Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-25
TT STANDS THE TEST.
THE RICHMOND COMPOUND LOCO
MOTIVE ON THE c. AND o.
A Thorough and Practical Test Made
Tho RSsotts Entirely sstisfac.oty--
Great saving IN Fuel.

Nbilo building a number OF standard
Hn.whecl freight engines for the Chesa-
Scako and Ohio railway last wear the Rich
moDd Locomotive. and Machine-Works
prranged TO give their new design of CON-
pound engine a practical teSt 10y making
ono OF these engines compound. Keeping
the boiler and all the details exactly the
same as the simple engines. except the
cylinders. The DisPArcH has been watch
inc tho test for some .iMc, and to-day pre-
senis report upon It. together with de-
scription of the locomotive. ms report
will proVo exceedingly interesting. not
only TO railroad-tnen and mechanical on
eincers Fenarallv. but TO all who tako
pride IN the success OF big Richmond ca
terprises.
GENYRAI DESCRIPTION.
ON tho left hand or high-prcssurc side o. we
% omouve in> piston and pistoh-rod. cylinder
heads. staasn-chcsi. ana shi"-Va've ate an the
same as toe simple engine ON the r'ehtEnnl
Side the piston aoi fit'n-'on' 'li''-N'''r' ~
stolm-rhest arc. OF O., Urfe, larger bui me gudea
mud cross-heads GA both sides are exactly hke
the slmpta engines.
Tho action 81 nc iutcrccpt.ne valve ia auto
matte. causing the engine 60 start n- q ernpe
engine aud change itself INTO c1mppura Hitct
the orst few rcYolufions- uni"st a 8, desrc' 20
continue wot ling SIMPLE. 10 "hlch carc u sii'1.'
lever "a tho Gao o. punol orof tF inc cuslh"t''
whi,h keeps the eng NO working slWp.c ~ 'oif
~ tho lsver R nell ga 'His position. Ihls le'rt
. attached Co what ls caPed the cihNiE cn.y
valve nom fnc f4. mat % enables IN" engineer
10 convert The locomotive into siihpio entii'
q; my time. should if brComc necessary 20 oF'i-
cone an extremely tC3ft pun "i ShoiN u"'"l''"
or start @ very uolvy tram.
iNtAsE 0f HBrsXAGF.
Vhon the ..n,r.cu -y-vaiyc :. opened live
steam U.s. admitted dirN.ty 10 the l1N-presslfe
-. .nGcr aud thc exhaust iroW me hlSo-pi'-5-
mr.. ~ rf 2 See .-.u.r.ol uto enc "a ~ through
.af
used al g. nv ott.ec t.n'. SnpUif so" cngins De-.
cone 3 ssilai b. cnIi1 tF tni9 means % "oTN'
a. "a siugjc cugiu" ou either sid". 10 case "l
hreakagc or accident to tne other SIDE the same
as az ordinary simple engine. -.
When WORKING .Iup pie. cIthcr when staritDg
autofntt.caiiy cr by u-c Of tue emergency valve.
- ,res.u-. IF live sfcAm iu fhe low pressure
csliu0er q foOuvrIy CONTROLLED AZ al i'm-, ny
nu autom1fic ciuDuc valve. which never hll2"s
toe pressure o{ steam in The loW-prcssufc cfilh-
DER 20 Ge more than no oi the hoher pIe-sui -
In this cnpIL" %" excessive compression VINO u
has given such frequent fod'e III coihP '.l 4
engines has been nyoi1ci without making huS
change d. th. arfarcrmeui ~ tho Ink motion
or making unusual C'f' rancrs lu either cyhhn"i'
This engine has been ia regular serVl'" slhco
last September, nni durius 81 th't tn' ha@
beru entirely 10 The han f. cd inc fhlToiI ''ul-
pany- people. and has been used the same as
one 90 tlcif STANDARD slmpl" eu~l""-
A-thc Golfer WINS originally only Intended lof
n working pro--irc IF i1u pounds 30 has becn
considered "a ivi-aulc sea carry not more inau 80
pounds luuus amy ~ the tests. ms tests "tfe
made ga compel tom with -'mp.. chslhe on 'a .
same class. carrying fhr Same hoiirf pressure h7
~ -omunuDl llr new R'chmoul COMPOUND D.
builIiug by the company viii carry -pu-p"lnl
boiler pressure. which s"0uli show sta bt't'r
results.
n Was the prime object Of tho builders 90 pro
da-e Am engiuo That would show aS iuuch e,oh"-
my in iuel "a any other compound ana az tlo
Same time DE entirely 'rcc itom all ctlel"oHaUl'
mech anical features 'r COMPUTATIONS.
ENnoEsfu BY NE. GAEsTAN6.
Tho tor.gluy letter from Mr. William Cars