The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-13
Electricity for kunaways.

An experiment was made o-day i
stopping runaway team by electricity
a spirited looking team Of horses to
closed carriage were driven at runa wa,
pace down the wide gravel walk leadin,
from Michigan avenue to the Illinoi
Central Railroad station. When tn,
team had run about 100 yards they sud
denly checked themselves aud came to
standstill in distance Of tch or tifteer
feet The electrical device consists of o
small dry battery located under the driv
cT's seat. From this, through the lines
or along the pole or shaft of the vehicle,
extend wires TO small metal balls placed
within the nostris Of the horses-not in
the tender portion Of the nose, but in q
tough, wet fold OF skin aud hair within
the nose, so that no irritation is caused.
Other wires end in push button at the
drivers scat aud one inside the carriage
When the horses run away u pressure
upon either one OF the buttons closes the
electrical circuit aud mild shock is ad-
ministcrcd at the end of the nose. The
horses at once, surprised at this unex.
pcctcd sensation in front, throw them.
scIv"s ON their launches and try to back
away from the source Of the shock, and
come to II standstill so soon as they can
overcome the forward movement of the
carriage. surprising fact is that the
horses lo not Immediately attempt to 90
forward, fearing the foe that, though in.
visible, instinct teaches is ahead While
the result noted is lnvarablc, the cause
is absolutely local in character, and does
not cause the slightest injury to the
horse The inventor aud his aids have
themselves, in testing the apparatus dur
ing the experimental work, taken the
full shock hundreds of times without
harm. 1t was the sentiment Of all pres
cut that the exhibition was an entire
success.- Chtcdgo Times.
The st. CLAIR tNhh5'Hs rnu longest river
tunnel in the world. 1t is 6O5O feet
ro"s---SNsam the American cutting to the
river edge is rr'oa- feet, aud from the
Canadian cutting to tho river edge is
1850 feet, and tho distance across the
river is 23OO feet. The tunnel walls are
anil II key form circle. The segment
dimensions are; Length, four feet ten
inches; width, eighteen inches; thick
ness, two inches, with tlangcs inside six
inches deep and Il inches in thickness.
Their total weight is 2S, 900 tens. The
Scgmcnts are bored aud secured iii place
with bolts seven. eighths of an inch in
diameter and weighing in all 1000, 600
pounds. The outside diameter OF the
tunnel is twenty one feet aud twenty feet
inside. The soil cxcavated amounts to
:, 1876, 400 cubic feet. Employment has
been steadily furnished to 700 men since
first the work of construction began aud
costs complete about 81, ,000, 600. 1t is
year ago since the engineers, who had
been working toward each other from
opposite sides of tha river --sAh--'-+av+--trys =
ufdulic shields together and shook hands
lathoms below the sncf2cC. Tic ap.
i'so,ci,cs and railway tracks have been
completed since that day. The Grand
Trunk people believe that when the tun-
mel is in actual use it will offer facilities
f"I through communication between
Chicago and all points east which will be
greatly appreciated by passengers and by
freight shippers. 1t shortcns the dis
lanCc to the Sclbpard about six miles aud
save" tw' nours in time Chicytyo
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