals has to be de-
.b sot t auu; as further safeguard, the car can
eaote otppea oy the signalman shutting off the
81 se'H current from his section of
os nne Then again the resistance
o me air will cause q mighty current
viii I'io car rushes on and the UP and dow lines
in, H ave 10 be ten yards apart to prevent pass
sS Trans from blowing each other off the
snlsa Inc rails will be heavy and laid upon
stasr, n aay Curves will be avoided and
ees. r gradients adopted in their stead, as the
Will. "a. "a loroe will overcome the steepness
c,r.. tns pace would cause an upset on
witb Inc extra cost OF the Iiue as compared
he a q t9aiiWaf line on the present system will
saVeu ~ the cheapness of the working ex-
ponsos. Each car win carry about forty pas
shhsers, and instead Of trains running to a time
r UaSole t1e cars will follow each other at a few
1t is full jug s.ar'ins as soon "s