Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-22
RLECrRIoITy FOX y HORSE.
a New Storage Battery Road Vehicle In
vented.


INDuyApoLs, jane 20.-Au Indianapolis
electrician, Charles ReitZ has invented an
electric mOtor-1r storage battery road We
hicle. lie saws he has been working on
this invention for over two years. ~ Is,
he said. when / recently asked him ABOUT
IT, 81 have been WORKING rather qWeJl',
because did not see any use ia IettnS Ihe
world know what was DONG unCA / WIS
sure o. success. Bat haven't any DOUBT
OF the success Of the Invention now. me
buggy is practically comp-eted. mean
the mechanical part OF IL. After We nave
tried itOu ths street l viii take 1t 10 2 car
rfage maker and have him finish il. We
haVer.lu the vehicle back and fOrjn III the
room. aud d. works like charm"
Then Atr ReitZ explained 10 the reporter
the mechanism of the vehicle. II Is pro
PEELED on the same general plan as lhe
storage battery street cars. Thirty cells
of the battery are placed under the seat OF
the vehicle. and will hold enough clec-
-ricitv. Mr. RejtL says, 10 run the buggy
eight OF zen hours without being recndrSed.
Extending from tae dashboard OF the
buggy over the laps of the occupants or the
seat is lever by which tue Venlcie is
guided On this lever are four electrical
buttons by which the vehicle is controlled
BY the touch of the thumb he brake 5 APP
piled. aud by the touch Of another button
the current of electricity is smut OIL
"YOu haven't any idea now much power )
stored u these cells said MIR. RelZ.
"Ibere is enough electricity st0rel there
20 produce 600 candle power Of light.
Lei Inc show r0u' Then Mr. ReiD form
eel q circuit of two wires, each one hooked
on toa carbon. He touched the points OF
tbe carbon and "a light was produced, that
in IT'S brightness almost blinded one. The
ends of the cartoons were heated white
and were burned like wood.
"What VIII the speed OF the vehicle be:
~ think the average speed VIII be eight
or ten miles an hour. OF course II WILL be
possible 10 travel great deal faster over
smooth roads. L am confident tna buggy
viii travel all right over any klnd
Of roads, aud + am just as cJn1dent that IL
will come INFO general use. Wl&J can be
nicer for q woman. There is no danger OF q
runaway horse here Then the vehicle Will
be much easier guided than one dt~wn by a
horse There VIII ue no necessity iot run
uiu- into amy RUS in road. IL VIII be as
easily guided AIS bicycle.
Won't Dire question Of rech2rging the
batteries steGo iu the way OF the general
introduction OF the vchicle.'
FL lhiuk not. My idea is this. If the
storage battery vehicle is "a success, as IL
will Ua, have the company that mauutac5-
ureS them run uuder-rCUlo circuits ;ul ever
The city il every square can be placed a
station. A small pipe. resembling gas
pine. can bee run up from the ground The
owner Of the storage battery vehicle can
rlu lis vohic q over the station 10y means OF
a key attach tuc supply pipe. and 90 away
for half @u hour or SO 20 -ttend 10 his BUS
iuess, IF me has any. VI hen he returns he
sewers the connection, gets on bis buggy
and goes ahead III viii DC Just Ike man
stopping 10 water his horse.
81 Wcuidc Do afraid 20 start to CaltOr-
mia tomorrow with storage battery We
hicle There is scarcely a small town IN
the West that h3sn't on electric plant, and
Z could re-chorge my battery rs often as
as would be necessary. This buggy will
make thirty miles. I think, without being
rc-cbarrcd. People VINO OWL storage bat
.ery vehicles may also have an under
ground connection with the buggy sleo.'
the battery and all the machinery OF Mr.
Reitz's vehicle we chs abou1 80 pounds.
Nlr. Eeit1 thinks the weight is just suticl-
ont 20 make the springs ride easily. IN
Ike tine cells on the street cars those on
this vehicle are Theoretically sealed, and
Mr. Rotz points Out many other Improve
mcnts over any other storage battery that
has ever been invented. Mr.. Reiiz expects
20 take bis vehicle out for q "trip over town
iu a few days