The morning news., 1892-03-27
RAIL AND CRossTIE.

-. RofIrodd Record. commenting on a
1t accident in the yards Of a railroad
g Milwaukee, where a neglected switch led
o. o. he death Of seven men, says: ''As con-
t..sd with casualties on railroads the
pe5 accident should not be used, but
NNo1o1,netence w. disobedience of orders or
I.~l;gsnce should be substituted. That
w. ts M accident. but pure criminal negli-
We IN the part of the switchman-and
srdid not that engineer throw his eye on
W; switch and have his train under con-
tnI, tsI, q. 'accidentP What crimes are hid
Ssn in they name"
tn. Short Cut branch of the Atlantic
cos.s Line from Fayetteville, n. c., TO
1o~Iaud. will be opened to business to-
.eorrow. A local combination freight
urd Messenger train will then be put
on lssving Fayetteville at Z o'clock a. M.
~ arriving at Florence at o'clock D. m.
Tbsrs is already a local train on the Short
Cut from Wilson to Fayetteville to con-
meet with the first named train at Fayette-
vile.
OF course there is no saying what results
will be achieved yet by electricity, in the
Gght of the wonders that have already been
secomplished, but the following project of
, railroad from New York to San Francisco
yoing at a rate of speed of 200 miles an
sour cannot fail to make a considerable
Sraft on credulity. William Suee an cleo
Fical inventor. 1t is learned from the
railroad Record, has matured plans
y construct an electric air line road
hat will perform the journey in twelve
hours between the terminal points named,
I'D he is going to demonstrate its
feasibility by a working model on the Chi
mgo exposition grounds. Il may be
ssen for granted that the distance
between New York and San Fran
cisco can be reduced TO 2,400 miles
by running on an absolute bee line between
The cities; and, that conceded. If the 200
ufe-an-hour speed can be obtained, the
tourney will be capable of performance in
The twelve hours. The two difficulties in
the way of accomplishment of this incredi-
ble-looking feat are ~ the obtaining Of q
speed of 200 miles per hour, and (2l the keep
Ing of train on the tracks moving at
such weight .and a roadbed of such
a speed. With a preliminary view to OBJ
WAITING the first difficulty, rails of such
polidity will be laid as to be able to with
stand the shock that comes from a heavy
train tearing along at such a lightning
gait. The rails and roadbed constructed,
then will come the application Of tthe motive
powsr-elecricity. There will be two motors
on each car. each of capacity of 2O0-horse
power. This will furnish train
OF ten cars with capacity of
l0,000-horse power-which will give the
speed already stated A striking popularity,
Il may be mentioned, of the proposed Snee
motors is that there is to be no trolley pole
and overhead wire, as in the case of street
cars. The current passes directly to the
motor from a third rail, which by an in
genious arrangement is made a complete
conductor in ell kinds Of weather In refer
snce to the source whence this supply OF
slectricity is to come Inventor Snee says,
II intend to harness Niagara Falls, manu-
!scture the electric current there, and send
IL down by feed wires to the main line.
will also use the falls on the Mississippi
river between st. Paul and Minneapolis to
generate another current, which with the
Niagara Falls current will run the trains to
Denver. The current for sending the trains
% San Francisco is to be made at one Of the
immense falls Of the Yellowstone